How do you change save location?

[A6M Zero]

A while ago I moved my TW:W install from my HDD to my SSD, but only just realised that my saves have still been saved to/loaded from the AppData/Roaming folder on my HDD. I've tried to find a way to get the game to use the AppData folder on the correct drive instead, but so far have had no luck.

Has anyone successfully changed their game's save location, and if so, how?

[A6M Zero]

In case anyone reads this with a similar issue, a stopgap solution is creating a symbolic link in the "AppData/Roaming/The Creative Assembly" folder at your current save location directed to where you want to keep your saves.

[PDV]

Thanks, I have this problem for TWWH 2 and this is the best advice I've found so far.

[A6M Zero]

Originally posted by PDV:

Thanks, I have this problem for TWWH 2 and this is the best advice I've found so far.

Good to hear it helped :) Since I posted this I've used the solution for a handful of games with similar issues, and so far seems to have worked well.

[PDV]

I'll add a note that for TWWH2, making a symbolic link doesn't work. However, making a 'hard link' (Junction), which takes Administrator privileges, does work. I've confirmed that new saves are generated properly and old saves can be loaded.

[Neoptolemos - Allkeyshop]

Since you solved your problem can you guys plz help me do it too? i try to create the junction file in cmd but it just creates a file called "link"and the game seems to ignore it completely saving in the same file as before.
I'd appreciate some help

[A6M Zero]

Originally posted by Neoptolemos - Allkeyshop:

Since you solved your problem can you guys plz help me do it too? i try to create the junction file in cmd but it just creates a file called "link"and the game seems to ignore it completely saving in the same file as before.
I'd appreciate some help

Did you copy the save folder to a new destination and delete the original first?

*Edit: Also, can you post what command you used? If you miss the /D you get a link that only does files, not folders.

[Neoptolemos - Allkeyshop]

i used this >mklink/D "C:\Users\George\AppData\Roaming\The Creative Assembly\Warhammer2\save_games\link" "G:\Warhammer 2 total war saves\Warhammer2tw\save_games"
Also i tried using it inside the saves folder is it wrong?

[A6M Zero]

Originally posted by Neoptolemos - Allkeyshop:

i used this >mklink/D "C:\Users\George\AppData\Roaming\The Creative Assembly\Warhammer2\save_games\link" "G:\Warhammer 2 total war saves\Warhammer2tw\save_games"
Also i tried using it inside the saves folder is it wrong?

I think I see the issue: so, the basic format is this:

mklink /D "Old Location" "New Location"

Which leaves behind a link that sends the game to the new destination as if it were still in its original place. For yours, I believe the correct format would be:

mklink /D "C:\Users\George\AppData\Roaming\The Creative Assembly\Warhammer2\save_games" "G:\Warhammer 2 total war saves\Warhammer2tw\save_games"

*Edit: That should then create a fake "folder" in the original directory called save_games, which when you open it directs to the new location where the files are now stored.

[Neoptolemos - Allkeyshop]

OMFG DUDE IF I WAS A CHICK I WOULD SEND YOU NUDES RIGHT NOW
thanks so much bro been trying to do this for about 2 hours but kept making mistakes since im not used to using cmd XD thanks man ur the best! :D

[A6M Zero]

Originally posted by Neoptolemos - Allkeyshop:

OMFG DUDE IF I WAS A CHICK I WOULD SEND YOU NUDES RIGHT NOW
thanks so much bro been trying to do this for about 2 hours but kept making mistakes since im not used to using cmd XD thanks man ur the best! :D

xD Np mate, let me know if you have any other issues

[Azrael]

This still works in Warhammer 3. The new location MUST end in save_games otherwise your mods seem not to work.

[FlamingoTable]

mklink /D "C:\Users\MyName\AppData\Roaming\The Creative Assembly\Warhammer3\save_games" "D:\Saved Games WH3"
Cannot create a file when that file already exists.

This is driving me insane, I can't play my game because I can't save my progress. Disk space just gets eaten up... Any suggestions?

[A6M Zero]

Originally posted by FlamingoTable:

mklink /D "C:\Users\MyName\AppData\Roaming\The Creative Assembly\Warhammer3\save_games" "D:\Saved Games WH3"
Cannot create a file when that file already exists.

This is driving me insane, I can't play my game because I can't save my progress. Disk space just gets eaten up... Any suggestions?

Did you delete the old save_games folder and move it to the new location with the new name? If not, delete it; the command will create a folder of its own.

*Edited wrong suggestion

[FlamingoTable]

Thank you so much, that did the trick!

Originally posted by A6M Zero:

Originally posted by FlamingoTable:

mklink /D "C:\Users\MyName\AppData\Roaming\The Creative Assembly\Warhammer3\save_games" "D:\Saved Games WH3"
Cannot create a file when that file already exists.

This is driving me insane, I can't play my game because I can't save my progress. Disk space just gets eaten up... Any suggestions?

Did you delete the old save_games folder and move it to the new location with the new name? If not, delete it; the command will create a folder of its own.

*Edited wrong suggestion

[FlamingoTable]

Originally posted by A6M Zero:

Originally posted by FlamingoTable:

mklink /D "C:\Users\MyName\AppData\Roaming\The Creative Assembly\Warhammer3\save_games" "D:\Saved Games WH3"
Cannot create a file when that file already exists.

This is driving me insane, I can't play my game because I can't save my progress. Disk space just gets eaten up... Any suggestions?

Did you delete the old save_games folder and move it to the new location with the new name? If not, delete it; the command will create a folder of its own.

*Edited wrong suggestion

Still running into the issue of running out of disk space whenever I load up a campaign.. I'm lost on how to solve this ;w;