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How to backup and restore game data manually
By CZI
Summary

You can backup and restore data manually from following save data location.
Note: It is not Steam common location, but similar to Tekken 7.

I hope you don't loose save data like me.
   
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Guide Index
Overview
Summary 
Game data location 
How to backup 
How to restore 
Recommendation to do: 
Recommendation NOT to do 
Other options 
Back up by batch file sample 1 
Back up by batch file sample 2 
Data rescue from different machine 
Data rescue from corrupt data 
Saved data on Steam Cloud 
Binary search approach to find corrupted character data 
Other related guides (from me) 
Completely reset save data 
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Summary
You can backup and restore data manually from following save data location.

Note 1: It is not Steam common location, but similar to Tekken 7.
Note 2: Make sure to back up current data first before overwriting or resetting.

I hope you don't loose save data like me.
Game data location
Soulcalibur 6's saved game data is at following location.

C:\Users\_your_user_name_\AppData\Local\SoulcaliburVI
or
%LOCALAPPDATA%\SoulcaliburVI\

Folder size can be about 25MB.

You can manually back up the folder and restore when you need it. It is not guaranteed to restore data if game version is different.
How to backup
Just copy/duplicate the folder to other safe location
How to restore
1) Quit game
2) Back up current saved game data for just in case (don't just delete)
3) Replace with backup file to same location

If you have corrupted saved data after you play same Steam account on different PC, you may be able to get valid data from last PC used. It happened to me about 5 times. So I changed to use different Steam ID on different machines.
Recommendation to do:
* Manual back up
* Steam cloud back up
* Wait Steam cloud sync done after quit game
* Use single account on each PC for SC6
Recommendation NOT to do
Don't turn off, hibernate, shutdown PC right after game quite. Wait Steam's cloud sync done.
Other options
I personally don't use and don't know details, but you can search:

* VODKALIBUR
Back up by batch file sample 1
Multiple back up in same level on same disk with random number prefix.

Ex. SC_backup_duplicate_in_same_folder.bat
===== batch file begin =====
set TMP_SC6_DST=%LOCALAPPDATA%\SoulcaliburVI_backup_%random%

md %TMP_SC6_DST%
xcopy /E /V /Y %LOCALAPPDATA%\SoulcaliburVI\*.* %TMP_SC6_DST%
====== batch file end =====

Notes:
* You need to delete old backup folder once in a while.
* If the drive crashes, you loose all data together.
* Better to back up to different disk.
Back up by batch file sample 2
Another back up batch file sample:
Back up at different disk

Ex. game_data_backup.bat
===== batch file begin =====
REM Destination
set TMP_GAME_BACKUP_DST=D:\_manual_backup\game_data

set TMP_BACKUP_DST=%TMP_GAME_BACKUP_DST%\SoulcaliburVI
md %TMP_BACKUP_DST%
xcopy /E /V /Y %LOCALAPPDATA%\SoulcaliburVI\*.* %TMP_BACKUP_DST%
===== batch file end =====

Note:
* Change destination path before you run batch file
* It copy and overwrite single backup.
Data rescue from different machine
If you have still access to old drive, you may be able to get save data.

If disk is fine, you may be able to connect to different machine and rescue data.

Some case like following adapter would help.
USB 3.0 to IDE and SATA Converter External Hard Drive Adapter
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EHDTRJ6/

Note: I don't own this, so I cannot tell how it is good or not. You may find better one.
Data rescue from corrupt data
If save data got corrupt, SC6 does not launch and shows Fatal Error dialog.

You can verify if the issue with your save data with new game (just remove save data). Note: back up current data first.

If the custom character data (your own or downloaded one) has issue, you may be able to remove them to recover save data.

I personally don't use, but following tools may help:

https://cs2bus.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1619160956
Saved data on Steam Cloud
Just a reference that following link has your Steam Cloud Data

List of games:
https://cs2bus.com/steamstore/account/remotestorage

Direct link to SC6 save data:
https://cs2bus.com/steamstore/account/remotestorageapp/?appid=544750
Binary search approach to find corrupted character data
Following is the ideas, but I have not tested myself.

