How to back up saved game data, before formating my PC

[MafiaWays]

quick question folks, i wanna clear my windows 10 computer system to an out of box state and i noticed that sometimes when i redownload games after what might could be a few years in some instances, about half of the games such as like Metal Gear Solid 5 i can delete everthing from my computer and not have to manully back up the data but then thier are other games where. i dont have any like clouded saves for games. What im really trying to do is, before i delete and format my computer i would like to like sorta steam cloud my saved data. could anyone help me with this issuse ?????

[𝔇ave]

i dont use windows 10 but i imagine it would be the same

look for your Users folder in your main drive open (computer name) folder then open AppData folder then open Roaming folder and inside that will be your 7 days to die saves you can back them up from there

note you will need to show hidden files to see the AppData folder (atleast u do in Win 7)

an example of file path

Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Users > Gaming PC > AppData > Roaming > 7 Days To Die

[Epictetus]

Another location is in documents. For some reason games not using the cloud store data there. In my case I had advanced a very long way in Euro Truck and after upgrading my system I installed the backups. Went to play and I was a new player. Do some research on stem for the best method though.

It was my own fault but I’ve never completely returned to that game. Not sure why windows saves things in random ways but if the files are important spend time locating all required files.

[Bahzero]

I failed to backup my save file location before I reset my pc this month so to prevent this again in the future since this game doesn't have cloud save I set up the cloud software I use to save the whole 7 days save file directory to the cloud. Game runs fine and when I'm done playing the files get updated.

[Red Eagle LXIX]

The saves are updated too often and too dynamically as well as being larger than allowed for Steam Cloud saving is my understanding.
Saves in current versions should be found in:
%AppData%\7 Days To Die

Older versions have other paths that can be found mentioned in this thread about uninstall/reinstall: http://steamcommunity.com/app/251570/discussions/1/392184522717012905/

[Scooby Doo]

I just got done with a reformatting was horrible. I used a external HDD to back up everything I did not want to loose. USB drive would work too. Could put it in dropbox till you get to the otherside. If you use win 10 the save is in AppData Roaming.