#Change where RA searches for "retroarch.cfg" at startup

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wicked adder
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Hey there!

For context, I just reinstalled RetroArch on my new Fedora/Linux PC through Fedora's Repository. It all went great and I saved a lot of time by having a backup of my previous "retroarch.cfg" file. Almost everything worked out fine OOTB, so that's great news! The problem is, by default the installation sets all of RA's files inside "~/.config/retroarch/", when instead I'd like to use the "~/Games/Retro/Arch/" folder. I get it's a really small issue, but c'mon, isn't this location naming neat? shrek And as a normal, not hidden folder, it's more accessible as well.

I did point out all of the directory locations to this place and it did work somewhat - the cores are detected here, the games launch fine - but still, when I hit "Save Current Configuration", the "retroarch.cfg" file is always saved on the original "~/.config/retroarch/" location.

Of course I could browse the intended folder to then load the intended "retroarch.cfg", or even simply overwrite the "retroarch.cfg" inside "~/.config/retroarch/" (which I did and works) but still, I'd be glad to not have to maintain the original installation folder just to manage the config file. Ideally, everything would be saved at and loaded from "~/Games/Retro/Arch/".

So, is there a way to change where RA searches for the "retroarch.cfg" at startup, from the default "~/.config/retroarch/" folder to "~/Games/Retro/Arch/"?

Thanks in advance! lakka

fleet dust
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have you tried a symlink?

wicked adder
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Oh, I should look at that!

I'll update it here when I get back from work tomorrow