If you have a dosbox.conf file in the same folder as dosbox.exe, then it will use that config file by default.
There is a setting in dosbox.conf where you specify the capture folder.

Example time.
dosbox.exe and dosbox.conf are in the same folder, and in dosbox.conf, captures=capture
Run dosbox.exe, it will use the dosbox.conf file, and if you capture a screenshot, it will appear in the capture subfolder.

so all i had to do is find the dosbox config file
and copy it to the dosbox folder
and it'll use it there? it worked...

it moved the capture folder there too
thank you... so easy...

so i deleted the dosbox folder under appdata
cause i moved everything from that over here
and it overwrote everything i did
when i started it...

so i put it back...
and it uses that instead of this...

You can make a simple batch file that points to where you have DOSBox installed.

1"%ProgramFiles%\DOSBox-0.74\dosbox.exe" -conf dosbox.conf -noconsole
2EXIT

Copy this in any game's folder with your custom conf for that game. If you have your mounting command in the conf you can start the game by simply double clicking on the batch file.

Make sure the file is called dosbox.conf and not dosbox-0.74.conf. You can also see in the status windows what config file DOSBox is using.

eraH wrote:

Make sure the file is called dosbox.conf and not dosbox-0.74.conf. You can also see in the status windows what config file DOSBox is using.

Obviously the batch file I posted was just an example and needs to be edited to match his specific needs. The path to DOSBox needs to point to where ever he has DOSBox installed and the conf file name needs to match the conf he is trying to use. I use "dosbox.conf" since for some games I might use a different build then official 0.74. What DOSBox automatically writes in the %AppData% folder being named "dosbox-0.74.conf" prevents it from using an outdated version and minimizes the chances that it will overwrite one from another build.

The reply was meant for hannelius. It works for me, so I just wanted to make sure he/she was using the correct filename. Either way will get the job done.

she...

thank you... i renamed it to dosbox.conf
and made the batch file and put it in the same folder
and it worked great...

can i do it in a way that i can have the batch file on the desktop
as long as the conf is in the same folder as dosbox.exe?

i used to make batch files... a few...
simple ones... but it's been a while...
EXIT means cmd.exe exits when done?
i noticed that it didn't...

edit: i put a shortcut to the batch file
on the desktop and it was fine...

hannelius wrote:

edit: i put a shortcut to the batch file
on the desktop and it was fine...

You can also change the icon of the shortcut to what you want.