I need some directory help with my dolphin emulator

[The Happy Face King]

you know that directory in the dolphin emulator what leads to C:\Users\<User Name>\Documents\Dolphin Emulator
how can I change this directory?

[Mystie]

You can only change the directories of the ISOs, BIOS, and other things like that. You can't change the Documents directory for Dolphin, sorry.

[Kosheh]

Ummm, that's the installation directory, though Mystie.

Shouldn't you be able to just reinstall Dolphin and choose the directory you'd like it to install to? Or just copy and paste it elsewhere, at the cost of breaking all your desktop shortcuts?

* Kosheh shrugs; it's been a while since I goofed around with emulators

[Petie]

I haven't installed Dolphin but that certainly doesn't look like the installation directory. That would generally be at C:\Program Files or C:\Program Files (x86). And even if it were, you certainly can't just move the files elsewhere as the install points registry keys at their original location so much more than just the shortcuts would break. Reinstalling and choosing a custom location, if that is in fact where it's installed to, would work though.

[Kosheh]

I haven't installed Dolphin but that certainly doesn't look like the installation directory. That would generally be at C:\Program Files or C:\Program Files (x86). And even if it were, you certainly can't just move the files elsewhere as the install points registry keys at their original location so much more than just the shortcuts would break. Reinstalling and choosing a custom location, if that is in fact where it's installed to, would work though.

oh, whoop

I went home and checked my Dolphin installation. What's important to note is that there's an INSTALLATION DIRECTORY (C:\Program Files) that contains the executable and any localizations, which I thought was what contained all those files in question.

I then checked my Documents folder - and lo and behold there's a "Dolphin Emulator" folder which contains all the writable, modifiable things, like your emulated memory card, dumps, and NAND.




Yeah, I remember this being a gripe with me too sometime back, but yeah. It's not changeable, and I think 'cos it's pretty much the most writable directories in your account. :/

[Petie]

There is a sneaky way you can change it if you really want to move it. It's called a directory junction and it can only be created from the command line but basically, it's the Windows equivalent of a symbolic link. You basically put the folder wherever you want it and then create the junction in its default location pointing to the custom work. It's kind of overkill here but if you have a legitimate reason for wanting to move this folder, I can walk you through the process.

[Vipershark]

You don't need the command prompt to do it if you install HardLinkShell (http://schinagl.priv.at/nt/hardlinkshell...nsion.html)
It's what I use on my computer to route the games on my E: drive through my Steam folder and it works well.

[Petie]

That may very well work but this seems like it would be a one-off use so I'm not sure how practical it would be in this case. Still, worth at least knowing it exists.

That being said, you don't need junctions to put your Steam games on a different drive - Steam lets you do it natively if you just point your library at a custom location. It can be done somewhere in preferences (I don't have Steam on this computer so I can't check right now).

[The Happy Face King]

There is a sneaky way you can change it if you really want to move it. It's called a directory junction and it can only be created from the command line but basically, it's the Windows equivalent of a symbolic link. You basically put the folder wherever you want it and then create the junction in its default location pointing to the custom work. It's kind of overkill here but if you have a legitimate reason for wanting to move this folder, I can walk you through the process.

I have my emulator and ios on a memory stick and every time I change the computer I am playing it on its removes my settings, cheat codes, iso directories and more so I want to put the directory for it in my memory stick so can you please show me how?

[Kosheh]

Just...look around to see if they've made a portable version instead


???

[The Happy Face King]

They didn't

[Dazz]

https://dolphin-emu.org/docs/guides/cont...directory/

You literally just have to put a text file called "portable.txt" in the same folder as Dolphin.exe - that's it.
It took 2 minutes to google that.