Install roots

Ludusavi manifest paths often use <base> for a game’s install folder. SaveVault stores your install folders in config.toml as additional_roots (Steam libraries are discovered separately).

Auto-discovery

On first launch SaveVault merges common paths. After installing a new launcher, run Settings → Install Roots → Rescan & Add Roots, or:

savevault-cli roots discover   # read-only: what's found on this machine
savevault-cli roots rescan     # merge, sort, dedupe, and save
savevault-cli roots list

Platform	Auto-discovery includes
All	Steam libraries, GOG, Epic, Heroic, Lutris, Legendary
Windows only	Battle.net, EA App, LaunchBox emulators, Microsoft Store (`WindowsApps`)

Manual roots

Add any of these by hand, on any platform:

Kind	Purpose
`home`	Alternate `HOME`; `<base>` = `{root}/{installDir}`
`wine_prefix`	Wine/Proton prefix; expands `drive_c` user paths
`windows_drive` / `linux_drive` / `mac_drive`	External OS disk
`other`	Child-folder layout (each subfolder is a game)

Globs and `<game>`

Root paths support Ludusavi-style globs (D:/Games/*) and the <game> placeholder (~/prefixes/<game>), which resolves per title at scan time instead of walking every child folder. Combined patterns like ~/prefixes/*/<game> work too.

[[additional_roots]]
kind = "other"
path = "D:/Games/*"

[[additional_roots]]
kind = "wine_prefix"
path = "/home/deck/Games/Heroic/Prefixes/GamePrefix"