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Troubleshooting: Expand on need to find and read Journal files 

1. The game has to be able to write to the location.
2. Moving 'Saved Games' has to be done properly.

Also s/Elite: Dangerous/Elite Dangerous/g as the game name hasn't had
that colon there since the Horizons launch.
Athanasius 2021-02-24 13:50:07 +00:00
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let g:vmt_auto_update_on_save = 1
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The above will mean the TOC is updated on each file save.
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* [I ran the program with "run as Administrator" and ...](#i-ran-the-program-with-quot-run-as-administrator-quot-and)
@ -279,8 +280,8 @@ It will save you the extra click in future.
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## Credentials settings are greyed out
You won't be redirected to Frontier's authentication website and can't edit your EDSM or Inara credentials if:
- Elite: Dangerous is at the Main Menu. You will be able to edit these values once you've entered the game.
- The last time you ran Elite: Dangerous you didn't enter the game. You will be able to edit these values once you've entered the game.
- Elite Dangerous is at the Main Menu. You will be able to edit these values once you've entered the game.
- The last time you ran Elite Dangerous you didn't enter the game. You will be able to edit these values once you've entered the game.
- Your “E:D journal file location” setting is incorrect. See [below](#doesnt-auto-update-andor-persistently-gives-server-is-lagging-error).
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## Doesn't auto-update and/or persistently gives “Server is lagging” error
This app uses Elite: Dangerous' log files to track the systems and stations that you visit. If you're running this app on a different machine from the Elite: Dangerous game, or if you find that this app isn't automatically tracking the systems that you visit and/or isn't automatically “updating” on docking (if you have that option selected), then adjust the “E:D journal file location” setting on the Configuration tab to point to the game's log files.
This app uses Elite Dangerous' Journal files to track the systems and stations
that you visit. If you're running this app on a different machine from the
Elite Dangerous game, or if you find that this app isn't automatically
tracking the systems that you visit and/or isn't automatically “updating” on
docking (if you have that option selected), then adjust the “E:D journal file
location” setting on the Configuration tab to point to the game's log files.
The default location is typically:
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- Linux Steam Play: `~/.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata/359320/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/Saved Games/Frontier Developments/Elite Dangerous`
- Linux Wine: `~/.wine/drive_c/users/you/Saved Games/Frontier Developments/Elite Dangerous`
NB: If you feel a need to move 'Saved Games' on Windows then please ensure you
do this using the right-click 'Properties' dialogue, else nothing will be able
to find the new location properly.
Also, ensure that the user account you're running Elite Dangerous as is able to
write to this location, else the game won't be able to write Journal files and
this Application won't be able to read what doesn't exist.
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