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Posted: **Tue Mar 30, 2021 5:55 pm**

1, Delete factorio.pdb (Yes, I know what its used for and that I should not delete.)
2, Start factorio (1.1.25 for me)
3, Click "About".
4, Click "Check for updates"
5, Click "Update now"
6, Wait...

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Error
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copy_file "C:/Users/User/Desktop/factorio_0.18/bin/x64/Factorio.pdb" to "C:/Users/User/Desktop/factorio_0.18/temp/Factorio.pdb" failed: The system cannot find the file specified.
: "C:\Users\User\Desktop\factorio_0.18\bin\x64\Factorio.pdb", "C:\Users\User\Desktop\factorio_0.18\temp\Factorio.pdb"
path1: C:\Users\User\Desktop\factorio_0.18\bin\x64\Factorio.pdb
path2: C:\Users\User\Desktop\factorio_0.18\temp\Factorio.pdb
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OK   
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Posted: **Tue Mar 30, 2021 6:09 pm**

Thanks for the report. Do not delete required files.

Posted: **Wed Mar 31, 2021 2:44 am**

Factorio.pdb is useful for game crash report, just keep it

Posted: **Wed Mar 31, 2021 6:55 pm**

Assuming you're deleting it for space... does it also crash if you replace it with a 0 byte file?

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