DG wrote on Nov 22, 2011, 13:05:
Game user data (saves and configs) should always be saved into the User folder (which should really be a "Library" IMHO). This way you get to separate saves & configs between users, they're in a typical backup folder and, if Library is used, you can move the folder as you like with no problems. MS pushed this way back when, but uptake is... mixed. Tried finding DXHR saves? They're not even in a folder marked DX or Eidos or anything, it's "28050".
DE:HR uses Steam Cloud, so saved files are backed up online. There should be no need for worry about the actual file, though it is available - admittedly in an obscure folder - if necessary.
Microsoft is the reason for the current mess, as they changed their recommendations for where saved content is stored. In fact their GFWL save system is the worst in the entire industry. Saved games always used to be stored in the game directory or in My Documents - it was an easy to understand system. Now it's a complete clusterfuck.
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