Ren'Py Question: If you delete a Ren'ply game, can you acquire the old saves if you redownload the game again?

[LUKE “SAMURAI” ROCKHOLD]

Question: If you delete a Ren'ply game, can you acquire the old saves if you redownload the game again?

I have like +100 GB worth of Ren'py games, so I just want to free up some space.


Thanks in advance.

 

[serhatdozdiyik]

As far as I know; yes you can.

Since the games' save files are stored in "C:/Users/[name]/AppData/Roaming/Renpy" they won't be affected if you just delete the game folders.

 

[LUKE “SAMURAI” ROCKHOLD]

As far as I know; yes you can.

Since the games' save files are stored in "C:/Users/[name]/AppData/Roaming/Renpy" they won't be affected if you just delete the game folders.

Thanks

 

[anne O'nymous]

Since the games' save files are stored in "C:/Users/[name]/AppData/Roaming/Renpy" [...]

Are also stored in. It don't invalidate what you said, but people must remember that it's only one of the two location where the save files are ; the other being the "game/save" folder in the game folder.

It's important because, when deciding what save file will be used, Ren'py compare the date of both file, and use the most recent one.
Lets say that you play the update of a game today, and use the slots 1-1 and 1-2 to save your progression. Then you encounter an error, and ask for a save file that don't have this error. You get one, that use the slots 1-1 and 1-2, like you, but that have been made yesterday... Ren'py will not show them to you if you put them in only one of the two save folders.