Will I lose my save if I uninstall a game on Steam?

Yes, you do keep your progress... but only if your game save has been saved to the Steam cloud. Otherwise, you will loose any progress not saved to the cloud upon uninstalling the game. Generally, in most cases, you keep your progress. But there are a few cases (mostly older games) where you might lose progress.

Will uninstalling Steam games delete saves?

If they are stored in the game's folder, and you uninstall (not "delete") that game from your computer, then the saves will be lost. If they are stored outside the game folder, then you should not lose them if you uninstall that game.

Can I uninstall and reinstall Steam games without losing saves?

If reinstalling Steam and Steam games in the near future, please move the steamapps folder (C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps) outside of the Steam directory to prevent your games from being deleted. Additionally, backups of all game content can be created for reinstallation.

What happens if I uninstall a game in Steam?

Your saved items and progress will all be lost, so make sure you actually want to delete the game. If you decide that you'd like to play the game again after removing it, you'll need to install it again. Your new game will default back to its original settings.

Does Steam save your game progress?

The Steam Cloud allows games and the platform to utilize cloud storage hosted by Steam. Games can utilize Steam Cloud for storage of many different types of data, including game settings, save games, profile stats and other user-specific bits.

If I uninstall a game in Steam do I lose my progress?

Does Steam backup save files?

In Steam, backup game files create a copy of the games that you download, install, and patch via the Steam platform and save the copy in c:\program files (x86)\steam\Backups folder by default. It also backs up some specific folders under C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\common\<game name> folder.

How do I backup my Steam files?

Where does Steam save games?

Steam games will be stored under C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common, while GOG games can be found in C:\Program Files (x86)\GOG Galaxy\Games. Other launchers, such as Battle.net will produce individual game folders under C:\Program Files (x86).

How do I access my Steam cloud saves?

Open the Steam Cloud website in your web browser and sign in. Once you've signed in, you'll see a list of games with cloud save files. To download a cloud save file for a game, click Show Files for that game in the list of game entries.

When Steam is uninstalled do I lose everything?

Uninstalling Steam from your PC will remove not only Steam, but also all your games, downloadable content, and save files. You can make a backup of the games content first, as it will be removed during uninstallation. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.

How do I get my Steam games back after deleting them?

How do I save game data before uninstalling?

Is it bad to uninstall and reinstall games?

Installing/Uninstalling a game should not affect it's performance.

How do I know if my Steam game is saved to the cloud?

If you want to know if a Steam game supports cloud saves, simply go to its store page and check if the Steam Cloud logo is under the list of game features.

How do I recover saved game data on my computer?

How do I transfer Steam saves to another computer?

Open up the Steam platform on the new PC and select Steam > Backup and Restore Games... > Select "Restore a previous backup" and click on "NEXT>". 2. Click "BROWSE.." and select the folder on your external hard drive to find the Steam game backup, then click "SELECT" > "NEXT".

How do I backup my PC game saves?

Does Steam automatically backup save files to cloud?

Steam Cloud automatically stores files from your game on Steam's servers so your players can log into Steam and access their saved games from any computer.

Should I backup my Steam games?

If you have a decent internet connection, backing up your game saves may be enough—after all, if you want to return to a game later, you can just re-download it from Steam. But if your internet connection is slow, backing up all the game's files to another drive allows you to re-install it much faster in the future.

How to restore Steam game without backup?

They are three different ways to restore Steam games without backup; you can either copy and paste to the game folder, manually restore it or move the game then direct your game manager. All four methods will give your desired results.

Do you keep Steam games forever?

The games you buy are yours forever (or rather a very long time) and can be installed on as many computers as you want (unless the game has a limit on its own, but the same limitation would likely be on the physical edition too).

Will I lose my data if I uninstall a game?

Save data is separate from game data. So unless you delete the save data also, you won't lose it by uninstalling a game.

Does deleting game data delete progress?

If you delete data for a game, you might also delete any in-game achievements or progress, depending on how the developer has built the game.

Does uninstalling games save storage?

If the save data is stored with the game files, then uninstalling the game will usually delete your save data, unless it's a cloud-save game and you've enabled (or not disabled) could saves.