Where is my ''local'' content, and what do we need to back up ?

[Rail4Pete]

Hi, I made a reinstall of TRainz 2012 to a new SSD HD (while keeping to regular HD) then I used CM to import all my content from the userdata/local folder of the ''old install of trainz 2012''.
By the number of asset installed, it ''seems'' that everything has been imported. But when I make a search, much content indicate they are on DLS. For Example: I had ''The Cotton belt route'' installed with all dependencies, but after the ''importation'' tons of asset are on DLS which is not supposed too. I made an extended database repair but things have not changed.

So, what happened to my content? That also bring me to ask for backing up content: Is there another folder then the ''local'' we got to back up ?

Thanks for help ?
Rail4Pete

 

[oknotsen]

Is there another folder then the ''local'' we got to back up ?

Check out this folder:
\TS12\UserData\original
That thing has 25gb data in it on my PC.

 

[Dermmy]

All you had to do was copy the whole TS12 install from one disk to the other, it would have been perfectly happy done that way...

 

[clam1952]

Missing items would be in the original folder, as Dermmy says just copying the TS12 install is easiest, then set up the shortcut.

Need to copy both local and original folders now, I think there are two folders due to the vast amount of files, I suspect they were running out of different hash names for the folders. Easiest is just backup your userdata folder as that will have all your settings and preferences and both required data folders and probably other required stuff we don't know about.
May get away with adding the Original folder and running an EDR, worked for me when I made the same error.

 

[p-dehnert]

The original folder contains assets installed directly from the DLS.
The local folder contains locally installed or modified assets.

Peter

 

[Rail4Pete]

Hi, thank you guys for your answer. As I understand, I need to also back up the ''original'' folder.

Now I'm stuggling with Nero Backitup 3. After formating the HD, I had to reinstall Win7 and Nero... but Nero don't want to open the .nba file that it has created for the back up. Any suggestion on this ?
Rail4Pete