Folders with Savegames from GOG were deletet if i install via Heroic in the same Installfolder.

[SaschaVasarrhelyi]

Describe the bug

If i install a GAG- Game to my previous GOG-Folder were is the old Savegames in (then if You remove Games with the GOG origial Installer, the savegames would not deleted by the uninstaller and lie in the Folder the Game was installed) Heroic delete the whole Folder before installing the Game in this folder. Also if i install GOG- Games with Heroic, all my previous Savegames for this Game were deletet by Heroic GOGDL. That's very sad, because i have to turn the Game from the beginning.

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Steps to reproduce

1. Install Game with GOG Original Installer, Play a while and make any savegames.
2. Remove Game with GOG Original Installer, the savegames in the Folder were not deletet (that's good!)
3. Install the same Game with Heroic GOG- Installer (The whole Folder were deletwet from Heroic also the saveganes)
4. Try to look for the savegames in Game, Folder, everywhere...
5. Cry out for so many times playing the Game also not to the end and all savegames are in the orcus / in the nirvana.

Expected behavior

That the Gamefolder not delete by install the Game a second times. That the Savegamesfolder in Gamefolder not deletet by install the Game a second time.

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System Information

• Ubuntu- Mate 20.04 LTS
• Heroic Version 2.2.1

Additional information

Is there no chance with the GOGDL from Heroic that the Folder inc. Savegames are unaffected by the install of a game?

[philipwilk]

tl:dr; keep savefiles when importing games

[arielj]

How can this be reproduced? because saves directory is usually not inside the install directory, unless we are talking about specific ways of installing games and specific games.

I guess this would only affect games that store saves inside the installation directory, but we would need to know which games do that.