# Module library disappeared **URL:** \ **Category:** Technical Support & Bugs\ **Created:** [January 11, 2011, 5:50am UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/module-library-disappeared/3563 "2011-01-11T05:50:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![markacres](https://forum.vassalengine.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@markacres](https://forum.vassalengine.org/u/markacres)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 5:50am UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/module-library-disappeared/3563/1 "2011-01-11T05:50:06Z")
I had an extensive module library built up, and it suddenly just disappeared. I closed Vassal, opened it a few minutes later, and no modules in the library! Rebooted - no help there. Running Windows Vista, latest versions of Java and Vassal. Any help? ---
**Author:** ![markacres](https://forum.vassalengine.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@markacres](https://forum.vassalengine.org/u/markacres)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2011, 3:59am UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/module-library-disappeared/3563/2 "2011-01-13T03:59:26Z")
Ok - it just happened again. I reloaded my module library - a painstaking process - and after less than a day, the whole thing has disappeared again. Please help. ---
**Author:** ![pgeerkens](https://forum.vassalengine.org/user_avatar/forum.vassalengine.org/pgeerkens/32/117_2.png) [@pgeerkens](https://forum.vassalengine.org/u/pgeerkens)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2011, 4:30am UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/module-library-disappeared/3563/3 "2011-01-13T04:30:55Z")
I believe that the module list (in Windows at least) is maintained in the file C:\Users\USERNAME\VASSAL\Preferences. Is is it possible that anything is happening to this file? ---
**Author:** ![Rindis](https://forum.vassalengine.org/user_avatar/forum.vassalengine.org/rindis/32/14_2.png) [@Rindis](https://forum.vassalengine.org/u/Rindis)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2011, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/module-library-disappeared/3563/4 "2011-01-21T17:09:32Z")
One thing I have noticed, is that the module library only saves new info if you exit Vassal with the ‘File|Quit’ menu command. Clicking the ‘x’ in the corner will close the program, but none of the new module information will be saved. ---
**Author:** ![pgeerkens](https://forum.vassalengine.org/user_avatar/forum.vassalengine.org/pgeerkens/32/117_2.png) [@pgeerkens](https://forum.vassalengine.org/u/pgeerkens)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2011, 6:24pm UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/module-library-disappeared/3563/5 "2011-01-21T18:24:50Z")
That’s definitely a bug! Do you know if it is logged as such yet? ---
**Author:** ![Rindis](https://forum.vassalengine.org/user_avatar/forum.vassalengine.org/rindis/32/14_2.png) [@Rindis](https://forum.vassalengine.org/u/Rindis)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2011, 8:17pm UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/module-library-disappeared/3563/6 "2011-01-21T20:17:10Z")
No, I don’t. I’m hoping the guru of all things Vassal might know 😃 . I’ll see if I can do a search in the bug database and figure out if it’s there. ---
**Author:** ![JonWilliamson](https://forum.vassalengine.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e5b9ba/32.png) [@JonWilliamson](https://forum.vassalengine.org/u/JonWilliamson)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2011, 2:28am UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/module-library-disappeared/3563/7 "2011-01-24T02:28:10Z")
A thread has been posted about this on BGG: [boardgamegeek.com/thread/610709/ … o-fix-this](http://boardgamegeek.com/thread/610709/vassal-problems-anyone-know-how-to-fix-this) I tried to help, but it appears that my ideas may not have done the trick. ---
**Author:** ![uckelman](https://forum.vassalengine.org/user_avatar/forum.vassalengine.org/uckelman/32/10020_2.png) [@uckelman](https://forum.vassalengine.org/u/uckelman)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2011, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/module-library-disappeared/3563/8 "2011-01-24T14:24:06Z")
Thus spake pgeerkens: > That’s definitely a bug! Do you know if it is logged as such yet? I don’t recall seeing this in the tracker. Please file a bug report for it. (And fix it, if you want. Shouldn’t be too hard—it sounds like someone forgot to add a WindowListener for close events to the Module Manager.) – J. ---
