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[ShayneVi]

Man I love your app. Better than ludusavi in its way. Only one thing it would need and ASAP, and its to be able to put more than one path for the saves in the backup.

Some games have three folders to backup for saves on ludusavi, while on yours only one path can be backed up. And from what people told me, some games needs all these files for the saves. Can you please add that?

[MikeMaximus]

Thanks ShayneVi.

You can use the Link Configuration feature to save multiple distinct folders in GBM. It lets you have other backup configurations trigger at the same time automatically.

So in your example, you'd have one main configuration for the game and choose one of the save folders. Then create two other configurations for each other save folder, these other two configurations should just include a Name and the Save Path.

Once the three configurations are setup:

1. Choose the main configuration in the Game Manager.
2. Click the button with the Chain icon and choose Link Configurations.
3. Add the two other configurations you made to the list.

Now each time the main backup is triggered, the two other configurations will be triggered as well automatically to save the other folders.

I hope that helps. There's more information in Game Manager section of the manual.

[MikeMaximus]

Some games have three folders to backup for saves on ludusavi, while on yours only one path can be backed up. And from what people told me, some games needs all these files for the saves

It's actually extremely rare for a game to split save data across multiple locations. Games will often put Save Data and Config Data in separate distinct locations, but you don't really need to backup anything other than the Save Data.

[ShayneVi]

Thanks a lot! I don't know how I missed this. My mind is completely blown. Your program is easy to use, so user friendly and incredible. I love how it automates it all. I have been searching for something like this for a month and it does it all.

Yes, its what I think, but people kept telling me it needed all folders.

Also one last question if I may. When it backs up a game that has already been backed up, is there a way to skip the prompt of "there is already a backup for X game. Do you want to overwrite it?" I am using steam big picture and playing with a controller from my couch, I prefer to not have to use a mouse, so I mamaged to take off the prompt of when its making a new backup, but not this one.

[MikeMaximus]

Yes you can disable the backup prompts.

Go into File -> Settings -> Backup and Restore and turn on the "Disable Backup Confirmation" and turn off the "Show Overwrite warning" options.

I'm glad GBM is working out for you, feel free to drop more questions here or in the discussions area.

[ShayneVi]

Thanks. I do have another question. Is there a way to make the app start in administratice mode? I have to change it always so it monitors.

[MikeMaximus]

Yes, but the app can't set itself to do that by default.

I wrote up this article a while back that explains how to do it manually.

The instructions should be exactly the same for Win 11.

[ShayneVi]

Thank you so much again. I am loving this app just too much! It is exactly what I wanted from Ludusavi but it couldn't do. Is it okay if I share this app and advertise it on discord servers for gamers? I would like people to get to know it better.

[MikeMaximus]

Sure, it's a free open source app and meant to be shared. 😄