Save file location (no administrative permissions)

[Apollo91]

The title says most of it.

In all my previous installs of KSP, I gave the program full permissions. I very rarely run KSP from the program files directory - in fact, I haven't since about .19 or so. Usually, when given permissions, the saves generate in the proper place (the"saves" folder) and the ships in their respective folders.

Then, I ran into a problem. I ran 23.5 without permissions. Everything saved just fine. Then I ran it WITH permissions. Some very strange things happened. It seems when you run things one way, then another, things get confused, and had elements of both save files. Not necessarily a bug report, but pertinent to the task at hand.

When I DL'ed .90 (direct from Squad, no steam) I decided to stick with no permissions. Everything ran fine, saves saved and loaded. I have since upgraded my computer to Windows 8, on a new hard drive (new motherboard, the works). My old hard drive is now my E: . The problem is, when I look at the saves folders and ship folders, they are empty! Without permissions, KSP must have used some sort of temporary folder for saves (they worked, after all) but the folders themselves are bare.

Does anyone know where Windows shoves my save files when KSP doesn't have admin permissions? I would very much like to play my career save with my upgraded equipment and can't until I track that file down.

[Kryxal]

Probably the best way to track it down is to go looking for the "persistent.sfs" file name. Find all instances, note where they're saved, and that should do it.

[Th3F3aR]

Well i can only assume, but maybe you find those saves somewhere deep in your user directory.

Roaming or Temp, but i can just assume. Never had that problem as i run it with admin permissions :/