Easy way to delete old saves?

[Adam__86]

Beyond individual delete ingame?

[アンジェル]

Originally posted by Adam__86:

Easy way to delete old saves?
Beyond individual delete ingame?

Delete via Windows Explorer

[....]

Yeah we really need that - especially since the save file size is big and im not certain if deleting them in windows is a good idea?

Originally posted by アンジェル:

Originally posted by Adam__86:

Easy way to delete old saves?
Beyond individual delete ingame?

Delete via Windows Explorer

Are you sure this is a good idea?

[アンジェル]

Originally posted by ....:

Yeah we really need that - especially since the save file size is big and im not certain if deleting them in windows is a good idea?

Originally posted by アンジェル:

Delete via Windows Explorer

Are you sure this is a good idea?

Works flawless for me. Why it should not for you?

[Jack the Roamer]

Originally posted by Adam__86:

Beyond individual delete ingame?

Quick saves delete themselves, just spam F5. Same with autosaves. In the game settings, you can set the amount of saves you can have before it starts deleting the oldest ones. I have mine both set to 35, and it can go way higher or way lower

[....]

Originally posted by アンジェル:

Originally posted by ....:

Yeah we really need that - especially since the save file size is big and im not certain if deleting them in windows is a good idea?



Are you sure this is a good idea?

Works flawless for me. Why it should not for you?

Some games not only have individual save files but also profiles and other files that will be impacted by save files - so there is a chance of running into issues when deleting individual save files in a game depending on how its made.

Also - Cloud Save - will probably also mess with you doing stuff in windows.

[アンジェル]

Originally posted by ....:

Originally posted by アンジェル:

Works flawless for me. Why it should not for you?

Some games not only have individual save files but also profiles and other files that will be impacted by save files - so there is a chance of running into issues when deleting individual save files in a game depending on how its made.

You are right with that. That is why I have tested it thoroughly before recommending it.

I am not using any Steam cloud services or cross-platform-saves for all it matters. Even have purged the cloud saves.

[Agony_Aunt]

If you have Steam cloud saves enabled then deleting them on your comp will see them restored next time you launch the game, as it will download them again.

Otherwise, just delete them using explorer.

Note, if you are using Steam cloud saves, i think you can convince Steam to ignore them if in addition to deleting the local saves (here): AppData\Local\Larian Studios\Baldur's Gate 3\PlayerProfiles

You also delete them here: \(Steam install folder)\userdata\(unique number)\1086940\remote\_SAVE_Public\Savegames\Story