Game Save Folders? How to...

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Yanez

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How can i force my games NOT to created save game folders in "My Documents"
Im really trying to organize but these " Blank Game Saves" folders are annoying.
I tried to move the save folders but they just get crated again in "My Documents"
Is there a way i can choose to where they save?
 
When a game saves any level it will either automatically save that to a sub folder in the game's own folder found in Program Files or under your user name in the MyDocuments or Application Data folders according to software design. With no option to save in an alternate location you would have to edit the programming to redirect the saves to a folder of choice. That's very much like changing a value in the system registry to point to WindowXP rather then Windows.
 
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I don't think you can change where the games save stuff. Basically what PC eye said is some games are designed to use a subdirectory in your My Documents folder and some use a savegame folder where the game installs. To change it you would have to alter the program file (or possibly a registry entry, but I'd suspect it's coded into the game)
 
That's precisely where the instructions for creating and directing game saves is found. Editing the actual game data type files for redirecting game saves takes an experienced programmer ro solve in most cases. The newer games are geared to work with specific user accounts(always administrator) for personal game saves just like you would save your own stuff in private folders when other people have separate user accounts. Someone else running the same game would see their saves in their MyDocuments folder.
 
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