How do you migrate EGS save files from one PC to another?

[thegabecarey]

Anyone know how to migrate Metro Exodus save data from one PC to another? Much as I like EGS, I'm not fond of the lack of cloud saving, nor can I successfully locate the local save directory. Given that I frequently switch between my laptops and desktop for gaming (I review hardware for a living), any tips would be appreciated.

 

[LewieP]

I think you just have to wait until Epic implement Steam circa-2009 features.

I wonder what will happen first, their client catches up with rudimentary industry standard features, or their 12 month exclusivity on the first wave of games expires.

 

[Ganado]

%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\metro exodus\<user-id>\

For future reference, see https://pcgamingwiki.com/

 

[Mitth'raw'nuruodo]

I don't have the game, but according to this wiki ( https://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Metro_Exodus ) the savegame data should be this folder:
%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\metro exodus\<user-id>\

(Enter "%USERPROFILE%" [without the quotes] in the windows explorer and it opens the corresponding folder)

 

[Grimminski]

C:\Users\*username*\Saved Games

 

[Massicot]

C:\Users\*username*\Saved Games

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I'm not sure I've ever actually had a game drop a saved file in here, lol.

 

[prudis]

I'm not sure I've ever actually had a game drop a saved file in here, lol.

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i remember the dropping saves there around the time Epic quit PC blaming pirates .... so cca early 00s

 

[Grimminski]

I'm not sure I've ever actually had a game drop a saved file in here, lol.

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I had saves from Arkane, Machine Games, id, and Flying Wild Hog

Just use the documents folder :(

 

[Deleted member 39587]

Arkane, Machine Games, id, and Flying Wild Hog

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Haha, same. All good games tho

 

[Deleted member 1759]

Haven really used the EGS apart from claiming the free games. What do you like so much about it, OP?

I had saves from Arkane, Machine Games, id, and Flying Wild Hog

Just use the documents folder :(

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Those + Seasons after Fall, Kingdom Come, Order of the Thorne and Lost Winds 1+2

 

[JD3Nine]

You're gonna have to backup / copy manually between devices. I haven't had to do that in a long time. It feels like this problem was mostly solved. LoL Epic.

 

[Patitoloco]

I think you just have to wait until Epic implement Steam circa-2009 features.

I wonder what will happen first, their client catches up with rudimentary industry standard features, or their 12 month exclusivity on the first wave of games expires.

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Or go to the folder and get the save.

 

[LewieP]

Or go to the folder and get the save.

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Or just use Steam.

 

[Ge0force]

Much as I like EGS

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Are you that pc gamer editor who called Epic's moneyhats "healthy competition", and called out people who raised their voice against the Metro Exodus exclusivity deal?

 

[AHA-Lambda]

Senior Writer for PCGamer

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How do you migrate EGS save files from one PC to another?

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Much as I like EGS

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oh man, this is rich

 

[LewieP]

Are you that pc gamer editor who called Epic's moneyhats "healthy competition", and called out people who raised their voice against the Metro Exodus exclusivity deal?

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Yeah I think this was a little unnecessarily antagonistic, although I would be curious to know if the various sponsored posts/advertorial posted for Epic Store games on PC Gamer is being paid for by Epic or by the respective publishers. Dunno why, but it's barely disclosed on the articles/website as far as I can see. Tagging something as "sponsored" without saying who has done the sponsoring seems to be withholding information that readers might want to have access to.

I'm thinking of posts like this and this.

 

[RionaaM]

I had saves from Arkane, Machine Games, id, and Flying Wild Hog

Just use the documents folder :(

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Please don't. Those are my documents, not game devs', so I'd rather they didn't fill that folder with their stuff. Gaming has made the documents folder virtually useless to store personal files.

 

[Corporal]

I'd recommend specialized software like gamesave manager to automatically or manually upload and sync your saves between different PCs via dropbox or similar cloud services. Optionally with versioning/compression. Not sue if EGS saves are supported already, but I'm confident they are since the community is usually very on top of these kinda things. If all else fails, whipping up a corresponding rule is comparatively easy. UI is a bit convoluted at first, but nothing major.

 

[tuxfool]

Lol

The immense irony in the OP. Popcorn indeed.