How can you back up files of a computer game?

Posted by gitterdun in Computer GamesDec 30th, 2009 | one response

Mr. Thumbs Up asked:


My computer is getting reformatted. How do I back up the data of the game?



One Response to “How can you back up files of a computer game?”

  1. DavoJo says:
    January 1, 2010 at 7:19 am

    Depends on which game. Usually game data is stored in .SAV files or an equivalent, but sometimes it’s much more obscure. You could try copying those files to a different location, but that may not work either. I suggest you image your hard disk before you reformat it, just in case.

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