Beginning computer players often face the problem of not knowing some technical terms that are usually used by computer game developers, professional gamers, programmers, and other people who are familiar with information technology firsthand.
Why is knowledge of certain terms so important?
Installing a new game on your computer and passing it along and across, an inexperienced gamer begins to get bored and throws the game. A few days later, he suddenly learns from his friend that for this very toy there are various free modifications that are freely available on the Internet and wait for them to be downloaded.
A delighted gamer runs home, concealing the desire to add something new to the virtual world so loved by him and again immerse himself in it. He opens the browser, finds these modifications on the network, downloads the archives with them, reads the installation instructions, which says: "Copy files from the archive to the game directory." Copying files from the archive is understandable. And what is a game directory? And where is she located?
Agree, knowledge of such technical terms can often make life easier for a person. In modern society, which is based on information technology, such terms are an important component of modern spoken language.
This article should help all novice players, both those who wish to install modifications for their favorite computer entertainment, and all those who do not know the concept of a directory at all. To do this, it will cover the most understandable issues such as:
1. What is the game directory?
2. How to find her?
3. Where is the game directory?
If you have ever asked one of these questions or are asking them now, then this article is definitely for you. So let's go.
What is this directory?
To understand what the game directory is, you do not need to be seven spans in the forehead. In simple words, this concept can be explained as follows: a directory is a folder on the computer in which the files of the installed application are stored. The directory is usually indicated by the full address of the root folder of the application, for example: "C: \ Games \ Application Name".
The first letter in the address indicates the name of the hard disk partition on your computer, after the first "\" is the name of the folder located in this section of the hard disk (in this case, C: \) and so on. Roughly speaking, a directory is a folder in which you once installed a game.
During the installation of any application, the installer asks you to select the desired directory, by default it usually happens like: C: \ Program Files \ Name of the company-developer \ Name of the game (program). Most likely, you will have to copy the files of your modification to the folder with this address.
Where to look for her?
In fact, the answer to the first question about what the game directory is is the answer to the second question, considered in this article. But just in case, it’s worth repeating itself so that any inexperienced user does not have the slightest ambiguity.
So, since it turned out that the game directory is nothing more than the folder in which the gamer installed the game, then it can only be located on the hard drive or any other computer storage device.
How can I find her?
Having understood what the game’s directory is, You can begin to search for it. It’s easy to do this. If you know the address at which your game was installed, then you can simply write it in the address bar of any window of the Windows operating system.
You can also go through it manually. If you don’t know the address, then you can use the Windows search engine by writing the name of the application you need there.
However, in modern Microsoft operating systems , there is a function to open the directory of any application in a couple of clicks. Just right-click on the shortcut of the game whose directory you want to open, and select the "Object Location" function. You will instantly get into the folder with your installed game.
Now you have learned how to find the game directory and what it is. In fact, this is not so difficult, and the information presented in the article will help to understand everything even the most inexperienced user.