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WizardMen · 03-14-2001, 01:46 PM

my mom is making me clean everything off of the computer and i wanted to know if there is a way to save my W&W file?

i went to programfiles and then found my way to the save folder in the W&W folder and tryed to save those files to a disk but only the save00 file was too big for a floppy but i did get the other 2 files

Wyvern · 03-14-2001, 02:20 PM

Try using a program like WINZIP which will compact the files making them smaller.

You need to save your gamexx.sav and roster.dat . You may have to make more than one zip file and copy the files off to more than one disk.

If you can't find WinZip - let me know and I'll get you a URL for downloading it!

Wyv

Sazerac · 03-14-2001, 03:10 PM

Tried to answer this earlier, but the system went down...

Anyway, Wyvern's answer is the same that I had written in. Just wanted to add that if you go to TUCOWS, do a search on WinZip in the search box of the page and it should bring you to the download site you need for it.

Hope this works!

-Sazerac

WizardMen · 03-14-2001, 04:28 PM

ya i have winzi but how do i get the files compressed using it

Sazerac · 03-14-2001, 04:45 PM

Open up Winzip, then click on "New" for New Archive. Give it a name, like WWGAME.ZIP. Browse for the files in the Save folder, then click on them and click the "Add" button to add them to the archive. That's all you need to do. I just archived my files as an example: a 3.2 MB file compressed to a 540 K one using Winzip.

Hope this helps!

-Sazerac

WizardMen · 03-14-2001, 05:44 PM

ok i tried what you said but when i went to pick the files after picked new archive and the files wernt there and i cant get them there to winzip

Sazerac · 03-14-2001, 05:59 PM

Okay...make sure that you actually "create" and name an archive...just name it anything. When you've done this, you should get an "Add files" dialog box. Now use this to locate the files.

If you can't find them, make sure file types are set to All Files *.* That usually solves the problem.

-Sazerac

Sazerac · 03-14-2001, 06:01 PM

Alternatively...you can right-click on the game files. If you added the WinZip extensions when you installed it, "Add to Archive" should be one of the menu choices. That should work as well.

-Saz

Wyvern · 03-14-2001, 06:18 PM

In WinZip - did you change the directory it is looking at to the W&W save directory?? (Sometimes I forget to make that simple but so important change!)

Hope you get them saved!

Wyv

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03-14-2001, 01:46 PM	#1
WizardMen The Magister Join Date: March 6, 2001 Location: Ramona-CA-USA Posts: 121	my mom is making me clean everything off of the computer and i wanted to know if there is a way to save my W&W file? i went to programfiles and then found my way to the save folder in the W&W folder and tryed to save those files to a disk but only the save00 file was too big for a floppy but i did get the other 2 files

03-14-2001, 02:20 PM	#2
Wyvern Ironworks Moderator Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Rural Paradise, MI Posts: 5,701	Try using a program like WINZIP which will compact the files making them smaller. You need to save your gamexx.sav and roster.dat . You may have to make more than one zip file and copy the files off to more than one disk. If you can't find WinZip - let me know and I'll get you a URL for downloading it! Wyv

03-14-2001, 03:10 PM	#3
Sazerac Ironworks Moderator Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Monroe, LA Age: 60 Posts: 7,387	Tried to answer this earlier, but the system went down... Anyway, Wyvern's answer is the same that I had written in. Just wanted to add that if you go to TUCOWS, do a search on WinZip in the search box of the page and it should bring you to the download site you need for it. Hope this works! -Sazerac

03-14-2001, 04:28 PM	#4
WizardMen The Magister Join Date: March 6, 2001 Location: Ramona-CA-USA Posts: 121	ya i have winzi but how do i get the files compressed using it

03-14-2001, 04:45 PM	#5
Sazerac Ironworks Moderator Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Monroe, LA Age: 60 Posts: 7,387	Open up Winzip, then click on "New" for New Archive. Give it a name, like WWGAME.ZIP. Browse for the files in the Save folder, then click on them and click the "Add" button to add them to the archive. That's all you need to do. I just archived my files as an example: a 3.2 MB file compressed to a 540 K one using Winzip. Hope this helps! -Sazerac

03-14-2001, 05:44 PM	#6
WizardMen The Magister Join Date: March 6, 2001 Location: Ramona-CA-USA Posts: 121	ok i tried what you said but when i went to pick the files after picked new archive and the files wernt there and i cant get them there to winzip

03-14-2001, 05:59 PM	#7
Sazerac Ironworks Moderator Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Monroe, LA Age: 60 Posts: 7,387	Okay...make sure that you actually "create" and name an archive...just name it anything. When you've done this, you should get an "Add files" dialog box. Now use this to locate the files. If you can't find them, make sure file types are set to All Files . That usually solves the problem. -Sazerac

03-14-2001, 06:01 PM	#8
Sazerac Ironworks Moderator Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Monroe, LA Age: 60 Posts: 7,387	Alternatively...you can right-click on the game files. If you added the WinZip extensions when you installed it, "Add to Archive" should be one of the menu choices. That should work as well. -Saz

03-14-2001, 06:18 PM	#9
Wyvern Ironworks Moderator Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Rural Paradise, MI Posts: 5,701	In WinZip - did you change the directory it is looking at to the W&W save directory?? (Sometimes I forget to make that simple but so important change!) Hope you get them saved! Wyv

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