**Author:** ![pgeerkens](https://forum.vassalengine.org/user_avatar/forum.vassalengine.org/pgeerkens/32/117_2.png) [@pgeerkens](https://forum.vassalengine.org/u/pgeerkens)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2011, 2:33pm UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/module-library-disappeared/3563/9 "2011-01-24T14:33:17Z")
I actually looked at filing an incident for this with Bugzilla, but the page that came up looked like a truncated search page, with a Commit button. Apparently I could add a tag to an existing bug, but there was no space for an incident report, and no Help button. Pieter -----Original Message----- From: [messages-bounces@vassalengine.org](mailto:messages-bounces@vassalengine.org) [[mailto:messages-bounces@vassalengine.org](mailto:messages-bounces@vassalengine.org)] On Behalf Of Joel Uckelman Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 9:24 AM To: [messages@vassalengine.org](mailto:messages@vassalengine.org) Subject: Re: [messages] [Technical Support & Bugs] Re: Module librarydisappeared Thus spake pgeerkens: > That’s definitely a bug! Do you know if it is logged as such yet? I don’t recall seeing this in the tracker. Please file a bug report for it. (And fix it, if you want. Shouldn’t be too hard—it sounds like someone forgot to add a WindowListener for close events to the Module Manager.) – J. ---
**Author:** ![uckelman](https://forum.vassalengine.org/user_avatar/forum.vassalengine.org/uckelman/32/10020_2.png) [@uckelman](https://forum.vassalengine.org/u/uckelman)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2011, 2:35pm UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/module-library-disappeared/3563/10 "2011-01-24T14:35:57Z")
Thus spake pgeerkens: > I actually looked at filing an incident for this with Bugzilla, but the page > that came up looked like a truncated search page, with a Commit button. > Apparently I could add a tag to an existing bug, but there was no space for > an incident report, and no Help button. To what URL did you go? This isn’t the way it looks for me when I file bug reports. – J. ---
**Author:** ![pgeerkens](https://forum.vassalengine.org/user_avatar/forum.vassalengine.org/pgeerkens/32/117_2.png) [@pgeerkens](https://forum.vassalengine.org/u/pgeerkens)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2011, 3:02pm UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/module-library-disappeared/3563/11 "2011-01-24T15:02:41Z")
It seems that I am being take to the “Add Tag to Existing Bug” page, though the URL definitely seems to think I am on the “Enter New Bug” page. Pieter -----Original Message----- From: [messages-bounces@vassalengine.org](mailto:messages-bounces@vassalengine.org) [[mailto:messages-bounces@vassalengine.org](mailto:messages-bounces@vassalengine.org)] On Behalf Of Joel Uckelman Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 9:36 AM To: [messages@vassalengine.org](mailto:messages@vassalengine.org) Subject: Re: [messages] [Technical Support & Bugs] Re: Modulelibrarydisappeared Thus spake pgeerkens: > I actually looked at filing an incident for this with Bugzilla, but the > page > that came up looked like a truncated search page, with a Commit button. > Apparently I could add a tag to an existing bug, but there was no space > for > an incident report, and no Help button. To what URL did you go? This isn’t the way it looks for me when I file bug reports. – J. ---
**Author:** ![pgeerkens](https://forum.vassalengine.org/user_avatar/forum.vassalengine.org/pgeerkens/32/117_2.png) [@pgeerkens](https://forum.vassalengine.org/u/pgeerkens)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2011, 4:31pm UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/module-library-disappeared/3563/12 "2011-01-24T16:31:29Z")
Rindis said: > [@](#): > > One thing I have noticed, is that the module library only saves new info if you exit Vassal with the ‘File|Quit’ menu command. Clicking the ‘x’ in the corner will close the program, but none of the new module information will be saved. I am unable to reproduce this behaviour on Windows Vista Home Premium SP2. Can anyone verify a system on which the claimed bahaviour occurs? ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_M](https://forum.vassalengine.org/user_avatar/forum.vassalengine.org/tim_m/32/2_2.png) [@Tim\_M](https://forum.vassalengine.org/u/Tim_M)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2011, 5:32pm UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/module-library-disappeared/3563/13 "2011-01-24T17:32:55Z")
