Simviation Forum - Lots Of Empty Folders

Jul 27^th, 2004 at 11:26am

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I was wondering about this and I wanted to know if everyone elses was the same way. I installed my CFS2 just a few days ago, I've only added two a/c. But I have about 50 EMPTY folders in there. I have CFS1 Folders (P51D, B17g, etc.) and I've got folders for all different kinds of planes from the Pacific. (P47N_Thunderbolt, SB2C4 Helldiver, eyc.) and a bunch of planes with PF on the front. (PF_A6M2_Zero, etc.) Could anyone tell me what these are, why they're there, and can I delete them.

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Reply #1 - Jul 28^th, 2004 at 2:46am

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Tiger63 do not dispair I had the same problem years ago. The only way I was able ti fix was by uninstalling CFS2 . Go back to CFS2 Folder and delete everything in it after unstall it. Reintall and that should help you fix it . Maybe you need to defragment you PC. This is one of best Combat Flight Simulator in the Market. Evendow its over four years old its still a great simulator. Thanks to Microsoft policy of allowing the community to work on improvements to it. Later I will write a post for you on Ideas on how to improve your enjoyment of this Simulator. Good Night

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Reply #2 - Jul 28^th, 2004 at 7:43am

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Tiger. I don't recognise the PF_ prefix you mention. Those folders are nothing to do with the original CFS2 install so could possibly be part of a 3rd party campaign that wasn't fully installed. I can't think how 50 empty folders got there unless you put them there yourself. I suspect that if they're completely empty you could safely delete them.

PS. Be careful not to install too many aircraft to CFS2. Unlike CFS1 it has a limit which can cause all sorts of problems. Read my CFS2 FAQ page for future reference. http://www.simviation.com/lair/cfs2faq.htm

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Reply #3 - Jul 28^th, 2004 at 2:50pm

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Hi Hagar,
just been back to check BOTH my CFS2 instals , & the empty aircraft files with the PF_ prefix are there ??? along with the empty standard files, is it something to do with fleshing out the aircraft folder ? I've asked this before as to wether it would be safe to move these folders to a 'Hangar' file, consensus was it would be unsafe.
Curiously, in the airbases DATS file, i keep getting' out of memory' warnings trying to insert more of steve Mclellands airbases, i've hit 137 in strip Numbers & 8370 in id code numbers, what i'm doing now is changing pacific airbases to euro ones thru' co-ordinates etc seems to be working (up to now)
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Reply #4 - Jul 28^th, 2004 at 5:21pm

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Hi Hagar,
just been back to check BOTH my CFS2 instals , & the empty aircraft files with the PF_ prefix are there ??? along with the empty standard files, is it something to do with fleshing out the aircraft folder ? I've asked this before as to wether it would be safe to move these folders to a 'Hangar' file, consensus was it would be unsafe.
Happ

Hi Happ. I find it very strange that Tiger, James & now you say you have these empty folders. I've had numerous duplicate installs of CFS2 on 4 different machines (I had 4 separate installs of CFS2 on one) since it was released & don't remember seeing even one folder with the PF_ prefix or any other empty folders for that matter. I can only assume it has something to do with WinXP. Roll Eyes

If these folders are empty I can't see any harm in deleting them.

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Curiously, in the airbases DATS file, i keep getting' out of memory' warnings trying to insert more of steve Mclellands airbases, i've hit 137 in strip Numbers & 8370 in id code numbers, what i'm doing now is changing pacific airbases to euro ones thru' co-ordinates etc seems to be working (up to now)

I'm sure there's a limit to the number of airbases.dat entries but don't know what that is right now. (I'm using my old reserve machine for a while.) The answer would be a duplicate install of CFS2.

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Reply #5 - Jul 28^th, 2004 at 5:26pm

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I haven't read the whole, so excuse me if I repeat what someone else has said, but I have these folders too. Just delete them, it does no harm.

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Reply #6 - Jul 28^th, 2004 at 5:28pm

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Hi Happ. I find it very strange that Tiger, James & now you say you have these empty folders. I've had numerous duplicate installs of CFS2 on 4 different machines (I had 4 separate installs of CFS2 on one) since it was released & don't remember seeing even one folder with the PF_ prefix or any other empty folders for that matter. I can only assume it has something to do with WinXP. Roll Eyes

If these folders are empty I can't see any harm in deleting them.

Just noticed you had written this. It's not a WinXP problem as it happens on Win2000 too. Obviously doesn't matter what operating system you have.

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Reply #7 - Jul 28^th, 2004 at 11:25pm

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It's not a serious, just kinda annoying i havent installed a single campaign, so that isn't it. Just got my hopes when I saw all those a/c folders. Shocked

Oh well.

PS: Performance update - I tweaked the graphics settings, and while the terrain is pretty bad, my planes look nice and I'm getting good framerates. I'm also suprised to find that my system handles multiple CFS2 a/c better than on CFS. (Example: On CFS1, more than 20 a/c would drop the rates through basement. On CFS2, my CPU doesn't even slow down.)

Thanks all,
Will

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Reply #8 - Jul 29^th, 2004 at 2:34am

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Just noticed you had written this. It's not a WinXP problem as it happens on Win2000 too. Obviously doesn't matter what operating system you have.

This intrigues me as I've never seen it mentioned anywhere before. It certainly doesn't happen on Win98/Me. Win2000/XP is the only variable I have no experience with. Logically the possibility has to be considered. Whenever you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be true." - Sherlock Holmes. Wink

Glad everything seems to working for you Will.

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Reply #9 - Jul 29^th, 2004 at 4:20am

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Hmm.
I'm running Win98se & i've got 'em Hagar Roll Eyes

Not worth worrying about , does'nt seem to be affecting anything.
Wonder if it was a substandard production batch of CD's? i got mine from PC world for a knockdown price a couple of years ago (£10, i bought 3 Shocked

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Sherlock Holmes ??? now put that violin & pipe away, and get down to some serious flying Grin

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Reply #10 - Jul 29^th, 2004 at 6:41am

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Hmm.
I'm running Win98se & i've got 'em Hagar Roll Eyes

Not worth worrying about , does'nt seem to be affecting anything.

Ah well. Another amazingly brilliant theory bites the dust. Roll Eyes

You can't win 'em all. Back to the drawing board. ???
As you say, it won't do any harm.

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Wonder if it was a substandard production batch of CD's? i got mine from PC world for a knockdown price a couple of years ago (£10, i bought 3 )

You could have something there. I hadn't thought of that. Wink

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Reply #11 - Jul 29^th, 2004 at 10:27am

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I was thinking the same thing because I bought mine only last week so it most likely wasn't it in the first produced. Mine doesn't have a printed manual either. Undecided

Oh well

Will

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