Lost all my campaigns

[andymunden]

I had a complete crash on my laptop and had to reinstall windows and FGU. I can't find any of my previous or current campaigns on the list when I try to load one up, I've just got the Tutorial one. Even going into the campaigns folder I've only got the Tutorial one.
Does anyone know how/if I can recover them? Or are they gone completely?

[Trenloe]

All campaign data is stored on the GM's computer. If you have no way of recovering the data from your hard drive, then it is unfortunately lost.

Players may be able to recover their PC information from the cache on the computer they used to connect to the FG session (see this video: https://youtu.be/30o7jjJpLoo) but the GM's campaign information will be lost.

[ddavison]

Double check that you just don't have a separate install path than you had previously. Search for db.xml on your hard drives.

If you find your data folder at another location, then you can just edit your Settings to point to the old location. Reinstalling FG does not normally destroy any data in data folders. Reinstalling Windows may or may not remove saved data -- it depends on which option you choose during reinstall. The Windows reinstall should warn you if it is going to delete all your files.

[Nylanfs]

This seems a good point to remind people of the 3-2-1 backup rule... :)

[LordEntrails]

This seems a good point to remind people of the 3-2-1 backup rule... :)
Which reminds me, I need to check that my backups are running :)

[Nylanfs]

Success!