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    Cannot Launch Game - Windows D:\ Drive How to fix?

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    • B Offline
      Blood01
      last edited by Blood01

      Fresh install of FAF Client v2025.2.1

      SCFA is installed via Steam here:
      D:\Steam\steamapps\common\Supreme Commander Forged Alliance
      FAF Client is installed here:
      D:\FAF Client

      Error when trying to launch a game or reply:
      Client Version: 2025.2.1
      Caused by: java.io.IOException: Cannot run program "D:\FAF Client\FAF_Cache\replaydata\bin\ForgedAlliance.exe" (in directory "D:\FAF Client\FAF_Cache\bin"): CreateProcess error=267, The directory name is invalid
      at java.base/java.lang.ProcessBuilder.start(ProcessBuilder.java:1170)
      at java.base/java.lang.ProcessBuilder.start(ProcessBuilder.java:1089)
      at com.faforever.client.fa.ForgedAllianceLaunchService.launch(ForgedAllianceLaunchService.java:161)
      ... 25 more
      Caused by: java.io.IOException: CreateProcess error=267, The directory name is invalid
      at java.base/java.lang.ProcessImpl.create(Native Method)
      at java.base/java.lang.ProcessImpl.<init>(ProcessImpl.java:500)
      at java.base/java.lang.ProcessImpl.start(ProcessImpl.java:159)
      at java.base/java.lang.ProcessBuilder.start(ProcessBuilder.java:1126)
      ... 27 more

      File mentioned in error is in that directory:
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      Here is my FAF Client Settings \ FAF
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      What am I missing, doing wrong?

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      • maggeM Offline
        magge Moderator FAF Association Board
        last edited by magge

        Have you created the folder "FAF_Cache" manually, or was it created automatically when you have run FAF Client?

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        • B Offline
          Blood01
          last edited by Blood01

          Correction, I created that folder under the D:\FAF Client*FAF_CACHE* b/c the client initially created it under the default C:\ drive even though I installed it to D:\

          I choose a different folder and created that cache folder on D:\
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          • maggeM Offline
            magge Moderator FAF Association Board
            last edited by magge

            Blind guess: Try to remove the underscore '_' from the path and try again

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            • B Offline
              Blood01
              last edited by

              So tried that with a fresh full un-install, reinstall and just used FAFCache and FAFModsMaps folder names and same issue.

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              • S Offline
                Sheikah
                last edited by

                Remove the space from FAF Client

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                  Sheikah
                  last edited by

                  Also start a normal game once. There is a bug I think if you try to start a replay first. Since it is looking for the non replay bin folder

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