Starfield Save Games Missing/Lost (then restored) - GamePass SF Save Games location?

Discus and support Starfield Save Games Missing/Lost (then restored) - GamePass SF Save Games location? in XBoX Games and Apps to solve the problem; EDIT: After running Xbox App repair on Starfield, redownloading 113+ GB, my save games are back!!!! Still not sure where save game files are located.... Discussion in 'XBoX Games and Apps' started by b1u3, Sep 11, 2023.

  1. b1u3
    b1u3 Guest

    Starfield Save Games Missing/Lost (then restored) - GamePass SF Save Games location?


    EDIT: After running Xbox App repair on Starfield, redownloading 113+ GB, my save games are back!!!!

    Still not sure where save game files are located. I would VERY much like to backup my saves manually, in case this same issue occurs again.

    There are many random files under Profile - AppData (full path below), as suggested by one internet source. However, I'm hesitant to backup then clear these files as a test, lest I have to redownload another 100GB and potentially not have my saves restored.

    C:\Users\<my profile>\AppData\Local\Packages\BethesdaSoftworks.ProjectGold_3275kfvn8vcwc\SystemAppData\wgs\

    Appreciate any suggestions for manually backing up my Starfield GamePass Save Game files,

    Blue

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    == Leaving my original 'lost saves' details below for reference, in case this helps any others with similar concerns.

    BEWARE nVidia GeForce Experience app, especially if you had been running Starfield from Xbox app with non standard game install location...

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    One week in, my Starfiled save game files are gone - Windows GamePass.

    Was experiencing performance issues (9600k & 3080ti). Didn't occur initially, few days of playing quite fine - albeit not at much above 30fps, granted, with all Ultra settings. I had thought to give DLSS Reshade mod a try. Unfortunately, that not only didn't improve performance (or quality), I then was experiencing frequent stuttering/lockups/audio cutting out.

    After a fair bit of attempting to resolve shuddering/audio-cut-outs, including diabling DLSS reShare, setting all to LOW, reboot, ensuring no other programs running, etc...

    I thought to try update to latest nVidia drives + GeForce Experience. Was previously running ~July drivers without GFE.

    Here, I made the nearly fatal mistake of launching StarField from GeForce Experience app, where I had been launching from Xbox app... after which, the only option is 'New Game'.... One week's progress gone?!?

    Ironically, I had previously attempted to locate Save Game files location, when performance issues started. I had considered using Xbox App's REPAIR feature, but was concerned with the warning that pops up (when first clicking this function in Xbox App) indicating Save Games may not be saved if using this function!!!??!!?? Turns out, it got me before I could even run repair!

    I've looked for a number of folders, suggested by various internet sources, where Starfield save games should be located:

    C:\Users\<my profile>\Documents\My Games\Starfield *no saves folder at all!

    C:\Users\<my profile>\AppData\Local\Packages\BethesdaSoftworks.ProjectGold_3275kfvn8vcwc\SystemAppData\wgs

    C:\Games\Starfield\*.*

    Searched entire drive for SFS files

    Perhaps most relevant, I've noticed nVidia GeForce Experience shows what I am presuming is the default Xbox Windows App install location for Starfield:

    C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\BethesdaSoftworks.ProjectGold_1.7.23.0_x64__3275kfvn8vcwc\

    Where as I had installed C:\Games\StarField (custom game install location set in Xbox App)

    Think this might be the end of Starfield for me. Not sure I can enjoy playing what would likely be a large number of hours.... fearing all the while that my SaveGames may become mysteriously lost.

    Hoping someone may have ideas I could try? Thanks in advance to any who are taking a break from their explorations to help out a stranded and grounded would-be explorer!

    *Currently running Xbox App repair on Starfield now, as some internet sources have suggested this might recover Saves...

    :)
     
  2. SpacedTrout5 Win User

    Xbox Live Cloud Save

    You missed the point entirely.

    Xbox Life Cloud Save continued syncing with my local Xbox One hard drive every time I started the game. The complete safe was never lost, otherwise the sync would have restored it.

    When part of my information disappeared, the sync still happened, but treated the new version -- with the missing data -- as official, and overwrite the other save (that was not missing anything) with the one that was.

    Cloud save worked to back up my save, but could not recognize that my save had mysteriously lost some data.
  3. Tezzerrific Win User

    Issue with game, uninstalled, reinstalled. No save files exist. How do I restore old saves? Game Pass PC.

    most gamepass pc games do not have cloud saves and therefore are saved in various locations depending on where the devs place them.

    This is where the saves usually reside from the microsoft store/xbox app

    %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\11bitstudios.Frostpunk_gwy9gn5q9j1y6\LocalState\saves\

    the xbox app does not delete save when you uninstall a game, but if you reset or uninstall the xbox app this may cause issues. i know they changed some save locations within the app a few months ago, so if you go to the location above and copy the contents to the new location if there is one then it should restore it, back it up first though.
  4. Tezzerrific Win User

    Question about how to transfer Xbox Game Pass games from old PC hard drive into new PC.

    most of the gamepass pc games saves are either in the document's directory, or the windows apps or user directory on the c: drive, most games do not use the cloud saving.

    best to google each games save location.
  5. K4tsuj1 Win User

    Gamepass PC game saves?

    Games for Gamepass PC also have usually the save games stored in cloud too, but for rage 2, it stores in your user folder "C:\Users\NAME\Saved Games\GAME". Unfortunately you lost your saves.
  6. Tezzerrific Win User

    Microsoft cloud

    not many pc gamepass games support cloud saves, if you have recovered your OS you may have lost them for good unless backed up.

    what games have you lost the save for.
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