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minus-square WarmSoda ( @WarmSoda@lemm.ee ) linkfedilink12•1 year agoI can’t stand when games do it. Just put the files in a designated folder where the game is installed dammit!
minus-square ivanafterall ( @ivanafterall@kbin.social ) linkfedilink16•edit-21 year agoI’ll meet you halfway: I created a new folder in the hidden folder %AppData% –> .NameofPublisher –> GameName
minus-square gandalf_der_12te ( @gandalf_der_12te@feddit.de ) linkfedilink1•edit-21 year agoThat actually makes sense!
minus-square Jerkface ( @Jerkface@lemmy.ml ) linkfedilink8•1 year agoIn C:\Program Files? Or C:\Program Files (x86)?
minus-square elint ( @elint@programming.dev ) linkfedilink1•1 year agoC:\Program Files\ unless your program is 20+ years old and you still haven’t written a version for modern-day systems. 32-bit is dead.
minus-square Jerkface ( @Jerkface@lemmy.ml ) linkfedilink4•1 year agoLet’s take a look at the old ssd… C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games C:\Program Files (x86)\GOG Galaxy C:\Program Files (x86)\Hearthstone C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\ etcetera
minus-square NotAnonymousAtAll ( @NotAnonymousAtAll@feddit.de ) linkfedilink5•1 year agoPlease don’t mix executables and data created by applications, even if the application happens to be a game. Those are supposed to be separate. That being said, “Documents” is obviously the wrong place for save game files.
I can’t stand when games do it. Just put the files in a designated folder where the game is installed dammit!
I’ll meet you halfway: I created a new folder in the hidden folder %AppData% –> .NameofPublisher –> GameName
…make it stop…
That actually makes sense!
In C:\Program Files? Or C:\Program Files (x86)?
C:\Program Files\ unless your program is 20+ years old and you still haven’t written a version for modern-day systems. 32-bit is dead.
Let’s take a look at the old ssd…
C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games
C:\Program Files (x86)\GOG Galaxy
C:\Program Files (x86)\Hearthstone
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\
etcetera
Please don’t mix executables and data created by applications, even if the application happens to be a game. Those are supposed to be separate. That being said, “Documents” is obviously the wrong place for save game files.