Access denied. Press OK to ignore and risk data corruption.

[Pwyll]

cannot start game , help please

[Lizara]

probably the game or some of the data saved in a space without write permissions or where you need admin permissions.
try launching it as admin
if that works try giving the game proper permissions and/or change the directory

[Pwyll]

try to change directory and same thing, i go try reinstall

[Lizara]

Originally posted by Pwyll:

try to change directory and same thing, i go try reinstall

some of the files are installed in your user folder by default
C:\Users\"username"\AppData\Roaming\7DaysToDie
it's settings, logs, saves etc there. the error sounds to me that the game does not have access to write the needed files in the Roaming folder

one fix would be giving 7days proper access to said folder

other fix would be changing location for that folder somewhere in your config. give me a few minutes to see if I can find a config and the line that specifies that.

[Pwyll]

i try to reinstall and same error, ill wait you

[Lizara]

found it.

if you don't want to go through fixing the permissions you can change the file location for those other files

In your 7 days to Die folder you will find the file "serverconfig"
open with notepad
find <!-- Folder and file locations -->
change absolutepath to the path you want it to go
<!-- <property name="UserDataFolder" value="absolute path" />
<!-- <property name="SaveGameFolder" value="absolute path" />

that should fix it

[Pwyll]

this are only files in 7 days folder
https://postimg.cc/Dmrg3qJP

[Lizara]

Originally posted by Pwyll:

this are only files in 7 days folder
https://postimg.cc/Dmrg3qJP

it's in the previous folder just named "7 Days To Die". the file is "serverconfig.xml"
but it's also very odd that you only have the outputlogs. there are so many files missing

[roccoray35]

Originally posted by Lizara:

Originally posted by Pwyll:

try to change directory and same thing, i go try reinstall

some of the files are installed in your user folder by default
C:\Users\"username"\AppData\Roaming\7DaysToDie
it's settings, logs, saves etc there. the error sounds to me that the game does not have access to write the needed files in the Roaming folder

one fix would be giving 7days proper access to said folder

other fix would be changing location for that folder somewhere in your config. give me a few minutes to see if I can find a config and the line that specifies that.

Sorry i know this is from forever ago. How do i give 7 days proper access? I think I'm in the same situation.

[Lizara]

Originally posted by roccoray35:

Originally posted by Lizara:

some of the files are installed in your user folder by default
C:\Users\"username"\AppData\Roaming\7DaysToDie
it's settings, logs, saves etc there. the error sounds to me that the game does not have access to write the needed files in the Roaming folder

one fix would be giving 7days proper access to said folder

other fix would be changing location for that folder somewhere in your config. give me a few minutes to see if I can find a config and the line that specifies that.

Sorry i know this is from forever ago. How do i give 7 days proper access? I think I'm in the same situation.

I've done this forever ago BUT if I recall correctly you navigate to the .exe go to properties, then security and then you need to find the proper read and write access and check if it has it for your current user, but before you do that try opening it as admin. see if it solves the error. if it does then it's just the missing permissions.
if it does not it's something more funky or the drive it's trying to save to is full.