[PR #2589] [MERGED] Add global/common user folder for Windows #2843

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opened 2026-02-27 22:01:27 +03:00 by kerem · 0 comments

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📋 Pull Request Information

Original PR: https://github.com/shadps4-emu/shadPS4/pull/2589
Author: @rainmakerv3
Created: 3/4/2025
Status: ✅ Merged
Merged: 3/4/2025
Merged by: @georgemoralis

Base: main ← Head: GlobalWindowsUserFolder

📝 Commits (3)

15304ef Add global windows user folder
b5a45c2 Add button for creating portable folder
620d33c Add notice about restarting after creating the portable folder

📊 Changes

3 files changed (+92 additions, -17 deletions)

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📝 src/common/path_util.cpp (+6 -0)
📝 src/qt_gui/settings_dialog.cpp (+19 -0)
📝 src/qt_gui/settings_dialog.ui (+67 -17)

📄 Description

Closes https://github.com/shadps4-emu/shadPS4/issues/2549

Similar to other OS's, this creates a global user folder for shadps4 on Windows (Appdata/Roaming/shadps4). Same as other OS, if there is a portable user folder present, shadPS4 will use that instead, so users can still have separate settings per folder if they want.

Also adds a button for easily creating a portable user folder under Settings Dialog / paths tab:

_{🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.}

## 📋 Pull Request Information **Original PR:** https://github.com/shadps4-emu/shadPS4/pull/2589 **Author:** [@rainmakerv3](https://github.com/rainmakerv3) **Created:** 3/4/2025 **Status:** ✅ Merged **Merged:** 3/4/2025 **Merged by:** [@georgemoralis](https://github.com/georgemoralis) **Base:** `main` ← **Head:** `GlobalWindowsUserFolder` --- ### 📝 Commits (3) - [`15304ef`](https://github.com/shadps4-emu/shadPS4/commit/15304ef9138107f32227eef5c8a8767bdb98c141) Add global windows user folder - [`b5a45c2`](https://github.com/shadps4-emu/shadPS4/commit/b5a45c2acff7797a85f43b1abfeaa171912e84af) Add button for creating portable folder - [`620d33c`](https://github.com/shadps4-emu/shadPS4/commit/620d33cb74acae24fa89773ecc6881732871f6dc) Add notice about restarting after creating the portable folder ### 📊 Changes **3 files changed** (+92 additions, -17 deletions) <details> <summary>View changed files</summary> 📝 `src/common/path_util.cpp` (+6 -0) 📝 `src/qt_gui/settings_dialog.cpp` (+19 -0) 📝 `src/qt_gui/settings_dialog.ui` (+67 -17) </details> ### 📄 Description Closes https://github.com/shadps4-emu/shadPS4/issues/2549 Similar to other OS's, this creates a global user folder for shadps4 on Windows (Appdata/Roaming/shadps4). Same as other OS, if there is a portable user folder present, shadPS4 will use that instead, so users can still have separate settings per folder if they want. Also adds a button for easily creating a portable user folder under Settings Dialog / paths tab: ![Screenshot 2025-03-04 164751](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/7005aebd-3b5d-4715-ad23-d097e5370f4a) --- <sub>🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.</sub>