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Can Itch.app discover previously installed games?

A topic by Durandal created Jun 11, 2020 Views: 1,221 Replies: 2
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I installed a bunch of games by direct download before I knew about the app. I pointed the app at the directory where I installed the games but it can't see them. Is there a way to make it see that they are there and take over things like launching and auto updates.. .and if not, consider that a feature request. 

Thanks.

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Yeah I have the same question. Adding the location where I had installed them and clicking "Scan Install Locations for Games" doesn't work either. I've also attempted to move the game folders into the default location that the app comes with but to no avail.

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There is an app manifest in the folder. So when it does an install it creates an .itch file with a small, what looks like, xml document that tracks what the app is. It's basically exactly what Steam does when it does an install. The trick would be to be able to have the app itself search and locate them or be able to manually direct it to an item the way GOG galaxy does by having you choose the game and then point to the install if the launcher can't figure it out.

Hopefully an itch.io dev will see this and have some info or a solution. :)

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