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Juk3n · Sep 20, 2007, 05:46 PM // 17:46

It's been "repairing" for 20 mins now..im scared of what i'll find when its over and i try to boot up GW, has anyone experienced this before?

i don't Mod, Bot, use 3rd party Progs, all i do/ have done is play loyaly for the last 27 months, last time i played was about 7 1/2 hours ago..please tell me everything is ok!!

JW

Loki Seiguro · Sep 20, 2007, 05:49 PM // 17:49

sry i can't...i think anet but be having soem prblems cuase like i said in one of my threads my 3rd account can't be logged into cuase my email "does not exist"

Juk3n · Sep 20, 2007, 05:52 PM // 17:52

LOVE HENCHMEN i forgot to add the screenie in my panic

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/7...megurusxm9.jpg

i was on my playNC acount today, do u think ive been hacked and they have changed my gw dat files? This is very bad, im like a GW junkie, a REAL addict, thisis a disaster

tijo · Sep 20, 2007, 05:56 PM // 17:56

It means that your Gw.dat file got corrupted. The problem is local to your computer and won't affect your characters at all.

EDIT: worst case scenario, delete your Gw.dat file and download a new one.

Njaiguni Blaze · Sep 20, 2007, 05:57 PM // 17:57

Your GW.dat has been moved, touched or something. Best and most simple way to solve this is to re-install GW.

onerabbit · Sep 20, 2007, 06:01 PM // 18:01

or just let it repair ... ive had it a few times.

Juk3n · Sep 20, 2007, 06:22 PM // 18:22

its done, finished, i could log in all finem panic over, thx for the responses, and just to clarify, the gw.dat file, was not moved/altered in any way whatsoever ive ben at my pc all day, it just...started reparing???!!?, anyway, thx guys, this thread can now be closed.

Kusandaa · Sep 20, 2007, 06:51 PM // 18:51

Oh it happens at times... I've got it a few times, and so did some of my friends. I think data eventually gets corrupted by some mean or other (no idea WHY it happened to me, never really bothered to check why actually, but it happens). One of my buddies crashed the other night and took about 20 minutes to repair the archive. He played fine, with minor lag, when he loaded the map.

GW isn't the only program that can "corrupted" like this; sometimes this corruption appears to be a conflict with another program or application you are running, sometimes due to an unknown third-party program; heck even an anti-virus will, at times, say that such file is corrupted and will delete it... then it happens to be a driver that you need to run a program or a component. (I've never seen it applied to GW, 'cause the GW.dat file is one big file... doubt it's caused by an antivirus in this case).

TBH I'm kinda surprised that you got this for the very first time after 27 months. I think I've had it within the first month or so, so... 25 months ago x].

HawkofStorms · Sep 20, 2007, 07:47 PM // 19:47

Yeah, for future reference, all your characters and items and what not are stored on A.net's servers (thus, you can play on your characters on anybody's computer) so don't worry about losing your stuff ever when stuff like this happens.

DarkFlame · Sep 20, 2007, 09:08 PM // 21:08

Its likely you were just downloading an update and it got interrupted, hence the repair. Happens from time to time so its nothing to worry about. If it happens again, you may want to consider reinstalling it from your latest disc, or from just the client itself.

Sep 20, 2007, 05:46 PM // 17:46	#1
Juk3n Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tyria Guild: Astral Guard [AG] Profession: W/R	Has anyone seen this before?? HELP!! It's been "repairing" for 20 mins now..im scared of what i'll find when its over and i try to boot up GW, has anyone experienced this before? i don't Mod, Bot, use 3rd party Progs, all i do/ have done is play loyaly for the last 27 months, last time i played was about 7 1/2 hours ago..please tell me everything is ok!! JW

Sep 20, 2007, 05:52 PM // 17:52	#3
Juk3n Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tyria Guild: Astral Guard [AG] Profession: W/R	LOVE HENCHMEN i forgot to add the screenie in my panic http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/7...megurusxm9.jpg i was on my playNC acount today, do u think ive been hacked and they have changed my gw dat files? This is very bad, im like a GW junkie, a REAL addict, thisis a disaster Last edited by Juk3n; Sep 20, 2007 at 05:54 PM // 17:54..

Sep 20, 2007, 05:49 PM // 17:49	#2
Loki Seiguro Desert Nomad Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: IGN: Scarlet Test Ace Guild: We play Isketch in [HoH] Profession: E/	sry i can't...i think anet but be having soem prblems cuase like i said in one of my threads my 3rd account can't be logged into cuase my email "does not exist"

Sep 20, 2007, 05:56 PM // 17:56	#4
tijo Jungle Guide Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Montreal Guild: [CDDR] Profession: R/	It means that your Gw.dat file got corrupted. The problem is local to your computer and won't affect your characters at all. EDIT: worst case scenario, delete your Gw.dat file and download a new one.

Sep 20, 2007, 05:57 PM // 17:57	#5
Njaiguni Blaze Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: May 2006 Location: The Netherlands Guild: The Biggyverse [PLEB] Profession: Me/	Your GW.dat has been moved, touched or something. Best and most simple way to solve this is to re-install GW.

Sep 20, 2007, 06:01 PM // 18:01	#6
onerabbit Grotto Attendant Join Date: Mar 2006 Guild: Thanks to all the guru [mods]	or just let it repair ... ive had it a few times.

Sep 20, 2007, 06:22 PM // 18:22	#7
Juk3n Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tyria Guild: Astral Guard [AG] Profession: W/R	its done, finished, i could log in all finem panic over, thx for the responses, and just to clarify, the gw.dat file, was not moved/altered in any way whatsoever ive ben at my pc all day, it just...started reparing???!!?, anyway, thx guys, this thread can now be closed.

Sep 20, 2007, 06:51 PM // 18:51	#8
Kusandaa Forge Runner Join Date: Jul 2006 Profession: N/Mo	Oh it happens at times... I've got it a few times, and so did some of my friends. I think data eventually gets corrupted by some mean or other (no idea WHY it happened to me, never really bothered to check why actually, but it happens). One of my buddies crashed the other night and took about 20 minutes to repair the archive. He played fine, with minor lag, when he loaded the map. GW isn't the only program that can "corrupted" like this; sometimes this corruption appears to be a conflict with another program or application you are running, sometimes due to an unknown third-party program; heck even an anti-virus will, at times, say that such file is corrupted and will delete it... then it happens to be a driver that you need to run a program or a component. (I've never seen it applied to GW, 'cause the GW.dat file is one big file... doubt it's caused by an antivirus in this case). TBH I'm kinda surprised that you got this for the very first time after 27 months. I think I've had it within the first month or so, so... 25 months ago x].

Sep 20, 2007, 07:47 PM // 19:47	#9
HawkofStorms Hall Hero Join Date: Aug 2005 Profession: E/	Yeah, for future reference, all your characters and items and what not are stored on A.net's servers (thus, you can play on your characters on anybody's computer) so don't worry about losing your stuff ever when stuff like this happens.

Sep 20, 2007, 09:08 PM // 21:08	#10
DarkFlame Desert Nomad Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Ascalon Profession: E/	Its likely you were just downloading an update and it got interrupted, hence the repair. Happens from time to time so its nothing to worry about. If it happens again, you may want to consider reinstalling it from your latest disc, or from just the client itself.