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roboyoshi / datacurator-filetree

a standard filetree for /r/datacurator [ and r/datahoarder ]
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Split Games by OS #32

Closed fionera closed 4 years ago

fionera commented 5 years ago

When you have games for multiple Operating Systems for PCs they should be seperated, right?

roboyoshi commented 5 years ago

Hm.. that's a tricky one.. I'm no expert in this area so I'll need to check on this. AFAIK it depends on the architecture (x86/x64) and on the system (nix/win/mac). But If a Game only works in ubuntu, but not on Fedora (or vice-versa) then we'll get a lot of folders.. I'd keep it simple at first, but keep this issue open until someone steps in with more knowledge on the topic.

fionera commented 5 years ago

I would differentiate between *nix Systems but atleast split to Win/Mac/Nix

GuilhermeHideki commented 5 years ago

I personally don't like to split between OSes (at the top folder, like games/PC/Win) because I don't have too many PC games. Also, some games could be played in multiples OSes (e.g. Java JARs). Well, you could just create a "Java OS" folder.

In this case, I use the "MusicBrainz style" of /{release group}/{release}, so game/game-GOTY-x64-win or game/game-linux would be ok to me.

cryo-kronos commented 5 years ago

For archiving games, I organize by OS since I have a dual-booting Hackintosh. I play games both on macOS and Windows, so it makes sense for me to separate game installers by OS.