Write Access Error

[Newlander]

Hi guys , just update to the beta and now have this error message when trying to open BB , regular LB works just fine , i have full rights over the folder , im gonna try to move to another folder to see if it fixes the issue , may i suggest in future build to possibly change the default directory of LB?

 

[SentaiBrad]

Where is your LB install located?

[ckp]

looks to me like his LB is installed in c:\users\Arcade\Launchbox

i'm assuming your username is "arcade". if you are not logged into this computer with user "arcade" then i could see why there might be a permissions issue.

 

[SentaiBrad]

Yea, I noticed that after. (I'm just waking up) . Yea, I would move your LaunchBox install out of your Users folder and see if that fixes things.

[Newlander]

yeah that's correct , moved my LB folder to the program files directory still the same issue

Deleted all my themes and reinstalled a couple of them , now all my themes are only half loading

 

[SentaiBrad]

I would try outside of the C drive as there can be some odd permission issues.

[Newlander]

might be a tad difficult as i only have one HDD in the pc, not sure why it was all working in LB 6.12

Edited November 13, 2016 by Newlander

[SentaiBrad]

I've seen lots of people report this sort of thing for various versions, so I am unsure at this point.

[Newlander]

also is there a reset BB settings to default option?

[SentaiBrad]

Backup the 'BigBoxSettings.xml' in your Data folder, then delete the original. I would also try and set the permissions for the LB folder if you can.

[Newlander]

still no luck haha , my themes just don't want to apply

its a good thing I made  a backup of my LB before updating

[ckp]

from your posts so far, i've only seen you try using LB inside special directories. 

would you be able to try LB installed in something like:

c:\Launchbox

if you still get permissions issues, maybe there is a real bug here.

i'm assuming you are using a user account that is in the administrators group?

also, does that file actually exist "._BackgroundView.xaml"? if it does, can you open it with notepad? if you can open it with notepad, will it let you save a change in that file (anything)?

 

 

Edited November 13, 2016 by ckp

[ckp]

i'm using 6.12 and in my theme folder for default there is no ._BackgroundView.xaml file, but there is a BackgroundView.xaml (no ._ in the name).

 

[ckp]

this seems related to the new theme stuff maybe.

i have a feeling if you open your Launchbox\Data\BigBoxSettings.xml file with notepad, you may see:

<Theme>CleanBG</Theme>

If you change CleanBG to Default, it may set you back to the default theme and work.

[Newlander]

yeah , Ive tried multiple directories and now different HDDS only solution Ive found is to just delete all my themes (all referenced files exist) have checked my backup which is on 6.12 which for some reason im only able to change to the minimalHD theme all the rest dont seem to want to work

[Newlander]

also with permissions there's only one user account which has full admin privileges