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View Poll Results: Where to put my game data?
Documents 0 0%
My Games 1 33.33%
Local AppData 1 33.33%
Create a new location in the user path called Games 1 33.33%
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Old 08-03-2019, 02:09 AM
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Where do I want games to put my user data?

Where do I want games to put my user data?

A game data folder is created for games to save per user data like game saves and screenshots.

However, new security measures in the OS prevent writing to files in the Program folders without special permissions.

Not just programs, even administrators are blocked, from saving data there.

This is an Operating System configuration issue and not the developer's fault.

Some companies get around the issue with special permissions in the programs folders but this is becoming increasingly difficult and it's probably only a matter of time before this is an exclusive or non existant option.

It leaves a more limited set of options and some of these are user permission dependent (Administrator) and need exceptions in AntiVirus Software.

The only real way forward through all of this mess, especially for Indie Devs with limted resources like myself is to comply.

So currently this narrows the field down to somewhere within these options below.

Documents | GameName
Documents | My Games | GameName
AppData | Local | GameName (Hidden Folders)
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