There's a bit of drama going on with the popular game manager Lutris right now, with users pointing out the developer using AI generated code via Claude.
If you want to share a prefix with Bottles, the only way I’ve found that works is by creating a bottle in Bottles first, then share the prefix folder with whatever else, and the updates to the system registry etc. will be shared.
I rarely launch stuff with vanilla wine, it’s mostly through Heroic Game Launcher or Bottles, but like I described above, as long as I create the wine prefix with Bottles first, sharing said prefix is fine.
As for moving to Bottles from an already existing prefix, I don’t know. You could try just copying and overwriting the prefix that Bottles create and see if it works.
If you want to share a prefix with Bottles, the only way I’ve found that works is by creating a bottle in Bottles first, then share the prefix folder with whatever else, and the updates to the system registry etc. will be shared.
I rarely launch stuff with vanilla wine, it’s mostly through Heroic Game Launcher or Bottles, but like I described above, as long as I create the wine prefix with Bottles first, sharing said prefix is fine.
As for moving to Bottles from an already existing prefix, I don’t know. You could try just copying and overwriting the prefix that Bottles create and see if it works.