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08-28-2019, 10:09 PM | #1 |
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How do you backup a saved game?
I have looked online seemingly everywhere and I have to wipe my hard drive tomorrow so a step-by-step link or explanation would be incredibly appreciated.
I've tried before with no success. The file I have named xxxxxx.ootp20.lg I have put onto a storage device, but it is only 9kb, and that doesn't seem right. I have 3 seasons of franchise built up so I figured it would at least be several MB, possibly more. When I double click on the file name it immediately opens OOTP20 and into that saved game, however. Is it perhaps a shortcut to the file, and not actually the file itself?
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08-28-2019, 11:24 PM | #2 |
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It is indeed the shortcut.
(Look in Documents/Out of the Park Developments/OOTP Baseball 20/saved_games) |
08-29-2019, 05:19 AM | #3 |
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I would also give the advice that for convenience it is best that the folder containing the save is zipped as a whole and then only the compressed file is moved somewhere. Windows seems fickle sometimes with moving 150,000 files in bulk... Zipping speeds the process significantly.
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08-29-2019, 01:55 PM | #4 |
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I am still really confused. Whenever I try to move the file XXX. LG it doesn't allow me to move it it only allows me to open it and then pick from the many files within it. Am I supposed to transfer the entire folder that is my savedgamesname.lg? Or can I get away with moving the autosave folder?
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Quote:
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Not if you want to keep your caps, jerseys, settings etc. etc.
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08-29-2019, 02:39 PM | #6 |
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I don't care about settings caps jerseys at cetera. If that's the case will the save game folder still work? I can always reset the settings once I open it up again can't I? Also sorry for my dim-wittedness but I do not see an option to zip the folder or create a new one I only see these options:
Open, open a new window, pin to quick access, open as notebook in OneNote, scan with Defender, give access to, restore previous version, include in library, scan with Malwarebytes, pin to start menu, send to, cut, copy, create shortcut, delete, rename, and properties. Oh and I would also like to say this... My apologies that I cannot use screen capture or screenshots to explain what I'm looking at because that is one of the things that keeps crashing my computer and the reason I need to reinstall my operating system because it's clashing with ootp.
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08-29-2019, 04:50 PM | #7 |
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yeah, the backup in-game or simply copying that folder is the same. it may also copy the other stuff, but it will incrementally copy files after the initial backup.
you could copy just the saved game folder. there may or may not be side effects, since it's not tested in all contexts possible. keep it simple, and less fiddling around in directories -- adding that back in, likely faster using the in-game backup. now, an OS setting may be causing the default of what you are doing causing a shortcut to be created instead of copying or moving the folder. make sure you right-click and 'copy' , then paste into location. dragging may only create a shortcut or 'move', which you don't want. whether that's a gpedit or control panel settings etc, i don't know. accessibility settings, maybe? are you in fullscreen when you screen capture? if so, try in a window. just for s's and g's, if you have not, yet. |
08-29-2019, 06:59 PM | #8 |
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Yeah tried windowed and full screen both crash with any screen capture
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08-30-2019, 09:22 AM | #9 |
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Dont worry about the zip part, just go to saved game folder and right click and copy. paste it to somewhere safe, and then copy paste back in to your new saved game folder when you do fresh install.
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