Question / Help *Fixed* Windows Fall Creator Update broke OBS?

[Jarod997]

So it seems that more than one piece of software on my computer is broken after the fall creator update I installed on Nov 14th.

OBS will not load at all now citing "Failed to create directory C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio/basic", then "Failed to create required user directories".

I will attempt to dig deeper, but I'm at the point of ditching Macrohard for Linux... and desperately trying to run games on a Linux system. :(

BTW, can't add a log because I can't get the program to even start up.

 

[Jarod997]

Wait a sec, this might be due to that <bad> piece of software I tried using, "GameSave Manager". Ohhhh, it is too. Here's the scoop and fix:

It *moved* my OBS files to a storage location (why it didn't copy is beyond me), then created a symbolic link to the new storage location. When I discovered that I didn't like GameSave Manager, I deleted the program and what I thought was my backup files. But no, it was my *actual* files. I think I have some backups on my Google Drive I'll try to pull, but in the mean time, delete the symbolic link and OBS starts normally, albeit without any settings. Grrr.

 

[Jarod997]

Navigate to %appdata%/Roaming/GameSave Manager 3/$$ CacheDir $$/GameCache/<numbered folder>/OBSStudio

Open the GSM_INFO.xml file. That tells you where to put the files. Basically do this:

1. Open the "1" folder" (or the latest number) from the link above
2. In another window, open %appdata%/roaming/obs-studio
3. Move everything from window 1 to window 2

That should restore all your OBS settings.

Then delete GameSave Manager and never use it again. :P