#gmod wont start after transferring data to external storage

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dapper dirge
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after i transferred all of my gmod data to an external usb my gmod wont start, instead it says,
“error!
Can’t fund background image

’materials/console/background01_widescreen.vtf”

frail magnet
dapper dirge
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pretty sure i have and i currently am

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ill let you know what it says

frail magnet
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kk

dapper dirge
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would the file system for the usb matter?

dapper dirge
frail magnet
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idk

dapper dirge
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alr

frail magnet
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you're trying to start gmod on a external usb?

dapper dirge
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well my computer is very low on space and i deleted all i can

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the space required for all those addons adds up

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it’s validating 14.2 gb worth of files rn

frail magnet
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gmod is 14.2 gb for you?

dapper dirge
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still getting the error btw

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“all 3148 files were successfully validated”

frail magnet
dapper dirge
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yep

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when i got past that error with another method tho

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i got another error

frail magnet
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what error

dapper dirge
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setup file ‘gameinfo.txt’ doesn’t exist in subdirectory’ garrysmod’
check your -game parameter or VCONFIG setting.

frail magnet
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can you check if gameinfo.txt really exists?

dapper dirge
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idk where i would even look

frail magnet
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in GarrysMod/garrysmod/gameinfo.txt

dapper dirge
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file explore is saying windows cent find it

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wait

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found it myself

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its in the right area but

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nothing seems wrongfully

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is there a folder i should put it in?

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its just in the garrys mod folder, nothing specific

frail magnet
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that should be right

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are you launching gmod from steam or directly executing the executable

dapper dirge
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tried both

frail magnet
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do both give the same error

dapper dirge
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well i cant use the startup_loading.vtf to launch from steam