[Scummvm-tracker] [ScummVM :: Bugs] #17248: Windows portable EXE creates a `Saved games` folder in EXE directory even if a different `savepath=` is specified.

ScummVM :: Bugs trac at scummvm.org
Wed Sep 30 17:39:17 UTC 2026


#17248: Windows portable EXE creates a `Saved games` folder in EXE directory even
if a different `savepath=` is specified.
-------------------------------------------------+-------------------------
Reporter:  nimaid                                |       Owner:  (none)
    Type:  defect                                |      Status:  new
Priority:  normal                                |   Component:  Common
 Version:                                        |  Resolution:
Keywords:  saves, windows, portable, Saved       |        Game:
  games, ini, savepath                           |
-------------------------------------------------+-------------------------
Comment (by sluicebox):

 The question is if portable-mode paths override the command line. This
 ticket assumes they shouldn't. But maybe it was our intent to override
 everything. (It was a long time ago.) It's a question of priority.

 The pull request I added portable mode:
 https://github.com/scummvm/scummvm/pull/3499

 This ticket looks AI generated and that kills any enthusiasm to engage
 with it. "The easiest way to recreate this is to make an ISO"... oh yeah
 that's the easiest way to test a command line argument.

 At this point I'm only posting in self defense so that someone else isn't
 fooled by into taking the wrong action. Obviously the "Bug Location in
 Source Code" is nonsense. Again, I'm just posting in self dense.

 This ticket has upset me. I regret checking the tracker today. I fear for
 my future on a project where every time I sit down to do some work I'm
 rewarded with these frustrations and wastes of time.
-- 
Ticket URL: <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/17248#comment:1>
ScummVM :: Bugs <https://bugs.scummvm.org>
ScummVM


More information about the Scummvm-tracker mailing list