Replacing saves in computer games can provide many opportunities for gamers. With this method, you can go through difficult moments in the game, get achievements or weapons, or just look at the passed game without spending personal time on it. From this article you will find out where the GTA 5 saves are located on your PC and how to replace them with others.
License or pirate?
The location of the save files varies depending on the version of the installed game. If you use a pirated repack, then all the saves will be in the folder where the hacked Social Club is installed. As you know, the game requires access to the Internet and authorization in the Social Club service. In the cracked copy, you also use the Social Club, but without authorization on the Rockstar servers. You can find the save in the GTA V folder in the system partition of the hard drive, which is located in "Users \ username \ documents \ Rockstar Games \". Where there are "GTA 5" saves on the PC, there will be a Profiles folder in which files with 8-digit names are located. Each of them is responsible for a separate save slot.
In a licensed copy, save files are in a completely different place. To do this, go to the "Documents" folder. Next, go to the Profiles folder, which lies in the Rockstar Games \ GTA V directory. Here you will find the same picture as with pirated files with 8-digit codes in the name. Also in the place where the GTA 5 save is located on the PC for the licensed copy, you can find the configuration files (settings.xml and cfg.dat). They contain the settings for your game profile (controls, graphics quality, and so on). When replacing save files, do not delete the configuration files, otherwise you will have to configure the game again.
How to set the save for "GTA 5"?
With the installation, everything is trite and simple. Download the saves you need from a reliable source. Usually, saves are distributed in archives. Unzip them to the specified folder with the replacement of the old files. Before doing this, be sure to copy the old saves to avoid losing progress in the event of a new failure. Now you know where the GTA 5 saves are located on your PC and you can change them yourself.
The licensed version of the game synchronizes its save with the Steam cloud storage, so you can use them even on other computers without copying. To do this, just log in from your account in "Steam" and download the game to your hard drive.