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== Moving Saves and Settings from Older Versions == | == Moving Saves and Settings from Older Versions == | ||
Moving saves and settings from an older version of Dolphin to {{revision|4.0}}-era builds is easy. The default location of the Global User Directory is <tt> | Moving saves and settings from an older version of Dolphin to {{revision|4.0}}-era builds is easy. The default location of the Global User Directory is <tt>%userprofile%\My Documents\Dolphin Emulator\</tt>. To use your old saves, copy over the <tt>\GC\</tt> and <tt>\Wii\</tt> folders from your old builds User directory to the Global User Directory. For your settings, copy over the Config file. | ||
*As a speed up you can even copy all of the content from your old User folder to the Dolphin Emulator folder if you like, though the GameConfig folder will be ignored. | *As a speed up you can even copy all of the content from your old User folder to the Dolphin Emulator folder if you like, though the GameConfig folder will be ignored. | ||
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== 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 local User directory in the same place as | 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 its executable files 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> | ||
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*Right click the new <tt>Dolphin Emulator</tt> key, and select <tt>New > String Value</tt>. Name the value "LocalUserConfig" | *Right click the new <tt>Dolphin Emulator</tt> key, and select <tt>New > String Value</tt>. Name the value "LocalUserConfig" | ||
*Double click the "LocalUserConfig" value and an Edit String dialog appears. Under "Value Data", type the number <tt>1</tt>. | *Double click the "LocalUserConfig" value and an Edit String dialog appears. Under "Value Data", type the number <tt>1</tt>. | ||
From now on, when you run a new Dolphin build it will create a User folder next to | From now on, when you run a new Dolphin build it will create a User folder next to its executable files, just like it used to. | ||