Where are my Steam save files?

I recently had to have my computer reset to factory settings in order to reinstall Windows. Luckily, about two days before it crashed I managed to perform a successful back-up using Windows Backup and Restore Centre. After restoring the old data, I have found the files for Dawn of War II (a disc-based game) but I cannot find the save files for Stacking or Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (two games I downloaded off Steam).

Do you have any idea where I might find them so I can transfer them back onto my main hard disk and carry on playing where I left off?

Thanks.

They should be hereC:\Users\YourName\Documents\My Games. Thats where all my steam saves are.

That folder only seems to contain the folder for Dawn of War 2 which I haven't even reinstalled yet.

Which games are you specifically asking about? As already mentioned, they're usually found in the user folder.

"Stacking" and "Indy and the Fate of Atlantis"

Where can I find those files?

You have to go into the control panel and turn on "show hidden files/folders."

Before you are able to see the Appdata folder, which should still be under your user's folder.

I've found the App data folder. Oddly, when I performed the restore, none of My Documents, Music or Pictures were restored and I have had to retrieve them form the D: drive instead. As it so happens, the Lucasarts folder under "Roaming" is empty. I can't find the one for Stacking anywhere.

Well I just tried playing Stacking and my save progress is still there (phew I was 62% through it) but I still can't find my old Indy save. It isn't a big deal if I can't retrieve it as I wasn't very far into it and it would only take about half-an-hour at the most to get back to where I was.

Try Program Files(x86)/Steam/steamapps/common. A few of my games have saves there.

I am bumping an old topic because I was wondering the same thing... then I found the save files. They are located in the C\User\games....etc. for several games.

This is odd because my 'C' system drive is my smaller SSD... while I have my main steam drive on my 1TB HDD 'G' drive. All steam files including most game data files are located on the G drive. However I noticed a few games, Fallout 3: GOTY and Dishonored for example, are saving files to the C drive. I am concerned because this is my smaller drive and I am a save nut.

So my questions are:

1) Is the storage location for save states independant to each game and not controlled by Steam?

2) Is there a way I can force games I play through Steam to save onto my storage 'G' drive and not my system 'C' drive?

Thank you!

Probably depends on each separate game, but generally googling the game name+save file location will tell you

They are probably gone .... depending on what game it is; some save in the "my games" folder, some make folders of their own( either in your document folder or in "program files"), and some have their save files in the Steam folder ( they're not all the same) ... anyway , Windows usually only backs up your: Documents, Music and Pictures unless you specifically tell it to back up anything else .....

.... so, the one game got backed up that was in your Documents, the rest ( unless the WHOLE drive was backed up ) are gone.

.... if any of the games were on the "Steam Cloud", you should be alright; just load them again and all your settings and saves should show up like you left them ...... good luck

I am bumping an old topic because I was wondering the same thing... then I found the save files. They are located in the C\User\games....etc. for several games.

This is odd because my 'C' system drive is my smaller SSD... while I have my main steam drive on my 1TB HDD 'G' drive. All steam files including most game data files are located on the G drive. However I noticed a few games, Fallout 3: GOTY and Dishonored for example, are saving files to the C drive. I am concerned because this is my smaller drive and I am a save nut.

So my questions are:

1) Is the storage location for save states independant to each game and not controlled by Steam?

2) Is there a way I can force games I play through Steam to save onto my storage 'G' drive and not my system 'C' drive?

Thank you!

enzyme36

...... 1) yes

2) no

[QUOTE="enzyme36"]

I am bumping an old topic because I was wondering the same thing... then I found the save files. They are located in the C\User\games....etc. for several games.

This is odd because my 'C' system drive is my smaller SSD... while I have my main steam drive on my 1TB HDD 'G' drive. All steam files including most game data files are located on the G drive. However I noticed a few games, Fallout 3: GOTY and Dishonored for example, are saving files to the C drive. I am concerned because this is my smaller drive and I am a save nut.

