dat files that I was told to delete did not exist yet, because the game had not properly launched even once. After reinstalling (with, as far as I know, no files at all related to the game still on my computer), there are no relevant files in the Application Support folder.īy that I mean, the separate. I deleted all of these folders when I did a clean uninstall – that’s what makes it a clean uninstall in the first place.
If you haven’t tried purging the GW2 App Support folder then do it. The launchers files are contained within the Application Support folder and 99% of the time when the game will not start up that’s the problem.
The Application Support folder is still a very very important part of doing a clean install.
Guild wars 2 for mac no longer running error windows#
I can’t find the solution for this problem on Windows either. Which seems to imply that this is a normal Windows error which happens somewhere beyond the cider wrapper. \.\.\Core\Platform\Windows\Exe\Error\ExeError.cpp(409)” For example, my Guild Wars 2 application is 98 MB big because none of the game files have been downloaded.Īccording to the ArenaNet.log file (in the /Contents/Resources/transgaming/c_drive/GW2/ folder), the error that happens when I try to launch Guild Wars 2 is the following:įile. The Application Support folder is virtually empty and the application itself has nothing to run. In case of a complete uninstall and a fresh install, there are no files to be deleted at all. The next time you launch Guild Wars 2 it will recreate the recently deleted folder. A drop-down will appear.ģ While still holding down the “Option” key, click on “Library” in the “Go” drop-down.Ĥ Once in the Library folder click on Application Support > Guild Wars 2ĥ Move the entire Guild Wars 2 folder to the trash and then empty the trash. You can try to delete the contents of the gw2 data folder, it’s a pain to get to the right one: this step is a general fix for many tp and graphics issues, even without the previous steps however, it will lose all saved log in/password and in-game settings.ġ Click on the “Finder” icon located in your dock or the desktop of your computer to make “Finder” the active program in the finder menu bar.Ģ Hold down the “Option” key on your keyboard while clicking “Go” in the finder menu bar. Now I have a product that I’ve paid for, that does not work. That’s when I began the first uninstall, and reinstall. I tried to restart it, like always, and nothing happened. I was is a game, and it crashed, which it did frequently anyway. I’ve tried restarting, running first aid on drives, removing and reinstalling again, launcher still does nothing. Afterwards, when starting the launcher, nothing happens.
My first step was to uninstall the game, and to do a fresh install.