File locations

DuVeL · January 02, 2009, 11:35:18 AM

Hi guys,
I have CoD5, World at War installed but it's not showing up where I have my other games installed, I want to back up my profile, any idea where it's placed?
It's not somewhere under my Steamgames.

Also, where do the l4d screenshots go to?

EDIT, just found them finally;
They are under Steam\steamapps\common\call of duty world at war
and;
Steam\steamapps\common\left 4 dead\left4dead\screenshots

EDIT2;
Which file is the playerfile for CoD5 WaW?

Anonymous · January 02, 2009, 12:18:31 PM

Im on Vista so my files are in:

   C:\Users\mike\AppData\Local\Activision\CoDWaW\players

If you are in XP then I guess they will be in

   c:\documents and settings\Application data

as opposed to

   c:\users\appdata

DuVeL · January 02, 2009, 12:23:44 PM

Cheers Mike.

I also found this site;
http://www.mapmodnews.com/article.php/Cod-ww-waw-backup-profile-rank

On this site it says where they are on XP and Vista but also there's a CoD-backup tool for your data.

DuVeL · January 04, 2009, 01:36:08 PM

Mhhm, lost my awards and such but I still can't seem to find the profiles under CoDWaW where I can replace them with the backups.

Suggestions?

Anonymous · January 04, 2009, 01:38:45 PM

Enable "view hidden files and folders", the files (certainly in Vista) were hidden.

DuVeL · January 04, 2009, 01:46:44 PM

I did that allready but will check again.

EDIT; still no luck, this gets annoying...

Anonymous · January 04, 2009, 06:28:59 PM

Are you on XP or Vista?

DuVeL · January 04, 2009, 06:40:56 PM

XP Mike.

Anonymous · January 04, 2009, 07:13:38 PM

search for a file called active.txt. There will be one for cod4 in the usual place and one in the root of the CoDWaW profiles folder. The search result should then show where the file is located.

DuVeL · January 04, 2009, 09:27:29 PM

Weird! Still no luck finding it.
I've made sure I have my hidden files shown (triple checked that).
I can find the backup I made and the ones in CoD4 but nothing. This is getting annoying...
I've allready posted to Activision and even posted on the Steamforums...:sad:

Anonymous · January 04, 2009, 09:30:20 PM

Good luck Pete, I'm out of ideas.

DuVeL · January 04, 2009, 09:34:10 PM

Cheers for helping out m8.
Not sure what I'm going to do, allready asked DA if he managed to find it allready, I hope he replies.
Stupid thing, think it has something to do by buying it through Steam

Anonymous · January 04, 2009, 09:35:32 PM

Quote from: DuVeL;257219Stupid thing, think it has something to do by buying it through Steam

:doh::doh::doh::doh::doh:

Will it not be in your steam folder then?

DuVeL · January 04, 2009, 09:37:11 PM

No profiles up there anywhere...
The weird thing is, it seems that program that makes the backup knows where it is, might have to ask on their forums or see how the program exactly works...

DuVeL · January 04, 2009, 10:06:55 PM

Found it! Did 2 things for trying;

First I decided to run that program I posted the link for and it seemed to be under my C:\Documents and Settings.

1)I had HideFolder installed on my PC, decided it was worth a check to get rid of it.

2)Changed the foldersettings again and also added the option of See content of systemmaps.

Also added trought the PC's registry another option to show all maps.

Found it! :yahoo:

Cheers for the suggestions Mike, one of these options above did the trick.:flirty: