My save file is different on other computer

[Jeff]

I have been playing 1.0 for several days on my laptop computer. I saved the game before I logged today. Went to the shop to pick up my new desktop and installed the game on it. When I go to play, the last save done was three days ago. Don't want to lose three days :)

Anyway to retrieve the other save?

[Paragon]

Your backup folder maybe?

[Jeff]

Just logged into my laptop computer. The save file is for today at 2.55 pm when I logged (save still intact), but not on new computer. Thought that the save files would be saved to my Steam account.

[TyCobb]

Sounds like Steam Cloud isn't syncing correctly. I would definitely go backup that save on the other computer before Steam Cloud starts wiping it with whatever activity you've had on your new computer. Then copy that backup to your new computer and try and get Steam Cloud to try and use that for the sync.

Steam Cloud can be your best friend, but also your worst enemy in some cases.

[Jeff]

Originally posted by TyCobb:

Sounds like Steam Cloud isn't syncing correctly. I would definitely go backup that save on the other computer before Steam Cloud starts wiping it with whatever activity you've had on your new computer. Then copy that backup to your new computer and try and get Steam Cloud to try and use that for the sync.

Steam Cloud can be your best friend, but also your worst enemy in some cases.

The Cloud tried to do just that. It gave me a choice when I loaded the game on the laptop. One was the logout time on the laptop. The other was when the new computer went into the game. I chose the laptop's and that was the correct one! How would i backup the laptop's save file?

[TyCobb]

Originally posted by Jeff:

Originally posted by TyCobb:

Sounds like Steam Cloud isn't syncing correctly. I would definitely go backup that save on the other computer before Steam Cloud starts wiping it with whatever activity you've had on your new computer. Then copy that backup to your new computer and try and get Steam Cloud to try and use that for the sync.

Steam Cloud can be your best friend, but also your worst enemy in some cases.

The Cloud tried to do just that. It gave me a choice when I loaded the game on the laptop. One was the logout time on the laptop. The other was when the new computer went into the game. I chose the laptop's and that was the correct one! How would i backup the laptop's save file?

Ouch. Nice catch.

The save games are located @ "C:\Users\YOUR_USERNAME\AppData\Local\FactoryGame\Saved\SaveGames\YOUR_STEAM_ID"

I wish it was folder based like the menu, but it has them all there. Go there manually in Windows Explorer and copy it somewhere else until you know you are all good with the sync. You may have to rename the save file itself so Steam Cloud thinks it's a new file. Might have to load it up in game, manually save to trigger Steam Cloud to see it.

[Jeff]

I found my save file and was unable to copy it, but when i tried playing on the new computer again, it found the correct save! Thanks for your help, but I'm okay again :)

[TyCobb]

Glad it worked out in the end. Losing 3 days in this game can actually mean losing 3 days

If you have any other computer you keep running 24/7 or any sort of external drive storage, I recommend installing Duplicati. I use it for more important things, but I also use it for certain Steam Games where I just won't fully trust Steam Cloud since it has burned me before.

It doesn't do Real-Time, but you can configure how often to backup and how many backups to keep.

[Jeff]

Originally posted by TyCobb:

Glad it worked out in the end. Losing 3 days in this game can actually mean losing 3 days :WH3_greasus_rofl:

If you have any other computer you keep running 24/7 or any sort of external drive storage, I recommend installing Duplicati. I use it for more important things, but I also use it for certain Steam Games where I just won't fully trust Steam Cloud since it has burned me before.

It doesn't do Real-Time, but you can configure how often to backup and how many backups to keep.

I only used the laptop to play Satisfactory because my main computer was in the shop switching from intel to AMD (plus a much better proc -- 32 cores). My RTX 4090 got fried when I accidentally poured a full glass of prune juice into it. Switched to an overclocked RTX 4080 (about a thousand bucks cheaper and much larger (tech said it was the largest graphics card he had ever seen. He had to bend metal to get it to fit).

Anyway the laptop does run 24/7, but it only runs my Discord server.

[Antaiir]

Cloud != Backup

It's an urban legend, that a cloud is a proper backup solution.

[Jeff]

Originally posted by Antaiir:

Cloud != Backup

It's an urban legend, that a cloud is a proper backup solution.

...but sometimes it freelances as an urban criminal

[Phénomènes Mystiques]

Originally posted by Antaiir:

Cloud != Backup

It's an urban legend, that a cloud is a proper backup solution.

Some clouds are better than others, Steam 32-bit in a 64-bit wrapper does not help either nor Windows 32 wrapped in 64 clothing.