docs: add data_root to flycast

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Abdessamad Derraz committed 2026-10-23 19:10:43 +02:00
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@@ -27,6 +27,27 @@ standalone_directories:
- "$HOME/.local/share/flycast"
- "FLYCAST_BIOS_PATH"
data_root:
android:
path: "Android/data/com.flycast.emulator/files/data"
source_ref: "shell/android-studio/flycast/src/main/java/com/flycast/emulator/BaseGLActivity.java:92-97,442-447, shell/android-studio/flycast/src/main/jni/src/Android.cpp:143-159, shell/android-studio/flycast/build.gradle.kts:21"
note: "data/ under the home directory set in the app settings, getFilesDir() when no external storage is mounted"
ios:
path: "Documents"
source_ref: "shell/apple/emulator-ios/emulator/FlycastViewController.mm:198-201"
note: "the app's sandbox Documents folder, with no data/ subfolder"
windows:
path: "<folder of flycast.exe>/data"
source_ref: "core/windows/winmain.cpp:59-78"
note: "the UWP build uses data/ under the app's LocalFolder (core/windows/winmain.cpp:80-89)"
macos:
path: "~/Library/Application Support/Flycast/data"
source_ref: "shell/apple/emulator-osx/emulator-osx/osx-main.mm:78-102"
note: "~/.flycast/data when ~/.flycast exists. A second running instance appends its number to the folder"
linux:
path: "$XDG_DATA_HOME/flycast, else ~/.local/share/flycast"
source_ref: "core/linux-dist/main.cpp:74-99,247"
notes: |
The libretro core is built from flyinghead/flycast, the same tree as the
standalone emulator: the wrapper lives in shell/libretro and is compiled
@@ -48,13 +69,9 @@ notes: |
configures, then in its data directory, then in the system data
directories, then in the content directories, and writes the flash back to
the data directory (core/oslib/oslib.cpp:118-196,
core/stdclass.cpp:95-125). The data directory is $XDG_DATA_HOME/flycast/,
else ~/.local/share/flycast/, on Linux (core/linux-dist/main.cpp:74-99), and
the data/ folder of the configuration directory on Windows, Android and
macOS (core/windows/winmain.cpp:73-78, core/windows/winmain.cpp:86-89,
shell/android-studio/flycast/src/main/jni/src/Android.cpp:149-159,
shell/apple/emulator-osx/emulator-osx/osx-main.mm:97-101).
standalone_path is relative to the data directory. The BIOS paths are the
core/stdclass.cpp:95-125). The data directory, given per system in
data_root, is the data/ folder of the configuration directory except on
Linux and iOS. standalone_path is relative to it. The BIOS paths are the
Dreamcast.BiosPath setting (core/cfg/option.cpp:144), the system data
directories take $FLYCAST_BIOS_PATH (core/linux-dist/main.cpp:198-202), and
find_user_data_dir() returns the data directory