Hi all,

My galaxy client has this extremely obnoxious behavior. Whenever I change a download/game folder path using the cog symbol, it automatically resets itself.

Start client -> cog symbol -> Settings -> manage all paths -> select D:\Gog and D:\Gog\!Downloads\temp and D:\Gog\!Downloads
then if I restart the client, all folders are back to C:\

so I thought: OK, maybe I should run it in administrator mode.
Start client in administrator mode -> cog symbol -> Settings -> manage all paths -> select D:\Gog and D:\Gog\Downloads and D:\Gog
without closing the client I select
cog symbol -> Settings
and the backups and goodies folder is still set to C:\Program Files...

any ideas what else can be done? I would even be fine with any solution which brute forces gog to use a set of folders and prevents gog from ever changing these folders. I honestly don't even understand why goodies downloads go into a program files folder instead of a user specific folder...

Hello.

It seems that you have an outdated version of the Galaxy client, as current versions no longer have a cog symbol for the settings. Uninstall your client, download the latest version from the link below and avoid installing it in C:\Program Files (instead, create a folder for it, like C:\Galaxy or D:\Galaxy).

https://www.gog.com/galaxy

oh, i have a client where it says "settings" next to the little cog (it is inside the gog.com menu in the upper left)

I just checked and I am indeed running the newest version

If you opt for preview updates and get the latest version (1.2.1), then it is impossible to change the path for downloaded backups.

In that case, I assume that your version is a different one and you probably didn't opt for preview updates (1.1.30). Thus, I would recommend that you install Galaxy in a different folder than C:\Program Files, otherwise changes you have made to the client's settings might not get saved.

thanks for your help! i indeed did not opt for preview updates.