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alexcube wrote: ↑Wed 5. Feb 2025, 14:57 Always fails, is admin, is even in spellforce folder. Deactivated my antivirus and everything. Extended logging active, every time it fails it gives these exact errors:

Access to D:\System Volume Information denied!
System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path 'D:\System Volume Information' is denied.
at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath)
at System.IO.Directory.InternalGetFileDirectoryNames(String path, String userPathOriginal, String searchPattern, Boolean includeFiles, Boolean includeDirs, SearchOption searchOption)
at System.IO.DirectoryInfo.GetFiles(String searchPattern, SearchOption searchOption)
at SF2_Map_Installer.Form_main.backgroundWorker_install_searcher_DoWork(Object sender, DoWorkEventArgs e

Access to C:\Users denied!
System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path 'C:\Users\User\Vorlagen' is denied.
at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath)
at System.IO.Directory.InternalGetFileDirectoryNames(String path, String userPathOriginal, String searchPattern, Boolean includeFiles, Boolean includeDirs, SearchOption searchOption)
at System.IO.DirectoryInfo.GetFiles(String searchPattern, SearchOption searchOption)
at SF2_Map_Installer.Form_main.backgroundWorker_install_searcher_DoWork(Object sender, DoWorkEventArgs e)

Access to C:\ProgramData denied!
System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path 'C:\ProgramData\Vorlagen' is denied.
at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath)
at System.IO.Directory.InternalGetFileDirectoryNames(String path, String userPathOriginal, String searchPattern, Boolean includeFiles, Boolean includeDirs, SearchOption searchOption)
at System.IO.DirectoryInfo.GetFiles(String searchPattern, SearchOption searchOption)
at SF2_Map_Installer.Form_main.backgroundWorker_install_searcher_DoWork(Object sender, DoWorkEventArgs e)

etc, etc, same error for steamapps and everything else.

NeoX wrote: ↑Wed 5. Feb 2025, 15:27 hi,

alexcube wrote: ↑Wed 5. Feb 2025, 14:57 Always fails, is admin, is even in spellforce folder. Deactivated my antivirus and everything. Extended logging active, every time it fails it gives these exact errors:

Access to D:\System Volume Information denied!
System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path 'D:\System Volume Information' is denied.
at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath)
at System.IO.Directory.InternalGetFileDirectoryNames(String path, String userPathOriginal, String searchPattern, Boolean includeFiles, Boolean includeDirs, SearchOption searchOption)
at System.IO.DirectoryInfo.GetFiles(String searchPattern, SearchOption searchOption)
at SF2_Map_Installer.Form_main.backgroundWorker_install_searcher_DoWork(Object sender, DoWorkEventArgs e

Access to C:\Users denied!
System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path 'C:\Users\User\Vorlagen' is denied.
at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath)
at System.IO.Directory.InternalGetFileDirectoryNames(String path, String userPathOriginal, String searchPattern, Boolean includeFiles, Boolean includeDirs, SearchOption searchOption)
at System.IO.DirectoryInfo.GetFiles(String searchPattern, SearchOption searchOption)
at SF2_Map_Installer.Form_main.backgroundWorker_install_searcher_DoWork(Object sender, DoWorkEventArgs e)

Access to C:\ProgramData denied!
System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path 'C:\ProgramData\Vorlagen' is denied.
at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath)
at System.IO.Directory.InternalGetFileDirectoryNames(String path, String userPathOriginal, String searchPattern, Boolean includeFiles, Boolean includeDirs, SearchOption searchOption)
at System.IO.DirectoryInfo.GetFiles(String searchPattern, SearchOption searchOption)
at SF2_Map_Installer.Form_main.backgroundWorker_install_searcher_DoWork(Object sender, DoWorkEventArgs e)

etc, etc, same error for steamapps and everything else.

Seems like something is blocking it. Please make sure its not blocked by some windows privacy settings or over aggressive antivirus.

Greetings: NeoX