How to back up my saved games?

gregdpw

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i am looking to reformat my pc pretty soon. and i want to backup all of my saved games. i also have some games i would like to backup on steam. whats the best way to find all of my saved game files? thanks!!! and also is there any programs that i could use to backup my files easier? thanks!
 

Captainhero

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1st try google for "name of game" save locations, that should help.
It can vary from my docs to c:\docsandsettings\user\appdata.
Google should be your friend here..