Can I remove a source?

MPHopcroft · December 18th, 2014, 07:17 PM

I accessed a user-created source incorrectly somehow (not sure which one) and now the update tracker is fouled up. I get a complicated error message when I first Load Updates, and my display shows question marks on every single thing in my menu.

Is there a way I can locate and edit my list of sources so the update checker will work properly? Is the list even accessible to the user?

Mathias · December 18th, 2014, 07:23 PM

Could you please right-click on the error message, copy it, and paste it here for us to see? Without knowing what error is occurring, we can't help you diagnose it.

MPHopcroft · December 18th, 2014, 07:48 PM

The following errors were encountered while downloading secondary updates:

Error while retrieving https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...e/updates.xml:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head><title>Dropbox - 404</title>
<link href="https://www.dropbox.com/static/css/error.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
<link rel="shortcut icon" href="/static/images/favicon.ico"/>
</head>
<body>
<div class="figure">
<

Evidently I tried to link from a Dropbox file instead of an active directory. No surprise that would stymie the system. The question now is how do I get rid of that entry (I'm pretty sure I sourced the same content elsewhere.)

Mathias · December 18th, 2014, 07:53 PM

On the "Select a Game" menu, click "Find Updates" at the bottom right. Just below the list of downloads is an "Add Source" button. Click that, and it will open a list of all the options you added for download locations, with a delete button for each.

MPHopcroft · December 18th, 2014, 07:58 PM

Thanks! The problem wasn't the dropbox -- it was that I was trying to link to content that had been taken down by its creator.

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MPHopcroft Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Portland,OR USA Posts: 140 December 18th, 2014, 07:17 PM	I accessed a user-created source incorrectly somehow (not sure which one) and now the update tracker is fouled up. I get a complicated error message when I first Load Updates, and my display shows question marks on every single thing in my menu. Is there a way I can locate and edit my list of sources so the update checker will work properly? Is the list even accessible to the user?
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Mathias Senior Member Lone Wolf Staff Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 13,213 December 18th, 2014, 07:23 PM	Could you please right-click on the error message, copy it, and paste it here for us to see? Without knowing what error is occurring, we can't help you diagnose it.
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