ALL PINK!

[Xx_Tickle_Prostate_Examiner_xX]

ok so one day i was working on this then the next my models are all pink! i try to restart my laptop the program and nothing works! even when i re texture them and save they just turn pink when i open it agian! what can i do to save my models?

[Chala]

Almost certainly a texture issue.
You could try packing the textures into your blend file to avoid losing them.

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/493384434439946250/822116057779142656/unknown.png

[Pte Jack]

Pink means you've lost connection to the textures. You've moved the texture folder somewhere or had them on a network drive and that drive has become disconnected or you've deleted the Image shader node somehow.

[Xx_Tickle_Prostate_Examiner_xX]

ok so how do i pack the textures?

[Xx_Tickle_Prostate_Examiner_xX]

and is there a way i can back them up just in case this happens agian?

[Pte Jack]

File - external Data - pack all into blend

You have to do this again if you add more textures called by the project.

[Xx_Tickle_Prostate_Examiner_xX]

ok so every time i texture it i just do that right?

[Pte Jack]

I think, If you add a texture or change one that has already been packed, the project has to be repacked before closing the file.

[Dr. Plague]

Originally posted by thecapl:

ok so every time i texture it i just do that right?

You can also enable Automatic Packing if you wish.

https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/files/blend/packed_data.html

[Xx_Tickle_Prostate_Examiner_xX]

when i try to pack it it keeps saying (file name) not found even though its in my folder of custom textures i make what should i do?

[Xx_Tickle_Prostate_Examiner_xX]

except this only happens on the files that are pink the others work fine

[Dr. Plague]

Try this and see if it works:

Go to File > External Data > Find Missing Files.

https://imgur.com/a/ZT2kryj

Then point blender to the directory where your textures are located and click Find Missing Files.

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You have to reestablish to proper file paths to where the textures, which are used within your scene, are located. The automatic process can only take you there eventually, if it fails tho you will have to resort to manual fixing.

[The Renderer]

Just to make it abundantly clear:

You con NOT pack textures that are pink. When they are pink, Blender already doesn't find them, of course Blender can't pack them in this case. You first have to make sure they all work (go to the nodes and open the correct files), THEN pack them.


That said, usually textures should not get pink at all, that only happens if you move them somewhere else. If you didn't move them then something is wrong with your setup/system and you probably should investigate that. Always packing everything is not the solution to your problem, it's a workaround. And not a good one.

[Xx_Tickle_Prostate_Examiner_xX]

ok thank you all so much i thought for shure my models i worked so hard on were all gone so thank you all for the tips and help!