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minus-squareWarmSoda ( WarmSoda@lemm.ee ) linkfedilinkarrow-up23·3 years agoDocuments folder: obviously where video game files should go…
minus-squareivanafterall ( ivanafterall@kbin.social ) linkfedilinkarrow-up8·3 years agoSome of them, anyways!
minus-squareWarmSoda ( WarmSoda@lemm.ee ) linkfedilinkarrow-up12·3 years agoI can’t stand when games do it. Just put the files in a designated folder where the game is installed dammit!
minus-squareivanafterall ( ivanafterall@kbin.social ) linkfedilinkarrow-up16·3 years agoI’ll meet you halfway: I created a new folder in the hidden folder %AppData% –> .NameofPublisher –> GameName
minus-squaregandalf_der_12te ( gandalf_der_12te@feddit.de ) linkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 years agoThat actually makes sense!
minus-squareJerkface ( Jerkface@lemmy.ml ) linkfedilinkarrow-up8·3 years agoIn C:\Program Files? Or C:\Program Files (x86)?
minus-squareelint ( elint@programming.dev ) linkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 years 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-squareJerkface ( Jerkface@lemmy.ml ) linkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 years 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-squareNotAnonymousAtAll ( NotAnonymousAtAll@feddit.de ) linkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 years 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.
minus-squareArnaught ( Arnaught@kbin.social ) linkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 years agoHey, some games don’t even bother with the documents folder! They just dump their saves right in your home folder!
minus-squareneocamel ( neocamel@lemmy.studio ) linkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 years agoDude fucking iRacing…
Documents folder: obviously where video game files should go…
Some of them, anyways!
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.
Hey, some games don’t even bother with the documents folder! They just dump their saves right in your home folder!
Dude fucking iRacing…