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Application directory

2016-07-06T04:41:29Z

Pleschev: /* Directory locations by OS and installation method */

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= Overview =
Depending on your installation method and OS, you will have one or two directories that contain Factorio assets.
== Application directory ==
The application directory stores
* Factorio executables (./bin)
* Data for vanilla Factorio (./data)
* API documentation

== User Data directory ==
* Save games (as zip files within ./saves)
* User-installed/created [[Mods]] (./mods)
* User-installed/created [[scenarios]] (./scenarios)
* User configuration (./config)
* [[Log File]] (factorio-*.log)
* Player data (player-data.json)

Note: Deleting the configuration file will result in a replacement being generated upon the next Factorio launch.

It is recommended to create backups from this directory before installing a new version.

= Directory locations by OS and installation method =
== Windows ==
=== Installation via Steam ===
Application directory:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Factorio
User data directory:
%appdata%\factorio

=== Installation by Zip-package ===
Application directory and User data directory will be the location to which Factorio was unpacked.

:For example, if you unpacked the zip to:
C:\Factorio
:Then your saves can be found in:
C:\Factorio\saves
:and mods in:
C:\Factorio\mods

=== Installation via Installer ===
Application directory:
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Factorio
User data directory:
%appdata%\factorio

== MacOSx ==

=== Installation via Steam ===
Application directory:

<code>/Users/<replace with your username>/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/Factorio/factorio.app/Contents/</code>

=== Installation via Installer ===
The application should be by default installed in the Apps-folder.

Whereas the data is stored under
/users/<replace with your username>/Library/Application Support/factorio

Which is equivalent to
~/Library/Application Support/factorio
You can type in this into the Finder (press SHIFT-COMMAND-G for goto folder) and put in exactly this line.'
Or you can use in Finder the 'Find a folder' and write '~/Library/Application Support' (See [http://www.factorioforums.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=49&t=9345 Can't find Mods folder]).

The factorio internal application-data can be found (when you have installed it) in

/Applications/factorio.app/Contents/data

Same directory structure as in Application support.

== Linux ==
Data is stored under <code>~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Factorio</code>.

=== Installation via Steam ===
Data is stored under <code>~/.factorio</code>.

=Changing the application directory=

You can create a file <code>config-path.config</code> to configure Factorio to any directory.

'''[http://www.factorioforums.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=49&t=12819&p=87281#p87281 Please see this discussion]''' (for MacOS, but should work on any other OS).

'''Windows''': there is also the [[Install_guide#Installer_or_Zip-Package|ZIP-Package]], that can be installed in any directory.

=== The following discussion applies to version 0.11.13. ===

In order to change the application directory, user must edit the location of the "write-data" entry in the file <code>__Game_Install_directory/config/config.ini</code>. This affects the location of mods, scenario and temp.

If you want to move only the location of your save files you can '''[[Application_Directory/Changing_the_save_directory|change the the save directory using symlinks]]''' but this still means that all users of the computer will share the same data, including settings.

===Linux===
Update <code>__Game_Install_directory/config-path.cfg</code>

use-system-read-write-data-directories=true

Update <code>__Game_Install_directory/config/config.ini</code>

[path]
read-data=__PATH__executable__/../../data
write-data=.local/share/factorio

You could set the <code>write-data</code> value to '''<code>.factorio</code>''' if you prefer.

Once you have done this, you can remove write permissions to the entire game installation directory '''except''' for <code>config/config.ini</code>, which '''must''' be writable by all people who wish to play the game.

Note that if someone changes any options, in-game, those option changes will apply to everyone who plays on the same computer.

= See also =
* [[Download and Installation]]
* [[Install Guide]]
* [[Mods]]
* [[Installing Mods]]
* [http://www.factorioforums.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=3389 Forum discussion]
* [http://www.factorioforums.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=8294 Linux Version - Save games in $HOME somewhere]

Application directory

2016-07-06T04:39:50Z

Pleschev: /* Directory locations by OS and installation method */

{{Languages}}
= Overview =
Depending on your installation method and OS, you will have one or two directories that contain Factorio assets.
== Application directory ==
The application directory stores
* Factorio executables (./bin)
* Data for vanilla Factorio (./data)
* API documentation

== User Data directory ==
* Save games (as zip files within ./saves)
* User-installed/created [[Mods]] (./mods)
* User-installed/created [[scenarios]] (./scenarios)
* User configuration (./config)
* [[Log File]] (factorio-*.log)
* Player data (player-data.json)

Note: Deleting the configuration file will result in a replacement being generated upon the next Factorio launch.

It is recommended to create backups from this directory before installing a new version.

= Directory locations by OS and installation method =
== Windows ==
=== Installation via Steam ===
Application directory:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Factorio
User data directory:
%appdata%\factorio

=== Installation by Zip-package ===
Application directory and User data directory will be the location to which Factorio was unpacked.

:For example, if you unpacked the zip to:
C:\Factorio
:Then your saves can be found in:
C:\Factorio\saves
:and mods in:
C:\Factorio\mods

=== Installation via Installer ===
Application directory:
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Factorio
User data directory:
%appdata%\factorio

== MacOSx ==

=== Installation via Steam ===
Application directory:
/Users/<replace with your username>/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/Factorio/factorio.app/Contents/

=== Installation via Installer ===
The application should be by default installed in the Apps-folder.

Whereas the data is stored under
/users/<replace with your username>/Library/Application Support/factorio

Which is equivalent to
~/Library/Application Support/factorio
You can type in this into the Finder (press SHIFT-COMMAND-G for goto folder) and put in exactly this line.'
Or you can use in Finder the 'Find a folder' and write '~/Library/Application Support' (See [http://www.factorioforums.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=49&t=9345 Can't find Mods folder]).

The factorio internal application-data can be found (when you have installed it) in

/Applications/factorio.app/Contents/data

Same directory structure as in Application support.

== Linux ==
Data is stored under <code>~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Factorio</code>.

=== Installation via Steam ===
Data is stored under <code>~/.factorio</code>.

=Changing the application directory=

You can create a file <code>config-path.config</code> to configure Factorio to any directory.

'''[http://www.factorioforums.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=49&t=12819&p=87281#p87281 Please see this discussion]''' (for MacOS, but should work on any other OS).

'''Windows''': there is also the [[Install_guide#Installer_or_Zip-Package|ZIP-Package]], that can be installed in any directory.

=== The following discussion applies to version 0.11.13. ===

In order to change the application directory, user must edit the location of the "write-data" entry in the file <code>__Game_Install_directory/config/config.ini</code>. This affects the location of mods, scenario and temp.

If you want to move only the location of your save files you can '''[[Application_Directory/Changing_the_save_directory|change the the save directory using symlinks]]''' but this still means that all users of the computer will share the same data, including settings.

===Linux===
Update <code>__Game_Install_directory/config-path.cfg</code>

use-system-read-write-data-directories=true

Update <code>__Game_Install_directory/config/config.ini</code>

[path]
read-data=__PATH__executable__/../../data
write-data=.local/share/factorio

You could set the <code>write-data</code> value to '''<code>.factorio</code>''' if you prefer.

Once you have done this, you can remove write permissions to the entire game installation directory '''except''' for <code>config/config.ini</code>, which '''must''' be writable by all people who wish to play the game.

Note that if someone changes any options, in-game, those option changes will apply to everyone who plays on the same computer.

= See also =
* [[Download and Installation]]
* [[Install Guide]]
* [[Mods]]
* [[Installing Mods]]
* [http://www.factorioforums.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=3389 Forum discussion]
* [http://www.factorioforums.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=8294 Linux Version - Save games in $HOME somewhere]