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Question Deleting PlayerPrefs and PersistentDataPath content on uninstalling? (Steam)

Discussion in 'Windows' started by Xagu, Aug 26, 2022.

  1. Xagu

    Xagu

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    Hi.

    We are porting one of our games to Steam. When uploaded our first test build we have realized that the uninstall feature does not clean registry for PlayerPrefs neither empty the Persistent Data folder.
    Is there any way to configure this on SteamWorks console or Unity itself? Any workaround or clue is welcome.

    Thanks in advance and have a nice day.
     
    Xagu, Aug 26, 2022
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  2. timke

    timke

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    Unity doesn't provide a direct way to uninstall PlayerPrefs, although that would be a really nice feature :)

    Instead you'll have to manually delete the key(s) from the Windows Registry as part of you uninstall script, in which you'll probably want some 3rd part tool to accomplish (sorry I don't know how uninstalling works with Steam).

    Theoretically you could use Unity to build an "uninstall app" which calls 
    PlayerPrefs.DeleteAll()
    but that's probably more trouble than it's worth.
     
    timke, Aug 26, 2022
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  3. Xagu

    Xagu

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    Thanks a lot for your reply.

    If someone else has faced this question please feel free to share your ideas.

    Thank you
     
    Xagu, Aug 27, 2022
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  4. julienkay

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    Looking at the SteamWorks documentation it is possible to include an install script to perform certain actions (e.g. run a batch file) on uninstall.
    This could be used to both remove the registry keys that PlayerPrefs writes to, as well as clearing out certain folders.
     
    julienkay, Sep 21, 2022
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  5. Xagu

    Xagu

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    Thanks for your reply Julien. Will check this.
     
    Xagu, Sep 26, 2022
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