I have an app that copies the settings folder called DreamChess to \Data\Settings\
Today I was thinking, could I just copy that folder into \Data instead of Data\Settings?
So instead
Data\Settings\DreamChess\
I would use
Data\DreamChess\
What do you guys think? Could devs make their own decision about that or would there be technical issues concerning these things?
Also, if an app has only one config file in \App could I put it in the root of \Data\ or would \Data\Settings\ be preferable.
But the main concern is if it would interfere with the PortableApps backup tool?
Or would it be okay as long there's nothing in the \Data\ root?
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You need to save setting in the \Data\settings folder, not just \Data.
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Any resoning for that? Also Some apps store a folder in document and settings\apname. I just move the folder into Data\Setting Why would it not be appropriate to put the folder in the root of Data but a subfolder of Data\Settings? Isn't that just putting the stuff one level deeper?
I'm sure there would be a technical reason for it
And maybe indeed a congig.ini should be put into \Data\Settings maybe.
"Because John said so, that's why."
If you look at all the official apps, they store settings in the \Data\settings folder.
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Reasoning - so the backup utility works right.
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So, only files in the /Data/settings folder gets backed up?
Hm...
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It backs up other stuff too, but I thought I read that it doesn't work right unless the data is in /Data/settings.
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Just asking.
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According to the source code all the Data folders get backed up.
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If it's cosmetic, like it looks nice then its not all that important.
I was under the impression the contents of the Data folder got backed up not only the contents of the Data\Settings\ folder. I still have no answer about putting a folder into Data root with another name, like the name used by the app itself for the folder in Application Data. Maybe I should prepare an USB with only the app and the menu to test it...
But maybe its more important when there are more than one thing stored in the Data folder that should be 'managed' separate.
It's called a convention. This way developers know to expect settings that effect how a PAF app runs or looks to reside in this subfolder. Other data used by the application may then reside directly in Data or in other unconventional subfolders without some confusion as to whether they are settings files. You yourself seem to be a proponent of doing away with text files that describe the utility of a folder within the PAF structure, so I'm a little surprised that you are also arguing to do away with a folder that appears to me to have obvious utility and instead lump everything together in Data...
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