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Feature request: Symlink Proton home directories to the user's actual home directory

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#5688 · opened 2018-08-27 by nstgc · updated 2018-08-27 · 2 comments · github
Nnstgc 2018-08-27 github

I could have sworn this was already a feature request, but I did a search both here and on the Proton tracker.

Pretty much, the issue is that saved games get deleted when you delete the prefix (such as on uninstall). Another thing is different games in a series (Mass Effect 1 ==> 2) can't see each other's saves for continuing. Players may also have save data or configurations already present from having played with their system wine or CrossOver. In any case, there are a number of reasons why this is useful, and so I'm requesting it.

OOvermindDL1 2018-08-27 github

Or at least symlink the home directories to some special directory that the user can easily access as well.

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2018-08-27 github

Hello @nstgc, the functional problem this is trying to solve is at https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/issues/428. Closing in favor of it.

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