Why do so many games use the documents folder for save files?
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You have to put it somewhere, and it’s the easy way to do it.
The name for the documents folder is language specific, so you have to ask the OS “What’s the full path to the documents folder?”. Since there’s no such function for saved games specifically, you have to code your own logic for that, and it’ll be somewhat inconsistent with the rest of the system. You’ll get a Japanese system with Japanese folder names, and “Saved Games”.
It’s also a common, well known location that is likely to get backed up by the user if they backup anything, and which can be shared across computers, which can be convenient.
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