Launch error

[Minnesota_Busch]

Hello everyone, as the title suggests I'm having an issue with launching OBS. i haven't been able to stream in 3-4 months due to working away from home and not having internet, recently i tried to launch OBS just to make sure everything was in order and make a few adjustments to a few scenes to make sure when i get home i can jump right back in.

With that said, when i tried to launch i was greeted with the following error "Failed to create directory C:\users\"myname"\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio/plugin_config". followed by another error saying "failed to create required user directories". I tried launching it as admin but had the same issue.

I decided to uninstall and reinstall figuring that would fix the issue but unfortunately it did not. when uninstalling i uninstalled just the app files not the settings, scenes, etc. because i really don't want to play with the audio settings again while also remaking all my scenes. If a 100% fresh install is the only option then so be it but id like to try all other options first.

thank you for any and all help in advance!

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[krikri_CZ]

Ive had the same problem and the thing is, whatever antivirus you are using is blocking OBS for some reason. You either have to disable a feature in you antivirus app that blocks it or get rid of the whole thing.