I couldnt either on XP or 7. Everytime I clicked the “x” it would store my new entry changes and show them when I restarted again. ---
**Author:** ![Rindis](https://forum.vassalengine.org/user_avatar/forum.vassalengine.org/rindis/32/14_2.png) [@Rindis](https://forum.vassalengine.org/u/Rindis)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2011, 5:56pm UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/module-library-disappeared/3563/14 "2011-01-24T17:56:22Z")
Odd. My home system has always done that. Both the old W2K system and the new W7 system. ---
**Author:** ![pgeerkens](https://forum.vassalengine.org/user_avatar/forum.vassalengine.org/pgeerkens/32/117_2.png) [@pgeerkens](https://forum.vassalengine.org/u/pgeerkens)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2011, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/module-library-disappeared/3563/15 "2011-01-24T18:06:55Z")
Rindis said: Odd. My home system has always done that. Both the old W2K system and the new W7 system. What version of Java are you running? I am running Version 1.6#23, and conceivably Java has been failing to generate the proper events for this user action. Pieter -----Original Message----- From: [messages-bounces@vassalengine.org](mailto:messages-bounces@vassalengine.org) [[mailto:messages-bounces@vassalengine.org](mailto:messages-bounces@vassalengine.org)] On Behalf Of Rindis Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 12:56 PM To: [messages@vassalengine.org](mailto:messages@vassalengine.org) Subject: [messages] [Technical Support & Bugs] Re: Module library disappeared Odd. My home system has always done that. Both the old W2K system and the new W7 system. * * * Read this topic online here: [https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/module-library-disappeared/3563/14](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/module-library-disappeared/3563/14) ---
**Author:** ![Rindis](https://forum.vassalengine.org/user_avatar/forum.vassalengine.org/rindis/32/14_2.png) [@Rindis](https://forum.vassalengine.org/u/Rindis)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2011, 6:13pm UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/module-library-disappeared/3563/16 "2011-01-24T18:13:17Z")
Just checked on my work system. It seems to be working fine. So, it seems to be an individual system problem. It’s also persisted across completely separate installs of Windows. I have been transferring my entire Vassal directory (with all the subdirectories that I keep individual game modules/save files in). So, is there some file I might be dragging with me that could be causing this? ---
**Author:** ![pgeerkens](https://forum.vassalengine.org/user_avatar/forum.vassalengine.org/pgeerkens/32/117_2.png) [@pgeerkens](https://forum.vassalengine.org/u/pgeerkens)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2011, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/module-library-disappeared/3563/17 "2011-01-24T18:43:18Z")
The only scenarios I can think might be happening are these: 1. It was a Java bug fixed in (most likely) build 22 or 23; 2. It was a VASSAL bug but that got fixed (inadvertently) in 3.1.14, probably as part of someone’s general code clean-up. (I just now verified that, on my system today, 3.1.14 and 3.1.15 behave the same.) 3. You have been neglecting to carry across the directory: C:\Users\\VASSAL when you moved across systems, and thus have been leaving the Module Manager database behind, and mistakenly identified the problem with using the Windows control box to close instead of File|Quit. Pieter -----Original Message----- From: [messages-bounces@vassalengine.org](mailto:messages-bounces@vassalengine.org) [[mailto:messages-bounces@vassalengine.org](mailto:messages-bounces@vassalengine.org)] On Behalf Of Rindis Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 1:13 PM To: [messages@vassalengine.org](mailto:messages@vassalengine.org) Subject: [messages] [Technical Support & Bugs] Re: Module library disappeared Just checked on my work system. It seems to be working fine. So, it seems to be an individual system problem. It’s also persisted across completely separate installs of Windows. I have been transferring my entire Vassal directory (with all the subdirectories that I keep individual game modules/save files in). So, is there some file I might be dragging with me that could be causing this? * * * Read this topic online here: [https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/module-library-disappeared/3563/16](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/module-library-disappeared/3563/16) ---
