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Qjimbo: /* SmartSaveFolder */

2023-04-25T17:55:38Z

SmartSaveFolder

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	{{Download		{{Download
	\|title=Smart Save Folder		\|title=Smart Save Folder
	\|version=v1.05		\|version=v1.06
	\|file=SmartSaveFolder_v1.05.zip}}		\|file=SmartSaveFolder_v1.06.zip}}

	===Launcher Bat Script===		===Launcher Bat Script===

Qjimbo: /* SmartSaveFolder */

2023-04-10T22:14:41Z

SmartSaveFolder

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	{{Download		{{Download
	\|title=Smart Save Folder		\|title=Smart Save Folder
	\|version=v1.04		\|version=v1.05
	\|file=SmartSaveFolder_v1.04.zip}}		\|file=SmartSaveFolder_v1.05.zip}}

	===Launcher Bat Script===		===Launcher Bat Script===

Qjimbo: /* SmartSaveFolder */

2023-04-02T04:47:36Z

SmartSaveFolder

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	{{Download		{{Download
	\|title=Smart Save Folder		\|title=Smart Save Folder
	\|version=v1.03		\|version=v1.04
	\|file=SmartSaveFolder_v1.03.zip}}		\|file=SmartSaveFolder_v1.04.zip}}

	===Launcher Bat Script===		===Launcher Bat Script===

Qjimbo at 06:06, 1 April 2023

2023-04-01T06:06:40Z

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	===SmartSaveFolder===		===SmartSaveFolder===
	SmartSaveFolder ~~was created by Qjimbo and is an application that~~ runs in the background and changes the Save Game Location of No Man's Sky to be a local SAVEGAMES subfolder next to each NMS.exe Executable.		SmartSaveFolder runs in the background and changes the Save Game Location of No Man's Sky to be a local SAVEGAMES subfolder next to each NMS.exe Executable. For more information visit the [[SmartSaveFolder]] page.

	~~This allows multiple versions of No Man's Sky to be installed with their own seperate Save Game data without using scripts or launchers, but does require admin permissions.~~		{{Download
	~~====How to Use====~~
	~~Start the SmartSaveFolder.exe before you launch No Man's Sky.~~

	~~You may receive an alert from Windows when launching as SmartSaveFolder requires administrator permissions to redirect the Save Data folder.~~

	~~Start No Man's Sky. SaveSaveFolder will create a new SAVEGAMES subfolder in the same folder as the NMS.exe you are running for storing Save Game data.~~

	~~So for example if you run~~
	~~C:\No Man's Sky_v1.381\Binaries\NMS.exe~~
	~~The save game folder will be~~
	~~C:\No Man's Sky_v1.381\Binaries\SAVEGAMES~~

	If you want to copy some existing savegames to this folder you can click the Open Original Save Games Folder to view your original save games and Open Current Save Games Folder while No Man's Sky is running to view the new save games folder.

	~~You can close and open different No Man's Sky installations and leave SmartSaveFolder running in the background the entire time.~~

	{{~~ExternalDownload~~
	\|title=Smart Save Folder		\|title=Smart Save Folder
	\|version=v1.02		\|version=v1.03
	\|file=~~https://nomansskyretro~~.~~com/archive/tools/SmartSaveFolder.zip~~		\|file=SmartSaveFolder_v1.03.zip}}
	~~\|filename=SmartSaveFolder~~.zip}}

	* [https://github.com/qjimbo/smartsavefolder Source Code on GitHub (VS2010 C# Project) (MIT License)]

	===Launcher Bat Script===		===Launcher Bat Script===

Qjimbo: /* How to Use */

2023-03-21T14:25:57Z

How to Use

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	You can close and open different No Man's Sky installations and leave SmartSaveFolder running in the background the entire time.		You can close and open different No Man's Sky installations and leave SmartSaveFolder running in the background the entire time.

	* [https://nomansskyretro.com/tools/SmartSaveFolder.zip ~~Download~~ SmartSaveFolder v1.~~02]~~		{{ExternalDownload
			\|title=Smart Save Folder
			\|version=v1.02
			\|file=https://nomansskyretro.com/archive/tools/SmartSaveFolder.zip
			\|filename=SmartSaveFolder.zip}}

	* [https://github.com/qjimbo/smartsavefolder Source Code on GitHub (VS2010 C# Project) (MIT License)]		* [https://github.com/qjimbo/smartsavefolder Source Code on GitHub (VS2010 C# Project) (MIT License)]

Qjimbo at 19:56, 17 March 2023

2023-03-17T19:56:17Z

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			[[Category:Guides]]
	===Overview===		===Overview===
	By default, No Man's Sky stores Save Game data in '''C:\Users\<User>\AppData\Roaming\HelloGames\NMS''' (''%appdata%\HelloGames\NMS'') shared by all versions, which can cause conflicts and loss of data when switching between different versions of No Man's Sky.		By default, No Man's Sky stores Save Game data in '''C:\Users\<User>\AppData\Roaming\HelloGames\NMS''' (''%appdata%\HelloGames\NMS'') shared by all versions, which can cause conflicts and loss of data when switching between different versions of No Man's Sky.

