How do I change where my game saves?

Q: Can I change where Steam Saves games?

Navigate to your Steam client Settings menu. Select Steam Library Folders from the Downloads tab. From here, you can view your default installation path, as well as creating a new path by selecting + button. Once you have created the new path, all future installations can be installed there.

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Where do I find my game save files?
Can I change where Steam Saves games?
How do I change where origin saves to?

i was cleaning my documents folder, and all my saved games files were there. so i made a folder to put them all in, but i also know if i change my saved game files, my games will mess themselves up and not be able to find the save files. If only there was a way to not make shortcuts and not mess my games while changing the save files location... thanks for the help!

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Did you only change the location of SAVE game files temporary ? You need to put the save game files back to their previous location, be it Documents, MYGames, AppData, ProgramData etc., because games are going to access that location.

IF there is no saved game file under the appropriate folder, then you won't be able to access SAVE while in-game. For STEAM and UPLAY you need to look under the folders created by the app/client.

I ALWAYS make a backup of my save game files. just in case my OS gets corrupt, or there are some stability issues with my games forcing me to re-install the ENTIRE game.....

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I think I one time manage to permanently 'move' the save game location for some of my games using symbolic links. That was a while ago though, and I've since reinstalled windows so that setup is long gone.

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I want to change the location steam saves my games too.

How can I do that?

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asked Jul 13, 2010 at 21:52

David BasarabDavid Basarab

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There's no built in method to move only your games (SteamApps) directory. Your best bet is to move your entire Steam installation to your desired location. Valve has a support article that details the steps involved in the entire procedure, along with some important warnings:

Moving a Steam Installation and Games

answered Jul 13, 2010 at 23:39

Use mklink and symlink directories. Create a symbolic link in Program Files\Steam that points to a steamapps directory somewhere else. I've done it 2 times successfully.

Also, I should note, that if you don't know your file system then I would ask for help in doing this.

answered Jul 14, 2010 at 1:19

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You can't individually. However, you can install Steam anywhere you want, and the save games will then go there. The easiest way would be to move the current directory, uninstall Steam and re-install is wherever you want it, then copy over the moved directory.

Granted, this won't make much of a difference unless you want them on another disk, but it's the only way.

answered Jul 13, 2010 at 22:33

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Where do I find my game save files?

On Windows, most save games can be found by opening File Explorer and navigating to "%homepath%\AppData\LocalLow". You can do so by pasting that file path into the address bar in your file explorer.

Can I change where Steam Saves games?

Navigate to your Steam client 'Settings' menu. Select 'Steam Library Folders' from the 'Downloads' tab. From here, you can view your default installation path, as well as creating a new path by selecting '+' button. Once you have created the new path, all future installations can be installed there.

How do I change where origin saves to?

Select Application Settings. Click on the Installs & Saves option. Then click on the Change folder option. Choose the destination drive to move Origin games and create a new folder on it and name it as Origin Games.