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Use My Documents Instead of Application Directory [Denied]

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Torran
724 posts
Joined November 2008
Topic Starter
Torran
Since most games are doing this...

osu! creates an osu! folder in your Documents and from then on, uses that to store basically anything created by the user.
osu! then moves existing files into the folder like the configuration, screenshots, skins, songs, etc.
osu! informs the user about the new folder to avoid confusion.

It's much easier to go to My Documents folder than to go all the way to my Program Files.
RandomJibberish
osu! Alumni
1,833 posts
Joined August 2009
RandomJibberish
I have a shortcut to my osu! folder in my documents
Derekku
COOL DUDE
7,270 posts
Joined March 2009
Derekku
It's an application; Just create a shortcut. I really see no need for this?

Wait.. doesn't osu! ask where you want it to install to?
awp
osu! Alumni
11,869 posts
Here since the beginning
awp
While that is an option (FO3 does it) it's actually somewhat annoying; you're now stuck with files in different places. I prefer having all my osu! related stuff in one osu! folder.

I have a shortcut to osu!'s folder on my desktop though. Or at least, used to.
Gens
osu! Alumni
3,485 posts
Joined August 2008
Gens
I have my folder in C:osu!. That's faster~ though my PC freezes for a bit because the Songs folder is horribly huge now.

It's still faster though~

I don't really agree with this.
Torran
724 posts
Joined November 2008
Topic Starter
Torran
Denied, desu.
mm201
osu! Alumni
4,495 posts
Joined August 2008
mm201
I HAAATE when programs do this. I get a whole bunch of game like "Starcraft II" and "My C&C3 files" folders littering up my My Documents.

If anything, stick maps in AppDataLocal and config in AppDataRoaming.

Also UAC leaves you alone if you install osu! to somewhere other than Program Files (x86). I use C:Gamesosu!
NotShinta
1,021 posts
Joined September 2009
NotShinta

RandomJibberish wrote:

I have a shortcut to my osu! folder in my documents
Genius

Anyway no it is awful
cyanberryio
424 posts
Joined August 2008
cyanberryio
Aww, this would have done well for me, because my C: is getting full and my S: has more space for maps (S for storage, C for installs)
Ekaru
3,617 posts
Joined July 2008
Ekaru
@soradg123: Create a shortcut of the osu! folder and put that shortcut in My Documents. I just tried it. It works for me. Hopefully it would also work for you. Should be what you wanted if it works for you.
Nakata Yuji
471 posts
Joined April 2009
Nakata Yuji
I know it's already denied, but perhaps there could be an option to place the songs folder or skins folder elsewhere besides the osu! directory?
peppy
19,301 posts
Here since the beginning
peppy
Just make a shortcut, hey.

I've been leaning more and more towards using AppData for new users now that it is fairly standard (when I first started working on osu! it wasn't so much), and giving a toggle to choose where data is stored. Shall see how things go.
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