So my questions are:

1) Is the storage location for save states independant to each game and not controlled by Steam?

2) Is there a way I can force games I play through Steam to save onto my storage 'G' drive and not my system 'C' drive?

Thank you!

no1alboogie

...... 1) yes

2) no

Appreciate the reply, was afraid no one would notice my post because I bumped an old topic rather than creating a new one.

So I guess I have no control where games save on my computer, so I have to curb my create new save addiction. Bummer... seems like I should be able to tell them where to store.

The work-around seems to be copying the folder structure to my storage drive and then moving them back when I want to play. Seems clunky... anyone else do this here? Not worried yet... 39.5 GB free on C

[QUOTE="no1alboogie"]

[QUOTE="enzyme36"]

I am bumping an old topic because I was wondering the same thing... then I found the save files. They are located in the C\User\games....etc. for several games.

This is odd because my 'C' system drive is my smaller SSD... while I have my main steam drive on my 1TB HDD 'G' drive. All steam files including most game data files are located on the G drive. However I noticed a few games, Fallout 3: GOTY and Dishonored for example, are saving files to the C drive. I am concerned because this is my smaller drive and I am a save nut.

So my questions are:

1) Is the storage location for save states independant to each game and not controlled by Steam?

2) Is there a way I can force games I play through Steam to save onto my storage 'G' drive and not my system 'C' drive?

Thank you!

enzyme36

...... 1) yes

2) no

Appreciate the reply, was afraid no one would notice my post because I bumped an old topic rather than creating a new one.

So I guess I have no control where games save on my computer, so I have to curb my create new save addiction. Bummer... seems like I should be able to tell them where to store.

The work-around seems to be copying the folder structure to my storage drive and then moving them back when I want to play. Seems clunky... anyone else do this here? Not worried yet... 39.5 GB free on C

I'd say just keep an eye on where you're installing your games. Save files are tiny, and shouldn't make any storage issues, even if there's hundreds of them. And yeah, different games put them in different places, but they'll all be on your main drive. Except in the few cases where the saves are actually in the game install folder, in which case, obviously, that's just wherever you installed the game. Also, if you're worried about losing them, it's a good idea to activate Steam Cloud for any/every game that allows it. Some games actually have Steam Cloud features that aren't necessarily advertised. I was trying to figure out if I could swap back and forth between my laptop and my roommate's desktop when playing Dark Souls, and have my save game transfer with the cloud, and I googled all over the place, and the answer seemed to be a resounding "no" everywhere I found. Went ahead and tried it anyway, and it works perfectly.

[QUOTE="enzyme36"]

[QUOTE="no1alboogie"]

...... 1) yes

2) no

the_bi99man

Appreciate the reply, was afraid no one would notice my post because I bumped an old topic rather than creating a new one.

So I guess I have no control where games save on my computer, so I have to curb my create new save addiction. Bummer... seems like I should be able to tell them where to store.

The work-around seems to be copying the folder structure to my storage drive and then moving them back when I want to play. Seems clunky... anyone else do this here? Not worried yet... 39.5 GB free on C

I'd say just keep an eye on where you're installing your games. Save files are tiny, and shouldn't make any storage issues, even if there's hundreds of them. And yeah, different games put them in different places, but they'll all be on your main drive. Except in the few cases where the saves are actually in the game install folder, in which case, obviously, that's just wherever you installed the game. Also, if you're worried about losing them, it's a good idea to activate Steam Cloud for any/every game that allows it. Some games actually have Steam Cloud features that aren't necessarily advertised. I was trying to figure out if I could swap back and forth between my laptop and my roommate's desktop when playing Dark Souls, and have my save game transfer with the cloud, and I googled all over the place, and the answer seemed to be a resounding "no" everywhere I found. Went ahead and tried it anyway, and it works perfectly.

Well I know for a fact that Dishonored has Steam Cloud... dont think Fallout3 GOTY has the option. I will check when I get home... maybe delete a few of these save states right from the folder while Im at it.