Question about saved games on Steam

[Gavindale Marchovia]

Hey everyone!! I have a quick question that I hope someone can help me with. I bought myself a new PC for Christmas, and am wondering if, when I install my Steam library on this new computer, will all of my saved files be carried over with them? I am not really all that familiar with this sort of thing, so I apologize if this is an easy question to answer. Any and all help is appreciated!! Thanks so much!!

[nullable]

Not every game supports Steam Cloud, so it depends entirely on what games you have saves for. You would have to check each game to be certain. And game that doesn't support Steam Cloud you will have to manage those saves yourself.

Alternatively, and maybe easier. You can use https://www.gamesave-manager.com/ to backup and restore all your game saves. That way you can get everything that doesn't support Steam Cloud.

[Ogami]

Depends on multiple factors. If you have Steam Cloud active any game that supports it should download their latest save game from the cloud when you start them on the new PC.
But there are quiet a few games that dont support Steam cloud and were you need to manually transfer the save files.

I recommend using a free program like " gamesavemanager"
https://www.gamesave-manager.com/

It can find all the save files present on your old pc and put them into an archive file.
Then copy over that archive via usb stick or similar to the new PC and let the same programm unpack that archive there.
It will automatically put all the save files for your games at the right place.

[Gavindale Marchovia]

Sounds good! How can I find out which games do or dont have cloud saves? And if it comes down to just transferring the saved games, I can just burn the saves to a disc and put them in the right place on my new PC. Or so I assume.

[Ogami]

Games that support Steam Cloud have that listed on their store page on the features list on the right.
They also have a cloud symbol next to the PLAY button in your Steam library, that says something like "Up to Date" when Steam Cloud is active.

As for your other idea, you can of course search for all the save games manually and then put them all in the right place on the new PC but why bother when you have a program that does it for you in a few seconds?
Also there are a bunch of games that have hidden save files that are not easily found, for example nearly all the Souls games like Elden Ring and such.
gamesavemanager will find those ones too but you can do it manually if you want, will just take a lot more time.

[Nx Machina]

Games with Steam Cloud.

https://store.steampowered.com/search/?category2=23&ndl=1

[Gavindale Marchovia]

Thanks for your help, I will look into all of this. I really appreciate the link as well. My PC is not being delivered for another two weeks or so, so I have some time to figure this out.

[Gavindale Marchovia]

One more thing - when I access my Steam account on my new PC, how will my library of games be displayed? What will my library look like? I have put my games into collections of what type of game they are (RPG, ARPG, Action/Adventure, etc.), will my library be put into collections when I am on my new PC? Any and all help is appreciated!! Thanks!!

[Ogami]

Your collections should be taken over to any new install.
A few months ago i got myself a ROG ALLY (Windows gaming handheld) and after installing Steam on it and logging in with the same account as on my desktop PC all my created collections were there.

[miamew3]

Originally posted by Gavindale Marchovia:

One more thing - when I access my Steam account on my new PC, how will my library of games be displayed? What will my library look like? I have put my games into collections of what type of game they are (RPG, ARPG, Action/Adventure, etc.), will my library be put into collections when I am on my new PC? Any and all help is appreciated!! Thanks!!

It should look how it looks now. Logging in to steam on a different pc doesn't change what settings you already have in the client.

[Gavindale Marchovia]

Oh ok. I am still new to all of this, my current PC is about 8 years old so I have not accessed my account on another computer. My apologies!! Obviously I would have to reinstall my games though. Is there anything else I would need to know when I am accessing my account/library or playing my games on a brand new PC?

[Gavindale Marchovia]

If my library shows my games when I access my account on my new PC, how do I install them on that computer? I know I am asking quite a few questions, I am just trying to get a solid mental picture of what I will have to do when my PC is delivered and I set everything up. I did a bit of research (not really sure if you could call it that), the vast majority of my library has cloud saves which will make the transition more streamlined, I thank you guys for your help with all of that.

[miamew3]

Originally posted by Gavindale Marchovia:

If my library shows my games when I access my account on my new PC, how do I install them on that computer? I know I am asking quite a few questions, I am just trying to get a solid mental picture of what I will have to do when my PC is delivered and I set everything up. I did a bit of research (not really sure if you could call it that), the vast majority of my library has cloud saves which will make the transition more streamlined, I thank you guys for your help with all of that.

You just find the game you want in your library and hit the install button.

[Gavindale Marchovia]

Oh, so my library will be grayed out, just like if it has been purchased but not installed. Seems easy enough!! It will be a bit interesting trying to install everything, I am sure it will be very time consuming.

[miamew3]

Originally posted by Gavindale Marchovia:

Oh, so my library will be grayed out, just like if it has been purchased but not installed. Seems easy enough!! It will be a bit interesting trying to install everything, I am sure it will be very time consuming.

Yeah it could be time consuming depending on your network download speeds.
I would just prioritise downloading what your currently playing. You don't need to download them all at once. I tend to have a small selection of games downloaded, the rest i just install them when i want to play them. As for games i have already completed that have no replayabilitly for me, i just uninstall them to save disk space.

[Gavindale Marchovia]

You have a very good point!!! And I have quite a few games, it would make sense to install only the one(s) I want to play now or in the near future, and wait on the others. My download speed is pretty decent - not phenomenal, but serves its purpose.