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Hi there,

I tried to find my savegame location as I'm backing up my files, however it seems that there is a problem with finding them. I saved the game, and expect the files to be in My Documents/GTA VC User Files, but the folder isn't even there.


I tried looking in the AppData folders and Steam/userdata folders, but no cure there either. The only thing I hit a brick wall with was the Steam Cloud, and the question is, could my save game be on the Steam Cloud? I tried disabling it and reinstalling the game, but with no success. If it is on the Steam Cloud, is there anyway I can get back my save game?

Please help

:cry: :cry: :cry:

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They could be located in C:\Users\Public\Documents\GTA Vice City User Files, this is where saved games will be stored if you run in Windows 98 compatibility mode

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It is not there I have win 7

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I have Windows 7 but I run the game in Windows 98 compatibility mode because my mouse doesn't work otherwise and that is on Steam too. The easiest way to find out where the save file is located, simply go on Start menu and type "gtavc" and it should find a save file, which is written like this: "gtavcsf1.s", right click and click "Open file location" and it will direct you to the location of the save file.

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If Windows doesn't find such file name, then most likely, it is not stored on your computer. It is a possibility that the Steam Cloud you speak of, stores the game's save file. I know nothing about Steam Cloud, I am afraid so I will leave that to someone else to help you out with that.

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They could be located in C:\Users\Public\Documents\GTA Vice City User Files, this is where saved games will be stored if you run in Windows 98 compatibility mode

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It is not there I have win 7

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I have Windows 7 but I run the game in Windows 98 compatibility mode because my mouse doesn't work otherwise and that is on Steam too. The easiest way to find out where the save file is located, simply go on Start menu and type "gtavc" and it should find a save file, which is written like this: "gtavcsf1.s", right click and click "Open file location" and it will direct you to the location of the save file.

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Like this:

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If Windows doesn't find such file name, then most likely, it is not stored on your computer. It is a possibility that the Steam Cloud you speak of, stores the game's save file. I know nothing about Steam Cloud, I am afraid so I will leave that to someone else to help you out with that.

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it didn't works too

  • 4 years later...

I know this comes a bit late but I also have issues finding my savefiles. I'm on Windows 10 and I played the game in Windows 98 mode because it runs more safe Β in this mode but the game always crashed when I completed the mission "Riot" (the one at the beginning where you have to start a fight within a riot and then blow up the three trucks). So I searched online for a solution and someone said I should put the game into Windows XP mode and some other things that don't matter at this point. But when I change the compatibility mode from 98 to XP my savegame just disappears from the game and I can't find it anywhere. It's not in GTAΒ Vice City User Files and I can't even find it by using the search bar. I could start the game over but it would be a bit frustrating because I would have to doΒ the firefighter and paramedic missions all over again among other things. Would be nice to know what's going on with that.

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Same i tried to find my save games at "my documents" but i didn't find the gta vc save game file also gta 3

Just now, FireBall11 said:

Same i tried to find my save games at "my documents" but i didn't find the gta vc save game file also gta 3

I found my save game file at the "data" folder at the gta vc root folder open the "data" folder then try to find the save game

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5 hours ago, GTA-mert95 said:

The saved games crash my game, please help me!

Some details, is your game modded? What version do you have? Did you download these saves from elsewhere?

You can upload your save file on gtasnp (this site also can change the version in the save edits), or for me to see it too if it works or is corrupt.

Once uploading your save file, send the link. (if you want of course)

24 minutes ago, GTA-mert95 said:

Yes, I have GTA Vice City 1.0 version with only 2 CLEO mods with weapon spawner and car spawner and my main.scm is All Hidden Packages in one place and I use trainers but my dll files are mixedΒ 

If your save file is corrupt some way that's why I said that, or you might be using the wrong version for it, so do you prefer not to share it? it's helpful to know, if it can't open for me as well, if it isn't then the issue will probably be the mods, that's what I mean.

Was it working fine before adding these mods / messing with the game files?

If you haven't already try a clean version without any mods on it or the main scm touched, reinstall the game on different folder to test if it works. If again it fails to work, then mods are the issue, try removing one by one.

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