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#1 biswajit90210
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if i buy a game off steam..and my comp crashes..will steam store my saved game files?or will i have to start over?

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#2 ProudLarry
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It depends on the game. Some games use Steam Cloud, which saves games onto Valve's own server, but most games don't.
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#3 biswajit90210
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iam playing just cause 2..so if its not gonna save the save game files..how do i make a manual copy of the saved games?can you tell me the path?

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#4 gmaster456
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Just Cause 2 uses Steam Cloud :)
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#5 ColdfireTrilogy
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Since that is a non steamworks game the game save will most likely be located in the same location a non steam installation would be. I assume it will be found in the my documents folder and contained within a subfolder of ubisoft/Just Cause 2/ etc. A quick google search would yield the save game location faster than any forum will though.
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#6 biswajit90210
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yes just cause does use steam cloud!however also found links about how it deletes saved files..found the path though..its in the steam folder under user data.thanks anways!

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#7 broken_bass_bin
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Since that is a non steamworks gameColdfireTrilogy

Just Cause 2 is a Steamworks game, actually.

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#8 paladinqueen
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It depends on the game. Some games use Steam Cloud, which saves games onto Valve's own server, but most games don't.ProudLarry

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I don't understand the question.... Sounds like you're asking if the games automatically save everything you do, during a game.... And they don't. Either you have to save manually, or the game uses a checkpoint system (a console carryover element) and you must pass the checkpoint, before it actually saves to the Harddrive. As for PC crashes.... Typically a PC crash is not going to erase stuff from your Harddrive and rarely will a random crash corrupt data from the Harddrive. I mean, if the crash does corrupt data from the Harddrive your saved games, are the least of your problems.
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I don't understand the question.... Sounds like you're asking if the games automatically save everything you do, during a game.... And they don't. Either you have to save manually, or the game uses a checkpoint system (a console carryover element) and you must pass the checkpoint, before it actually saves to the Harddrive. As for PC crashes.... Typically a PC crash is not going to erase stuff from your Harddrive and rarely will a random crash corrupt data from the Harddrive. I mean, if the crash does corrupt data from the Harddrive your saved games, are the least of your problems.Threesixtyci
He's asking about if Steam's servers have a copy of his own save file. So if for instance, his computer dies on him, hard-drive crashes, or he just simply wants to play on a different computer, he doesn't have to worry about starting a brand new game. Games using Steam Cloud will automatically upload your save files to Valve's own servers, and then download your save files for you to use on any other computer.
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[QUOTE="Threesixtyci"]I don't understand the question.... Sounds like you're asking if the games automatically save everything you do, during a game.... And they don't. Either you have to save manually, or the game uses a checkpoint system (a console carryover element) and you must pass the checkpoint, before it actually saves to the Harddrive. As for PC crashes.... Typically a PC crash is not going to erase stuff from your Harddrive and rarely will a random crash corrupt data from the Harddrive. I mean, if the crash does corrupt data from the Harddrive your saved games, are the least of your problems.ProudLarry
He's asking about if Steam's servers have a copy of his own save file. So if for instance, his computer dies on him, hard-drive crashes, or he just simply wants to play on a different computer, he doesn't have to worry about starting a brand new game. Games using Steam Cloud will automatically upload your save files to Valve's own servers, and then download your save files for you to use on any other computer.

He only asked about computer crashes.... not anything about the HDD failure, or playing on another PC.
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#12 deara2
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You'll have to start over, it has happened to a friend of mine
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#13 ProudLarry
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[QUOTE="ProudLarry"][QUOTE="Threesixtyci"]I don't understand the question.... Sounds like you're asking if the games automatically save everything you do, during a game.... And they don't. Either you have to save manually, or the game uses a checkpoint system (a console carryover element) and you must pass the checkpoint, before it actually saves to the Harddrive. As for PC crashes.... Typically a PC crash is not going to erase stuff from your Harddrive and rarely will a random crash corrupt data from the Harddrive. I mean, if the crash does corrupt data from the Harddrive your saved games, are the least of your problems.Threesixtyci
He's asking about if Steam's servers have a copy of his own save file. So if for instance, his computer dies on him, hard-drive crashes, or he just simply wants to play on a different computer, he doesn't have to worry about starting a brand new game. Games using Steam Cloud will automatically upload your save files to Valve's own servers, and then download your save files for you to use on any other computer.

He only asked about computer crashes.... not anything about the HDD failure, or playing on another PC.

He didn't seem to word it too well, and it appears his question was answered. So what are you arguing again?