can't find my Template Folder! - Guild Wars Forums

finalhack13 · Dec 01, 2007, 10:24 PM // 22:24

I just installed Guild Wars on my Vista and when I went to save a PvX build I couldn't find my folder to save it in! Is there anyway to remake that folder or do I have to reinstall Guild Wars....

Bowstring Badass · Dec 01, 2007, 10:35 PM // 22:35

Save it inside of Guild wars and GW should remake the folder for you I believe.

If you don't know how just put [name of template;code]

gremlin · Dec 01, 2007, 10:37 PM // 22:37

Havn't got vista but my template folder is in the gw folder.
Have you tried saving a template while in the game and watching where it says its saving it ?

Mine is in D:\Games\Guild Wars\Templates\Skills
So I guess the default folder would be C:\Program Files\Guild Wars\Templates\Skills

isamu kurosawa · Dec 01, 2007, 10:37 PM // 22:37

should be in "X:\Users\USERNAME\Documents\guild wars"

Vista installations stick it there for some reason.

bsoltan · Dec 01, 2007, 11:49 PM // 23:49

For security reasons in Vista the Guild Wars folder that data is saved to (builds, templates, screenshots etc.) is in you My Documents folder.

This makes a lot of sense to me. I wish XP would do it too.

CyberMesh0 · Dec 02, 2007, 12:08 AM // 00:08

I can confirm what's been said, I am also running Vista.

Jedimagician · Dec 02, 2007, 06:45 AM // 06:45

if u want it back inside your gw folder like xp, just run gw under compatibility mode for xp

Quaker · Dec 02, 2007, 05:28 PM // 17:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by bsoltan

For security reasons in Vista the Guild Wars folder that data is saved to (builds, templates, screenshots etc.) is in you My Documents folder.

This makes a lot of sense to me. I wish XP would do it too.

Security reasons?!? No thank you! At the moment I have my OS (XP) on one partition and my games (GW) on another. If something trashes the OS and I have to reinstall/reformat, I don't have to worry about losing my GW stuff (or other saved games etc.)

Yes, I know, Vista probably has something equivalent to the "File and Settings Transfer Wizard" - if your Vista is not so screwed up you can't boot it.
And yes, I know, you can just copy the files from the My Documents folder - if you can find it, and it's not trashed with the OS.

And, yes, I know that if the whole hard drive crashes I would still lose all the GW stuff, but if I was that paranoid I would run GW off my RAID1.

dargon · Dec 03, 2007, 08:58 AM // 08:58

as they said, it's in "X:\Users\USERNAME\Documents\guild wars". This applies to ALL games that right out data in Vista. So for example, crysis save games would be in "X:\Users\USERNAME\Documents\crysis". etc etc etc. It's just how microsoft designed Vista to work.

Quaker · Dec 03, 2007, 02:10 PM // 14:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by dargon

as they said, it's in "X:\Users\USERNAME\Documents\guild wars". This applies to ALL games that right(sic) out data in Vista. So for example, crysis save games would be in "X:\Users\USERNAME\Documents\crysis". etc etc etc. It's just how microsoft designed Vista to work.

I'd be curious to know how Vista determines what data should be saved under Documents. Or is ALL saved data redirected from where you want it to where Vista thinks it should be?

Sounds like another good reason to avoid Vista if you ask me.

Dec 01, 2007, 10:24 PM // 22:24	#1
finalhack13 Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tampa, Florida Guild: Warriors Of Anu [WOA] Profession: Mo/E	can't find my Template Folder! I just installed Guild Wars on my Vista and when I went to save a PvX build I couldn't find my folder to save it in! Is there anyway to remake that folder or do I have to reinstall Guild Wars....

Dec 01, 2007, 10:35 PM // 22:35	#2
Bowstring Badass Forge Runner Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Character selection screen figuring what I want to play... Guild: Purple Lingerie - :D	Save it inside of Guild wars and GW should remake the folder for you I believe. If you don't know how just put [name of template;code]

Dec 01, 2007, 10:37 PM // 22:37	#3
gremlin Furnace Stoker Join Date: Oct 2006 Guild: GWAR Profession: Me/Mo	Havn't got vista but my template folder is in the gw folder. Have you tried saving a template while in the game and watching where it says its saving it ? Mine is in D:\Games\Guild Wars\Templates\Skills So I guess the default folder would be C:\Program Files\Guild Wars\Templates\Skills

Dec 01, 2007, 10:37 PM // 22:37	#4
isamu kurosawa Desert Nomad Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: United Kingdom Profession: Me/	should be in "X:\Users\USERNAME\Documents\guild wars" Vista installations stick it there for some reason.

Dec 01, 2007, 11:49 PM // 23:49	#5
bsoltan Site Contributor Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: UK Guild: [SoF]	For security reasons in Vista the Guild Wars folder that data is saved to (builds, templates, screenshots etc.) is in you My Documents folder. This makes a lot of sense to me. I wish XP would do it too.

Dec 02, 2007, 12:08 AM // 00:08	#6
CyberMesh0 Jungle Guide Join Date: Jul 2005 Guild: Charter Vanguard [CV] Profession: N/Me	I can confirm what's been said, I am also running Vista.

Dec 02, 2007, 06:45 AM // 06:45	#7
Jedimagician Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Mar 2006	if u want it back inside your gw folder like xp, just run gw under compatibility mode for xp

Dec 03, 2007, 08:58 AM // 08:58	#9
dargon Furnace Stoker Join Date: May 2005 Guild: The Seraphim Knights [TSK] Profession: R/	as they said, it's in "X:\Users\USERNAME\Documents\guild wars". This applies to ALL games that right out data in Vista. So for example, crysis save games would be in "X:\Users\USERNAME\Documents\crysis". etc etc etc. It's just how microsoft designed Vista to work.