Controlling the Global User Directory: Difference between revisions
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== Disable the Global User Directory for a Specific Build with "portable.txt" == | == Disable the Global User Directory for a Specific Build with "portable.txt" == | ||
To make a build use a local user directory, create a text file named "portable" next to the exe of the build. With the extension it should be named "portable.txt". Dolphin will see the text file and will not | To make a build use a local user directory, create a text file named "portable" next to the exe of the build. With the extension it should be named "portable.txt". Dolphin will see the text file and will not the global user directory, instead creating a local user directory next to the build. | ||
== Restore the Old Behavior with "LocalUserConfig" registry key == | == Restore the Old Behavior with "LocalUserConfig" registry key == | ||
If you just want nothing to do with this whole Global User Directory thing and want Dolphin to use an | If you just want nothing to do with this whole Global User Directory thing and want Dolphin to use an local User directory in the same place as the EXE as it used to, then you can disable the Global User Directory system entirely with a registry key. The key is global so it is a one time change. | ||
*Open the registry. Simply type "regedit" in the search bar of the Start Menu and hit enter. | *Open the registry. Simply type "regedit" in the search bar of the Start Menu and hit enter. | ||
*Expand <tt>HKEY_CURRENT_USER</tt> | *Expand <tt>HKEY_CURRENT_USER</tt> | ||