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Hiternal Jul 8, 2021 @ 2:44am
HOW TO CHANGE THE ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ SAVE DRIVE?
I CAN'T EVEN ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ PLAY THE GAME
Originally posted by Geldric™:
Okay, there seems to be a tad bit of misinformation in this thread.

You can install Steam & then games files on any valid drive in your PC. However that will never change the location of your saved game files. <- generally speaking those are hard coded in the game executable.

There are now 2 standards being used:
1: Documents\my games\<game name>
2: Users\<profile name>\Saved Games

NMS uses its own location in your profile similar to #2 above.

About the only viable suggestion was the one made by 3168 & using a symbolic link. Of course this means nothing if your primary drive is so full, Windows will stop working.
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Captain Brendig Jul 8, 2021 @ 3:13am 
Originally posted by chrzanowskijan790 keydrop.com:
I CAN'T EVEN ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ PLAY THE GAME
Err, I think it's Steam client - and in the dropdown menu Steam-Settings-Downloads-Content libraries. You may have to uninstall then re-install into the new drive of your choice.

System specs meet the minimum? If you are good there, seems like something else is going on. More details would help others diagnose the issues you are having.
Kobs Jul 8, 2021 @ 3:47am 
You can copy paste your entire Steam folder to another drive and do what Capt. B said to tell steam to fetch your games in the new location instead
Hiternal Jul 8, 2021 @ 4:53am 
Guys it doesn't work i have it in disc e and it still saves in disc c
Xenomorph Jul 8, 2021 @ 4:55am 
Can you not make the title ALL CAPS?
Do you mean save games? You can't change that.
Kobs Jul 8, 2021 @ 6:52am 
Originally posted by chrzanowskijan790 keydrop.com:
Guys it doesn't work i have it in disc e and it still saves in disc c

Ok go upper left corner Steam > settings > downloads > steam library folder > if it's anything but E: what ever the folder you picked, right click it and delete,... then go add library folder at the bottom and add your E: what ever
Last edited by Kobs; Jul 8, 2021 @ 6:54am
RemingtonRyder Jul 8, 2021 @ 7:16am 
If you're talking about saved games, it puts your saved games on C because that's where your user profile (C:\Users\YourUserName\AppData\Roaming\HelloGames\NMS) is located.

I wouldn't worry about this, the amount of disk space used by saved games is negligible.
ouh man :steamfacepalm:
you cannot play the game because it saves on C: ? LOL
go help urself
Kaptain KFC Jul 8, 2021 @ 9:39am 
your game save (if thats what your meaning ) goes to where your steam profile is saved. so if its on the C drive then thats where your save game will be. mabye try a fresh re-install of steam and its entirety on a different drive?
Ettanin Jul 8, 2021 @ 9:48am 
your saves are in %appdata%\HelloGames\NMS

to change the location you either have to move your entire windows user profile storage or create a symbolic link to a drive or directory you have full access to.

For the latter, refer to: https://steamcommunity.com/app/275850/discussions/0/3081006600720747004/#c3081006600720851648
Last edited by Ettanin; Jul 8, 2021 @ 9:49am
Hiternal Jul 8, 2021 @ 12:31pm 
Guys thx for the tips. I can play it now :D
teravisor Jul 8, 2021 @ 12:33pm 
Google symbolic links and make one so that folder game is saving into is in reality a link to another folder on another drive.
For example, move %AppData%\HelloGames to another drive and create a symbolic link in its place.
Last edited by teravisor; Jul 8, 2021 @ 12:56pm
Hiternal Jul 8, 2021 @ 12:35pm 
Sorry for the Caps guys i was angry because i spent alot of money for that game
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Geldric™ Jul 8, 2021 @ 12:54pm 
Okay, there seems to be a tad bit of misinformation in this thread.

You can install Steam & then games files on any valid drive in your PC. However that will never change the location of your saved game files. <- generally speaking those are hard coded in the game executable.

There are now 2 standards being used:
1: Documents\my games\<game name>
2: Users\<profile name>\Saved Games

NMS uses its own location in your profile similar to #2 above.

About the only viable suggestion was the one made by 3168 & using a symbolic link. Of course this means nothing if your primary drive is so full, Windows will stop working.
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