Where are Skyrim Special Edition saves?

On PC, both the save files for Skyrim and the Skyrim Special Edition are located in the My Games folder in your Documents. To transfer your save files, enter the saves folder, and copy all the save files you wish to transfer (they should be listed by (Save # - Character Name, Location).

Where is Skyrim Special Edition saves folder?

Go to Documents. Select the "My Games" folder. From there you should see a folder named "Skyrim Special Edition" or "Skyrim" Double click on the name and you should see a folder named "Saves."

Are Skyrim Special Edition saves on the cloud?

Skyrim is supported by the Steam Cloud that ensures save game data is stored by Steam itself. This feature allows players to load and play their saved games on different computers. You can see if your Steam account has Steam Cloud synchronization enabled by following the process below: Open Steam.

How do I retrieve my Skyrim saves?

Right-click the folder where the saves were, click Properties, then look in the Previous Versions tab. You might be able to open a previous version of the folder and recover the files from inside it.

How do I change my Skyrim save location?

Skyrim save files have to reside on the C drive, because they're tied to the Documents folder. However, the Skyrim. ini file has a setting called "SLocalSavePath" where you could change where the save files reside.

Moving Skyrim Saves from Original to Special Edition PC

How do I transfer saves to Skyrim Special Edition?

Simply copy your old saves from My Games/Skyrim to My Games/Skyrim Special Edition. Only use original saves that have never used mods. In addition, if you receive an error stating "This save relies on content that is no longer present" when you load your save in Skyrim Special Edition, do not attempt to use that save.

Is it safe to delete Skyrim saves?

Please be aware that deleting the save data will only reset your Options settings, and that no character data or game progress will be affected. To delete save data on the PlayStation 4: From the PlayStation Dynamic Menu, navigate to Settings. Go to Application Saved Data Management.

How do I load old autosaves in Skyrim?

Any time you need to load from a back up, save the game and exit to main menu, open your desktop saves, select all and copy, paste over the game's save files. Press continue. It'll load up that save.

How do I recover my Skyrim saves on PS4?

PS4 offers many ways to bring back your data, including saved games. One of those is: Choose Settings > Application Saved Data Management > Saved Data in Online Storage. Go for Download to System Storage and select what you want to restore from your online backups.

Is Skyrim Special Edition buggy?

Skyrim: Special Edition is a buggy mess on consoles. In just a few hours playing on Xbox One, I encountered NPCs floating above chairs, twitchy mammoths, seconds-long pauses in animation, echoing dialogue and other glitches that are unforgivable for a game that came out in 2011 and, in 2016, costs $60 on console.

How do I know if my Skyrim save is modded?

Saved games that have a mod associated with it will have a "[M]" in front of the saved game name.

Does Skyrim save on cloud Xbox?

While you're connected to the Xbox network, saved games are automatically stored in the cloud. If you use your Xbox profile to sign in to a different Xbox console, your saves are available from that console.

Where are Skyrim files located?

How to Find Skyrim Save Location on Windows. You can purchase The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim or Skyrim Special Edition on Steam and play it on Windows 7/8.1/10. The local game file will be stored under the Steam folder, but the Skyrim saves location is under the C drive.

How do I delete Skyrim Special Edition saves on PC?

it's the X button on PC. Just go into the 'Load' or 'Save' menu, choose a save and push X on your keyboard and you'll get a message to delete the save :) Got it, thanks!

Where are all the file locations in Skyrim?

Save Files Location for Skyrim LE and SE

Skyrim save files can be found in the game could in the 'My Games' folder in Documents. You can open your file explorer to find the Documents folder and then follow this path: Documents> My Games> Skyrim( Or Skyrim Special edition)> Saves.

How do I transfer Skyrim saves to a new computer?

How many autosaves does Skyrim keep?

Skyrim only ever keeps three autosaves, don't rely on them.

Why can't i save Skyrim Anniversary Edition?

Check the hard drive that the game is installed to and ensure you have enough remaining space and remove any old saves you do not need. If you have enough space to save your game, check your antivirus and firewall to see if it is blocking any files from being created for Skyrim.

Why do Skyrim saves get corrupted?

This issue can occur when you delete all of the saves for one of your characters through the in-game load menu and then try to load saves of other characters. Your saves are not actually corrupted. Close and restart the game to fix this issue. To avoid this issue in the future, delete saves from the main menu.

What is the difference between saving and Quicksaving Skyrim?

Quicksaves are made on demand, and only 1 backup copy is kept. Regular saves are made on demand, and remain until you delete or overwrite them. Considering how many quest-breaking bugs there still are, you will likely regret not making a regular save every few hours.

What is the safest storage in Skyrim?

How do I access my game Data folder?

Windows: On Windows, most save games can be found by opening File Explorer and navigating to "%homepath%\AppData\LocalLow". You can do so by pasting that file path into the address bar in your file explorer.

How do I access my Data folder?

Can Skyrim Data be transferred?

Yes. You can move your saved games from any other version into the GOG build by copying the saves folder from "My Documents\My Games\Skyrim Special Edition\Saves" to "My Documents\My Games\Skyrim Special Edition GOG\Saves".