How do you backup all of your progress in steam games?

[Theminecraftaddict555]

I am planning to format my computer and I am wondering if there is a way to backup all of your progress in steam games (Dota 2, fallout 3 and new vegas)...Do you just use the steam backup game files option? Because I heard that it doesn't backup your progress or data

 

[Archgaull]

Since Dota2 is a online game, progress should be immediately saved. As for Fallout 3 and New Vegas, just find the save files located on your computer (probably in My Documents), and upload those to google drive or whatever online backup service you are using.

 

[Theminecraftaddict555]

Since Dota2 is a online game, progress should be immediately saved. As for Fallout 3 and New Vegas, just find the save files located on your computer (probably in My Documents), and upload those to google drive or whatever online backup service you are using.

So any games online (LOL, CSGO, TF2. Rust, Garry's mod) will be automatically saved?

 

[Archgaull]

The online progress, yes.

 

[ezzy_s]

Like @Archgaull said if it is an online game, your progress will be stored in the cloud / by host server. For other games check weather you have Steam Synchronization activated go to the game right click properties, select update and then see if there is an option for steam cloud and tick syncronise progress if this option is available.

For all other games that do not have steam cloud support you can either dig into the steam apps folder and backup the saves - most likely you will need to do a google search to find the files you need to backup for each game. Or what I do is use GameSavemanager it backups and saves alll your local game saves http://www.gamesave-manager.com/ - as well as backing up in event of a hdd fail it can help you restore to a new pc.

 

[Theminecraftaddict555]

The online progress, yes.

Okay I was able to backup NV and Fallout 3 but how about other single player games? in other words where would the single player game datas and saves be placed in my directories? Like dishonored or Tera

 

[Theminecraftaddict555]

Wait I noticed that dishonored is placed into steam could...So does that mean it is automatically saved and I don't have to do anything and I can get it back after formatting my computer?

 

[ezzy_s]

Yes it should as the idea of it is to help you synchronize your game saves across pc's. However it would not hurt to create a local backup of your saves

 

[Theminecraftaddict555]

Okay thanks for the info!