Add advanced settings to change default CrossOver bottle directory

[peaz]

Problem description

CrossOver actually allows you to change the default bottle directory ( /Users/${USER}/Library/Application Support/CrossOver/Bottles) to any other location, usually an external drive volume. Doing so breaks Heroic's support for CrossOver as it would not be able to find the Heroic bottle.

https://www.codeweavers.com/support/wiki/mac/faq/cxofficemacbottlelocation.

Feature description

There should also be a way to set/change the CrossOver bottle base directory from the default one.

Alternatives

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Additional information

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[avv3lenato]

It would be a great feature. All my CrossOver bottles are on an external drive.

[Space-Cadet0]

Agreed, games are getting larger and mac hard drives certainly aren't increasing in size

[Snarj]

sorely needed feature.

[SpyrosKat]

How is this not implemented yet? Heroic is critical for Macs, and macs don't have expandable storage, external storage of games is inevitable. Please add this essential feature.

[arielj]

How is this not implemented yet?

PRs are welcomed, this is open source software maintained on the free time of many developers

[macinlew]

With 2.16.0 if I set the Bottle Folder in CrossOvers (25B3) Settings, System Integration to default, it works and continues to work when I set the Bottle Folder to my external volume. I just have to use the default to launch one game, then setting the Bottle Folder to my external volume works from then on.