How to migrate files - Revision history

Kja13 at 06:28, 21 November 2017

2017-11-21T06:28:04Z

Kja13: /* Problems during migration */

2017-11-20T01:54:01Z

Problems during migration

Kja13: /* Migration failed */

2017-11-20T01:51:45Z

Migration failed

Kja13: /* Migration repeats on every launch */

2017-11-20T01:49:47Z

Migration repeats on every launch

Kja13: Created page with "==What is file migration?== Warcraft III starting from the 1.28.1 version stores certain user data in Documents instead of the game folder. So, once you update your game to t..."

2017-11-20T01:47:07Z

Created page with "==What is file migration?== Warcraft III starting from the 1.28.1 version stores certain user data in Documents instead of the game folder. So, once you update your game to t..."

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==What is file migration?==

Warcraft III starting from the 1.28.1 version stores certain user data in Documents instead of the game folder. So, once you update your game to the newest version it has to perform a file migration first. The migration simply transfers the needed folders from your game directory in Documents/Warcraft III. Folders which have to be migrated:
*Maps
*Replays
*Campaigns
*AI Scripts
*Errors
*Logs
*Screenshots
*Scripts

If you installed a fresh 1.28.5 version, the required folders will be created automatically without any notification at startup.

==Problems during migration==

===Migration failed===

Move the folders manually from your game directory to Documents/Warcraft III. Folders which should be moved:
*Maps
*Replays
*Campaigns
*AI Scripts
*Errors
*Logs
*Screenshots
*Scripts

==="not enough storage is available to process this command"===

Might be that your maps folder is simply too big to be moved. Move your maps manually and restart the game to let it continue the migration

===Migration repeats on every launch===

It might be that the migration starts every time your launch Warcraft III. Check if the files were transferred (if not, move the folders manually) and set the migration flag in the registry:
[[File:RegEdit Migration Flag.png|thumb|Migration Complete flag|250px]]
*Start regedit.exe (Start -> Run -> regedit)
*Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Blizzard Entertainment\Warcraft III
*Find the Migration Complete key of REG_DWORD type (If the key doesn't exist create it)
*Set it to 1 and click "OK"

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 ===Migration failed===
+[[File:Warcraft3 Migration FilesInUse.png|thumb|Files in use preventing migration|250px]]
 This means that the migration could not be performed automatically. Move the folders manually from your game directory to Documents/Warcraft III. Folders which should be moved:
 *Maps

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 *Screenshots
 *Scripts
 ==="not enough storage is available to process this command"===

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 ===Migration repeats on every launch===
-It might be that the migration starts every time your launch Warcraft III. Check if the files were transferred (if not, move the folders manually) and set the migration flag in the registry:
+It might be that the migration starts every time your launch Warcraft III. Check if the files were transferred (if not, [[How_to_migrate_files#Migration_failed|move the folders manually]]) and set the migration flag in the registry:
 *Start regedit.exe (Start -> Run -> regedit)
 *Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Blizzard Entertainment\Warcraft III