If one or multiple character data is suspected corrupts save data, following approach may help.

A1) Back up your save data (very important / don't forget)
A2) Delete all character data from save editor like following
https://cs2bus.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1619160956
A3) Back up save data as different set (you may use data at step B)
A4) Start game
If it does not work still, this method may help in the case.
If it start normally, it is verified one or multiple created/download character has issue.
>> you can stop here to give all all created character but game progress have recovered.
>> Or you can do following B or C steps to identify bad data.

Identifying wrong data (one bad data case) with binary search by _adding_
B1) Restore A3's back up
B2) Add back half or some part of created character
B3) Make another back up
B4) Start game
If there is no issue, you can keep current save data and repeat from B2
If there is issue again, go back to B1 and B2 to add different set up data
B5) Repeat until you satisfied

Identifying wrong data (one bad data case) with binary search by _deleting_
C1) Restore A1's back up
C2) Delete only half data instead of all (compared A2)
C3) If issue still exit, bad data is in left data
If issue is gone, bad data was in deleted data
C4) Repeat from B1 to identify bad data by narrowing down. (Half of Half)
C5) You can stop at the point you satisfied
Completely reset save data
If you ever need to reset save data, steps are following:

1) Disable steam cloud sync
2) Delete save game folder
3) Start game again
4) Enable steam cloud sync (better to have for just in case)

Your save data should be reset except online rank point.
11 Comments
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CZI  [author] 24 May, 2023 @ 11:33pm 
Hi Don, if you already have 2 side ending data in current save file, this part should be fine. You don't need to reset any data. But you may need to check other achievement to do again. Don't reset, just do again if the data is missing or questionable.

Ref. My other guide: FAQ: "Last achievement does not unlocked" section
https://cs2bus.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2192326393
Don Pipovich 23 May, 2023 @ 9:02pm 
I got the 2 achievements for the good and bad endings with 2 different characters. Should I reset the data and create 2 new characters to get those 2 endings again with each one? Or create 2 characters and get said endings without resetting the data?
CZI  [author] 23 May, 2023 @ 8:09pm 
Hi Don, I got it. It's common issue from manupilated saved data. The methods only work to get the both side achivement, but not for the full achievement. It is required completed saved data. So for your case, do again first good or bad side (not in your current saved data). Then I think you get full achivement. The completed full achivement saved data has both good and bad ending. So you need 2 characters saved data in Libra of Soul.
Don Pipovich 23 May, 2023 @ 11:57am 
Sorry if I'm annoying but I think it would be better to explain my situation probably, months ago I got the achievement ''50 games online'' but it hasn't given me the last achievement. Investigating I was told that if I finish Libra of Soul with 1 character making a good and bad ending an error occurs (I did not do this since I completed both endings with 2 different characters). Then they told me to manipulate the files to restore them and redo all the achievements of Libra of Soul or absolutely all from 0. I want to clarify that I never had problems or fatal errors when starting the game. All that being said, I have 99& completed except for the ''Get all achievements'' achievement. What should I do? Sorry for the inconvenience
Don Pipovich 23 May, 2023 @ 10:41am 
i'm a bit confused
Don Pipovich 23 May, 2023 @ 10:33am 
I don't know how to identify an error, at least when I do the analysis of the game, I never got any sign saying that it has corrupted files, nor did I have any failures or errors when starting the game. Should I only do the cloud thing then?
CZI  [author] 22 May, 2023 @ 9:13pm 
Hi Don, for achievement don't restore the game data (unless any data issue happened). And make sure your cloud backup is complete before closing Steam Client.
Don Pipovich 21 May, 2023 @ 7:03pm 
One question, I've been getting the achievements and I'm missing ''A new story of souls and swords (Obtain all the achievements)'' and it hasn't given it to me, it told me that I have to redo some achievements but from a new game
Which of these methods should I use that you talked about here?
THE BIG PONNY29 9 May, 2022 @ 10:26pm 
nice bro
Monero-Man 15 Aug, 2020 @ 1:40pm 
Do you know how to make a backup on Linux by the way?