Repairing Data Archive - Guild Wars Forums

Ripy rip · Jul 13, 2009, 02:57 PM // 14:57

I turned on my computer today and logged in as I always do. Opened up guildwars and instead of it connecting, it came to a screen where it says reparing data archive. It is taking quite a while so I am wondering whats going on.

My question is, What happens when Guild Wars repairs the data archive?

Bob Slydell · Jul 13, 2009, 05:48 PM // 17:48

Could have been a number of things.

But, It's a corruption in the GW.DAT. Something happened while you were playing last which corrupted a piece of the GW.DAT and the file scan of the next start up didn't like it so it is repairing it. The DAT file is nothing more than a large large database of files, any of which can go corrupt and set the entire thing off.

Back when they introduced the "Log to Character Select" I had several RDA's in a row. This was due to poor coding when they first experimented with that feature and it was causing my GW.DAT to go wack. This was probably because I wasn't logging out of a character, rather calling upon char select instantly which wasn't letting game files be shut down properly.

If you press the [X] in the top right a lot or Crtl+Alt+Del and forcefully shut GW down, this can also make an RDA happen.

dilan155 · Jul 13, 2009, 06:23 PM // 18:23

yeah most likely corruption of the .DAT.

Jul 13, 2009, 02:57 PM // 14:57	#1
Ripy rip Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jul 2009 Guild: WTB r8 +5e Zodiac Sword Profession: A/	Repairing Data Archive I turned on my computer today and logged in as I always do. Opened up guildwars and instead of it connecting, it came to a screen where it says reparing data archive. It is taking quite a while so I am wondering whats going on. My question is, What happens when Guild Wars repairs the data archive?

Jul 13, 2009, 05:48 PM // 17:48	#2
Bob Slydell Forge Runner Join Date: Jan 2007	Could have been a number of things. But, It's a corruption in the GW.DAT. Something happened while you were playing last which corrupted a piece of the GW.DAT and the file scan of the next start up didn't like it so it is repairing it. The DAT file is nothing more than a large large database of files, any of which can go corrupt and set the entire thing off. Back when they introduced the "Log to Character Select" I had several RDA's in a row. This was due to poor coding when they first experimented with that feature and it was causing my GW.DAT to go wack. This was probably because I wasn't logging out of a character, rather calling upon char select instantly which wasn't letting game files be shut down properly. If you press the [X] in the top right a lot or Crtl+Alt+Del and forcefully shut GW down, this can also make an RDA happen.

Jul 13, 2009, 06:23 PM // 18:23	#3
dilan155 Desert Nomad Join Date: May 2007 Location: living room Profession: N/	yeah most likely corruption of the .DAT.