Hurray! A discussion by me that doesn't involve me messing shit up! Aren't you proud?
If u mean u don't want to lose your save files steam has a cloud for that for most games so u shouldn't be worried about it for 90% of the games just check in your library if it has a cloud or not.
Skyrim, Borderlands and dishonered have this so no need to worry about losing your saves for these 3.
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Some games have save files which you can just copy, google it or look in your documents. Other games use steam cloud to sync saves :)
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Uninstalling the games USUALLY wont remove the save files. Installing it again it will recognize them without issue. But some do have files in non-standard locations, and if you are moving between pcs, here is a hint: You only need to backup the game save files. Google "name of the game" + "save location" and back up that. Put on the same folder and you are done.
Also you sure your notebook meets Dishonored 2 requirements?
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Save files or game files?
Save files are never deleted, it is one of the few things of Steam that is working as intended and is a rather good idea. They are kept even if they are not stored in the user's Documents folder but among the game files.
Steam also saves any and all configuration files as well, so there is no need to set up a game again if you uninstall and reinstall it. (There are exceptions though with some games that force a config reset upon install.)
If you mean game installation files, there is a feature called backup game files. You can use any kind of storage device to make a copy of the current installation files, then delete the originals. If you want to put them back, just use a restore backup function and you can have the game back without downloading it.
Does only work with non-modded games (or probably with games modded through Workshop), so absolutely not advised for Skyrim.
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+1
there it is.. was shocked someone hasn't mentioned backup yet on the non-save files.
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If you dont have cloud saving enabled, some saves remain in a obscure folder of steam, if you dont back them up when moving pcs you lose it, I lost some as result.
And some games from Arcen Entertainment are inside the game folder, and if you uninstall the game you will also lose the save if you dont back it up.
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I never had that. I have some oldie games on Steam, but it just kept the game folder and the save/config information in it. Which I liked, because I didn't have to hunt the game down in Documents to erase the rest of it. :3
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Very rarely. Most any digital install platforms now have installers that ask you to keep the save files or not, or in Steam's case, it only removes the files it downloaded in the first place. This is why saves, configs, and mod files remain in place. (Which in some case can be detrimental, because if you want to restart from a failed mossing session, it means you need to manually clear the thing out anyway.)
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So Dishonored 2 is going to be available in a month or two and I am so psyched to play it. The problem I have, though, is that I own a very basic laptop that I'm surprised can still function with Dishonored, Borderlands, and Skyrim downloaded simultaneously.
I really, really don't want to uninstall these games, but am willing to uninstall some other minor games. On the other hand, I don't want to restart from the beginning of those games.
So here's where the newbish question comes in:
Can I copy the game logs and the files and whatnot, put them in some text files on my SD card (which is where I put all of my non-essential files), uninstall the game, and then when I want to play it again, reinstall it and just transplant those files back into their respective folders? Would a game be able to read those files and seamlessly integrate them? Is this different for some games and not others, or is this only applicable for things like Character Designer for things like Bethesda games?
Any insights to help alleviate my naivete would be much appreciated!
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