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Hi나는

Dec 25, 2018 @ 12:48am

Delete save file

I have two save files. So i want to delete one save file but i don't know how to delete it. plz help me :)

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Originally posted by Aemony:

Save files are stored in the My Documents\My Games\NieR_Automata folder, and called “SaveSlot_#.dat”.

SaveSlot_0.dat is the first slot in the game, the top one.
SaveSlof_1.dat is the second slot in the game, the middle one.
SaveSlot_2.dat is the third slot in the game, the bottom one.

Just move the save slot out from the save folder and it should be gone from the game except if Steam Cloud would somehow sync it back.

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Aemony

Dec 25, 2018 @ 12:56am

Hi나는

Dec 25, 2018 @ 12:59am

thank you very much

Mumrah

Jan 28, 2021 @ 7:42pm

I just wanted to say that I tried this and it pretty much had no effect. I deleted the save file, jumped right back into the game and it was still there. I even loaded the deleted file and it created a new file in the folder it was deleted from.

I wonder if turning off my internet and running the game, deleting the file, turning my net back will work.

deidian

Jan 28, 2021 @ 9:53pm

Originally posted by Mumrah:
I just wanted to say that I tried this and it pretty much had no effect. I deleted the save file, jumped right back into the game and it was still there. I even loaded the deleted file and it created a new file in the folder it was deleted from.

I wonder if turning off my internet and running the game, deleting the file, turning my net back will work.

Disable Steam Cloud temporarily. Also you can delete the file after you started the game(switch to desktop using Alt+Tab), but before going to the select save screen and it should work too: Steam Cloud only syncs files when games start and when they are closed.

You definitely are getting your deleted save back in your local folder when you are starting the game.

Also as a safety measure, before fiddling manually with save files is very advisable to make a copy of the folder that contains the game saves. Just in case you mess something up you can always return to initial state locally.

Last edited by deidian; Jan 28, 2021 @ 9:54pm