# Is there a way to remove the "missing texture" texture?

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**Created:** [February 21, 2016, 5:13am UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-remove-the-missing-texture-texture/2818 "2016-02-21T05:13:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![INFERNOUX](https://b-cdn.sourceruns.org/user_avatar/forums.sourceruns.org/infernoux/32/123_2.png) [@INFERNOUX](https://forums.sourceruns.org/u/INFERNOUX)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2016, 5:13am UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-remove-the-missing-texture-texture/2818/1 "2016-02-21T05:13:37Z")

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So everyones seen the gross pink and black squares. And i was wondering if there where a file i could add to a source game, that replaces those with a translucent image. a blank image just as a placeholder so i dont have to see those eyesores everywhere.

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**Author:** ![BitRain](https://b-cdn.sourceruns.org/user_avatar/forums.sourceruns.org/bitrain/32/208_2.png) [@BitRain](https://forums.sourceruns.org/u/BitRain)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2016, 7:26am UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-remove-the-missing-texture-texture/2818/2 "2016-02-21T07:26:05Z")

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Its under “hl2/materials/Debug” and it’s called “debugempty.vtf”

Get this: [https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwCFhuvzjH5sMjQ1T08tcjVEUm8](https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwCFhuvzjH5sMjQ1T08tcjVEUm8)

rename toolstrigger.vtf and toolstrigger.vmt to debugempty.vtf/vmt and replace them. It should just make the missing textures see-through.

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**Author:** ![INFERNOUX](https://b-cdn.sourceruns.org/user_avatar/forums.sourceruns.org/infernoux/32/123_2.png) [@INFERNOUX](https://forums.sourceruns.org/u/INFERNOUX)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2016, 7:28am UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-remove-the-missing-texture-texture/2818/3 "2016-02-21T07:28:33Z")

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Thank you. You just blindly helped me fix a MASSIVE issue with hl2 done portal’s unpack release.

I can’t actually say it helped as I havnt done it yet, but tomorrow when I can get to my PC I’m sure it will.

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**Author:** ![INFERNOUX](https://b-cdn.sourceruns.org/user_avatar/forums.sourceruns.org/infernoux/32/123_2.png) [@INFERNOUX](https://forums.sourceruns.org/u/INFERNOUX)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2016, 7:24am UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-remove-the-missing-texture-texture/2818/4 "2016-02-23T07:24:19Z")

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I have gone in and done what you said to no success. I still get pink/black squares everywhere. When I release the next beta build of hl2doneportal unpack look at c17-03. The missing textures are EVERYWHERE. (Will be uploaded tomorrow probably)

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**Author:** ![BitRain](https://b-cdn.sourceruns.org/user_avatar/forums.sourceruns.org/bitrain/32/208_2.png) [@BitRain](https://forums.sourceruns.org/u/BitRain)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2016, 11:42am UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-remove-the-missing-texture-texture/2818/5 "2016-02-23T11:42:35Z")

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Might be a SourceSDK thing, I remember it working when i tried it.

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**Author:** ![INFERNOUX](https://b-cdn.sourceruns.org/user_avatar/forums.sourceruns.org/infernoux/32/123_2.png) [@INFERNOUX](https://forums.sourceruns.org/u/INFERNOUX)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2016, 4:01pm UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-remove-the-missing-texture-texture/2818/6 "2016-02-23T16:01:08Z")

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> [@BitRain](#):
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> Might be a SourceSDK thing, I remember it working when i tried it.

I’ll toy around with it more. But I had no such luck