Vortex installation is corrupt error how to fix?

[papikuhli]

After vortex updating a couple of weeks ago I received the vortex installation corrupt error. win 11 os I have reinstalled, uninstalled then installed, manually uninstalled searched for any files named black tree or vortex deleted and cleaned then fresh down load and install of vortex and still receive the error. my system is virus free and clean and I have not manually done anything to the vortex files. and I am now also getting a version mismatch warning. the down load file is 1 8 5 and it says last used version was 1 9 4 . I am currently running my game and mods with wrybash how do I get vortex mod manager corrected and working?

Edited August 5, 2023 by papikuhli

[vortexposer]

Vortex 1.9.4 is the beta version. 1.8.5 is the up to date stable so you could probably ignore the mismatch as it just means your last install was using latest beta. Use the Vortex Uninstall.exe next time when uninstalling to clear that data and stick to stable to avoid other potential problems the beta may have (its for testing updates that users have to opt into if they're willing to deal with intermittent bugs). Should also not try managing a game using another manager with its own mods..

Edited August 5, 2023 by vortexposer

[papikuhli]

ok I will try the vortex uninstall.exe after installing again.

[papikuhli]

yeah that did not work. still giving the corrupt warning

[vortexposer]

Can you post picture of the error warning?

[showler]

Try renaming the "%appdata%\Vortex" folder.

[papikuhli]

so renaming appdata file did not work. last uninstall did not work either but did remove 90% of my mods including my copy I made for back up on another drive. unfortunately using newest version of minitools changed my settings of it and default was set to remove all traces with out confirm. but even so on new install still getting attached error notice. so clearly windows is holding on to some trace data of vortex. somewhere.

 

[papikuhli]

so I am guessing this is the unresolved bug mentioned on git hub?

 

I have no virus I did not do any manipulating to vortex files notice happened immediately after a vortex update possibly caused by broken or uncomplete update?

 

So for now just hitting the ignore button on the warning and build new profile.

 

May be someone from the vortex team will check in?

[papikuhli]

so is there any one even remotely associated with the vortex team willing to give a try on this?

[Pickysaurus]

That message means either your installation is corrupted which you can fix by reinstalling the core app. Or, alternatively it means that something on your PC has modified or deleted a required Vortex file. This can either be a paranoid security app or in the worst case some malware on your machine trying to use Vortex as an attack vector.

 

Reinstall with your security apps temporarily disabled and see if it still happens