How to backup a game?

im going to completely wipe my harddrive. on my whole computer theres only one thing i want to keep.

thats my batman arkham city game n saves haha

how do i backup both the game and the saves? thanks.

by the way wheres the best way to save the backups? thanks

asked Jul 30 '12 at 21:24

sebastianq28
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2	Should be in %appdata% look for the game or publisher, or look in the program files [x86 or x64 depending which game] and then after the game is installed just drop the old one into the empty new folders answered Jul 30 '12 at 21:55 pjob797 2.6k●38●49●82

0	Where did you buy the Arkham City game? The saves if you got it in steam are in your user data folder. answered Jul 30 '12 at 21:37 DJ Scooby Doo 9.5k●232●279●379 no not steam (Jul 30 '12 at 21:40) sebastianq28 i got the DVD and installed it (Jul 30 '12 at 21:41) sebastianq28

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so i copy all this and put it ona a usb for say then reinstall the game them go to this same location and paste everything so when it sais it already exists i put replace all and thats it?

answered Jul 30 '12 at 22:02

sebastianq28
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Check your documents, because that doesn't look like the game saves.

(Jul 30 '12 at 22:06) DJ Scooby Doo

C:Users(username)DocumentsWB GamesBatman Arkham City, looks like the save folder.

(Jul 30 '12 at 22:08) DJ Scooby Doo

yeah, that looks like the game itself

(Jul 30 '12 at 22:22) pjob797

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this?

answered Jul 30 '12 at 22:09

sebastianq28
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Save Data, looks to be it.

(Jul 30 '12 at 22:15) DJ Scooby Doo

so the ONLY thing i need to copy is the SaveData folder? then reinstall the game then paste that and thats it?

(Jul 30 '12 at 22:17) sebastianq28

Just to be safe, I'd copy the whole Batman Arkham City folder. I mean I don't have this game, so I wouldn't know.

(Jul 30 '12 at 22:20) DJ Scooby Doo

oh alright thanks for the help

(Jul 30 '12 at 22:21) sebastianq28

Games also save data in Documents and Settings. I'd look for relevant sub folders in the Application Data folders too.

(Jul 30 '12 at 22:57) ClosetFuturist

If you have a DRM game, then you cant backup the install, but backing up game saves is easy.

If the game has it's DRM removed then you can pretty much copy the install folder to any location (or even a flash drive and run it on any computer that meets the requirements)

if you need to reinstall then only backup the save game data as that is all that is needed.

answered Jul 31 '12 at 00:50

Razor512
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edited Jul 31 '12 at 04:30

Wait, wait, wait. Does this work for San Andreas and things like that?Because if it does, well I must do this at once next format I do.

(Jul 31 '12 at 00:54) DJ Scooby Doo

for games with no DRM, it works on most of them, as long as they don't have a special set of files that are placed in your app data folder upon the initial install (if files are generated there when the game is first launched then that is fine (it just means that you need admin on what ever computer you are running it on)

The main thing that stops a game from outright running from any storage location and being completely portable is the DRM placed on the games that attempt to lock it down to a single system.

(Jul 31 '12 at 04:33) Razor512

wait so i could put the whole game on a USB then take it to say school and run my games there??? with the saves??? and how do i know if its DRM or not? whats that?

(Jul 31 '12 at 14:42) sebastianq28

anyone....?

(Jul 31 '12 at 20:40) sebastianq28

I think it's DRM protected when you have to plug in your CD/DVD into the computer in order to play it.

(Jul 31 '12 at 21:01) DJ Scooby Doo

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