jrv
Forum Guru
This latest version of vasl (currently in βeta) will automatically download the latest version of installed maps and will, as part of a new feature, list and download maps that are not installed. This is a handy feature, but depending on how you have installed vasl, you may need to make changes to allow its operation. If you are running windows and have your boards installed in the windows program files (under "c:\Program Files" or "c:\Program Files (x86)"), those directories are protected by default and vasl will not be able download new maps or later versions of existing maps without making changes. The best way to change this is to move your maps and overlays to a directory where you can write by default. A good place would be a directory called "c:\USERS\<your user name>\vasl\boards." Copy your existing maps and overlays there and then change your vasl preferences to use the new map directory.
As an aside if you are knowledgeable about windows, you can modify permissions to de-secure the maps directory under "c:\Program Files". Even if you are able to do this, I recommend against this as it may have unintended consequences for the security of your system.
If you are using an operating system other than windows, it is still possible that you have this problem if you have installed the vasl boards in a directory where you do not have write access. How you best fix this will depend on your operating system.
JR
As an aside if you are knowledgeable about windows, you can modify permissions to de-secure the maps directory under "c:\Program Files". Even if you are able to do this, I recommend against this as it may have unintended consequences for the security of your system.
If you are using an operating system other than windows, it is still possible that you have this problem if you have installed the vasl boards in a directory where you do not have write access. How you best fix this will depend on your operating system.
JR
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