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0010241Dwarf FortressTechnical -- Generalpublic2017-05-26 17:292021-04-04 20:31
Kiloth44 
lethosor 
highmajoralways
resolvedduplicate 
PCWindows 10
0.43.05 
 
0010241: On startup, it says "Index" file must be in "data" folder, i've checked and it is.
The Error box says,
"Main index file missing/corrupted. The file "index" must be in the "data" folder. Make sure DF decompressed into its folders properly."
I am unsure how to make sure a file decompressed properly but i have never had issues similar to this with any files, including DF, before.
For me, this error comes up every time i try to start DF. I am unsure how to reproduce this for others (as i only have 1 computer available to me).
If you need anything else, let me know.
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duplicate of 0011721resolved lethosor Unable to launch game, "index" not in "data" folder 
Issue History
2017-05-26 17:29Kiloth44New Issue
2017-05-26 23:31Shonai_DwellerNote Added: 0036567
2017-05-28 08:45lethosorNote Added: 0036568
2017-05-28 08:45lethosorAssigned To => lethosor
2017-05-28 08:45lethosorStatusnew => needs feedback
2021-04-04 20:31lethosorNote Added: 0041014
2021-04-04 20:31lethosorRelationship addedduplicate of 0011721
2021-04-04 20:31lethosorStatusneeds feedback => resolved
2021-04-04 20:31lethosorResolutionopen => duplicate

Notes
(0036567)
Shonai_Dweller   
2017-05-26 23:31   
Where did you download df from? Is it the vanilla program from bay12games or a pack of some kind with utils and stuff included?
(0036568)
lethosor   
2017-05-28 08:45   
Have you extracted the zip file completely? Is the index file writeable?
(0041014)
lethosor   
2021-04-04 20:31   
This is typically an issue with permissions, e.g. 0011721. Make sure you have installed DF in a folder that you can write to, and that you have permissions to read and write everything in the DF folder.