Just a thought.. It looks like you are running Windows7. Taking control of your file permissions can be brutal and often when you try to run software you've built you will get errors that appear to be missing files even though they are there. I found a script that has saved me from pulling out all my hair because of this and I use it all the time. Put all the following into a text file and rename the extention to .reg After you run it, a heading called 'Take Ownership' will show up in your right click menu. Now 'right-click' on the folder that everything is in and select 'Take Ownership'. It will give your software full read/write access to the files it's trying to load. //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\runas] @="Take Ownership" "NoWorkingDirectory"="" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\runas\command] @="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" && icacls \"%1\" /grant administrators:F" "IsolatedCommand"="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" && icacls \"%1\" /grant administrators:F" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\runas] @="Take Ownership" "NoWorkingDirectory"="" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\runas\command] @="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" /r /d y && icacls \"%1\" /grant administrators:F /t" "IsolatedCommand"="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" /r /d y && icacls \"%1\" /grant administrators:F /t"

Messing with the file ownership is certainly not the way to go. While it will work on your machine, the inherent bug will still prevail on other people's PCs.

Check the locations of your files vs. the shown paths. Esp. "Program Files" can be tricky as there is virtual folder magic in there. Where do you get that path from? Does Löve provide it or do you build it yourself?

Moving your working folder out of the 'Programs Files' folder is a good idea. The operating system is likley going to continuouly give you headaches if you work in a folder that viruses are likely to target. It's going to be more protected than some other areas of your directory structure.