hey I have a problem

[Mato]

I am using rpg maker mz and every so often like at least 2 or 3 times a day my screen will flash back and when it comes back my rpg maker mz has crashed i keep losing so much work and i am not sure why it is happening

 

[mlogan]

I've moved this thread to Tech Support. Please be sure to post your threads in the correct forum next time. Thank you.

 

[Andar]

three possibilities that I can think of directly:

1) you're storing the project in a cloudsync'ed folder (in the case of Microsoft OneDrive that might even be without your knowledge).
The RMs access their files like a database (constantly open) instead of only when saving, because the amount of data is too high to use regular file operations. And that means that any cloudsync whith the editor working has a chance of destroying those files.
Please store the project outside could-folders and only use clouds for distribution and manual backup.

2) your antivirus gets a false positive on RM because RMMV and RMMZ use HTNL5-Technologies with local file access.
Most Antivirus and similar protection programs can't detect the difference between a local HTML-file accessing local files and a remote website trying to infect your computer.
Add RMMV/RMMZ to the whitelist of all your protection programs (not only antivirus, there might be others)

3) your harddrive is near End-of-Life and has to remap failing storage sectors. This usually takes a ten-year-old harddrive under regular working conditions, but a bad ventilation or other overheating causes can age a computer much faster, resulting in similar effects after one or two years of service in a hot environment.
save your project externally and purchase a new harddrive to replace the current one if a program like checkdrive reports a S.M.A.R.T.-status of below 50% (normal is 80% or above, a number <50% means you're only a few weeks or months away from total failure)

 

[Mato]

three possibilities that I can think of directly:

1) you're storing the project in a cloudsync'ed folder (in the case of Microsoft OneDrive that might even be without your knowledge).
The RMs access their files like a database (constantly open) instead of only when saving, because the amount of data is too high to use regular file operations. And that means that any cloudsync whith the editor working has a chance of destroying those files.
Please store the project outside could-folders and only use clouds for distribution and manual backup.

2) your antivirus gets a false positive on RM because RMMV and RMMZ use HTNL5-Technologies with local file access.
Most Antivirus and similar protection programs can't detect the difference between a local HTML-file accessing local files and a remote website trying to infect your computer.
Add RMMV/RMMZ to the whitelist of all your protection programs (not only antivirus, there might be others)

3) your harddrive is near End-of-Life and has to remap failing storage sectors. This usually takes a ten-year-old harddrive under regular working conditions, but a bad ventilation or other overheating causes can age a computer much faster, resulting in similar effects after one or two years of service in a hot environment.
save your project externally and purchase a new harddrive to replace the current one if a program like checkdrive reports a S.M.A.R.T.-status of below 50% (normal is 80% or above, a number <50% means you're only a few weeks or months away from total failure)

how can i tell if it is sync with the cloud and how do i remove it from there

 

[Andar]

the folderpath
you need to check the full folderpath beginning with drive letter and to the index.html.
it will look like "c:\folder\folder\folder" and so on instead of beginning with the shortcut "this PC".
You can usually see it in the properties of the folder where your project is.

if one of the folders is named after a cloudservice (onedrive, dropbox, etc.) then you are in a cloudsync'ed folder.
and to remove it from sync simply store the project elsewhere

 

[Mato]

i did it and will write if it works now

 

[Mato]

the folderpath
you need to check the full folderpath beginning with drive letter and to the index.html.
it will look like "c:\folder\folder\folder" and so on instead of beginning with the shortcut "this PC".
You can usually see it in the properties of the folder where your project is.

if one of the folders is named after a cloudservice (onedrive, dropbox, etc.) then you are in a cloudsync'ed folder.
and to remove it from sync simply store the project elsewhere

it still happended this all started after the mz update for me could that be apart fo it?

 

[Andar]

Above I gave you three options that could cause it.
If it happened after an update and it isn' due to a cloudsync the second option is the most likely cause.

 

[Mato]

Above I gave you three options that could cause it.
If it happened after an update and it isn' due to a cloudsync the second option is the most likely cause.

ok but what do i do about my anti-virus software i need it to keep me safe is there a to have it be it wont mess with my rpg maker

 

[Andar]

and I also gave the solution there: add RMMZ to the whitelist of the antivirus

 

[Mato]

can i add the whole folder or do i need to go through each file

 

[Mato]

three possibilities that I can think of directly:

1) you're storing the project in a cloudsync'ed folder (in the case of Microsoft OneDrive that might even be without your knowledge).
The RMs access their files like a database (constantly open) instead of only when saving, because the amount of data is too high to use regular file operations. And that means that any cloudsync whith the editor working has a chance of destroying those files.
Please store the project outside could-folders and only use clouds for distribution and manual backup.

2) your antivirus gets a false positive on RM because RMMV and RMMZ use HTNL5-Technologies with local file access.
Most Antivirus and similar protection programs can't detect the difference between a local HTML-file accessing local files and a remote website trying to infect your computer.
Add RMMV/RMMZ to the whitelist of all your protection programs (not only antivirus, there might be others)

3) your harddrive is near End-of-Life and has to remap failing storage sectors. This usually takes a ten-year-old harddrive under regular working conditions, but a bad ventilation or other overheating causes can age a computer much faster, resulting in similar effects after one or two years of service in a hot environment.
save your project externally and purchase a new harddrive to replace the current one if a program like checkdrive reports a S.M.A.R.T.-status of below 50% (normal is 80% or above, a number <50% means you're only a few weeks or months away from total failure)

hey i think i did it do you mean like this

 

[Mato]

it still crashed on me i am out of ideas my pc is only a year old so it cant be the harddrive

 

[pohutukawa]

Are you streaming your work to anyone? Whenever I use any software that records what I am doing, RPG Maker tends to crash more often.

 

[Milennin]

it still crashed on me i am out of ideas my pc is only a year old so it cant be the harddrive

Download the free software CrystalDiskInfo, to check your hard drives. I had a hard drive once fail pretty early on its life cycle. I'd check on it, just in case.