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I'm trying to update crossover 9.1 to 9.2, and my problem is that I previously moved all of my bottles onto a backup hardrive by editing some file. Now I've got the upgrade, it doesn't know where the Crossover Games are and as such doesn't think I have any software downloaded. Now, I can't for the life of me remember what file I edited in order to move the Crossover game dictionary onto on the backup.

Rowan Lock wrote:

I'm trying to update crossover 9.1 to 9.2, and my problem is that I
previously moved all of my bottles onto a backup hardrive by editing
some file. Now I've got the upgrade, it doesn't know where the
Crossover Games are and as such doesn't think I have any software
downloaded. Now, I can't for the life of me remember what file I
edited in order to move the Crossover game dictionary onto on the
backup.

There "trick" is that there is no file.... basically CrossOver looks for bottles in one location only --
<user>/Library/Application Support/CrossOver

When you move your bottles to another location, you need to "link" that location to the above.

I do this by moving the CrossOver directory to the external drive and then issuing the symbolic link command from the terminal:
ln -s <source> <destination>

Just for organizational purposes, I normally create a directory called "Application Support" on the external drive, and move the CrossOver directory and files into that.

When you are done, if all is set correctly, when you open the Finder, and click on the directory <user>/Library -- which is not visible in Lion by default--
you will be able to "wander down" to the CrossOver directory and see the sub-directory "Bottles."

In Lion, you use the Finder "go" drop-down, and select "go to folder" (cmd-shift-g) at the bottom of the menu type "/Users/<userid>/Library".
NOTE: if you simply type "/Library" you will go to the SYSTEM level LIbrary directory, which also has an Application Support folder.... !!

BTW, you are saying CrossOver 9.2 .... the Current version is 11.2 -- if you are actually referring to 9.2, the file is "Application Support/CrossOver Games"