archcommus
Diamond Member
I say Yay because that's where I keep everything anyway, so save game files get backed up automatically along with everything else.
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Games putting saves in My Documents - Yay or Nay
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It helps keep profiles and saves separate, from the most part. And that way every different user can have their own profiles, settings, and saves.
The problem is when some games just drop to much crap into your "My Documents" drive, even if one installs the game per se in the another drive or partition. The Sims 2, for example , installs over 1GB of crap in "My Documents" for every user, even if the actual game is in another partition. That's just ridiculous.
The problem is when some games just drop to much crap into your "My Documents" drive, even if one installs the game per se in the another drive or partition. The Sims 2, for example , installs over 1GB of crap in "My Documents" for every user, even if the actual game is in another partition. That's just ridiculous.
archcommus
Diamond Member
You certainly can, that's what I do. My "My Documents" folder points straight to the root of my D:\ drive.
archcommus
Diamond Member
That's why I hide whatever folders are there that don't fit with my regular structure. As long as they're there, even if hidden, they'll still get backed up.
I think the problem mostly is that too many people don't utilize the power of My Documents.
archcommus
Diamond Member
It's a personal document, more related to yourself than to the application, so no.
I have only got a 5GB partition for Windows, so in some ways no, as I limit the space and keep everything else in its own places to minimise reinstalling and how much I lose when I reformat/reinstall Windows.
But it is nice to have saves in one place.
But since I have a partition for games anyway I don't lose saves as I don't uninstall games, assuming the partition doesn't die.
But it is nice to have saves in one place.
But since I have a partition for games anyway I don't lose saves as I don't uninstall games, assuming the partition doesn't die.
Schadenfroh
Elite Member
I dislike anything with the "my" prefix. That includes MySpace and games being saved into MyDocuments.
I don't see it as a document. I think it's more of an application specific data file. And since it pertains to you it should be in your personal Application Data directory (C:/documents and settings/user/application data).
My opinion only. I haven't seen a document from Microsoft explaining its hierarchy.
DarkTXKnight
Senior member
Is there a way to set Windows to default all new users to d:\user\my documents??
My idea was to backup my d drive only and while I often set my my documents folder to d, the other users in my family may log in and I may not remember to do that for them. that way each user's my documents folder would get backed up.
My idea was to backup my d drive only and while I often set my my documents folder to d, the other users in my family may log in and I may not remember to do that for them. that way each user's my documents folder would get backed up.
BurnItDwn
Lifer
Game saves should always be in the same directory as the game itself. I HATE when they try to put any files anywhere outside of the game's directory.
All of my games and saves for the games are in f:/games/GAMENAME
I hate a disorganized Hard Drive.
I don't have other users or accounts touching my gaming PC as 1.) nobody touches it unless they want to die and 2.) People are afraid of my dvorak keyboard.
All of my games and saves for the games are in f:/games/GAMENAME
I hate a disorganized Hard Drive.
I don't have other users or accounts touching my gaming PC as 1.) nobody touches it unless they want to die and 2.) People are afraid of my dvorak keyboard.
archcommus
Diamond Member
Exactly. Documents and program files are two very different things, so why would you want user data to be within the app's install directory?
I'm sure most of you keep all documents in the same place, perhaps on a separate partition. In that case, you might as well just use My Documents and simply change its target. If you don't like the "My" just rename it, instead of completely not using it.
archcommus
Diamond Member
I understand your reasoning, but such a structure conflicts with keeping all of your personal files on another partition, which most of us do for backup/reformatting purposes. It's pretty difficult to move the Documents and Settings folder, so if you want to get your saves with all your other personal files on another partition, you have to copy and paste manually or use some kind of syncing program.
archcommus
Diamond Member
You do realize you can change the location of ANY of the "My" folders and rename them, too, right? I can set "My Music" to be a folder named "crap" on my desktop. They're actually pretty powerful, don't know why you wouldn't use them.
nitromullet
Diamond Member
It would be nice if each game stored its saved games as well as a config file for settings in say a "Game Data" directory in My Documents. Of course, this would require all the game devs to agree on the location.
That is ridiculous and sounds like a poor design.
That is ridiculous and sounds like a poor design.