Billie Welborn asks:
I wonder if you can help me. My son has Skyrim and it has saved over 7,000 saves to C drive. It’s a games PC he has. An now wants to move it all to E drive. However, after copying and pasting the files, the game doesn’t recognise that they’re there. Hope you can help me fix this. Thanks!
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System: Windows
Tagged: move file, move folder, move software, pc game, software tips, video gaming
System: Windows
Tagged: move file, move folder, move software, pc game, software tips, video gaming
4 Answers -
ha14
October 24, 2012Skyrim: Change save file location?
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20111111065455AALo0hl
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20111118155544AAgyjKE
Can I backup and restore my Skyrim saves if I plan on installing a new OS? [closed]
http://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/42030/can-i-backup-and-restore-my-skyrim-saves-if-i-plan-on-installing-a-new-os
Moving a Steam Installation and Games
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7418-YUBN-8129
Create a symbolic link in Program Files\Steam that points to a steamapps directory somewhere else.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753194%28WS.10%29.aspx
Dino Pearsons
October 24, 2012Skyrim save files have to reside on the C drive, because they’re tied to the Documents folder.
However, the Skyrim.ini file has a setting called “SLocalSavePath” where you could change where the save files reside. Still, you’ll have to leave the Skyrim.ini file where it is.
Another solution is to create a link to the new saves location (using the command prompt):
mklink /d “C:\Users\username\Documents\My Games\Skyrim” “E:\My Saves\Skyrim”
Or whatever the location is.
Boni Oloff
October 24, 2012I think all game is saved in Documents and Data, you should try yo search there.
If you try to copy the program files, it will not work i think.
Lisa Santika Onggrid
October 25, 2012Copy as usual, then create a symlink to point to the new location.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753194%28WS.10%29.aspx
The game should proceed normally because symlink, unlike normal shortcuts, behave like an actual folder.
ha14 gives you all the options you have.