Addons not installing (Yes I've done the procedures) (Fixed)

[Martie]

FORGOT TO EDIT THIS AS I'VE MADE IT WORK.

I changed the steam install location back to the usual spot (program files, etc) and they started working normally after installing the things again

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So uhm, hi everyone, been having some issues with gmod, the addons won't even show up at the addons folder, but i see them downloading

I've tried

• Installing
  
• Reinstalling Gmod
  
• Reinstalling Steam
  
• deleting Steam/appcache
  
• removing workshop files ( legacy.bin and _4000.acf files )
  
• clearing download cache
  
• verifying files
  
• waiting for 2 weeks to reinstall gmod after a clean uninstall of it
  
  I might be missing some of the things i did but that's the summary
  help anyone? My OS is Win10 and it used to work before I updated from Win8.1
  
  EDIT:
  Here's the log of me booting the game up with the map "gm_lair" supposedly downloaded
  
  

  Initializing Awesomium..
  Parent cvar in server.dll not allowed (p2p_enabled)
  --- Missing Vgui material hud/leaderboard_dead
  No Kinect SDK
  Failed to read addon 104488112!
  --- Missing Vgui material vgui/servers/icon_replay
  --- Missing Vgui material vgui/servers/icon_replay_column
  Extraction failed.. Oh oh! (C:/Users/Mr. Matt/Steam/steamapps/common/GarrysMod/garrysmod/addons/gm_lair_104488112.gma)
  END: DownloadAddons
  Addons have changes - remounting
  Not loading addon 'addons/gm_lair_104488112.gma' - file doesn't exist
  Couldn't mount addon [gm_Lair][addons/gm_lair_104488112.gma]
  Removing bad addon addons/gm_lair_104488112.gma
  

[callum.]

Try deleting all of your .vbf and .db files in your gmod folder.

[Martie]

on what location, matey?

[Martie]

i deleted the .db files and couldn't find any .vbf

[Erick_Maksimets]

Originally posted by Mr. Mattie:

So uhm, hi everyone, been having some issues with gmod, the addons won't even show up at the addons folder, but i see them downloading

I've tried

• Installing
  
• Reinstalling Gmod
  
• Reinstalling Steam
  
• deleting Steam/appcache
  
• removing workshop files ( legacy.bin and _4000.acf files )
  
• clearing download cache
  
• verifying files
  
• waiting for 2 weeks to reinstall gmod after a clean uninstall of it
  
  I might be missing some of the things i did but that's the summary
  help anyone? My OS is Win10 and it used to work before I updated from Win8.1
  
  EDIT:
  Here's the log of me booting the game up with the map "gm_lair" supposedly downloaded
  
  

  Initializing Awesomium..
  Parent cvar in server.dll not allowed (p2p_enabled)
  --- Missing Vgui material hud/leaderboard_dead
  No Kinect SDK
  Failed to read addon 104488112!
  --- Missing Vgui material vgui/servers/icon_replay
  --- Missing Vgui material vgui/servers/icon_replay_column
  Extraction failed.. Oh oh! (C:/Users/Mr. Matt/Steam/steamapps/common/GarrysMod/garrysmod/addons/gm_lair_104488112.gma)
  END: DownloadAddons
  Addons have changes - remounting
  Not loading addon 'addons/gm_lair_104488112.gma' - file doesn't exist
  Couldn't mount addon [gm_Lair][addons/gm_lair_104488112.gma]
  Removing bad addon addons/gm_lair_104488112.gma
  

So you managed to solve this problem? As far as I understand, this problem occurs in people with windows 10.

[sierra]

Have you checked to see if the addons are going to the right folder? Only way I can think is to check your addons folder. I can be totally wrong as I've never experienced this problem.

[Erick_Maksimets]

All .gma files is missing in addons folder.

[sierra]

I think the game will not recognize the files unless they are in the addons folder. Maybe use file explorer, if theres any addons you know the file name of ( for example gm_bigcity_105982362.gma is the file name of bigcity if you were in your addons folder, if you looked for the bigcity addon that would be the name of it ) search the name of it on the file explorer. Download bigcity or something and search the addon name I gave and see what file it goes to.

[sierra]

Or just search up .gma (which works for me). If it DOES work and you find where the files might be going ( if they arent just getting deleted ) move them all the the addons folder and it might work.

[Martie]

hey my dudes, i forgot to update this question of mine, i was able to make it work by installing steam back on the normal folder (program files, etc), as i had it installed somewhere else (still on the same hard drive tho)

[sierra]

Im dumb, literally just noticed this was made 2 years ago, completely sorry.

[Erick_Maksimets]

In any case, we have the answer.

[Martie]

my bad i forgot to update lol, thanks for reminding me, hopefully it can help someone else too