How can i get my profile back ?

[mrGLEIS]

Hello. 
I recently reset my PC and now I'm having problems with ETS2, because I cannot access my older files (saved game), so I need to start a new profile !!My Steam Cloud save was also activated, but I cannot get my old profile back.I have almost 200h ingame and a lot of trucks and progress that I don't wanna lose.Is there anything that I can do to get my old profile back ??   

[Wolfgang]

Have you made a backup of your save files?
Did you activate Steam Cloud for that profile in the game?

[mrGLEIS]

Well Steam Cloud was actived , and because of that unfortunately i didnt made a backup file .

[Wolfgang]

That is most likely a problem as a physical backup would help here now.
Maybe you can download it manually (don't ask me how, this is more a guess).

[G-Force Gaming]

From experience, steam cloud doesn't save your profile and if you lose the files you have to start all over again. I learnt this the hard was a couple of years back.

I now always keep a backup on my external drive and on one drive just to be safe - Steam cloud saves seem to do nothing for ETS unfortunately

[mrGLEIS]

so that means..... :(
i have to start over

[G-Force Gaming]

Originally posted by mrGLEIS:

so that means..... :(
i have to start over

Sadly yeah it does. its a huge pain and they really need to get steam cloud saves working properly to stop this from happening. I also stopped using all mods as that broke my game file once and i had to start over then too.

Now if i use promods i have it on a seperate save file, again to be safe

[RdM_BlackDevil]

Steam cloud only saves your progress if both conditions are met;
- Steam cloud itself must be enabled in steamsettings for ETS2
- Cloud backup must be enabled in specific game profile in ETS2 itself.

The second is on a per profile base. So you can have profiles saved on steam cloud and profiles saved only locally. Probably you didn't enabled this option in mentioned profile. And if this is the case you can only rely on local backup ....... :-(

[G-Force Gaming]

Originally posted by RdM_BlackDevil:

Steam cloud only saves your progress if both conditions are met;
- Steam cloud itself must be enabled in steamsettings for ETS2
- Cloud backup must be enabled in specific game profile in ETS2 itself.

The second is on a per profile base. So you can have profiles saved on steam cloud and profiles saved only locally. Probably you didn't enabled this option in mentioned profile. And if this is the case you can only rely on local backup ....... :-(

This is VERY handy to know, ive been playing since the game was launched and never knew this. so you need to also enable it in the game itself too in order for it to save to the cloud?

[Wolfgang]

Originally posted by RdM_BlackDevil:

Steam cloud only saves your progress if both conditions are met;
- Steam cloud itself must be enabled in steamsettings for ETS2
- Cloud backup must be enabled in specific game profile in ETS2 itself.

The second is on a per profile base. So you can have profiles saved on steam cloud and profiles saved only locally. Probably you didn't enabled this option in mentioned profile. And if this is the case you can only rely on local backup ....... :-(

You should always make a backup of important files on an external device (like a USB stick or a SD Card) before you reset the PC or something like that. Even if your files are in a cloud they can fail so you have a second backup if the cloud isn't working.

[RdM_BlackDevil]

Yes indeed.

In the profile menu choose the profile you want to save on steamcloud click edit and enable the checkbox "Use Steam Cloud" directly under "Company name"

If this is not enabled your profile will only be saved locally

[RdM_BlackDevil]

Originally posted by Wolfgang:

Originally posted by RdM_BlackDevil:

Steam cloud only saves your progress if both conditions are met;
- Steam cloud itself must be enabled in steamsettings for ETS2
- Cloud backup must be enabled in specific game profile in ETS2 itself.

The second is on a per profile base. So you can have profiles saved on steam cloud and profiles saved only locally. Probably you didn't enabled this option in mentioned profile. And if this is the case you can only rely on local backup ....... :-(

You should always make a backup of important files on an external device (like a USB stick or a SD Card) before you reset the PC or something like that. Even if your files are in a cloud they can fail so you have a second backup if the cloud isn't working.

That is in general always best practice, that's why I stated "you can only rely on local backup"
I always have my USB ready before any reset or new installation.

[G-Force Gaming]

Originally posted by RdM_BlackDevil:

Originally posted by Wolfgang:

You should always make a backup of important files on an external device (like a USB stick or a SD Card) before you reset the PC or something like that. Even if your files are in a cloud they can fail so you have a second backup if the cloud isn't working.

That is in general always best practice, that's why I stated "you can only rely on local backup"
I always have my USB ready before any reset or new installation.

It is always the best way to make local backups but the info you've provided is very helpful indeed :)

You'd think that they would have a disclaimed on the store page about it, or at least a pinned topic. I know quite a few people who have lost their profiles due to a pc crash or restart

[SZCZĘSNY]

i dont now

[N1njah]

Yea I had the same thing a month ago. I thought steam cloud save enabled on Steam would be enough. I used a certain way to get back the progress I had on my old profile and continued from there though so all is fine.

[mrGLEIS]

Originally posted by N1njah:

Yea I had the same thing a month ago. I thought steam cloud save enabled on Steam would be enough. I used a certain way to get back the progress I had on my old profile and continued from there though so all is fine.

How did you do that? Using OneDrive?