How do I delete my LARIAN CLOUD saves for the FIRST EA RELEASE?

[venn]

That.

I have 1.6GB of undeletable saves from the very first EA release, they keep getting redownloaded when I launch.

https://www.reddit.com/r/BaldursGate3/comments/15fswjv/deleting_cloud_saves_from_prior_patches/

That doesn't help at all.

[アンジェル]

Originally posted by venn:

How do I delete my LARIAN CLOUD saves for the FIRST EA RELEASE?
That.

I have 1.6GB of undeletable saves from the very first EA release, they keep getting redownloaded when I launch.

https://www.reddit.com/r/BaldursGate3/comments/15fswjv/deleting_cloud_saves_from_prior_patches/

That doesn't help at all.

It is tricky and you need to pass a 16 DEX check.
Basically you want to create an artifical cloud conflict and then "overwrite" the content of the cloud storage for the game with a blank slate, resulting in deletion of the cloud saves for this specific game.

I have written a guide for a different game - see last chapter
Extra: Steam Cloud Storage Cleanup
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2975516317
if you exchange the information about the save game path with BG3's actual save game path, you can apply the same for this too. You just need to figure out your save game path.

It is tricky, often not worth it. But sounds like you have one of those rare cases in which it makes sense to use that process. But consider and check again, whether you really cannot delete those old files via the game menu. That would be the preferred way to deal with it, having the cloud files deleted properly rather than tricking the system.

[Shady]

It is incredibly annoying that you are unable to manually delete your cloud files via the remotestorageapp. I assume it must be to prevent users from causing their own headaches, but these hoops are absurd.

[アンジェル]

Originally posted by Shady:

It is incredibly annoying that you are unable to manually delete your cloud files via the remotestorageapp. I assume it must be to prevent users from causing their own headaches, but these hoops are absurd.

True, true.

[Kyutaru]

It's as easy as going to the properties of the game on Steam and toggling on and off the Steam Cloud saves option. Turn it off and it wipes the cloud files. Turn it on and it's ready.

[venn]

Well, thanks for the suggestion but I'm getting ♥♥♥♥♥♥ from two sides here: it's both the Steam cloud AND the Larian cloud.

So what? I just gift you 1.6GB until I'm done playing and delete this game forever?

♥♥♥♥.

[venn]

Originally posted by Kyutaru:

It's as easy as going to the properties of the game on Steam and toggling on and off the Steam Cloud saves option. Turn it off and it wipes the cloud files. Turn it on and it's ready.

It's not. And that's not how the Steam Cloud toggle works AT ALL.

[アンジェル]

Originally posted by Kyutaru:

It's as easy as going to the properties of the game on Steam and toggling on and off the Steam Cloud saves option. Turn it off and it wipes the cloud files. Turn it on and it's ready.

I am confident in my statement that I call you to prove it.

[Kyutaru]

Originally posted by venn:

Originally posted by Kyutaru:

It's as easy as going to the properties of the game on Steam and toggling on and off the Steam Cloud saves option. Turn it off and it wipes the cloud files. Turn it on and it's ready.

It's not. And that's not how the Steam Cloud toggle works AT ALL.

And yet that's what I did and it worked. Prior to toggling it off it had over 300 mb of saved data. Now it has 1.23 KB of saved data. You're welcome.

[venn]

Originally posted by Kyutaru:

Originally posted by venn:

It's not. And that's not how the Steam Cloud toggle works AT ALL.

And yet that's what I did and it worked. Prior to toggling it off it had over 300 mb of saved data. Now it has 1.23 KB of saved data. You're welcome.

Don't you ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ try to gaslight me, think I was born yesterday?

[Simpson3k]

I uninstalled and wiped all BG3 folders both the installtation path and the folder under documents, but i am still at risk that with the installation of the final release game, that my old saves are recovered?

I thought they say its like a complete new game, thats why the EA version cannot patched to the final version. You think the savegames of the EA version will still be recovered with the launch of the final version?

[Kyutaru]

Originally posted by venn:

Originally posted by Kyutaru:

And yet that's what I did and it worked. Prior to toggling it off it had over 300 mb of saved data. Now it has 1.23 KB of saved data. You're welcome.

Don't you ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ try to gaslight me, think I was born yesterday?

I am offering you the answer you requested. I could care less if you use it or not. Ignorance notwithstanding, your game and your files are your own problem. I solved mine using the method I just gave you. I owe you nothing further.

[アンジェル]

Originally posted by Simpson3k:

I uninstalled and wiped all BG3 folders both the installtation path and the folder under documents, but i am still at risk that with the installation of the final release game, that my old saves are recovered?

I thought they say its like a complete new game, thats why the EA version cannot patched to the final version. You think the savegames of the EA version will still be recovered with the launch of the final version?

That entirely depends on how the developers have coded their saving mechanism.

I have seen it either way for different games. Some do it good. Others not so. And I am thinking of recent game releases while writing that.

[The Renderer]

This whole thing is beyond stupid. Most people have no clue how to delete cloud saves, neither should they have to.

That said, unless they really messed up and their existence alone crashes the game (unlikely), you probably don't really need to delete them, just don't try to load them up after release.

[venn]

Originally posted by The Renderer:

This whole thing is beyond stupid. Most people have no clue how to delete cloud saves, neither should they have to.

That said, unless they really messed up and their existence alone crashes the game (unlikely), you probably don't really need to delete them, just don't try to load them up after release.

I want my hard drive space back.

This is essentially a virus.

[アンジェル]

Originally posted by venn:

Originally posted by The Renderer:

This whole thing is beyond stupid. Most people have no clue how to delete cloud saves, neither should they have to.

That said, unless they really messed up and their existence alone crashes the game (unlikely), you probably don't really need to delete them, just don't try to load them up after release.

I want my hard drive space back.

This is essentially a virus.

Instead of asking random strangers and reacting to people who do not know, how about consulting Larian Support directly? It might as well something they have yet to address if it is as bad as your case. I for instance have no imagination why there should be two cloud services in action as you described it. Hence I can only give advice in regards of Steam Cloud.