windows: settings.json issue

[AsalentsTech]

i am trying to install bitcoin core but cant it keeps saying unable to open or save the settings.json file or somehting like this i have uninstalled and reinstalled ten times same thing i even tried putting it on my exteernal hard drive and had same issue how do i fix so i cna download and install bitcoin core?

[jonatack]

Hi @asalentsvpns666, which operating system and version are you using, which version of Bitcoin Core are you installing (from the downloaded binary or from source?), do you see a settings.json file in your data directory, and if yes, which permissions does that file have?

[maflcko]

Generally, it is not recommended to set the datadir to a top level directory like D:\.

Does anyone know if the uninstaller effectively clears the gui persisted settings like -resetguisettings does?

[Aumeeb]

@asalentsvpns666 Try to switch other disk, or using Virtual Machine?

[ryanofsky]

I thought bitcoin-core/gui#379 might help address this issue, but it doesn't really. All it might do is make the "Settings file could not be written" error dialog a little more readable.

I guess the ideal thing to do in the gui when the datadir exists but isn't writable would be to prompt the user and give a choice of whether to exit or choose a new data directory. This would require shuffling the qt init code a bit since the settings file is written after Intro::showIfNeeded is called.

[hebasto]

@asalentsvpns666

Could you try a build from the current master branch? If error persists, what is its description now?

[AsalentsTech]

gave up and built my own yours has to many problems not worth the time. no offense

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[hebasto]

Could be closed?

[AsalentsTech]

if you mean the support ticket yes

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