UNABLE TO OPEN/DOWNLOAD VORTEX

[f4ye]

Haven't used Vortex since at least the start of 2022, I didn't have wifi so I had no way to use it and the file was completely missing on my pc. No idea what ever happened to it, but I am now trying to reinstall Vortex.

I keep getting the error "Error opening file for writing: F:\Vortex\Uninstall Vortex.exe"

If I click retry the error just pops back up, if I click abort the installation pauses and I have to click the X button, if I click ignore I get a "AccessControl error: Invalid filesystem path missing"

I don't even have a drive in my computer called "F" so I have no idea where it's trying to install Vortex. I already have administrator permissions and I even followed a youtube tutorial on making sure everyone has control over the Vortex app. After I close out of Vortex once the install fails I get the error "The item 'Vortex.exe' that this shortcut refers to has been changed or moved, so this shortcut will no longer work properly. Do you want to delete this shortcut?'

Any ideas on what to do to fix this? My antivirus is already turned off so I don't understand what's causing this, is it possible to change the location of where my Vortex installs? I already moved the installation software itself to a folder where I'd like to install Vortex. Now what do I do?

[Vortex version 1.6.14]

[Tannin42]

When you had Vortex installed previously, the one-click installer acts as an updater, using the existing install location from your registry.

So you initially installed Vortex with the custom installer, installed to F, didn't uninstall Vortex and now you've unmounted drive F.

 

You could clean up the registry key manually but the simpler solution is to just use the custom installer (from https://www.nexusmods.com/site/mods/1?tab=files) again.

[f4ye]

When you had Vortex installed previously, the one-click installer acts as an updater, using the existing install location from your registry.

So you initially installed Vortex with the custom installer, installed to F, didn't uninstall Vortex and now you've unmounted drive F.

 

You could clean up the registry key manually but the simpler solution is to just use the custom installer (from https://www.nexusmods.com/site/mods/1?tab=files) again.

Thank you so much :) Had this problem for about a week and I can finally use Vortex again haha