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  1. #1

    Where are the save files located?

    I need to reinstall FC4 due to a bug where all cutscenes are black, and I'm afraid that Cloud Sync won'r work and that I'll lose all my progress. (That's what happened with Blacklist when I got a new PC)
    Any help would be appreciated, thanks!
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    In general, it's a good idea to backup your saves manually along the game so you could replay the game from any point - it's like a home-made multiple save slots. The saves are located here:

    C:\Program Files (x86)\Ubisoft\Ubisoft Game Launcher\savegames\58bbd877-836e-4d00-afd6-ff9705fc4e2c\856

    (The letters and numbers of the names of two last folders can differ, but I hope you get the idea. )
    If you have more then one Ubi game, you will have several 3-digit or 2-digit folders inside Ubisoft saves folder (one with the long name with letters and numbers). You can locate FC4 folder according to the date and time at which the files inside it were created.

    Copy the 3-digit folder and paste it in a different place. For example, I created one general backup folder (on a different drive, so I can drag and drop instead of copy and paste) and inside it a set of numbered sub-folders, you can also put a short description in a sub-folder name after the number, like "A16-before_L1". When you want to replay some save, just copy backup-ed 3-digit folder from one of the numbered sub-folders and paste it back to Ubisoft saves folder, overwriting existing 3-digit saves folder.
    To make things easier, you can also create 2 shortcuts on your desktop - one to your general backup folder and one to the actual Ubisoft savegames folder.

    Just remember that with cloud sync turned on, at the start of the game it will overwrite manually restored saves with later ones stored on the cloud. So if you wanna replay some manually stored saves, you should turn cloud sync off before entering the game. I would turn it off permanently.

    I use this method since FC3 and now really don't get how others can play Ubi games without doing the same thing...
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    Originally Posted by akunamatataa Go to original post
    In general, it's a good idea to backup your saves manually along the game so you could replay the game from any point - it's like a home-made multiple save slots. The saves are located here:

    C:\Program Files (x86)\Ubisoft\Ubisoft Game Launcher\savegames\58bbd877-836e-4d00-afd6-ff9705fc4e2c\856

    (The letters and numbers of the names of two last folders can differ, but I hope you get the idea. )
    If you have more then one Ubi game, you will have several 3-digit or 2-digit folders inside Ubisoft saves folder (one with the long name with letters and numbers). You can locate FC4 folder according to the date and time at which the files inside it were created.

    Copy the 3-digit folder and paste it in different place. For example, I created set of numbered folders, you can also put a short description in a folder name after the number, like "A16-before_L1". When you want to replay some save, just copy it back to Ubisoft saves folder, overwriting existing 3-digit saves folder.

    Just remember that with cloud sync turned on, at the start of the game it will overwrite manually restored saves with later ones stored on the cloud. So if you wanna replay some manually stored saves, you should turn cloud sync off before entering the game. I would turn it off permanently.

    I use this method since FC3 and now really don't get how others can play Ubi games without doing the same thing...
    Sweet! I'm gonna reinstall it now, thanks for the reply - I'm definitely going to do this from now on.
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    So, in short... he plays offline, saves progress (a copy of his saved game), installs say from patch 1.03 to 1.05, starts the game and of course, like any other UBI patch, it wants to start from scratch, quit the game, copy/paste previously saved game onto this new one patch 1.05 created and start the game again to resume where he left off while on patch 1.03?

    Sorry if this sounds like a stupid question but last thing I need is my friends calling me an Ahole for it. I mean, I know I am but I don't need people constantly reminding me LOL
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  5. #5
    GiveMeTactical, I answered you in your original thread.
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