How to access the game save?
Posted: 28 Nov 2021, 12:42
Okay, so just to preface this I want to say that I'm generally not great with technology and don't know much about it, so please forgive my ignorance Oh and also apologies if I posted in the wrong place!
I downloaded GameSave Manager because I can no longer access Steam on my old Windows 7 laptop for some reason, and the game I want to play (Dragon Age: Origins) isn't backed up by the Steam Cloud.
I backed it up on my old device, moved that file to an external hard drive, then restored it through the archive. It said it restored without any error, but when I open the game, my save file isn't there.
Is there a step I'm missing? Should I uninstall/reinstall the game? Is it maybe because I'm using my hard drive for everything on my newer device rather than the laptop itself?
Thank you!
EDIT: Okay, so I ran the "validate archive" and it came up with three errors. I tried restoring the game itself and now it says there's no disk space. Am I right in thinking I can't restore it on an external hard drive maybe? That's where Steam and the game is - there's no space for it in my laptop unfortunately.
I downloaded GameSave Manager because I can no longer access Steam on my old Windows 7 laptop for some reason, and the game I want to play (Dragon Age: Origins) isn't backed up by the Steam Cloud.
I backed it up on my old device, moved that file to an external hard drive, then restored it through the archive. It said it restored without any error, but when I open the game, my save file isn't there.
Is there a step I'm missing? Should I uninstall/reinstall the game? Is it maybe because I'm using my hard drive for everything on my newer device rather than the laptop itself?
Thank you!
EDIT: Okay, so I ran the "validate archive" and it came up with three errors. I tried restoring the game itself and now it says there's no disk space. Am I right in thinking I can't restore it on an external hard drive maybe? That's where Steam and the game is - there's no space for it in my laptop unfortunately.