Unable to locate Save files

@System_Demon404

The default save game location for ME2 is "C:\Users\>your user name<\Documents\BioWare\Mass Effect 2\Save" (Win 7 or above) or "C:\Users\>your user name<\My Documents\BioWare\Mass Effect 2\Save"

Sometimes, if the game cant access the "Documents" folder it creates a "Save" folder directly under "C:" like:  "C:/BioWare\Mass Effect 2\Save" or directly in the game folder.  ">drive<:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Mass Effect 2"

If you still can't find the Save folder, search for "*.pcsav" (without the quotes) in the Windows Explorer. Then look at the ME2 save folder location in the results (ME2 and 3 using the same file extension.)

For the import itself, go to your ME2 "Save" folder and create a folder with the name "ME1". (without the quotes) inside the "Save" folder

Then copy (not relocate) your ME1 save games into that folder. > Now ME2 should "see" your ME1 character.

any way to change file location for saves? For some reason it is saving to onedrive instead of my pc.

Thank you very much for all the help. Sometimes I dislike Win10. Never had anything saving to onedrive before so why now lol.

@System_Demon404

"It's a feature not a bug... " 😉

But seriously, that the onedrive directory is set to the standard documents folder in Win 10 for people who use onedrive has advantages, for example that you can access your documents from various locations and devices. It's also quasi a back up funktion. 

But it also can lead to problems. 😉

Anyway, you're welcome, and thanks for the XP.

The links are dead and this is still an issue for everyone trying to play the game on Windows 10. Aside from dead links, are there any instructions on how to change the default save location, or even how to complete a save without having to close ME1 without losing all progress?

@Fligglebleh 

It is only an issue for Windows 10 users if you include the "Documents" folder in the "Back up" function of OneDrive, because then Onedrive moves the "Documents" folder into the OneDrive folder.

If you determined to sync your "Documents" folder with Onedrive you can use this method that will not move the "Documents" folder into the "Onedrive" folder.

Here is a working link about moving your "Documents" folder to a different place.