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Emulator Issues #12604

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Saving/Loading States reveals computer's username, which can easily doxx players

Added by MysticMismagius over 2 years ago. Updated about 1 year ago.

Status:
Fixed
Priority:
Normal
Assignee:
-
% Done:

0%

Operating system:
N/A
Issue type:
Bug
Milestone:
Regression:
No
Relates to usability:
No
Relates to performance:
No
Easy:
No
Relates to maintainability:
No
Regression start:
Fixed in:

Description

Game Name?

All Games

What's the problem? Describe what went wrong.

On Mac OS, saving or loading a save state will show the file location of the save state on the top of the window, including the computer's username. There is no way to get rid of this (if you have "Show On-Screen Display Messages" on it will just show the location as a display message on screen instead, which isn't much better). I had to change my username on my computer just to not doxx myself when streaming on Discord to my online friends, since my computer's username was my real name until recently.

I'd really like it if either there was a Safety Mode that blanked the top part of the window entirely/removed the save state message, or the top of the window didn't display the save state location in the first place

What steps will reproduce the problem?

Step 1: On Mac OS, go to "Config"
Step 2: Uncheck the "Show On-Screen Display Messages"
Step 3: Boot up any game
Step 4: Create a save state. The top of the window will display "Saved State to /users/[ComputerUsername]/Library/Applications/Dolphin/Savestates/[GameID].s[SaveStateNumber]"
Step 5: Load the save state. The top of the window will display "Loaded state to /users/[ComputerUsername]/Library/Applications/Dolphin/Savestates/[GameID].s[SaveStateNumber]"

Is the issue present in the latest development version? For future reference, please also write down the version number of the latest development version.

Yes, 5.0-14762

Is the issue present in the latest stable version?

Unknown, I haven't used a stable version of Dolphin in years

What are your PC specifications? (CPU, GPU, Operating System, more)

My specs are attached in a photo.


Files

Screen Shot 2021-07-30 at 8.42.52 PM.png (371 KB) Screen Shot 2021-07-30 at 8.42.52 PM.png My Computer Specs MysticMismagius, 07/31/2021 12:43 AM
Screen Shot 2021-07-30 at 3.26.21 PM.png (2.03 MB) Screen Shot 2021-07-30 at 3.26.21 PM.png Screenshot of the issue MysticMismagius, 07/31/2021 12:44 AM
Actions #1

Updated by JMC4789 over 2 years ago

...Turn off on-screen display messages if you don't want on-screen display messages to show?

Actions #2

Updated by JMC4789 over 2 years ago

Oh I guess you mean the window title too, my bad. I didn't know people shared the window decorations though. Probably need an option to at least disable that.

Actions #3

Updated by JMC4789 over 2 years ago

  • Status changed from New to Accepted

Maybe we should have an option for a static title window for streaming anyway, the more I think about this? That'd make it easier for streaming programs to pick up Dolphin and fix this issue at the same time.

Actions #4

Updated by MayImilae about 1 year ago

  • Status changed from Accepted to Fixed

Fixed by 5.0-18283.

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