Qjimbo: /* Launcher Bat Script */

2023-03-16T17:48:53Z

Launcher Bat Script

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	Copy and paste the following into the bat file:		Copy and paste the following into the bat file:

	<pre~~><code~~>@ECHO OFF		<pre>@ECHO OFF
	REM -- source: https://superuser.com/questions/1226025/		REM -- source: https://superuser.com/questions/1226025/
	REM -- modified by ethanrdoesmc, who knows nothing about the windows shell, for NMS		REM -- modified by ethanrdoesmc, who knows nothing about the windows shell, for NMS
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	REM -- Start the application		REM -- Start the application
	start "" /D"%CURRENT_DIR%\Binaries" "NMS.exe"~~</code>~~</pre>		start "" /D"%CURRENT_DIR%\Binaries" "NMS.exe"</pre>

	Simply double click your new .bat file to run No Man's Sky with the redirected save game folder. You can also modify your No Man's Sky shortcut to point to this bat file instead of NMS.exe for convenience.		Simply double click your new .bat file to run No Man's Sky with the redirected save game folder. You can also modify your No Man's Sky shortcut to point to this bat file instead of NMS.exe for convenience.

	Save games will be stored in a Data subfolder in the same folder structure in the C:\Users\<User> folder (%userprofile%), for example C:\No Man's Sky_v1.381\Data\AppData\Roaming\HelloGames\NMS\DefaultUser.		Save games will be stored in a Data subfolder in the same folder structure in the C:\Users\<User> folder (%userprofile%), for example C:\No Man's Sky_v1.381\Data\AppData\Roaming\HelloGames\NMS\DefaultUser.

Qjimbo: Created page with "===Overview=== By default, No Man's Sky stores Save Game data in '''C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\HelloGames\NMS''' (''%appdata%\HelloGames\NMS'') shared by all versions, which can cause conflicts and loss of data when switching between different versions of No Man's Sky. ===SmartSaveFolder=== SmartSaveFolder was created by Qjimbo and is an application that runs in the background and changes the Save Game Location of No Man's Sky to be a local SAVEGAMES subfolder next..."

2023-03-16T17:48:05Z

Created page with "===Overview=== By default, No Man's Sky stores Save Game data in '''C:\Users\<User>\AppData\Roaming\HelloGames\NMS''' (''%appdata%\HelloGames\NMS'') shared by all versions, which can cause conflicts and loss of data when switching between different versions of No Man's Sky. ===SmartSaveFolder=== SmartSaveFolder was created by Qjimbo and is an application that runs in the background and changes the Save Game Location of No Man's Sky to be a local SAVEGAMES subfolder next..."

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===Overview===
By default, No Man's Sky stores Save Game data in '''C:\Users\<User>\AppData\Roaming\HelloGames\NMS''' (''%appdata%\HelloGames\NMS'') shared by all versions, which can cause conflicts and loss of data when switching between different versions of No Man's Sky.

===SmartSaveFolder===
SmartSaveFolder was created by Qjimbo and is an application that runs in the background and changes the Save Game Location of No Man's Sky to be a local SAVEGAMES subfolder next to each NMS.exe Executable.

This allows multiple versions of No Man's Sky to be installed with their own seperate Save Game data without using scripts or launchers, but does require admin permissions.
====How to Use====
Start the SmartSaveFolder.exe before you launch No Man's Sky.

You may receive an alert from Windows when launching as SmartSaveFolder requires administrator permissions to redirect the Save Data folder.

Start No Man's Sky. SaveSaveFolder will create a new SAVEGAMES subfolder in the same folder as the NMS.exe you are running for storing Save Game data.

So for example if you run
C:\No Man's Sky_v1.381\Binaries\NMS.exe
The save game folder will be
C:\No Man's Sky_v1.381\Binaries\SAVEGAMES

If you want to copy some existing savegames to this folder you can click the Open Original Save Games Folder to view your original save games and Open Current Save Games Folder while No Man's Sky is running to view the new save games folder.

You can close and open different No Man's Sky installations and leave SmartSaveFolder running in the background the entire time.

* [https://nomansskyretro.com/tools/SmartSaveFolder.zip Download SmartSaveFolder v1.02]
* [https://github.com/qjimbo/smartsavefolder Source Code on GitHub (VS2010 C# Project) (MIT License)]

===Launcher Bat Script===
This method was created by EthanRDoesMC, and works by overriding the USERPROFILE environment variable which points to the C:\Users\<User> folder. This solution was based on an answer from SuperUser.com.

To use this method create a new .bat file in your No Man's Sky installation folder, for example C:\No Man's Sky_v1.381\Launcher.bat (NOTE: Make sure file extensions are visible).

Copy and paste the following into the bat file:

<pre><code>@ECHO OFF
REM -- source: https://superuser.com/questions/1226025/
REM -- modified by ethanrdoesmc, who knows nothing about the windows shell, for NMS
REM -- also see https://nomansskyretro.com for steam api issues if you're running older versions unpacked

REM -- Path to the directory of this script (make sure to remove ending slash)
set CURRENT_DIR=%~dp0
REM -- Great example from Strawberry Perl's portable shell launcher:
if not "" == "%CURRENT_DIR%" if #%CURRENT_DIR:~-1%# == #\# set CURRENT_DIR=%CURRENT_DIR:~0,-1%

REM -- OVERRIDE the user environment variable to point to a portable directory
set USERPROFILE=%CURRENT_DIR%\Data

REM -- Set NMS app ID, if unpacked
set SteamAppId=275850

REM -- Start the application
start "" /D"%CURRENT_DIR%\Binaries" "NMS.exe"</code></pre>

Simply double click your new .bat file to run No Man's Sky with the redirected save game folder. You can also modify your No Man's Sky shortcut to point to this bat file instead of NMS.exe for convenience.

Save games will be stored in a Data subfolder in the same folder structure in the C:\Users\<User> folder (%userprofile%), for example C:\No Man's Sky_v1.381\Data\AppData\Roaming\HelloGames\NMS\DefaultUser.