[PC] Importing a save file from Mass Effect 1
This guide applies to the original release, not the Legendary Edition.
Since the release of the trilogy edition, many people have asked how to import save files from ME1.
Finding the configuration utility
MassEffect2Config.exe is located in the Binaries folder in the game's installation directory. If you installed the game from the EA app, the default location will be C:\Program Files\EA Games\Mass Effect 2\Binaries. If you have multiple disks, it might not be on the C drive.
There is also a Binaries folder in the Documents directory, but that's the wrong one.
Locating the ME1 save folder
Open MassEffect2Config and go to 'Save Games'. Then click 'Copy Mass Effect 1 Save Games'.
You then have to locate the folder with ME1 saves. The default location is Documents\BioWare\Mass Effect\Save.
Select the folder and click OK. It doesn't appear as if anything happened at all, but it should be fine now. Start ME2, and you will be able to import your save file from ME1.
Mass Effect 3 doesn't require these steps.
If your question is about importing ME1 characters to ME2 do this:
Navigate to your "Documents\BioWare\Mass Effect 2\Save" folder and create a folder named "ME1" (Without the quotes) inside the "Save" Folder.
After you finished ME1, copy the Mass Effect Saves from the Mass Effect save folder ("Documents\BioWare\Mass Effect\Save") into the "ME1" folder you created.
Now ME2 should "see" your ME1 characters.
