Why oh why must games be installed on C: ??

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Why oh why must games be installed on C: ??

There are people who DO install games on other drives/partitions you know.

There are people who deliberately keep small C: drives for imaging purposes.

Why then in some religious deitys name won't you allow games to be installed on other drives?

Other than that, the game is great and the service worked flawlessly, too bad it would fall

on such a basic matter.

 

 

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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top
Plenty of people have installed it on other drives :P

The only thing that's required on C: is the user path with saves, mods, screenshots, and replays.
Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top
Well, answer me this then (not being an angry question, just for information) when I click "install" it downloads, unpacks and then it's on "C:". No option to install on any kind of drive whatsoever.
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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top
You need to advance install, and then when it allows you click "Browse" or "Change". Mine is installed on D: Games (95 GB)
The only data thats on C: is Saves, Replays, Backups, and Custom Maps.
Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top
I too would like the option. We currently have no choice with Impulse installations. I have a large G partition specifically for games.

Reply #5 from Sins Forums Top
I actually agree with the original poster. I hadn't paid much attention to this until he brought it up. I knew that Sins had some files on there, but I just checked it, 1.73 gigs! I keep my C drive small but leave 5 gigs free for Photoshop's scratch disk as well as any virtual memory Vista needs. It should be more than enough for what I do.

However if I've got nearly 2 gigs swallowed by saved game files, I need to do something about that. I installed the game on my E drive for a reason. Why must games place the bulk of user created files on the C drive and plug it up?

Also, why is there a mod folder in the game install folder but you have to place the mods in your user folder?
Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top
I found that clicking the blue stardock icon on Impulse allowed me to change settings. So I am happy now :) Thanks for all replies.

To the Stardock team I would suggest that maybe putting up a "settings" tab would be the more obvious way to control things. Clicking the blue logotype is not the most intuitive thing to do.

Other than that, great service :) Both thumbs up.

Cheers
Reply #7 from Stardock Forums Top
The topic was why must GAMES be installed on C:, Not Impulse, and its installed on C: because C: Is usally the system section, Impulse is integrated in the system, not just a program laying around.
Reply #8 from Sins Forums Top
Sorry, I was away for a bit, glad you found the Impulse setting to let you change default install paths :)
Reply #9 from Sins Forums Top
I agree with ddade13x. i have a separate partition for the operating system. so that games and programs don't get in the way and for backup reasons when things go horribly wrong.

i would really love it if games would actually put there save files where the game is installed like it used to be. there's a reason i don't install games on C: in the first place.

it would really be nice to have an option in the matter. other wise i have to increase the partition size (which I'v done because every game for awhile is obsessed with doing it) and it creates more work if i have to reinstall windows because now I'm forced to backup files
Reply #10 from Sins Forums Top
i would really love it if games would actually put there save files where the game is installed like it used to be.
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Unfortunately you'd need to take that up with Microsoft. Using the user folders is mandatory for GFW certification (and for a reason, since that's the only way the game can run under a limited user account without triggering UAC).

It is possible to set a mount point/hard link or move the user folder in its entirety, though, IIRC.
Reply #11 from Sins Forums Top
The topic was why must GAMES be installed on C:, Not Impulse, and its installed on C: because C: Is usally the system section, Impulse is integrated in the system, not just a program laying around.
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Nobody has mentioned where or why Impulse is installed so why you're pointing this out to us is beyond me.

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ddade,

If you're using Vista you can move all of your system save paths (including games) to the drive of your choice (I have all of my data on my D drive) just by right clicking their icons. I can't remember how we did this with XP but I know it is possible there too.

Michael_T,

thanks for finding the settings "icon". I'll give that a try when I get home and see if I can move SINS from C. :) I agree, not very intuitive or clear.

Cheers.
Reply #12 from Sins Forums Top
i would really love it if games would actually put there save files where the game is installed like it used to be.Unfortunately you'd need to take that up with Microsoft. Using the user folders is mandatory for GFW certification (and for a reason, since that's the only way the game can run under a limited user account without triggering UAC).
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I really hate this Application Data folder BS that Microsquish has forced on all of us. It just makes managing and accessing game files needlessly more complicated. I'm sure it was designed with good intentions, but the unintended consequences and inconveniences just aren't worth it. IMHO, all game related files and sub-folders should be able to go into one single folder for a given game.
Reply #13 from Sins Forums Top
For one, it ISN'T difficult because ALL of your game related data is in the same place and you're free to point it wherever the hell you like.

For another and more importantly, you seem to be missing the huge advantage of this. If your gaming drive / partition gets hosed or for some reason you reinstall your game you will still have your profiles and saves safe and sound in your application data folder.

Reply #14 from Stardock Forums Top
For one, it ISN'T difficult because ALL of your game related data is in the same place and you're free to point it wherever the hell you like.For another and more importantly, you seem to be missing the huge advantage of this. If your gaming drive / partition gets hosed or for some reason you reinstall your game you will still have your profiles and saves safe and sound in your application data folder.
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Why so serious? You seem angry, for what?

Having the game profile folder on some fixed path (which by the way was not the topic) is no guarantee against having that (being any at all) drive "hosed" and still have your files intact.

The guy think this is an issue and you don't so just live with it.

Reply #15 from Sins Forums Top
Would someone from SD/IC care to answer why sins stores it's stuff under "Application data" folder when, for example, Company of Heroes stores gamesaves in "My Documents/Company of Heroes", and CoH has GFW sertification aswell.

I really have no problem with this system, it makes finding saves much easier.