4 Ways to Back Up Your PC Game Saves

You’ll need to back up and restore their save files on your own.

test whether Cloud Syncing is Available

Cloud syncing is the ideal.

It can scan your machine for installed games and their associated saves, displaying them in a list.

After installing GameSave Manager, smack the Make a backup option.

You’ll be able to choose the installed games you want to back up.

You could do this yourself by followingour guide to creating symbolic links on Windows.

However, GameSave Manager also includes a tool that will quickly do this for you.

Bear in mind that different games store their save files in different locations.

There are no standard locations that are universally respected.

Here are some common locations where games may store their save files.

Some games' save data may even be stored in the Windows registry.

If you copy the game’s save files without your GFWL profile, the saves may become unusable.

This is just one of the many waysMicrosoft’s GFWL inconveniences PC gamers.

All your Steam games will be present, so you won’t have to re-download them.

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