**Author:** ![uckelman](https://forum.vassalengine.org/user_avatar/forum.vassalengine.org/uckelman/32/10020_2.png) [@uckelman](https://forum.vassalengine.org/u/uckelman)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2011, 6:53pm UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/module-library-disappeared/3563/18 "2011-01-24T18:53:39Z")
Thus spake pgeerkens: > The only scenarios I can think might be happening are these: > > 1. It was a Java bug fixed in (most likely) build 22 or 23; > 2. It was a VASSAL bug but that got fixed (inadvertently) in 3.1.14, > probably as part of someone’s general code clean-up. (I just now verified > that, on my system today, 3.1.14 and 3.1.15 behave the same.) > 3. You have been neglecting to carry across the directory: > C:\Users\\VASSAL > when you moved across systems, and thus have been leaving the Module Manager > database behind, and mistakenly identified the problem with using the > Windows control box to close instead of File|Quit. > > Pieter I checked, there were no changes to the MM between 3.1.14 and 3.1.15. – J. ---
**Author:** ![Rindis](https://forum.vassalengine.org/user_avatar/forum.vassalengine.org/rindis/32/14_2.png) [@Rindis](https://forum.vassalengine.org/u/Rindis)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2011, 6:59pm UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/module-library-disappeared/3563/19 "2011-01-24T18:59:00Z")
Theory 3: I certainly did not bring across anything on the c: drive (I keep all the important stuff on d: just for these occasions). However, in these cases, I do new full installs of Vassal, and then start pointing the module manager to the \*.vmod files over at d:\Games\Vassal. I would expect that the install would create whatever user directory information that is needed. Theory 1&2: I’m pretty sure that my home system is still doing it, I know I’m on top of my Java updates, I’ve been on 3.1.15 since it came out, and before that on 3.1.14 since what feels like forever. ![;)]( "Wink") I’ll try to remember to take time tonight to double-check that it is indeed still broken (or at least broken the way I think it is), current Java version, and root around for where my current Vassal install lives. ---
**Author:** ![pgeerkens](https://forum.vassalengine.org/user_avatar/forum.vassalengine.org/pgeerkens/32/117_2.png) [@pgeerkens](https://forum.vassalengine.org/u/pgeerkens)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2011, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/module-library-disappeared/3563/20 "2011-01-24T19:00:26Z")
Good, that verifies my empirical test. What about 3.1.13 to 3.1.14? Pieter -----Original Message----- From: [messages-bounces@vassalengine.org](mailto:messages-bounces@vassalengine.org) [[mailto:messages-bounces@vassalengine.org](mailto:messages-bounces@vassalengine.org)] On Behalf Of Joel Uckelman Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 1:54 PM To: [messages@vassalengine.org](mailto:messages@vassalengine.org) Subject: Re: [messages] [Technical Support & Bugs] Re: Module librarydisappeared Thus spake pgeerkens: > The only scenarios I can think might be happening are these: > > 1. It was a Java bug fixed in (most likely) build 22 or 23; > 2. It was a VASSAL bug but that got fixed (inadvertently) in 3.1.14, > probably as part of someone’s general code clean-up. (I just now verified > that, on my system today, 3.1.14 and 3.1.15 behave the same.) > 3. You have been neglecting to carry across the directory: > C:\Users\\VASSAL > when you moved across systems, and thus have been leaving the Module > Manager > database behind, and mistakenly identified the problem with using the > Windows control box to close instead of File|Quit. > > Pieter I checked, there were no changes to the MM between 3.1.14 and 3.1.15. – J. [Next page](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/module-library-disappeared/3563.md?page=2)