And then at some point, games started saving inside documents. Ok, it makes sense to have game save files in a user area instead of a subfolder in the game install area, but they aren't documents. Just make a new game saves folder or something like that, don't just stick all my game save files in the same area, cluttering up my own organization.

Though I did solve it kinda by just making a new documents subfolder in my documents where I put my actual documents.

[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

While we are at it I'd like to see music be called audio.

[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

"%userprofile%\Saved Games" exists, but most games that i've seen don't use it by default, or even can't use it due to its own shortcomings.

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Yeah, ultimately the issue is probably more about an attempt to go from a completely unmanaged file system where it was just big free for all with the hope everyone would behave nicely to a more managed design that still needed to maintain backwards compatibility with the old system where there were a slew of programs that depended on a bunch of undocumented behavior.

[–] Irelephant@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago

There is a folder for game saves iirc.