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== Windows == | == Windows == | ||
Dolphin {{revision|3.5-2368}} and earlier always used a local user directory, stored in the same folder as <tt>Dolphin.exe</tt> and named <tt>User</tt>. Starting with {{revision|3.5-2381}}, the global user directory system was introduced on Windows and the default user directory changed to a subfolder inside the <tt>Documents</tt> folder, named <tt>Dolphin Emulator</tt>. | |||
The default folder changed again on {{revision|5.0-18242}}, which now defaults to <tt>%AppData%\Dolphin Emulator</tt>, however, for backwards compatibility, the previous location will remain in use if it exists when launching Dolphin {{revision|5.0-18242}} or newer for the first time. Additionally, it's possible to configure Dolphin to still use a local user directory or another custom location, as explained below. | |||
=== Disable the Global User Directory for a Specific Build with "portable.txt" === | === Disable the Global User Directory for a Specific Build with "portable.txt" === | ||
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Dolphin will use the regular user directory path again the next time you launch Dolphin, unless you use <tt>-u</tt> again. | Dolphin will use the regular user directory path again the next time you launch Dolphin, unless you use <tt>-u</tt> again. | ||
=== Environment Variable === | |||
If you set the <tt>DOLPHIN_EMU_USERPATH</tt> environment variable, Dolphin will use its value as the path to the user directory. | |||
== macOS == | == macOS == | ||
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Dolphin will use the regular user directory path again the next time you launch Dolphin, unless you use <tt>-u</tt> again. | Dolphin will use the regular user directory path again the next time you launch Dolphin, unless you use <tt>-u</tt> again. | ||
=== Environment Variable === | |||
If you set the <tt>DOLPHIN_EMU_USERPATH</tt> environment variable, Dolphin will use its value as the path to the user directory. | |||
== Android == | == Android == | ||