Current Events > How do I uninstall my Steam games without losing my saves?

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Is there a way to just have the saves so if I reinstall my Steam games later I can pick up where I left off?

I want to free up some space.
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Doubt it'll even get rid of your saves if you just uninstall/delete it from your library.*

*i may be wrong
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probably. In windows, most* steam games will create their save files in the "My games" folder. Copy those into an alternate location.

*or somewhere else! This varies by game so some searching may be necessary. Either way, it should be an independent file you can snatch and re-copy later.
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probably depends on the game

idk some of my saves were in the cloud
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most games save your data in a location external to the game data, like your "My Documents" folder or something. do a little research and you can figure out where the save data is and manually back it up if necessary.

also, many games backup saves to Steam's cloud so you can get them on another machine.
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Does creating a "backup" of the games through Steam keep the save if I uninstall?
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You'll have to find out where the game stores saves. Some games store saves outside of the Steam folder so they are kept if the game is uninstalled. It's not uncommon for game saves to be in the "My Games" folder.

If they are kept in the actual Steam folder for the game I'd recommend backing them up before uninstalling, or enabling Cloud saving.
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