So changing the 'Target' field was giving me invalid directory error. So I changed the 'Start in' field to C:\Mnemosyne (I had copied the whole Mnemosyne folder to that location earlier) Then I ran the shortcut as Administrator, it gave the same error. But for the heck of it, I ran it again and voila, it worked ! I have no idea what sorcery is going on but thanks a lot for your help Peter :)
Adi On Friday, 24 October 2014 22:42:56 UTC+5:30, Peter Bienstman wrote: > > Hi, > > Create a shortcut of Mnemosyne on your desktop. Right-click it, go to > 'shortcut' and change 'target' to e.g. > > "C:\Program Files (x86)\Mnemosyne\mnemosyne.exe -d > C:\a\directory\where\you\have\write\access" > > Cheers, > > Peter > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] <javascript:> [mailto:mnemosyne- > <javascript:> > > [email protected] <javascript:>] On Behalf Of Aditya Singh > > Sent: 24 October 2014 18:23 > > To: [email protected] <javascript:> > > Subject: Re: [mnemosyne-proj-users] Installing Mnemosyne > > > > "edit that shortcut to start Mnemosyne with the '-d <folder_name>' > > argument: that way you can set where Mnemosyne stores its data." > > > > > > Can you please elaborate how to do this. I am still a noob at such > things. > > > > > > Thanks a lot for your help and efforts > > > > > > Adi > > > > On Friday, 24 October 2014 21:07:08 UTC+5:30, Peter Bienstman wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > Searching google for 'appdata roaming read only' turns up a lot > of > > hits, so it's something that does seem to occur in other cases as well, > but as > > far as I could see from quickly scanning through these hits, there is no > > obvious solution that works in all cases. > > > > Anyhow, you can create a shortcut of Mnemosyne and then edit > that > > shortcut to start Mnemosyne with the '-d <folder_name>' argument: that > > way you can set where Mnemosyne stores its data. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Peter > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [email protected] <javascript:> > > [mailto:mnemosyne- <javascript:> <javascript:> > > > [email protected] <javascript:> ] On Behalf Of Aditya > > Singh > > > Sent: 24 October 2014 16:12 > > > To: [email protected] <javascript:> > > > Subject: Re: [mnemosyne-proj-users] Installing Mnemosyne > > > > > > The directory is not write protected, but the Roaming folder > is > > Read-only. I > > > tried to uncheck the Read-only attribute, only for it to be > checked > > again > > > when I checked it afterwards. Then I tried to remove the > Read-only > > attribute > > > by the following in Command Prompt : > > > attrib -r +s C:\Users\ADMIN\Appdata\Roaming > > > > > > > > > After that I tried reinstalling Mnemosyne. Still, there is no > > Mnemosyne folder > > > in Roaming. Also, now I am getting a different error while > running > > > Mnemosyne : > > > " > > > An unexpected error has occurred. > > > Please forward the following info to the developers: > > > > > > Traceback (innermost last): > > > File "mnemosyne, line 191, in <module> > > > File "mnemosyne\libmnemosyne\_init_.pyo", line 186 in > initialise > > File > > > "mnemosyne\libmnemosyne\_init_.pyo", line 264, in activate > > components > > > File "mnemosyne\libmnemosyne\configuration.pyo", line 81, in > > activate File > > > "mnemosyne\libmnemosyne\configuration.pyo", line 277, in > > fill_dirs File > > > "os.pyo", line 157, in makedirs > > > WindowsError: [Error 5] Access is denied: 'Mnemosyne' > > > > > > > > > On Friday, 24 October 2014 17:17:35 UTC+5:30, Peter Bienstman > > wrote: > > > > > > The problem seems to be then that Mnemosyne tries to > write > > its > > > data in the directory I mentioned, but does not have > permission > > there. > > > > > > Can you double check if that directory is not > accidentally write > > > protected? > > > > > > Peter > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [email protected] <javascript:> > > > [mailto:mnemosyne- <javascript:> <javascript:> <javascript:> > > > > [email protected] <javascript:> ] On Behalf > Of > > Aditya > > > Singh > > > > Sent: 24 October 2014 13:32 > > > > To: [email protected] <javascript:> > > > > Subject: Re: [mnemosyne-proj-users] Installing > Mnemosyne > > > > > > > > Yes, this is the first time I'm trying to install > Mnemosyne. > > Sorry, I > > > should have > > > > mentioned that in the beginning. > > > > All the results after searching