Lost steam saves?

Telecaster · 18 Dec 2015 at 16:30

Ok this isn't looking very good, I did a fresh W10 install the other day and I did what I've always done and copied the steamapps folder to an external drive, then installed steam and pasted my existing steamapps folder back into the new install.

Only difference being is this time when I fire up a game it's like it's the first time, no saves no remembered graphics/audio settings just like a fresh install.

Please don't tell me it's all gone...

Telecaster · 18 Dec 2015 at 16:34

But that's how I've done it before with previous installs :/

No idea if I use the cloud or not, do you have to turn it on or is it on by default?

Telecaster · 18 Dec 2015 at 16:39

I've just opened the userdata folder and there are saves in there, obviously I can't tell what they all are because they're just identified with random numbers, so why is steam not picking these up when I launch a game?

Edit: I've also found a cloud setting which shows it enabled I think, so I'm hoping all isn't lost here.

Telecaster · 18 Dec 2015 at 16:55

harry5522 said:
How many games have you tested? As i said not all saves are in there. Just the majority of them . I would try a few different games and it is silly that they are done with numbers. What game is it you are trying to play ?

So far Just Cause 3 and PCars aren't finding anything, was going to try JC2 but that won't even launch :rolleyes:

Telecaster · 18 Dec 2015 at 17:29

Yeah well they're gone then. I'm not going to cry over spilt milk, 100s of hours gone but what is confusing is that I've done two or three fresh windows installs before and not lost a thing, so why has it gone wrong this time.

BTW saving stuff all over the bloody PC in random locations is retarded beyond belief. For something that should be so simple and idiot proof they sure do make hard work of things.

Not sure I can actually be bothered to play them all again TBH.