Backing up Half life2 before reformat ?

quiq · 07-29-2005, 08:32 PM

Got a question for you. Im half way through the game and need to reformat the computer. To be able to play the game where I left off later on, do I just go to the SAVE folder in Half Life 2 and back that folder up? Then when I reinstall the game I can paste the save folder to the directory and everything will work? or is there more to it?

h0me5k1n · 07-30-2005, 07:47 AM

I have my install of Steam on a second hard drive (D). Whenever I format my main drive (C)and reinstall my PC all I do is reinstall steam (using the 700k steaminstaller.exe) in the same directory as before on the D drive. and it saves everything (cfg files, screenshots, demos, etc).

I've also copied my Steam folder from one PC to another, ran the steaminstaller to install steam back into the new folder on the new pc and had it working within minutes.

I've heard you can copy the folder which contains your personal game data too (the one in the steamapps folder named the same as your username) and just put it back in the same place once you've reinstalled steam. You'd have to wait for steam to update before you could play though.

the drizzle · 07-30-2005, 01:50 PM

just copy your save folder.

quiq · 08-04-2005, 01:35 AM

It worked

jjrodezno · 08-06-2005, 10:00 PM

copy saved games to some removable media
Edit: oops..didnt noticed problem was solved xD sry

07-29-2005, 08:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
quiq Junior Techie Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 95	Backing up Half life2 before reformat ? Got a question for you. Im half way through the game and need to reformat the computer. To be able to play the game where I left off later on, do I just go to the SAVE folder in Half Life 2 and back that folder up? Then when I reinstall the game I can paste the save folder to the directory and everything will work? or is there more to it?

07-30-2005, 01:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
the drizzle True Techie Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 123	just copy your save folder. __________________

08-06-2005, 10:00 PM	#5 (permalink)
jjrodezno True Techie Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 164	copy saved games to some removable media Edit: oops..didnt noticed problem was solved xD sry __________________ AMD Athlon 64 3700 (San Diego) MSI K8N Neo4-F Corsair 2GB (2x1GB) GeForce 7900 GT Maxtor 120GB 7200RPM Ultra-ATA/133 Western Digital Caviar SE 320GB 7200RPM ATA/100 Onboard Realtek AC\'97 Audio Controller --- Oh and btw I\'m a Tennis SuperStar!!

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07-30-2005, 07:47 AM	#2 (permalink)
h0me5k1n Newb Techie Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 31	I have my install of Steam on a second hard drive (D). Whenever I format my main drive (C)and reinstall my PC all I do is reinstall steam (using the 700k steaminstaller.exe) in the same directory as before on the D drive. and it saves everything (cfg files, screenshots, demos, etc). I've also copied my Steam folder from one PC to another, ran the steaminstaller to install steam back into the new folder on the new pc and had it working within minutes. I've heard you can copy the folder which contains your personal game data too (the one in the steamapps folder named the same as your username) and just put it back in the same place once you've reinstalled steam. You'd have to wait for steam to update before you could play though.

08-04-2005, 01:35 AM	#4 (permalink)
quiq Junior Techie Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 95	It worked