Why do games make folders in My Documents?

It’s a Windows standard that games keep their save files in My Docs these days – it is to support limited users who cannot write to pretty much anywhere else.

Why are game files in My Documents?

Games automatically save their progress and the user’s settings to a usually unconfigurable folder. Many games tend to dump their save files directly into the My Documents folder in the user’s home folder.

Can I delete game folders in documents?

In general, yes. It’s safe to delete such folders… if: you have uninstalled the game/program that created it. and made sure that there is no valuable data in the folder.

How do I stop Windows from creating folders?

Prevent Windows From Auto-Adding Files and Folders to Quick Access

1. Open File Explorer.
2. Navigate to File > Change folder and search options.
3. Under the General tab, look for the Privacy section.
4. Uncheck Show recently used files in Quick access.
5. Uncheck Show frequently used folders in Quick access.

How do I move my games folder to another drive?

When you install a new game, you can install it in any folder you want, on any drive. To move an Origin game to a new folder, just right-click the game in Origin’s Library view, choose Move Game, and browse to your new drive.

Where is the My Games folder in Windows 10?

Where is the Microsoft Store app located? The default Windows 10 games location is C: > Program Files > WindowsApps.

Why do game files save to documents?

The files are just saves. You don’t need to keep them if you don’t want them, the originals will still be in your drive documents folders.

Can you move game folders in documents?

The game may create replacement files, but as long as they are not actively running, yeah, they can be moved.

Can you just delete game files?

Delete Play Games data for a specific game Tap Delete Play Games account & data. Under “Delete individual game data,” find the game data you want to remove and tap Delete.

What happens if I delete a Steam game file?

Once you uninstall a Steam game, it won’t be playable until you reinstall it. Some games, especially if they’re new, take up a tremendous amount of space on your computer — uninstalling a game will free up that space.

How do I stop users from creating folders?

Right click the folder then on the Security tab click Advanced -> Change Permissions -> Select group and choose Edit. From here you can deselect the Create Folders permission and apply to ‘This folder only’.

How do I not show frequent folders?

Disable frequent folders: In Folder Options dialog, go to Privacy section and uncheck “Show frequently used folders in Quick access” to disable your frequently used folders from being displayed in Quick access.

Where should I put my game save files?

Game developers erroneously seem to think the “Documents” folder is a better place for it. Games automatically save their progress and the user’s settings to a usually unconfigurable folder. Many games tend to dump their save files directly into the My Documents folder in the user’s home folder.

Why can’t my games be in the my games folder?

There’s no real reason for them not to use the My Games folder, but it’s not a standard. It IS a standard, set by Microsoft (or at least it’s in Guideline documentation from Microsoft). You’re right though that no one cares (which is annoying!).

What happens to your games when you stop writing to protected directories?

After enabling Controlled Folder Access in Windows 10, which requires that programs are whitelisted in order to write to protected directories, you would be surprised at how many games behave badly when they no longer have write permissions to that directory. Silently crashing at launch. Crashing with an error message at launch.

What happens to the save files when you uninstall the game?

If you have any kind of backup solution, chances are your Document folder is saved by default. Plus if you uninstall the game files, you will keep the saves. My guess is it’s to separate the save files from each user.