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System Name | PC |
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Processor | i5 2500k |
Motherboard | P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 |
Cooling | Fans |
Memory | DDR3-1600 (8GB) |
Video Card(s) | Sapphire Nitro+ RX 580 |
Storage | HD103SJ |
Display(s) | XG2402 |
Case | Xigmatek Midgard II |
Power Supply | PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750W |
Using Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy as an example...
I installed JKJA to the default folder, save for shortening the folder name during the install process. I started a new game and navigated to where I believed the saves would be (C:\Program Files (x86)\LucasArts\Star Wars JKJA\GameData\base\saves). Finding nothing there, I looked online and discovered Windows 7 (Vista may also have this, I forget at the moment) keeps a folder called "VirtualStore" for those programs which can't write to their own folder due to permission issues; I'd like to avoid files of my choosing being placed in VirtualStore for the sake of organization and convenience.
My question is this: what is the most efficient and secure way to give permission to these programs so that they can write to their own folders? As I understand it, giving the default Admin (myself) full control of the Program Files folder would present somewhat of a security issue.
This is all I'm going to write for now, but I have other, more specific questions that will hopefully be answered along the way.
Thanks in advance!
I installed JKJA to the default folder, save for shortening the folder name during the install process. I started a new game and navigated to where I believed the saves would be (C:\Program Files (x86)\LucasArts\Star Wars JKJA\GameData\base\saves). Finding nothing there, I looked online and discovered Windows 7 (Vista may also have this, I forget at the moment) keeps a folder called "VirtualStore" for those programs which can't write to their own folder due to permission issues; I'd like to avoid files of my choosing being placed in VirtualStore for the sake of organization and convenience.
My question is this: what is the most efficient and secure way to give permission to these programs so that they can write to their own folders? As I understand it, giving the default Admin (myself) full control of the Program Files folder would present somewhat of a security issue.
This is all I'm going to write for now, but I have other, more specific questions that will hopefully be answered along the way.
Thanks in advance!