Directories

Directory Overrides

This menu sets a default directory override for various files relating to FCEU.

Base Directory

sets the default directory FCEU will use.  It will be the folder that FCEU creates all the sub folders (unless they are also overridden).

ROMS

where FCEU will look for ROMS by default.  (What folder will appear when selecting the Files > Open...)

Battery Saves        

where .sav files will stored and opened from.  These files contain the battery backed SRAM used in some games (such as Dragon Warrior).

Save States        

where .fcs (savestate) files will be stored.

FDS BIOS ROM

where FCEU can find disksys.rom.  disksys.rom is a required file in order to load FDS (Famicom Disk System) games.  If not specified, FCEUX will default to the base directory.

Screenshots        

where screen captures (.png) files will be saved.

Save Screenshots as "<filebase>-<x>.png"

sets how the .png files will be named.  Left unchecked, the file names will simply be 0.png, 1.png etc.  Checked adds the ROM name into the file as well (such as Double Dragon 2 (U)-0.png)

Cheats                

where .cht files will be stored.  .cht files store the active cheats set up in Cheat Search.

Movies                

where  .fm2 files will be saved/loaded.  These files are the input files used in movie recording.

Memory Watch

where memory watch files are saved/loaded.  These are used by memory watch.

Input Presets        

where input presets will be saved/loaded.  These are used in the presets section on the input config window.

Lua Scripts        

where Lua scripts will be saved/loaded.  These are used when using the Lua Scripting tool.

AVI Output

overrides which directory FCEUX will default to when saving a .avi file.

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