OOTP install location

fudoki · 07-10-2019, 04:48 AM

I use Steam which I set to install to my e:\ drive to keep it off the much smaller c:\ drive. In Steam\steamapps\common I have three folder corresponding to OOTP 18, 19 and 20.

What is confusing me is in c:\users\{username}\documents there is an out of the park developments folder which contains a subfolder for 18, 19 and 20 amounting to 6+ GB of data.

What are these folders on my c:\ drive and do I need them? (I deleted 18 & 19).

eriqjaffe · 07-10-2019, 08:58 AM

The stuff on your C drive is important. It's all your saved games, logos, ballcaps, jerseys, player images, facegens, etc. Unless you have downloaded a bunch of mods the saved games is probably the biggest folder.

There is an in-game option to set a custom data path (from the main screen, go to Settings and then the Expert tab), although I've never deviated from the default so I don't know exactly what happens when you change it.

Hageneezz · 07-10-2019, 09:49 AM

Good to know, as my c drive is filling up...

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fudoki · 07-10-2019, 11:35 AM

Firstly thanks for the replies so far.

So this is the odd thing. The c:\ drive version appears to be identical to the e:\ drive version except it appears to be a static copy of the data in e:\. If i had to guess I'd say the c:\ version is a template from which the game is installed.

The saved games folder on c:\ is empty and there appears to be no files newer than 22/3/2019 which is the day I got 20.

On settings everything points to e: except for a few dat / cfg files which are in appdata\roaming. Default data (the zip files which I guess are extracted for install) are also in e:\

So I guess this folder on c:\ could be something from Steam's setup or OOTP setup.. but doesn't seem to be part of the active game. Anyone else got the same on their setup?

micropterus58 · 07-10-2019, 01:44 PM

I always install to a different drive than the default. I have multiple hard drives and partitions. I installed to my E: drive and all files are stored there, not in My Documents. Therefore I don't fill up my SSD drive. I can wait the 20 seconds for OOTP to load. Most of the time anyway.

fudoki · 07-10-2019, 03:48 PM

Me too. At least I thought I had...

07-10-2019, 04:48 AM	#1
fudoki Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2019 Posts: 18	OOTP install location I use Steam which I set to install to my e:\ drive to keep it off the much smaller c:\ drive. In Steam\steamapps\common I have three folder corresponding to OOTP 18, 19 and 20. What is confusing me is in c:\users\{username}\documents there is an out of the park developments folder which contains a subfolder for 18, 19 and 20 amounting to 6+ GB of data. What are these folders on my c:\ drive and do I need them? (I deleted 18 & 19).

07-10-2019, 08:58 AM	#2
eriqjaffe Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2003 Location: Under The Christmas Fish Posts: 7,486	The stuff on your C drive is important. It's all your saved games, logos, ballcaps, jerseys, player images, facegens, etc. Unless you have downloaded a bunch of mods the saved games is probably the biggest folder. There is an in-game option to set a custom data path (from the main screen, go to Settings and then the Expert tab), although I've never deviated from the default so I don't know exactly what happens when you change it. __________________

07-10-2019, 09:49 AM	#3
Hageneezz All Star Reserve Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: The Hague,Netherlands Posts: 839	Good to know, as my c drive is filling up... Verstuurd vanaf mijn WAS-LX1A met Tapatalk

07-10-2019, 11:35 AM	#4
fudoki Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2019 Posts: 18	Firstly thanks for the replies so far. So this is the odd thing. The c:\ drive version appears to be identical to the e:\ drive version except it appears to be a static copy of the data in e:\. If i had to guess I'd say the c:\ version is a template from which the game is installed. The saved games folder on c:\ is empty and there appears to be no files newer than 22/3/2019 which is the day I got 20. On settings everything points to e: except for a few dat / cfg files which are in appdata\roaming. Default data (the zip files which I guess are extracted for install) are also in e:\ So I guess this folder on c:\ could be something from Steam's setup or OOTP setup.. but doesn't seem to be part of the active game. Anyone else got the same on their setup?

07-10-2019, 01:44 PM	#5
micropterus58 All Star Starter Join Date: May 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,119	I always install to a different drive than the default. I have multiple hard drives and partitions. I installed to my E: drive and all files are stored there, not in My Documents. Therefore I don't fill up my SSD drive. I can wait the 20 seconds for OOTP to load. Most of the time anyway.

07-10-2019, 03:48 PM	#6
fudoki Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2019 Posts: 18	Me too. At least I thought I had...