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== Use a Shortcut to Use a Specific User Directory for a Specific Build == | == Use a Shortcut to Use a Specific User Directory for a Specific Build == | ||
You can customize a shortcut to tell a specific build to use a specific user directory. | You can customize a shortcut to tell a specific build to use a specific user directory. This also overrides the Dolphin with portable.txt file. | ||
*Create a shortcut to the Dolphin build you want to use, say on the desktop. | *Create a shortcut to the Dolphin build you want to use, say on the desktop. | ||
*Open the shortcut's properties and edit the target field. After the path to dolphin, add an argument <tt>-U</tt> (case sensitive) then add the desired path to user folder. When complete, the target field should look something like the following: | *Open the shortcut's properties and edit the target field. After the path to dolphin, add an argument <tt>-U</tt> (case sensitive) then add the desired path to user folder. When complete, the target field should look something like the following: | ||
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<pre>X:\Path\To\Dolphin\Build\Dolphin.exe -U X:\Path\To\User</pre> | <pre>X:\Path\To\Dolphin\Build\Dolphin.exe -U X:\Path\To\User</pre> | ||
Anytime you want that build to use the specified user directory, just run the custom shortcut. If you launched the Dolphin without custom shortcut it will use the Global User Directory. | Anytime you want that build to use the specified user directory, just run the custom shortcut. If you launched the Dolphin without custom shortcut it will use the Global User Directory or portable.txt. | ||
= Linux and OSX = | = Linux and OSX = | ||