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Re: Save file issues Mass Effect Legendary

@yummytwinkies  Where is the save file located?

On PC the end game save file for ME1 isn't saved in with the other save files and isn't labeled as an auto-save. Instead it's saved in a file simply called "Char"; I've included an image below where the end game save files are stored on PC.

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  • yummytwinkies's avatar
    yummytwinkies
    4 years ago
    @sundance31us Thanks for a hasty response! That is very helpful info that I did not know. The files are stored in my documents on my PC, and now that you pointed it out, I do have the Char file.

    I had started a new game in ME2 so it would create a save file. It was probably unnecessary, but that way, I would know that I had a folder for ME2 where save games are stored. I then pasted the Char file into that folder and relaunched the game and it still didn't work.
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    sundance31us
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    4 years ago

    @yummytwinkies   LE2 should look in LE1 Char file for the import; for example this is where my game looks...

    C:\Users\(username)\Documents\BioWare\Mass Effect Legendary Edition\Save\ME1\Char

  • yummytwinkies's avatar
    yummytwinkies
    4 years ago

    @sundance31usWell, I copied and pasted it, so its still in both files. I also started a new game in ME1 and then looked where the save file went, and it put it in the same folder. Idk why the launcher or the games don't recognize it.

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    4 years ago

    @yummytwinkies 

    One common suggestion when this happens is to load a previous save and defeat Saren again, let the credits run though til the end, then open LE2 and see if there's a LE1 import available.

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    yummytwinkies
    4 years ago

    @sundance31us I would be fine with that, but when I load ME1, there are no options to resume a game. It only gives me a start new game option. 

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    sundance31us
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    4 years ago

    @yummytwinkies

    When you go to your Documents\BioWare\Mass Effect Legendary Edition\Save\ME1\ file are there normal save files in there (Example in the image on post #2 above, the Fineas01 file contains normal save files)?

  • yummytwinkies's avatar
    yummytwinkies
    4 years ago
    @sundance31us Hey! sorry for the delay, I appreciate your longevity in this. Yes, I have normal save files. my save file that isn't working looks the same as the new save games that I have created in game.

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