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The DMT tool has a destructive side...be careful.

Kilroy5150

Kilroy5150

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As i was compiling for 3 mods, DMT wiped out hours of added media and modifications to pre-existing mods. And when i mean wiped out, i mean "gone". Not deleted, not moved.....wiped from my drive. This is not a misinterpretation, this is not my point of view, this is not a mistake made on my part.

As it compiled it completely wiped out whole mods and their folders and i had to use EASUS Recovery to get it back. 

Just a friendly "watch out" and the code below to prove it.

Parsing arguments
Running BackupFiles
Backup dll found: D:\DMTv2.0.7486.30873/Backups/SP/19.0b180/Assembly-CSharp.dll
Running DeployDlls
Deploying DLLs
Running LocalisationPatch
Localisation no longer handled in DMT after A17
Running InitialPatchTask
No patch scripts found...
Hooking harmony
Hooking console commands
Running CreateModDll
Compiling Mods.dll...
Compiling Roslyn Scripts assembly for InitialPatch...
Built in 0ms
Mods.dll compile successful

Parsing arguments
Running LinkedPatchTask
No patch scripts found...
Link patching 0 files

Parsing arguments
Running FinalPatchTask
No patch scripts found...
Final patching 0 files
Running CreateHarmonyDlls
Compiling Harmony mod for 10 Slot Toolbelt...
Compiling Roslyn Scripts assembly for FinalPatch...
Running CopyModFolders
Copying mod folders

Removing disabled mod D:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die/\Mods/FRK_Chicken_Coop

Removing disabled mod D:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die/\Mods/Gyancher Bright Goggles

Removing disabled mod D:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die/\Mods/Gyancher Elevators

Removing disabled mod D:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die/\Mods/JaxTeller718_WorkingMicrowave

Removing disabled mod D:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die/\Mods/JaxTeller718_WorkingStoves

Removing disabled mod D:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die/\Mods/LightSabres

Removing disabled mod D:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die/\Mods/Lootable Zombies A19

Removing disabled mod D:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die/\Mods/PrettyGirls

Removing disabled mod D:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die/\Mods/Radios

Removing disabled mod D:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die/\Mods/Ragsy_Vehicle_Parts_In_Airdrops

Removing disabled mod D:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die/\Mods/SMXhud

Removing disabled mod D:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die/\Mods/SMXlib

Removing disabled mod D:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die/\Mods/SMXui

Removing disabled mod D:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die/\Mods/Su1C1dal 7DTD Swim Faster

Removing disabled mod D:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die/\Mods/Su1C1dal 7DTD Walk Faster

Removing disabled mod D:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die/\Mods/The Wasteland

Removing disabled mod D:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die/\Mods/Tier 6 crafting

Removing disabled mod D:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die/\Mods/Valmars Working Ovens and Sinks

Removing disabled mod D:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die/\Mods/VideoPlayers

Removing disabled mod D:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die/\Mods/War3zuk Alpha 19 AIO

Removing disabled mod D:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die/\Mods/ZMXuiCP

Removing disabled mod D:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die/\Mods/ZMXuiCPBBMxxl

Removing disabled mod D:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die/\Mods/ZombiePinups

Removing disabled mod D:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die/\Mods/ZQLaNavObjectsZombie
Copy from D:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die\Mods/10 Slot Toolbelt/
Skipping copy as destination matches source: D:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die\Mods/10 Slot Toolbelt//ModInfo.xml

Copy from D:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die\Mods/Z2/
Skipping copy as destination matches source: D:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die\Mods/Z2//ModInfo.xml

Copy from D:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die\Mods/Z2TB10/
Skipping copy as destination matches source: D:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die\Mods/Z2TB10//ModInfo.xml
22:54:38: Build completed in 13.2 seconds

 
Kilroy5150 said:
As i was compiling for 3 mods, DMT wiped out hours of added media and modifications to pre-existing mods. And when i mean wiped out, i mean "gone". Not deleted, not moved.....wiped from my drive. This is not a misinterpretation, this is not my point of view, this is not a mistake made on my part.

