diff --git a/Citra-Android-user-data-and-storage.md b/Citra-Android-user-data-and-storage.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a875fa1 --- /dev/null +++ b/Citra-Android-user-data-and-storage.md @@ -0,0 +1,65 @@ +Citra's user data storage on Android 11+ with Citra Android Beta 16+ is a bit more complicated than it used to be. This is due to Google mandating that all Android apps need to use SAF (Safe Access Storage) moving forward. + +## How to set up your Citra user data folder + +Click to expand: +
+ Updating from an older Citra version + +After installing a recent Citra build, you'll be greeted by a pop-up to set up a user data folder. Read it and press `Ok`: + + + +This will open up a folder browser. Make sure that you're in the "root" of the storage. An easy way to check this is to look at the `USE THIS FOLDER` button at the bottom of your screen. It will be grayed out if you're in the root. + +Since you're updating from an older version, select the `citra-emu` folder that can be found in the root of your phone's internal storage: + + + +Select `USE THIS FOLDER`: + + + +Citra will now be able to access your old data again. All that's left is to set up your game folder again. + +
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+ Setting Citra up for the first time + +After installing and then launching Citra, you'll be greeted by a popup. Read it and press `Ok`: + + + +This will open up a folder browser. Now you'll need to create and select a folder to use for Citra's user data. You can do this either in your phone's internal storage or SD-Card: + + + + +Open up the folder you've made and select the `USE THIS FOLDER` button: + + + +And you're done! Now you can move on to setting up a game folder. + +
+ +## How to set up your game folder +After setting up your user data folder, Citra will greet you with another pop-up. Read it and press `Ok`: + + + +This will open up a folder browser. If you're updating from an older Citra version, you'll already have a folder where you store your ROMs. Open that folder and select `USE THIS FOLDER`. If you're setting Citra up for the first time, and you haven't made a folder for your ROMs yet, do so now: + + + + +Open up the folder you've made and select the `USE THIS FOLDER` button: + + + +## You have the option of changing the locations of these folders at any time. +You can find these options by clicking on the folder icon on the top bar: + + + \ No newline at end of file