Tenderfoot Thahd spidwebfansince1998 Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Avernum Escape From the Pit\Avernum Files\Scripts contains two corrupted files, textdocs.txt and zonetemp.txt I have tried everything to delete and reinstall Avernum but they won't disappear with anything I've tried. Malwarebytes file assassin, safemode, cmd prompt, etc. nothing works. I noticed avernum started having errors while playing so attempted to reinstall and discovered these two files that would refuse to be deleted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slawbug Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 When you say "they won't disappear" do you actually mean 1) You can't find a way to delete them 2) You can delete them, but they reappear (and are corrupted) every time you install the game 3) You can delete them, but they reappear (and are corrupted) every time you RUN the game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd spidwebfansince1998 Posted April 9, 2017 Author Share Posted April 9, 2017 When you say "they won't disappear" do you actually mean 1) You can't find a way to delete them 2) You can delete them, but they reappear (and are corrupted) every time you install the game 3) You can delete them, but they reappear (and are corrupted) every time you RUN the game I cannot delete them. All attempts to delete them usually results in "Error 0x80070570: The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable." One work around solution I can think of is if I installed Avernum in another folder (currently in my steamapps/ common directory) but I do not know how to do that through steam without moving my entire steam library. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slawbug Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 If you don't have a recent backup of your hard drive, I suggest you back up your most critical files before you do anything else. Unfortunately, that error (and the fact that you can't delete the files) suggests it isn't just the data stored in the files that has been corrupted, but the catalogued metadata that allows your hard drive to know where the files are, how big they are, etc. This can be a potentially serious problem. You may be able to fix it (e.g. by cleaning the registry or using a hard drive repair utility). But back things up NOW just in case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd spidwebfansince1998 Posted April 9, 2017 Author Share Posted April 9, 2017 If you don't have a recent backup of your hard drive, I suggest you back up your most critical files before you do anything else. Unfortunately, that error (and the fact that you can't delete the files) suggests it isn't just the data stored in the files that has been corrupted, but the catalogued metadata that allows your hard drive to know where the files are, how big they are, etc. This can be a potentially serious problem. You may be able to fix it (e.g. by cleaning the registry or using a hard drive repair utility). But back things up NOW just in case. Alright, I'll do that. Thanks. Luckily I have a spare HDD on hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Earth Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 start command prompt with administrator privileges and type chkdsk/r and then answer y and reboot computer and let chkdsk run its course (depending size of hdd it can take several hours). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd spidwebfansince1998 Posted April 17, 2017 Author Share Posted April 17, 2017 I've managed to fix my drive and remove the corrupted files. While I still plan to replace my HDD I tried to reinstall Avernum, it's working now however when I try to talk to many NPCs I get "Talking Error: Dialogue script broken or absent." I tried to verify my game files through steam and it stated that everything is present and correct. I'd like to be able to get it working but no huge loss if I can't. I'll just have to wait until I migrate my drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slawbug Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 I don't know how you can get that error but have Steam say everything verifies -- their help page even claims it will turn up a one-file error simply because a configuration file has options set not to the default. Which I guess points again to something weird going on with your disk. Or, I guess, a virus? I dunno. Either way, this definitely is not an experience other people have been reporting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Do you still experience these errors if you start a new game? Unfortunately, at this point it's possible that your saved game itself is also corrupted and you may have to either start afresh or start from a save before the errors began. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 From beta testing Jeff has told me that once you get that error in a zone it will persist through out all remaining dialogue. It is usually caused by a punctuation mistake in the zone dialogue script. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fledgling Fyora lorein0688 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Scan your system with the good antivirus program or else update the outdated drivers from the manufacturer website or from the Microsoft official website. Hope this help you to resolve the Error 0x80070570: The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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