Blender 4.3 can no longer find the config folder #122944

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Hans Nolte · 2024-06-09T10:57:45+02:00

Hans Nolte commented

2024-06-09 10:57:45 +02:00

System Information
Operating system: Win 10 - fully Patched
Graphics card: GTX 1070 - latest Studio Driver

Blender Version
Broken: Blender 4.3.0 - 8937c0bcab
Worked: latest 4.2

Short description of error
If the config folder is in the Blender->4.3 directory, it will not be found by Blender.
Blender creates a new folder under C:\Users\MEINNAME\AppData\Roaming instead.

**System Information** Operating system: Win 10 - fully Patched Graphics card: GTX 1070 - latest Studio Driver **Blender Version** Broken: Blender 4.3.0 - 8937c0bcab11 Worked: latest 4.2 **Short description of error** If the config folder is in the Blender->4.3 directory, it will not be found by Blender. Blender creates a new folder under C:\Users\MEINNAME\AppData\Roaming instead.

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Richard Antalik commented

2024-06-09 12:50:52 +02:00

If the config folder is in the Blender->4.3 directory, it will not be found by Blender.

I don't understand this statement, what is the exact path?

Looking at https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/advanced/blender_directory_layout.html, this seems like intended behavior to me. At the bottom of the page it says, that you have to override default paths by setting system variables. Did you set these variables?

> If the config folder is in the Blender->4.3 directory, it will not be found by Blender. I don't understand this statement, what is the exact path? Looking at https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/advanced/blender_directory_layout.html, this seems like intended behavior to me. At the bottom of the page it says, that you have to override default paths by setting system variables. Did you set these variables?

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Hans Nolte commented

2024-06-09 13:46:16 +02:00

If the config folder is in the Blender->4.3 directory, it will not be found by Blender.

I don't understand this statement, what is the exact path?

Looking at https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/advanced/blender_directory_layout.html, this seems like intended behavior to me. At the bottom of the page it says, that you have to override default paths by setting system variables. Did you set these variables?

Hi Richard,

thank you for your reply.

I have had the config folder in the Blender->version number - Folder for years.
You do not need any system variables. How else could Blender be made portable?

> > If the config folder is in the Blender->4.3 directory, it will not be found by Blender. > > I don't understand this statement, what is the exact path? > > Looking at https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/advanced/blender_directory_layout.html, this seems like intended behavior to me. At the bottom of the page it says, that you have to override default paths by setting system variables. Did you set these variables? Hi Richard, thank you for your reply. I have had the config folder in the Blender->version number - Folder for years. You do not need any system variables. How else could Blender be made portable?

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Richard Antalik commented

2024-06-09 14:55:09 +02:00

@ditos I have checked this on Windows, and indeed this worked up to 4.2 version. So will confirm. This may have been intentional, but I will have to bisect to check that. Will confirm this issue for now.

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Ruri-Res commented

2024-06-09 14:57:32 +02:00

#122778
4.2 (and later) use new "portable" folder.
Manual

#122778 4.2 (and later) use new "portable" folder. [Manual](https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/4.2/advanced/blender_directory_layout.html#portable-installation)

Richard Antalik commented

2024-06-09 15:06:31 +02:00

I have checked git log, and found commit 939e4b2efc, If I read the code right, the new path should be say blender-4.3.0-alpha+main.8937c0bcab11-linux.x86_64-release/portable/. Don't have time to test this right now.

Will remove high prio, but I guess I can keep this open so this is documented in release notes.

I have checked git log, and found commit 939e4b2efcb3d8a2d4481341866ef0fb2e6d4aa6, If I read the code right, the new path should be say `blender-4.3.0-alpha+main.8937c0bcab11-linux.x86_64-release/portable/`. Don't have time to test this right now. Will remove high prio, but I guess I can keep this open so this is documented in release notes.

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Richard Antalik commented

2024-06-09 15:09:47 +02:00

I am too late again, since this is documented in manual, I will close this report. Though this should be in release notes as well, I believe it will appear there soon.

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2024-06-09 15:09:50 +02:00

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Hans Nolte commented

2024-06-09 15:13:34 +02:00

Move the config-Folder in the portable-Folder works for me.

To enable this, create a folder named portable at the following locations:
Windows: Next to the Blender executable, in the unzipped folder

Thank you Ruri and Richard !

Move the config-Folder in the portable-Folder works for me. _To enable this, create a folder named portable at the following locations: Windows: Next to the Blender executable, in the unzipped folder_ Thank you Ruri and Richard !

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Blender 4.3 can no longer find the config folder #122944