docs(saves): the launcher's Linux backups are in ~/.local/share/longshot/save-backup #722

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Type: docs · Risk: low · Tested on: none (docs only) · Needs: none

Why

The launcher is moving its Linux save backups from ~/.local/share/oot-save-backups to ~/.local/share/longshot/save-backup/, beside the saves (LongshotLauncher#80). The saves guide, which the website shows, should say where to find them. No open issue fits (tracker searched).

What changed

The Linux row of the saves guide's "Where Longshot keeps them" table names the new folder, and says that a launcher from before LongshotLauncher#80, and scripts/longshot_saves.py, still use ~/.local/share/oot-save-backups.

• docs: docs/saves.md, one table row.

Measurements

Nothing to measure: a line of the docs.

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Testing

Tested: read the rendered table row; tests/run_all.py is left to CI (no checks are run on this PC).

Not tested: the website build with this page; CI's site checks cover it.

Must be tested: None

Risks

What could break: nothing in the game; until LongshotLauncher#80 is released, the newest launcher still writes to the old folder, which the row names.

Turning it off: revert the commit

Compatibility: Nothing changes

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• One topic.
• The title is a Conventional Commit (type(scope): description) of the status line's type.
• Why gives the reason plainly and links the issues that fit (the tracker searched).
• Measurements has a verdict, or one line saying why there is nothing to measure.
• Testing names what was tested, what wasn't, and what must still be tested, where and how.
• Rebased on current main.
• python -I -B tests/run_all.py passes (any failure that also fails on main is named). (CI runs it on @ e83e9182)
• No game files, dumps, build output or generated files.
• third_party/ untouched (a new folder with a PROVENANCE.md instead).
• The license is OK: GPL-3.0-or-later, nothing incompatible and nothing decompiled.

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• Docs updated.

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**Type:** docs · **Risk:** low · **Tested on:** none (docs only) · **Needs:** none ## Why The launcher is moving its Linux save backups from `~/.local/share/oot-save-backups` to `~/.local/share/longshot/save-backup/`, beside the saves ([LongshotLauncher#80](https://git.magicbean.dev/MagicBeanDev/LongshotLauncher/pulls/80)). The saves guide, which the website shows, should say where to find them. No open issue fits (tracker searched). ## What changed The Linux row of the saves guide's "Where Longshot keeps them" table names the new folder, and says that a launcher from before LongshotLauncher#80, and `scripts/longshot_saves.py`, still use `~/.local/share/oot-save-backups`. - docs: `docs/saves.md`, one table row. ## Measurements Nothing to measure: a line of the docs. ### Flags and settings None ## Testing **Tested:** read the rendered table row; `tests/run_all.py` is left to CI (no checks are run on this PC). **Not tested:** the website build with this page; CI's site checks cover it. **Must be tested:** None ## Risks **What could break:** nothing in the game; until LongshotLauncher#80 is released, the newest launcher still writes to the old folder, which the row names. **Turning it off:** revert the commit **Compatibility:** Nothing changes ## Checklist ### Everyone - [x] One topic. - [x] The title is a Conventional Commit (`type(scope): description`) of the status line's type. - [x] Why gives the reason plainly and links the issues that fit (the tracker searched). - [x] Measurements has a verdict, or one line saying why there is nothing to measure. - [x] Testing names what was tested, what wasn't, and what must still be tested, where and how. - [x] Rebased on current `main`. - [ ] `python -I -B tests/run_all.py` passes (any failure that also fails on `main` is named). (CI runs it on @ e83e9182) - [x] No game files, dumps, build output or generated files. - [x] `third_party/` untouched (a new folder with a `PROVENANCE.md` instead). - [x] The license is OK: GPL-3.0-or-later, nothing incompatible and nothing decompiled. ### When it applies - [x] AI assistance recorded with `Assisted-by:` / `Co-Authored-By:` trailers. - [x] Docs updated. 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)

HumanBean added 1 commit 2026-11-15 06:25:55 +00:00

docs(saves): the launcher's Linux backups are in ~/.local/share/longshot/save-backup ... e83e918216

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <[email protected]>

HumanBean changed title from WIP: docs(saves): the launcher's Linux backups are in ~/.local/share/longshot/save-backup to docs(saves): the launcher's Linux backups are in ~/.local/share/longshot/save-backup 2026-11-15 06:26:34 +00:00

HumanBean merged commit 93344a7c9a into main 2026-11-15 06:26:38 +00:00

HumanBean deleted branch docs/linux-save-backup-folder 2026-11-15 06:26:39 +00:00

HumanBean referenced this pull request from a commit 2026-11-15 06:26:39 +00:00

docs(saves): the launcher's Linux backups are in ~/.local/share/longshot/save-backup (#722)

HumanBean changed title from docs(saves): the launcher's Linux backups are in ~/.local/share/longshot/save-backup to WIP: docs: the game, not its title, and the launcher's new Linux save backup folder 2026-11-15 06:28:05 +00:00

HumanBean changed title from WIP: docs: the game, not its title, and the launcher's new Linux save backup folder to docs(saves): the launcher's Linux backups are in ~/.local/share/longshot/save-backup 2026-11-15 06:28:12 +00:00

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