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Import PC Games to Library?


Kriven

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I know that you can point LaunchBox to an .exe file via the Add Game function, but is there a way to move the file into the LaunchBox library like you can with ROM files? It will be a lot easier for me in the future to have as many games actually in LaunchBox's folder hierarchy as possible, in the event that I want to move the library to another drive.
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Hi Kriven. Yeah, Duck's right when it comes to Windows games, though there are portable games that would allow for it. Actually a lot of games do allow for it, assuming DirectX and the C++ runtimes are installed, etc. That said, in general it's often not a good idea to move Windows applications around, yeah. The MS-DOS importer does allow you to relocate games upon import, I believe, as well. I would be wary of adding this functionality for Windows games, though.
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That is true, though for LaunchBox purposes, it doesn't really matter where Steam games are located, mostly because Steam games are launched via Steam's protocol like this: steam://rungameid/271590 That conveniently makes all Steam games just work, no matter the machine, and no matter where they are installed.
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