for 'Mnemosyne' in > the system > > point > > > to > > > > Mnemosyne folder in Program Files (x86). > > > > > > > > Adi > > > > > > > > On Friday, 24 October 2014 14:15:19 UTC+5:30, Peter > > Bienstman > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Is this the very first time you try to run > Mnemosyne? > > Perhaps > > > you > > > > don't have write permissions in these directories at > all. > > > > > > > > Can you run a search for all directories > called > > 'mnemosyne' on > > > your > > > > system? > > > > > > > > Peter > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: [email protected] > <javascript:> > > > > [mailto:mnemosyne- <javascript:> <javascript:> > <javascript:> > > <javascript:> > > > > > [email protected] <javascript:> ] > On Behalf Of > > > Aditya > > > > Singh > > > > > Sent: 24 October 2014 08:30 > > > > > To: [email protected] > <javascript:> > > > > > Cc: [email protected] <javascript:> > > > > > Subject: Re: [mnemosyne-proj-users] > Installing > > Mnemosyne > > > > > > > > > > There's no folder 'Application Data' :( > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, 24 October 2014 11:23:11 > UTC+5:30, Peter > > > Bienstman > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Try a folder Application Data. > > > > > > > > > > Peter > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 24 October 2014 06:21:59 CEST, > Aditya Singh > > > > > <[email protected] <javascript:> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > No. I am installing it > from a setup downloaded > > from > > > the > > > > net. > > > > > I tried searching it > around but couldn't find the > > > Mnemosyne > > > > > folder inside appdata. Hidden files are > already visible. > > My PC > > > > configs are > > > > > Win7, 64-bit. > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, 24 October 2014 > 09:49:35 UTC+5:30, > > Peter > > > > > Bienstman wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Are you trying to > run e.g. from a write- > > protected > > > Usb > > > > > key? Also, depending on your computer, the > location of > > the > > > > directory inside > > > > > the user folder could be slightly > different. Make sure to > > set > > > up your > > > > explorer > > > > > to display hidden files. > > > > > > > > > > Good luck! > > > > > > > > > > Peter > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On October 24, > 2014 4:31:15 AM CEST, > > Aditya > > > Singh > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Hello > > > > > > > > > > I also > installed the latest version of > > > > > Mnemosyne (2.3.1). Whenever I start it, > I'm getting the > > > following > > > > error : > > > > > > > > > > " > > > > > An > unexpected error has occurred. > > > > > Please > forward the following info to the > > > > > developers: > > > > > Traceback > (innermost last): > > > > > File > "mnemosyne, line 191, in <module> > > > > > File > > > "mnemosyne\libmnemosyne\_init_.pyo", > > > > > line 186 in initialise > > > > > File > > > "mnemosyne\libmnemosyne\_init_.pyo", > > > > > line 264, in activate components > > > > > File > > > > > > "mnemosyne\libmnemosyne\configuration.pyo", > > > > > File > > > > > > "mnemosyne\libmnemosyne\configuration.pyo", line > > 84, in > > > > activate > > > > > File > > > > > > "mnemosyne\libmnemosyne\configuration.pyo", line > > 221, in > > > save > > > > > > OperationalError: Attempt to write a > > readonly > > > > > database > > > > > " > > > > > > > > > > Also, > there is no Mnemosyne folder > > located > > > at > > > > > > > > > > > C:/users/ADMIN/appdata/roaming/Mnemosyne > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Can you > please tell what may be causing > > the > > > > > problem? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks in > advance > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, > 10 October 2014 18:51:19 > > > UTC+5:30, > > > > > Peter Bienstman wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Delete > > > > > > > c:/users/aesimjee/appdata/roaming/Mnemosyne/config and > > > the > > > > problem > > > > > should disappear. > > > > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > > > > > > Peter > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On > 10 October 2014 15:10:09 CEST, > > > > > [email protected] wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > I have installed the latest > > > > > Mnemosyne. 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