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Add "auto install" and "auto delete install files" option for portable games

Open Kudjo-Grand opened this issue 2 years ago • 4 comments

Since portable titles only need unpacking and copying to their final destination, I think it would be nice to allow the user the choice of automating the "install" and removal of install files for these titles. This would allow for a more streamlined flow of getting the game up and running for the end user. Also, it would help save on disk space since the user wouldn't have to remember to remove the install files if they were meaning to.

To be clear, I LOVE that the user can keep the install files, so, I don't want that to go away. Just automate the removal if the user chooses to. (maybe they're installing a bunch of games at once, like I have been. It would just save time.)

I'm thinking to two toggles right by the "Auto Extract Downloaded Games" toggle in the settings menu.

"Auto-Install Portable titles" OFF <---> ON "Auto-Delete Install files of Portable titles on successful installation" OFF <---> ON (clear, but kind of wordy)

What do you think?

Kudjo-Grand avatar Oct 03 '23 05:10 Kudjo-Grand

Although i would want those settings to be off by default i would still like to have these options. Good idea imo.

Alfagun74 avatar Oct 03 '23 23:10 Alfagun74

I would definitely like auto-install as well. (and at least auto-extract and auto-install on by default)

LoganJFisher avatar Apr 03 '24 19:04 LoganJFisher

I've changed my opinion regarding this.

I now also think Auto-Extract & Auto-install Portable Titles should always be on, as long as users have enough space on their disks. It's the most intuitive for users.

Auto-Delete should be optional and off by default.

Alfagun74 avatar May 08 '24 05:05 Alfagun74

Implemented.

Yelo420 avatar Jun 25 '24 09:06 Yelo420