Solved need help figuring out this error

[cob117]

Hi everyone, just recently, VAM only shows a couple of scenes from my addonpackage instead of all of them, and it shows me this error log:

!> Exception during package refresh System.ArgumentException: An element with the same key already exists in the dictionary.
at System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2[System.String,MVR.FileManagement.VarFileEntry].Add (System.String key, MVR.FileManagement.VarFileEntry value) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
at MVR.FileManagement.FileManager.RegisterPackage (System.String vpath) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
at MVR.FileManagement.FileManager.Refresh () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0

From looking at other posts, I have tried to find the corrupted files and check the VAM integrity, but both have not worked for me so far.

 

[hazmhox]

Do you have subfolders in your Addon folder?

 

[cob117]

Do you have subfolders in your Addon folder

Yeah, only 1. I also forgot to add that if I rescan my packages, all my files will reappear again, but I have to do that every time.

 

[hazmhox]

Check if you have exact duplicates of some of them. This feels like the same exact file duplicated.

 

[cob117]

Check if you have exact duplicates of some of them. This feels like the same exact file duplicated.

got it, ill start checking them

 

[cob117]

Check if you have exact duplicates of some of them. This feels like the same exact file duplicated.

i have deleted all the duplicate files I can find, but still the problem persists

 

[atani]

My guess is that you have one or more VARs from a chinese creator for example, and they made a VAR with paths or files using unrecognized characters on your system. What happens is that VAM won't understand the characters and will see a bunch of identical paths, "get confused", and stop the scanning process.
Your options are either to install a language pack for asian languages of whatever is used in the problematic VAR(s) or get rid of those problem VARs.

 

[cob117]

My guess is that you have one or more VARs from a chinese creator for example, and they made a VAR with paths or files using unrecognized characters on your system. What happens is that VAM won't understand the characters and will see a bunch of identical paths, "get confused", and stop the scanning process.
Your options are either to install a language pack for asian languages of whatever is used in the problematic VAR(s) or get rid of those problem VARs.

Yep, after deleting those files, I was able to see my scenes again. Thank you!