Video folder reverts to default location (5.09)

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Twice just recently my C: became full because the video that is normally recording to F: spontaneously instead decided to go to the default c:\users\public\videos
This is without any notices.
Also I have comskip installed and normally do manual skips. It has also spontaneously changed to auto-skipping.
Where do I start with this?

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This has happened again, so that's 3 times in total.
It seems to be reverting to defaults or something like that. Is there any way to stop this?
I would rather get a fatal error than auto-revert to defaults.
Ant idea where to start?

I have made the default folder Users/public/videos read-only but that didnt stop it.

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I have made Config.xml read-only, will see if that works.

[sub]

The recording directory can revert to the default location if the specified recording directory doesn't exist. Maybe F: is some network drive that isn't always available, or some USB drive that you sometimes disconnect?

[Spotspot]

The recording directory can revert to the default location if the specified recording directory doesn't exist. Maybe F: is some network drive that isn't always available, or some USB drive that you sometimes disconnect?

It was a local drive. I don't know why it seemed to temporarily disappear.
Would be good though if the change to the default location reverted back to the specified directory when it becomes available again.

[mvallevand]

Assuming you aren't using USB, what are drive D & E? Maybe they disappear and you need to force assign F via Windows Disk Management or the CLI.

Martin

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Assuming you aren't using USB, what are drive D & E?  Maybe they disappear and you need to force assign F via Windows Disk Management or the CLI.

Martin

The HDD has long been set manually to f:
I don't know why it temporarily disappeared.
Perhaps some windows bug from not being rebooted for a long time.