Backing Up GTA V Data

[Appleboy45]

I got GTA V on my gaming PC. Is it possible to backup all my save data to a cloud of some sort? Or put my save files onto a hard drive and open them in GTA again?

[SeanAngelo]

10 minutes ago, Appleboy45 said:

I got GTA V on my gaming PC. Is it possible to backup all my save data to a cloud of some sort? Or put my save files onto a hard drive and open them in GTA again?

yeah you can save your single player progress. the online stuff is backed up on rockstar servers.

[Appleboy45]

1 minute ago, SeanAngelo said:

yeah you can save your single player progress. the online stuff is backed up on rockstar servers.

How do I back up Story Mode?

[SeanAngelo]

1 hour ago, Appleboy45 said:

How do I back up Story Mode?

 

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I think this should work:
1. Go to "Documents\Rockstar Games\GTA V"
2. You should see the "Profiles" folder, this folder is keeping your savefiles.
I'm not sure if you can just copy and paste it onto another copy of GTA V. I also think that GTA doesn't delete save-files when uninstalled, but don't take my word for that.

 

[Michael McAllister]

@Appleboy45  @SeanAngelo

 

With most games, the saved data is usually stored in My Documents by default.  What I usually do when transferring data from one hard drive to another is drag-and-drop My Documents, My Videos, My Pictures, and My Music to an external device.  Then when moving to a new OS, I copy and paste all subfolders within those corresponding folders to their default locations.  Some games do not follow this rule and save in AppData (usually under Local), but I've only come across a couple of games that do that.

 

In the case of GTA V, if you copy your My Documents folder over to an external drive, your story mode data will remain intact.  As I mentioned above, just remember to copy and paste the subfolders back into your new My Documents folder after you install the OS.

Edited June 7, 2016 by Michael McAllister