Multiple Campaigns Corrupted

[JohnBoySlim]

Currently manually.

And it's not a case of "new information isn't being saved", but "old information is lost". It's not a complete wipe as I may still have certain things like items or NPCS saved, but characters and access to maps lost (it's not even every PC as one was able to be imported from one of the corrupted campaigns).

I'm backing it up to have everything on standby. It hasn't happened every time I logged in, about two or three weeks apart, I think.

[Nylanfs]

That's just really odd.

There's a link in my sig that automates the backup process. But that won't necessarily help if you open it and your campaign info is missing because it will backup a bad copy.

[JohnBoySlim]

Still will make use of it for next time - thanks!

[Trenloe]

And it's not a case of "new information isn't being saved", but "old information is lost". It's not a complete wipe as I may still have certain things like items or NPCS saved, but characters and access to maps lost (it's not even every PC as one was able to be imported from one of the corrupted campaigns).

Are you manually applying a backup when you have issues? Are you reverting to a previous db.session file in the campaign directory? Old information shouldn't be lost from the campaign unless you are reverting the campaign db.xml file with a different one.

When the GM exits the campaign, FG saves all of the current campaign data into a single db.xml file. If new information is being saved, then also information is also being saved - unless there's an issue saving in general and you're having to revert to a different db.xml file.

Sorry if you've been over this before, but I'm not sure exactly what your current situation is - are you getting errors when launching a campaign and do you then apply a previous db.xml file? Or does the campaign load fine, but you notice missing data? If so, is it all a single type of data (story entries, NPCs, items, etc.) or is it a piece of data here and there? We need to identify exactly what is happening, so please provide an example scenario of a recent issue.

[JohnBoySlim]

I've attempted to manually apply a backup when I have issues. In this most recent event, this has not restored the lost information. When I loaded in, the main issue is that all character sheets from the campaigns I mentioned above were missing (The Curse of Strahd game is one I play weekly, and I've had those character sheets for over a year). There were there one week, and then gone the next. Reverting to a previous db.session failed to rectify this. (Before I did this, I attempted to go to a different campaign and import these characters, but they did not show up).

The maps I imported are also missing - some a week ago and others far longer. If I attempt to import the same map, then FGU will "skip" the import process as it detects is as already being in the campaign. So I either have to use different maps, or start a new campaign and upload the maps there.

So to be clear, I have LOST old information WITHOUT reverting the campaign db.xml file (e.g., maps and character sheets) - I only attempted to revert AFTER this issue occur.

In either case, I can load the campaign - nothing prevents me from doing that.

[Trenloe]

What you're describing suggests FG is still having issues saving campaign data. When exiting a campaign in future, please do the checks I mentioned in post #5 to verify if the campaign data has been saved.

[JohnBoySlim]

Yeah, I'm doing that now. But what I don't understand is:

Session 1: Character sheets are there.

Session 2: Use save for session 1, character sheets are there.

Session 3: Character sheets are gone, even when using the db.xml for sessions 1 or two.

[Trenloe]

Yeah, I'm doing that now. But what I don't understand is:

Session 1: Character sheets are there.

Session 2: Use save for session 1, character sheets are there.

Session 3: Character sheets are gone, even when using the db.xml for sessions 1 or two.

The db.session files aren't created for each session of FG - there is a maximum of one db.session file created per day - the filename contains the date.

You should be able to see from the size of the db file if it's going to contain characters or not. If you're copying a file that's 200KB or less, then it's unlikely to contain any character data. So be aware of the size of the files you're using to create the db.xml file. Are you making a complete backup copy of the campaign directory and copying from there? Or are you renaming within the same directory and effectively removing the session file? Please provide a screenshot of all the files in the campaign directory, similar to the example I provided in post #5 - showing file details, then please provide an example of what you're doing referencing these files.