Re: How to retrieve save data file from Origin?
There is a last alternative, if you have windows backup enabled then you could attempt to restore your save file through that...but if you don't then I guess you have to do all the races again.
The answer to your question is that the 260kB file is so that gamers on dialup connections can easily upload the file to the server after playing, and also to allow gamers to transfer save games easily (I know it's a bit ridiculous in this day and age to find 260kB difficult to transfer, but bear with me). I have always presumed that the 100MB cloud storage is for ALL games but I'm not completely sure about this.
In short, have a 20MB save file would be a nuisance each time you finish playing, assuming that most broadband suppliers have upload speeds of 10% of the download speed, assume you have 10Mbps, your upload speed would be 1Mbps (which is ~125KB/s), if the save file was 10MB, it would take you 82seconds to upload it, :S
The answer to your question is that the 260kB file is so that gamers on dialup connections can easily upload the file to the server after playing, and also to allow gamers to transfer save games easily (I know it's a bit ridiculous in this day and age to find 260kB difficult to transfer, but bear with me). I have always presumed that the 100MB cloud storage is for ALL games but I'm not completely sure about this.
In short, have a 20MB save file would be a nuisance each time you finish playing, assuming that most broadband suppliers have upload speeds of 10% of the download speed, assume you have 10Mbps, your upload speed would be 1Mbps (which is ~125KB/s), if the save file was 10MB, it would take you 82seconds to upload it, :S
