Posted May 10, 2020
dacar92: So, I installed the old version in D rather than C but none of the items noted below appear in any of my folders on D.
Inside of C:\ProgramData\GOG.com\Galaxy ...
- ... \autoupdate
- ... \autoupdate-verified
- ... \temp\desktop-galaxy-updater
- ... \selfupdate.json
In my C drive there is a Gog folder but none of these items appear in there either. I don't even have a programData folder in C. When I search on redist it appears as _redist, _redist appears in Dependencies and dependicies-temp but there is no Galaxyupdater.exe in either of them. There is not a selfupdates.json either.
I have made the shortcut with the amended target. So let's see what happens. Just strange I have none of those files.
Assuming "C" is the drive Windows is installed on, "ProgramData" is a hidden folder and may not be visible unless you set viewing permissions to show hidden and system files. You can also enter the address "C:\ProgramData\" into a system search or file explorer and get there directly without needing to unhide it. Inside of C:\ProgramData\GOG.com\Galaxy ...
- ... \autoupdate
- ... \autoupdate-verified
- ... \temp\desktop-galaxy-updater
- ... \selfupdate.json
In my C drive there is a Gog folder but none of these items appear in there either. I don't even have a programData folder in C. When I search on redist it appears as _redist, _redist appears in Dependencies and dependicies-temp but there is no Galaxyupdater.exe in either of them. There is not a selfupdates.json either.
I have made the shortcut with the amended target. So let's see what happens. Just strange I have none of those files.
Also some of the files listed will only have appeared if you had already launched Galaxy prior to checking the location, if they're absent, obviously there's no need to delete them - their presence merely indicates that some or all of the files required for the update had been downloded.
Post edited May 10, 2020 by obliviondoll