I have a problem that there are too many downloaded games.
And I can't understand how to sort them.
Or should I go and touch the grass?
And I can't understand how to sort them.
Or should I go and touch the grass?
How do you organize games on your computer?
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I have a downloaded section that I unzip all my new updates into, then in that folder I have another folder called played. Once I play the new update I move it to played and delete the last release in the played folder. I keep the previous version because it has saved me countless times needing to rollback or copy saves. If the game is complete I put (Final) before the name which moves it to the top of played. It's a fairly easy system and just how I do it.
This is easy, Make a folder in your PC called "games" and then put all of your games (+new ones) alphabetically in that folder.
External HD
In alphabetical order and last played date...
In alphabetical order and last played date...
I've got a couple notepads for games if I liked them, meh, and avoid. When I'm finished with a game, the liked and meh games get a current version and small description to help me remember them.
I've got a five folder system.
1. Downloads (I don't always get around to playing a downloaded game at once, but ideally this folder should be as close to empty as possible)
2. Playing (when I start playing a game, it moves to this folder - sometimes they kind of get stuck here, if I don't find them particularly interesting)
3. Awaiting Updates (any game I have played to the end of the most recent update goes here)
4. Finished
5. Top Tier (reserved for my very favourite finished games)
1. Downloads (I don't always get around to playing a downloaded game at once, but ideally this folder should be as close to empty as possible)
2. Playing (when I start playing a game, it moves to this folder - sometimes they kind of get stuck here, if I don't find them particularly interesting)
3. Awaiting Updates (any game I have played to the end of the most recent update goes here)
4. Finished
5. Top Tier (reserved for my very favourite finished games)
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In over five years, I've only kept 48 games, the ones I really enjoyed. Otherwise, the principle is simple: I download something that interests me, 45 minutes to 1 hour is enough to conclude whether it's “my” game or not. If I didn't like the game (regardless of whether I abandoned it or still forced myself to go through it to the end), I ruthlessly delete it, I don't like when the hard disk accumulates all sorts of garbage.
All these ideas sound like so much work... I have a folder, games go into it, that's about it... When I need to clear space, I delete some I haven't played in ages/didn't enjoy/etc.
Just a folder with the games on it. But i think i'll start doing as Papaq said and create a subfolder for games that i'm waiting for to be updated.
I create folders for each letter initial (A, B and so on). No real advantage than minimizing the number of files/folders to load at the folder level... The OS should take care of it, but often if you have hundreds of files, it does not work as well.
I used to organize them better. I had a completed games folder, favorite games folder, new games folder, members + games folder, and a few others. Now I see no point to organizing them so they all go in a general games folder for new downloads then move into a VN folder once I have played the updates or the trash if I didn't enjoy it.
I just keep everything in a folder.
Normal and adult games similar, but separate. Normal games usually only plays maximum 2 or 3 any given times, so they stay in their install directories, and after finishing they go to an external drirve. Adult games, there is a dedicated folder, where I install/put them, then go to an other external drive. There is 2 folders there: the completed games, and the unfinised (pending updates, abandoned, etc.).
Just 2 folders: the one where I download and play the game and the storage folder. As soon as I unzip the game I move the zip to the storage folder. Once I finish to play it I delete the uncompressed folder. In that way I know what I have downloaded but not played. If I dislike the game I just delete it from the storage folder. To keep track of what I want to actively follow I have a document.
