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The main OpenTTD directories can be found in various locations, depending on
 
your operating system:
 
	1. The current working directory (from where you started OpenTTD)
 
		For non-Windows operating systems OpenTTD will not scan for files in this
 
		directory if it is your personal directory, i.e. '~/', or when it is the
 
		root directory, i.e. '/'.
 
	2. Your personal directory
 
		Windows: C:\My Documents\OpenTTD (95, 98, ME)
 
		         C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\My Documents\OpenTTD (2000, XP)
 
		         C:\Users\<username>\Documents\OpenTTD (Vista, 7)
 
		Mac OSX: ~/Documents/OpenTTD
 
		Linux:   ~/.openttd
 
		Linux:   $XDG_DATA_HOME/openttd which is usually ~/.local/share/openttd when
 
		         built with XDG base directory support, otherwise ~/.openttd
 
	3. The shared directory
 
		Windows: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Shared Documents\OpenTTD (2000, XP)
 
		         C:\Users\Public\Documents\OpenTTD (Vista, 7)
 
		Mac OSX: /Library/Application Support/OpenTTD
 
		Linux:   not available
 
	4. The binary directory (where the OpenTTD executable is)
 
		Windows: C:\Program Files\OpenTTD
 
		Linux:   /usr/games
 
	5. The installation directory (Linux only)
 
		Linux:   /usr/share/games/openttd
 
	6. The application bundle (Mac OSX only)
 
		It includes the OpenTTD files (grf+lng) and it will work as long as they
 
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	Savegames:           save
 
	Automatic Savegames: save/autosave
 
	Scenarios:           scenario
 

	
 
The (automatically created) directory content_download is for OpenTTD's internal
 
use and no files should be added to it or its subdirectories manually.
 

	
 
Notes:
 
	- Linux in the previous list means .deb, but most paths should be similar for
 
	  others.
 
	- The previous search order is also used for NewGRFs and openttd.cfg.
 
	- If openttd.cfg is not found, then it will be created using the 2, 4, 1, 3,
 
	  5 order.
 
	  5 order. When built with XDG base directory support, openttd.cfg will be
 
	  created in $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/openttd which is usually ~/.config/openttd.
 
	- Savegames will be relative to the config file only if there is no save/
 
	  directory in paths with higher priority than the config file path, but
 
	  autosaves and screenshots will always be relative to the config file.
 
	  Unless the configuration file is in $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/openttd, then all
 
	  other files will be saved under $XDG_DATA_HOME/openttd.
 

	
 
The preferred setup:
 
Place 3rd party files in shared directory (or in personal directory if you do
 
not have write access on shared directory) and have your openttd.cfg config
 
file in personal directory (where the game will then also place savegames and
 
screenshots).
 

	
 
4.3) Portable installations (portable media)
 
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You can install OpenTTD on external media so you can take it with you, i.e.
 
using a USB key, or a USB HDD, etc.
 
Create a directory where you shall store the game in (i.e. OpenTTD/).