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Can't Delete Characters?

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#1
duum982
Apr 22, 2009 8:32:29 I tried just deleting the character files from the directory in Windows Explorer. When I opened the CB, I expected them to all be gone, but instead it had blank icons with no portraits, names, or classes. If you click on the blank character icon, it pops up an error window that says "Character Load Failure" and then the icon disappears. But when you reload the application, the blank icon returns!
#2
vinius
Apr 22, 2009 12:04:29 I'm having the exact same problem. I even deleted the character folder after uninstalling the program only to have the same blanks come back again.
#3
propane
Apr 22, 2009 21:42:50 Haha yeah, that happened to me. QUITE odd.

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#4
tiornys
Apr 22, 2009 21:58:55 This is speculation.

I have a text file in my Documents folder called builder_known_files.txt. It's a list of characters that I've created by the file path needed to get to those characters, e.g.:
C:\Users\Scott\Documents\ddi\Saved Characters\Kry_veth.dnd4e@Main

I suspect when you delete characters directly (rather than deleting them from within the character builder), you end up with dead file paths in this text document. I further suspect that you can get rid of your blank icons by going into this text document and deleting the lines that correspond to the characters you deleted.

In case I'm wrong, I recommend making a back-up copy of builder_known_files.txt before editing it.

t~
#5
vinius
Apr 26, 2009 8:46:01
This is speculation.

I have a text file in my Documents folder called builder_known_files.txt. It's a list of characters that I've created by the file path needed to get to those characters, e.g.:
C:\Users\Scott\Documents\ddi\Saved Characters\Kry_veth.dnd4e@Main

I suspect when you delete characters directly (rather than deleting them from within the character builder), you end up with dead file paths in this text document. I further suspect that you can get rid of your blank icons by going into this text document and deleting the lines that correspond to the characters you deleted.

In case I'm wrong, I recommend making a back-up copy of builder_known_files.txt before editing it.

t~

Thank you tiornys. I tried your suggestion this morning and it worked perfectly. On my system the file was located in c:\users\(insert username here).

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#1 duum982 Apr 22, 2009 8:32:29	I tried just deleting the character files from the directory in Windows Explorer. When I opened the CB, I expected them to all be gone, but instead it had blank icons with no portraits, names, or classes. If you click on the blank character icon, it pops up an error window that says "Character Load Failure" and then the icon disappears. But when you reload the application, the blank icon returns!
#2 vinius Apr 22, 2009 12:04:29	I'm having the exact same problem. I even deleted the character folder after uninstalling the program only to have the same blanks come back again.
#3 propane Apr 22, 2009 21:42:50	Haha yeah, that happened to me. QUITE odd. Image within: Show
#4 tiornys Apr 22, 2009 21:58:55	This is speculation. I have a text file in my Documents folder called builder_known_files.txt. It's a list of characters that I've created by the file path needed to get to those characters, e.g.: C:\Users\Scott\Documents\ddi\Saved Characters\Kry_veth.dnd4e@Main I suspect when you delete characters directly (rather than deleting them from within the character builder), you end up with dead file paths in this text document. I further suspect that you can get rid of your blank icons by going into this text document and deleting the lines that correspond to the characters you deleted. In case I'm wrong, I recommend making a back-up copy of builder_known_files.txt before editing it. t~
#5 vinius Apr 26, 2009 8:46:01	This is speculation. I have a text file in my Documents folder called builder_known_files.txt. It's a list of characters that I've created by the file path needed to get to those characters, e.g.: C:\Users\Scott\Documents\ddi\Saved Characters\Kry_veth.dnd4e@Main I suspect when you delete characters directly (rather than deleting them from within the character builder), you end up with dead file paths in this text document. I further suspect that you can get rid of your blank icons by going into this text document and deleting the lines that correspond to the characters you deleted. In case I'm wrong, I recommend making a back-up copy of builder_known_files.txt before editing it. t~ Thank you tiornys. I tried your suggestion this morning and it worked perfectly. On my system the file was located in c:\users\(insert username here).