The easiest way I’ve found my game folders through Proton is to use KDE Runner. I look up the game on PCGamingWiki and find the Steam ID of the game under Game data then Configuration file(s) location then i.e. 3321460 for Crimson Desert. So, I put 3321460 into KRunner, and it will usually show me the folder. Then I just save the top level folder compatdata onto my Dolphin Places for easier finding later. I still have to find the Steam ID for the game on PCGW, but the folder is easier to use to search than KRunner sometimes. :-]
@PieMePlenty@lemmy.world I should clarify that was me pulling the path from memory. So might not be 100% accurate but it explains how the path works with proton/wine when using steam.
Essentially WINE creates a windows styled directory, with all the core folders, and then the emulator uses this as it’s root directory.
Documents is a great example. On Linux the document path is
/home/<USER>/Documents.
On windows it’s
C:\users\<USER>\documents
If we use the default wine settings, the path for the wine documents folder on Linux is
/home/<USER>/.wine/drive_c/users/<USER>/documents
Any program running in wine will only see the files from drive_c and down, emulating how a windows environment would work.
Happy to answer any questions if that isn’t clear. Feel free to DM.
Any idea how proton handles this for windows only games running on linux? Where is My Documents mapped to?
The easiest way I’ve found my game folders through Proton is to use KDE Runner. I look up the game on PCGamingWiki and find the Steam ID of the game under Game data then Configuration file(s) location then i.e. 3321460 for Crimson Desert. So, I put 3321460 into KRunner, and it will usually show me the folder. Then I just save the top level folder compatdata onto my Dolphin Places for easier finding later. I still have to find the Steam ID for the game on PCGW, but the folder is easier to use to search than KRunner sometimes. :-]
In a Wine/Proton prefix stored in
compatdata. https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/wiki/Proton-FAQ#where-are-my-saved-games-located@PieMePlenty@lemmy.world I should clarify that was me pulling the path from memory. So might not be 100% accurate but it explains how the path works with proton/wine when using steam.
Essentially WINE creates a windows styled directory, with all the core folders, and then the emulator uses this as it’s root directory.
Documents is a great example. On Linux the document path is
On windows it’s
If we use the default wine settings, the path for the wine documents folder on Linux is
Any program running in wine will only see the files from drive_c and down, emulating how a windows environment would work.
Happy to answer any questions if that isn’t clear. Feel free to DM.