As it compiled it completely wiped out whole mods and their folders and i had to use EASUS Recovery to get it back. 

Just a friendly "watch out" and the code below to prove it.

Parsing arguments
Running BackupFiles
Backup dll found: D:\DMTv2.0.7486.30873/Backups/SP/19.0b180/Assembly-CSharp.dll
Running DeployDlls
Deploying DLLs
Running LocalisationPatch
Localisation no longer handled in DMT after A17
Running InitialPatchTask
No patch scripts found...
Hooking harmony
Hooking console commands
Running CreateModDll
Compiling Mods.dll...
Compiling Roslyn Scripts assembly for InitialPatch...
Built in 0ms
Mods.dll compile successful

Parsing arguments
Running LinkedPatchTask
No patch scripts found...
Link patching 0 files

Parsing arguments
Running FinalPatchTask
No patch scripts found...
Final patching 0 files
Running CreateHarmonyDlls
Compiling Harmony mod for 10 Slot Toolbelt...
Compiling Roslyn Scripts assembly for FinalPatch...
Running CopyModFolders
Copying mod folders

Removing disabled mod D:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die/\Mods/FRK_Chicken_Coop

Removing disabled mod D:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die/\Mods/Gyancher Bright Goggles

Removing disabled mod D:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die/\Mods/Gyancher Elevators

Removing disabled mod D:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die/\Mods/JaxTeller718_WorkingMicrowave

Removing disabled mod D:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die/\Mods/JaxTeller718_WorkingStoves

Removing disabled mod D:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die/\Mods/LightSabres

Removing disabled mod D:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die/\Mods/Lootable Zombies A19

Removing disabled mod D:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die/\Mods/PrettyGirls

Removing disabled mod D:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die/\Mods/Radios

Removing disabled mod D:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die/\Mods/Ragsy_Vehicle_Parts_In_Airdrops

Removing disabled mod D:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die/\Mods/SMXhud

Removing disabled mod D:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die/\Mods/SMXlib

Removing disabled mod D:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die/\Mods/SMXui

Removing disabled mod D:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die/\Mods/Su1C1dal 7DTD Swim Faster

Removing disabled mod D:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die/\Mods/Su1C1dal 7DTD Walk Faster

Removing disabled mod D:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die/\Mods/The Wasteland

Removing disabled mod D:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die/\Mods/Tier 6 crafting

Removing disabled mod D:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die/\Mods/Valmars Working Ovens and Sinks

Removing disabled mod D:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die/\Mods/VideoPlayers

Removing disabled mod D:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die/\Mods/War3zuk Alpha 19 AIO

Removing disabled mod D:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die/\Mods/ZMXuiCP

Removing disabled mod D:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die/\Mods/ZMXuiCPBBMxxl

Removing disabled mod D:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die/\Mods/ZombiePinups

Removing disabled mod D:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die/\Mods/ZQLaNavObjectsZombie
Copy from D:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die\Mods/10 Slot Toolbelt/
Skipping copy as destination matches source: D:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die\Mods/10 Slot Toolbelt//ModInfo.xml

Copy from D:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die\Mods/Z2/
Skipping copy as destination matches source: D:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die\Mods/Z2//ModInfo.xml

Copy from D:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die\Mods/Z2TB10/
Skipping copy as destination matches source: D:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die\Mods/Z2TB10//ModInfo.xml
22:54:38: Build completed in 13.2 seconds
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Hi Kilroy5150

Where did you put the mods to compile with DMT ?, I usually have them in a separate folder on the desktop, not in the game mods folder, DMT automatically copies them there in the game mods folder after compiling.
That was the mistake for sure.
I compile them manually, not by the Launcher.

 
DMT was always in a sub directory off root of drive. What's strange is it hasn't always done this but, in some cases, once is enough.

 
You should always copy the game files into a new directory and have DMT modify that copy.  You should never make changes in a production environment, always work on a test copy.  As intended, DMT will delete any mod in the target Mods folder not checked as part of the new build.  

 
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