SpringDownloader re-downloading maps

[TechnoTone]

My SpringDownloader is constantly downloading maps I already have. I've tried clearing my entire maps folder but it constantly insists on downloading copies of maps again and again.

For example, I currently have 6 copies of 1944_Road_To_Rome_V3.sd7.

I have MapTrackingMode set to ALL.

I'm running Windows Vista 64-bit.

Any ideas/suggestions?

[TechnoTone]

Nobody else experienced this then? Any ideas on what may be the cause or, even better, the solution?

[CarRepairer]

It's happening to me too. I'm also using Vista64. Very strange. I might try reinstalling eventually.

[very_bad_soldier]

Happens to me too, I thought it was a known bug. Vista64 too.

[Jish]

vista sucks

[very_bad_soldier]

vista sucks

At least we can play spring.

[Jazcash]

vista sucks

At least we can play spring.

C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER!!!1111TWENTYTOO

[Licho]

It happens because unitsync fails to start on vista. As a result, springdownloader cannot detect what maps you already have.

Turn off autodownload and hopefully it should work.

[Licho]

Alternative is to disable UAC - then unitsync starts.

[TechnoTone]

UAC is already disabled.

[CarRepairer]

I'll just delete all my maps between every game, since SD downloads them for me so fast right when I join a game.

[TechnoTone]

I've gotten used to deleting all the duplicate downloads now but I really would like to find a better solution. I plan to take a look at the source code - as soon as I get some "spare" time and can figure out how to get it.

[bartvbl]

solution (this will save you a few hours):

Run cmd as Administrator (in vista) by right clicking on it and select run as administrator.

Then navigate to the spring map folder with the use of the cd command.
(cd "C:\Program Files\Spring\maps" in most cases)

type the following del commands:
del *(?).*
del *(??).*
del *(???).*

that should take care of and duplicates up to (999) :)

[TechnoTone]

Thanks for that but I just run the following command instead:

del *).sd7

[bartvbl]

that might work too, but do all maps have the extension .sd7?
maybe it is better to say "del *).*"