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After a successful update, do this:

1. Locate your Entropia Universe folder.
2. Right-click on your Entropia Universe folder
3. Select Copy from the pop-up menu
4. Go to your external drive/different partition/some folder you created
5. Right click inside the new location, and select Paste

You have now backed up your EU installation! ;)

If the next update fails, you can delete the contents of your Entropia Universe original folder, and copy the files from your backup. If you forget to backup for the next 2-3 updates, no problem, at least you will download a few megabytes of data, and not the whole game.

Enjoy!
 
If you read this AFTER your EU broke, you will not be able to recover it without an existing backup. Congratulations, you have just learned from your mistake, and if you take my method, you will make it just once.








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bamp!

Take notice please... it may happen to you, I had this happen 5 times this month.
 
Is it I, that had never a problem after VU10 ?

All update's after VU10 where instaled with no problem's

Only problem i got was the major VU10.

__________________

Just wait till the next day before downloading the new VU ;)
Dont install crap on ur pc.
And last one but very important, dont try to update/upgrade something
that is already working as it should be ;)



greetz
 
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there is file check now , validate instalation ...
it does not work ?
 
there is file check now , validate instalation ...
it does not work ?
Your installation is valid: :yay:
Your installation is invalid: please download the WHOLE (4gb) game from the internet AGAIN! :eek:

You were saying Etopia?
 
In middle of progress reinstalling it... Will do a backup after this one.
 
Your installation is valid: :yay:
Your installation is invalid: please download the WHOLE (4gb) game from the internet AGAIN! :eek:

You were saying Etopia?

WHAT ????
You must be kidding me...

ho well , its quite new , i hope next update they will use it to also download the problematic file when it find one...
There is no point to check file if you have to download the whole crap again anyway...

Does it say what file create problem ?
Maybe we can create an FTP for player with all file stored from a fresh install...
Its total dumb to make people DL 4GB if they have a mistake in a 1meg basic files...
 
very nice , thank you for the FTP...
I fail to understand why MA dont provide it...
Bah , go figure...

WHAT ????
You must be kidding me...

ho well , its quite new , i hope next update they will use it to also download the problematic file when it find one...
There is no point to check file if you have to download the whole crap again anyway...

Does it say what file create problem ?
Maybe we can create an FTP for player with all file stored from a fresh install...
Its total dumb to make people DL 4GB if they have a mistake in a 1meg basic files...

IF your patching fails, you have 2 things left:
- unusable broken install that can't be updated - completely useless for anything
- new installer that redownloads base install and patches - to replace the completely useless install

There is no more "files" to update.

So if you find a broken file, you need to:
- find the fixed version and replace
- reinstall the whole game and patches again
- restore last saved VU, and try patching again

If you check my signature, I have published a torrent file to help you restore broken files in this VU (or download the whole game), and with the method explained in the first post, you get the third issue. As for reinstalling, you can save the files yourself, if you can catch them fast enough before they get deleted.

there is a link to official ftp sitde of ma. but not public annoucend


something like ftp://download.entropiauniverse.com

Username/pass?
 
after a successful update, do this:

1. Locate your entropia universe folder.
2. right-click on your entropia universe folder
3. Select copy from the pop-up menu
4. Go to your external drive/different partition/some folder you created
5. Right click inside the new location, and select paste

you have now backed up your eu installation! ;)
never forget!!!
 
After a successful update, do this:

1. Locate your Entropia Universe folder.
2. Right-click on your Entropia Universe folder
3. Select Copy from the pop-up menu
4. Go to your external drive/different partition/some folder you created
5. Right click inside the new location, and select Paste

You have now backed up your EU installation! ;)

If the next update fails, you can delete the contents of your Entropia Universe original folder, and copy the files from your backup. If you forget to backup for the next 2-3 updates, no problem, at least you will download a few megabytes of data, and not the whole game.

Enjoy!

Only able to get wireless isp in my local and having all sorts of issues with updates since 10.0 my best friend is my portable HDD.as soon as i get a working copy I backup immediately.
its saved me lots of stress many a time:lam:
+rep MRproper for spreading the word
 
fix broken vu by my way

This is what I do; and I like to share in case it can be useful for some one.

Summary:

Make a copy of each Update VU and run up Update(s) again from a broken VU or fix from a VU.
If you don't know which VU caused the problem; then run all Updates.

Detail:

1: Run Entropia under a normal user. This is because after it has downloaded a new VU(when any); it will warn you that you need to run under Administrator before it runs.

2: Click Cancel when it tries to run the new patch; see the warning picture below;



3: You can find Update files at two location; I found it changed back and forth.

1: C:\Documents and Settings\**CurrentUserName**\Local Settings\Temp\entropia (note **CurrentUserName** means your windows user name)

2: The installation folder where you find VERSION.TXT ; C:\Program Files\Entropia Universe is the default installation folder

4: Copy Update*.exe to a folder and keep update that folder with new VU.

