45 GB debug.txt

[tommiehz]

So today I got a message about low HDD space remaining. So I did some digging and found that my Prison Architect debug.txt had somehow acquired 45GB worth of data.
Ofcourse having never deleted that folder in upgrading, it has had a while to gather it all.

Just something to keep an eye on, delete the file and on next start up it will be remade as a new small file.

[Azarath]

Just looked at mine, only 702kb, but still pretty big for a txt file.

Opened it up, and 99% of it is made up of:

"SoundSampleDecoder ERROR reading ogg data from 'data/sounds/hour2_stereo.ogg'"

Repeated over and over.

[HerrJoebob]

Wow. Mine's 5MB, I'll keep an eye on it now though.

[VoiD88]

Mine's only 3.46 KB, I win

[Mas Tnega]

3.38KB, I'm afraid you only take FIRST LOSER.

Also, doesn't the game usually replace debug.txt each time you run it?

[Blackwater]

4kb here

[Spartanxvi]

you can just delete it.

[bluegamesful]

718 mb here, maybe the devs should take a look into this, i´m sorry but i can´t open it to tell whats inside...

[HerrJoebob]

3.38KB, I'm afraid you only take FIRST LOSER.

Also, doesn't the game usually replace debug.txt each time you run it?

Looks like it normally does - mine's down to 1.8 MB. Sounds like a bug for sure, weird one.

[111none]

165,991 kb

[Nightwolf42]

Mine is only 53.8 KB. Maybe these logs only started logging in later alpha versions when I stopped playing every day?

[Renka]

718 mb here, maybe the devs should take a look into this, i´m sorry but i can´t open it to tell whats inside...

It's full of stuff like:

SoundSampleDecoder ERROR reading ogg data from 'data/sounds/hour2_stereo.ogg'
SoundSampleDecoder ERROR reading ogg data from 'data/sounds/hour2_stereo.ogg'
SoundSampleDecoder ERROR reading ogg data from 'data/sounds/hour2_stereo.ogg'
SoundSampleDecoder ERROR reading ogg data from 'data/sounds/hour2_stereo.ogg'
SoundSampleDecoder ERROR reading ogg data from 'data/sounds/hour2_stereo.ogg'

and

SoundSampleBank WARNING : Missing sound file : dk_stars3
Sound Instance WARNING : Sample failed to load 'dk_stars3'
SoundSampleBank WARNING : Missing sound file : dk_stars3
Sound Instance WARNING : Sample failed to load 'dk_stars3'
SoundSampleBank WARNING : Missing sound file : dk_stars3
Sound Instance WARNING : Sample failed to load 'dk_stars3'

and

SoundSampleDecoder ERROR reading ogg data from 'data/sounds/visitation_busy.ogg'
SoundSampleDecoder ERROR reading ogg data from 'data/sounds/visitation_busy.ogg'
SoundSampleDecoder ERROR reading ogg data from 'data/sounds/visitation_busy.ogg'
SoundSampleDecoder ERROR reading ogg data from 'data/sounds/visitation_busy.ogg'
SoundSampleDecoder ERROR reading ogg data from 'data/sounds/visitation_busy.ogg'
SoundSampleDecoder ERROR reading ogg data from 'data/sounds/visitation_busy.ogg'

multiply this with a milion

[stianf]

I've got 6 KB. Unlike the whole forum, my file us only understandable data like "NEW MAP: Reading from materials.dat"

[111none]

from what i can tell, it seems that after alpha 8-9 they are not removing the errors before.

[MAdMaN]

you can just delete it.

The point of the thread was to bring up a problem with the error logging and see if anyone else had the same thing happen. tommiehz mentioned deleting in his post.