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Windows OS Reinstallation Doubts

Abishek_Rathan
By Abishek_Rathan
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3 minutes ago, Abishek_Rathan said:

Im using windows 10 now i have installed my Games in local disk D, Os is in C: if i format that c: and reinstall os. still can i play the games installed in d:.from where i left the games pls tell me soon,Thanks

 

while games are installed on a different Drive, the save files may be located in the user documents folder. 

 

if you are using steam, valve normally backs up your saves to the steam cloud. NBD.

 

you'll need to of course reset your library defaults with a new windows install though, so the program can find those old games and not try to reinstall them aswell. 

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If you use steam you can just install Steam again and tell it where your game library is.

 

Standalone games probably won't work as they have information in the registry that will be gone, as well as save games that are sometimes on your OS drive.

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47 minutes ago, VioDuskar said:

while games are installed on a different Drive, the save files may be located in the user documents folder. 

 

if you are using steam, valve normally backs up your saves to the steam cloud. NBD.

 

you'll need to of course reset your library defaults with a new windows install though, so the program can find those old games and not try to reinstall them aswell. 

I'd back it up anyways, there are a few games that for some reason don't support the cloud save.

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On 4/16/2017 at 4:42 PM, Abishek_Rathan said:

i dont use a steam account. can i copy the game save folders my document. to d: and when the new os is done i can copy them back in my documents?? Will it work?

 

 

yes it should. as long as you do it correctly. it shouldn't mess up anything if you do it wrongly, you just won't find the save file ingame. you could start a new game and make a new save file and find where it's stored, and replace that with yours from the D: drive

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