Migrate Story Mode Save from Legacy to Enhanced

Migrating your Story Mode Save from Grand Theft Auto V Legacy to Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced on PC

Question: How can I migrate my Story Mode Save from GTAV Legacy to GTAV Enhanced on PC?

Answer: Migrating your Story Mode Save from GTAV Legacy involves the following steps:

MIGRATE STORY MODE SAVE FROM LEGACY TO ENHANCED

Making sure the Rockstar Games account you are signed into is linked to the preferred PC platform account
Uploading your Story Mode Save Game from GTAV Legacy on PC to Rockstar Games
Opening GTAV Enhanced on PC and downloading the Story Mode Save Game

Important:

Migrating GTAV Legacy progress to GTAV Enhanced may only be done within the PC platform, migrating from PC to console or console to PC is not supported.
Some Profiles may not be eligible for migration for several reasons, such as account suspensions, account bans, or the Profile having illegitimate or insufficient progress.

Notes:

Depending on the size of your Story Mode Save Game and service load, migrations may take time to complete.
Only one Save Game can be uploaded per account and players can update their uploaded Story Mode Save Game until they initiate a download of their Story Mode Save Game on GTAV Enhanced.
Once the Story Mode Save Game from GTAV Legacy has been downloaded successfully to GTAV Enhanced, no further Story Mode migrations will be available on that account.
Story Mode progress made in GTAV Legacy after migration will not be synced to your Story Mode progress in GTAV Enhanced.

Uploading your Story Mode Save Game      

Open GTAV Legacy on your PC
Go to the Pause Menu in-game  
Choose Game and select Upload Save Game  
Select the Save Game you want to migrate, then Upload the Save Game  
An alert screen will prompt you to confirm that the Story Mode Save Game is the one you wish to migrate
Wait for the Story Mode Save Game upload to complete  
After the upload completes, you will receive a message confirming its successful upload to Rockstar Games

Notes:

You can update the Story Mode Save Game uploaded to Rockstar Games multiple times, overwriting the previously uploaded Save Game each time, until you download it on GTAV Enhanced
Uploaded Save Game files will be available for download for 90 days
After 90 days the Save Game may be removed, and you will need to upload your save again

Downloading Your Story Mode Save Game

Launch GTAV Enhanced and download your Story Mode Save Game via either the Landing Page or the Pause Menu.

Landing Page

Note: If you already have Story Mode Save Games on your PC, you will need to download your Game Save using the in-game Pause menu.

Open GTAV Enhanced on your PC
Select the Story tab on the Landing Page
If there are Story Mode Save Games available, an alert screen will ask you to confirm if you want to download the Story Mode Save Game selected
Once your Story Mode Save Game finishes downloading, you will receive a message confirming its successful download to your PC
From there the game will automatically load your Story Mode Save Game

Pause Menu

Open GTAV Enhanced
Open the Pause Menu
Select Game then Download Save Game
Select the Story Mode Save Game you wish to download
An alert screen will ask you to confirm if you want to download the selected Story Mode Save Game
Once the Save Game finishes downloading, you will receive a message confirming its successful download to your PC
From there the game will automatically load your Story Mode Save Game

[Ninja Gaijin]

Agreed Nova - I had already uninstalled Legacy when pre-loading the Enhanced, and was pretty surprised that I had to re-download the entire Legacy again, JUST to copy the single player save over.

[NOVA2733]

Soo what I'm reading here is that I need to first download 120 GB GTAV Legacy, so that I can move a save file into rockstar (bit of paraphrasing but still) so that I can then uninstall that version and use it in the new "enhanced version." I'm aware we should be thankful this ability exists at all but if you put a gun in Rockstar corporate's mouth, they could probably make it as simple as:

Open File Explorer, navigate to GTAV legacy in C drive//blablabla, find your save, copy, open enhanced, paste (again, bit of paraphrasing).

Moral of the story is, this would be better implemented if it didn't have to go via in-game menus ESPECIALLY when you consider we all have to download the dumpster fire that is Rockstar's launcher in order to play the game in the first place.

[Ninja Gaijin]

Multiplayer & Matchmaking

Separate Matchmaking: Players on the Enhanced version cannot play with those on the Legacy version, and vice versa.
To play with friends, everyone must be on the same version of the game.
Enhanced version has removed the text chat ability for players.

Access to Both Versions

All players, whether new or existing, will have access to both the Legacy and Enhanced versions.
Players can freely choose which version to play.

Ongoing Support for Legacy Version

Rockstar has confirmed that GTA 5 Legacy will continue receiving support, so upgrading is not mandatory.

[Ninja Gaijin]

GTA 5 Enhanced & Legacy Version – Compatibility & FiveM Support

Progress Migration

Story Mode & GTA Online progress can be migrated from Legacy to Enhanced — but only once.
After migration, progress in both versions will be separate, allowing players to switch between them freely.

FiveM Support

FiveM will continue to function as usual in the Legacy version.
Developers are working on bringing FiveM support to the Enhanced version.

[Ninja Gaijin]

Performance & Visual Enhancements

Upscaling Technology Support: AMD FSR 1, FSR 3, and NVIDIA DLSS 3 for improved performance and image quality.
Faster Load Times: Improved loading speeds on SSDs, with DirectStorage support for even quicker asset streaming.
Native DualSense Controller Support: Full adaptive triggers support for an immersive experience on PlayStation 5 controllers.
Enhanced Audio: Improved speech, cinematic, and music fidelity, with Dolby Atmos support for richer sound.

New System Requirements

These technical improvements have raised the base system requirements for GTA 5 Enhanced. However, the Legacy version remains unaffected and retains its original requirements.

[Ninja Gaijin]

Additional Enhancements

Ambient Wildlife in Southern San Andreas – Participate in the Wildlife Photography Challenge to earn rewards.
GTA+ Membership Support – Subscribe for exclusive benefits in GTA Online.
Career Progress Feature – Tracks your progress across all GTA Online updates.
New Landing Page – Get into the action faster with an improved menu interface.

GTA 5 Enhanced Edition – Technical Upgrades

The Enhanced version of GTA 5 brings with it several major technical improvements, making it the definitive edition for PC players.
Ray Tracing Features

Exclusive to PC: Ray-Traced Ambient Occlusion & Global Illumination (not available on consoles).
First Introduced on Consoles: Ray-Traced Shadows & Reflections now available on PC.

[Ninja Gaijin]

The Enhanced version of GTA 5 introduces a variety of upgrades, from new vehicles to gameplay enhancements. Here’s everything that has been added:
New Vehicles & Upgrades at Hao’s Special Works (HSW)

Newly Added Vehicles:

Super: Coil Cyclone II, Pegassi Weaponized Ignus
Muscle: Imponte Arbiter GT
Sports: Karin S95
SUV: Pfister Astron Custom

Newly Upgradable Vehicles at HSW:

Super: Principe Deveste Eight, Overflod Entity MT
Sports: Bravado Banshee, Bravado Banshee GTS, Grotti Itali GTO Stinger TT, Penaud La Coureuse, Ubermacht Niobe
Sports Classic: Benefactor Stirling GT, Grotti Turismo Classic
Muscle: Bravado Buffalo EVX, Declasse Vigero ZX, Declasse Vigero ZX Convertible
Coupe: Annis Euros X32, Ubermacht Sentinel XS
Off-Road: Maibatsu MonstroCiti, Vapid Firebolt ASP
SUV: Karin Vivanite, Weeny Issi Rally
Motorcycle: Shitzu Hakuchou Drag
Compact: Grotti Brioso R/A

[okep.hlb]

what's the differences between legacy vs enhance?