Car and Engine save location

[AtomicThunder]

Hello all
I'm moving to a new PC and want to transfer my car and engine save files to that PC. After looking online and everywhere in the files i cant find them, does anyone know where the files are located?

[[CAMSO] MrChips]

Depends.

If you're on the public branch, the file you're looking for is called sandbox.db, and it's found in Documents\My Games\Automation.

If you're in the 4.2 open beta branch, the fil you're looking for is called sandbox_211122.db, and it's found in AppData\Local\AutomationGame\Saved\UserData.

Regardless of which version you're on, these database files contain all of your cars and engines.

[AtomicThunder]

I'm on the public version and I have never used any on the betas, the files that I see are below.

Campaign
CarSaveExport
CarSaveImport
Screenshots
Sandbox_openbeta.db
Sandbox_openbeta.db.bak
ScenarioDB.db

Is the file i want "Sandbox_openbeta.db"?

Thanks

[[CAMSO] MrChips]

Sandbox_openbeta.db is the one you want. If you want to bring your screenshots with you, take that directory too, and any cars you've exported as a .car file will be in the CarSaveExport folder, so if you want those, you'll need that as well.

[AtomicThunder]

Awesome thank you.

[Canis Lupus]

Originally posted by CAMSO MrChips:

Depends.

If you're on the public branch, the file you're looking for is called sandbox.db, and it's found in Documents\My Games\Automation.

If you're in the 4.2 open beta branch, the fil you're looking for is called sandbox_211122.db, and it's found in AppData\Local\AutomationGame\Saved\UserData.

Regardless of which version you're on, these database files contain all of your cars and engines.

Can i change the path?

As i remember my big PC stores the data in my "Onedrive". My new Laptop uses the "AppData" directory.

Would be nice if i can sync my saves via MS Onedrive with all my PC. So i can start making a car at home and finish it on my Laptop

[[CAMSO] MrChips]

Originally posted by Canis Lupus:

Can i change the path?

As i remember my big PC stores the data in my "Onedrive". My new Laptop uses the "AppData" directory.

Would be nice if i can sync my saves via MS Onedrive with all my PC. So i can start making a car at home and finish it on my Laptop

No, Automation will only work from the AppData folder. I should warn you as well, people have tried using OneDrive and other cloud storage services to attempt to sync their Automation databases, only to have them permanently and irreversibly corrupt.