5: Run each VU under an Administrator account. Make sure all Update Files are in Entropia folder before you run(the same folder where you find version.txt)

Below is a list of VU files since 10.3

Update_10.3.0.36270-10.4.0.36604.exe
Update_10.4.0.36604-10.4.2.37033.exe
Update_10.4.2.37033-10.5.0.38121.exe
Update_10.5.0.38121-10.5.1.38212.exe
Update_10.5.1.38212-10.5.2.38477.exe
Update_10.5.2.38477-10.6.0.38841.exe
Update_10.6.0.38841-10.6.1.38964.exe
Update_10.6.1.38964-10.6.2.39088.exe
Update_10.6.2.39088-10.6.2.39119.exe
Update_10.6.2.39119-10.6.3.39166.exe
Update_10.6.3.39166-10.6.4.39182.exe

The current VU as of this writing is CurrentVersion=10.6.4.39182. It is in VERSION.TXT

Let say I don't know which VU broke my Entropia then I would do the following.

a: change CurrentVersion=10.6.4.39182 to CurrentVersion=10.3.0.36270 in VERSION.TXT and save.
b: run each Update files under an Administrator account in the same sequence above.
c: after each time you run an update it will try to download the Next VU file; cancel it if you already have all the updates or else it will try to download all updates and run updates again; this is fine if you don't have all the VU files yet.
d: if you don't have any Update file to run; just do step a: and start Entropia normally and it will do the update(s)

6 Optional: Burn a DVD of your Entropia installation folder and VU files


I will fix this instruction if some one find any error.


see you in game or not

dandy
 
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5: Run each VU under an Administrator account. Make sure all Update Files are in Entropia folder before you run(the same folder where you find version.txt)

Below is a list of VU files since 10.3

Update_10.3.0.36270-10.4.0.36604.exe
Update_10.4.0.36604-10.4.2.37033.exe
Update_10.4.2.37033-10.5.0.38121.exe
Update_10.5.0.38121-10.5.1.38212.exe
Update_10.5.1.38212-10.5.2.38477.exe
Update_10.5.2.38477-10.6.0.38841.exe
Update_10.6.0.38841-10.6.1.38964.exe
Update_10.6.1.38964-10.6.2.39088.exe
Update_10.6.2.39088-10.6.2.39119.exe
Update_10.6.2.39119-10.6.3.39166.exe
Update_10.6.3.39166-10.6.4.39182.exe
This is a very good technique,

but requires understanding of the ever-changing updating process for complete control. It saves download time and hair-pulling rage, but I happened to have broken update patches. That is why I consider first-success backup to be a simpler faster method, you can just restore and upgrade the last patch (with redownload) again and again until it succeeds...
 
I suspect a VU will be provided in the following days, to provide for the Mayhem Helmets (if not already delivered), so remember to back up early ;)
 
Why it says right there: 7/25/2007 12:00:00 AM

I don't think you could use it for anything. Just ignore my first post, and live hours of agony foretold by many topics in the Technical forum....

After a successful update, do this:

1. Locate your Entropia Universe folder.
2. Right-click on your Entropia Universe folder
3. Select Copy from the pop-up menu
4. Go to your external drive/different partition/some folder you created
5. Right click inside the new location, and select Paste

You have now backed up your EU installation! ;)

If the next update fails, you can delete the contents of your Entropia Universe original folder, and copy the files from your backup
 
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bamp before VU
 
Why?

Why must a file to be broken?

BTW... a Game Reinstall is I think the best solution... anyway! :scratch2:
 
Why must a file to be broken?

BTW... a Game Reinstall is I think the best solution... anyway! :scratch2:

Not in my country :laugh:

0,20 ZAR per Mb = 200,00 ZAR per Gb = 820,00 ZAR per reinstall

At the time of posting: 820.00 ZAR = 109.611 USD :jawdrop:

Backup ftw!
 
Why must a file to be broken?

BTW... a Game Reinstall is I think the best solution... anyway! :scratch2:
It happened to me 5 times in December. So watch out... and don't close the patcher even if it seems to be crashed.
 
Not in my country :laugh:

0,20 ZAR per Mb = 200,00 ZAR per Gb = 820,00 ZAR per reinstall

At the time of posting: 820.00 ZAR = 109.611 USD :jawdrop:

Backup ftw!



Wow you have to pay to download anything?
 
Not in my country :laugh:

0,20 ZAR per Mb = 200,00 ZAR per Gb = 820,00 ZAR per reinstall

At the time of posting: 820.00 ZAR = 109.611 USD :jawdrop:

Backup ftw!

Average time to download full VU: 4.5 hours from MA site
Average time to install full VU: 10 minutes
Average time to download and install patches to current VU: 2 hours from MA site
Traffic: over 5gb
Time: over 6 hours

Restoring an older backup means you need to download some patches.
Traffic: under 500mb
Time: less than 30 minutes

You decide.

(also, using the bittorrent version, some people were able to download and run EU from scratch in just under 2 hours, while some had to wait 2 days, but when the process is finished, you are guaranteed to have a functional install).
 
After a successful update, do this:

1. Locate your Entropia Universe folder.
2. Right-click on your Entropia Universe folder
3. Select Copy from the pop-up menu
4. Go to your external drive/different partition/some folder you created
5. Right click inside the new location, and select Paste

You have now backed up your EU installation! ;)

If the next update fails, you can delete the contents of your Entropia Universe original folder, and copy the files from your backup. If you forget to backup for the next 2-3 updates, no problem, at least you will download a few megabytes of data, and not the whole game.

Enjoy!

BAMP!!! :wise:
 
i did the upgrade, but i have the following message:
" Loading fail. This may indicate missing or corrupt client data"

anyone else have this message? or i need to reinstal :(
If only sharque visited this thread BEFORE the VU... :(

Get your backup today, ORDER NOW!!!
 
lol.
this cost me 1 hour of non palying.

RGDS,

Sharque
 
lol.
this cost me 1 hour of non palying.

RGDS,

Sharque
Have fun when you get back :D

You sure are lucky, some people have to wait 4-5 hours to get the game again. And then... one of the patches breaks and they start over ...
 
If you find this topic useful, give it a bump :silly2:
 
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