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Skyrim: How To Transfer Saved Games Between PCs

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The Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimDo you want to take your already established and built-up Skyrim character with you on your laptop or transfer the saved data to a new more powerful PC? No problem, let’s show you how it’s done.

Note: This only works on the PC version.

How To Transfer Skyrim Saved Games Between PCs


Make sure Skyrim is installed on both machines prior to transferring.

  • On the 1st PC navigate to MyDocuments → Games → Skyrim → Saves. Note: Your “Games” folder may be named ‘MyGames’ or something similar.
  • Copy the contents to a portable device (ie flash drive).
  • Paste the contents on the 2nd PC in the ‘Saves’ folder.

That’s all there is to it. Load up the game and you should have the saved content available.

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    19 November 2011
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    19 November 2011
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  4. Shadow
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    23 November 2011

    Thank you so much,couldn’t find this and I would have never thought to look in My Games…

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    • chief_geek
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      23 November 2011

      @Shadow

      Glad the info helped!

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  5. Sheffey
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    2 December 2011

    I thought Shadow was being sarcastic, but after a couple of minutes of digging around in my Steam folder, I tried chief_geek’s advice just for shits and giggles, and by God, there they were. Great tip!

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    • chief_geek
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      2 December 2011

      @Sheffey – Thanks for the comment.. and the chuckle!

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  6. Joe Schmoe
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    16 December 2011

    Thanks for this. Its good to know that you can still get great info like this on the web.

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    • chief_geek
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      16 December 2011

      Glad the info was useful, thanks for commenting!

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  7. Skyrim DLC
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    9 January 2012

    Thank you so much. I have been search all over the internet trying to find out how to do this.

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    • chief_geek
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      10 January 2012

      Glad to help and thanks for letting us know you benefited from the info!

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    27 January 2012
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  9. sssBOOM
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    11 February 2012

    You can get your PC to do this for you with a little bit of work and Dropbox: http://sssboom.tumblr.com/post/17445532115/skyrim-saves-dropbox-windows

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  10. Dustynana
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    13 February 2012

    i did this and now there are exclamation marks with red triangles everywhere.

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    • chief_geek
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      14 February 2012

      @Dustynana – Red triangles on the game??

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    14 February 2012

    Hey there, You’ve done a great job. I’ll certainly digg it and for my part suggest to my friends. I’m confident they will be benefited from this site.

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    • chief_geek
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      14 February 2012

      @skyrim cheats – Appreciate it, thanks for reading!

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  12. edison
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    18 April 2012

    I DID NOT UNDERSTAND YOUR 3RD STEP.

    THE 2ND PC THING -_-

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    • chief_geek
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      18 April 2012

      @edison – If you are transferring (moving) your Skyrim saves to a different PC, then you will need to paste the contents onto that PC. That’s what the 3rd step is referring to. Hope that clears it up, thanks for asking!

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    2 May 2012
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  14. will
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    20 May 2012

    it worked, thanks a lot 🙂

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    • chief_geek
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      20 May 2012

      @will – Glad we could help!

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  15. Jojko
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    10 June 2012

    Plese help me. It shows me “This save relies on content that is no longer present. Some objects may no longer be available. Continue loading?” If I choose Yes game is loading and then it quits.

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  16. Alex B
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    26 August 2012

    So i played Skyrim on my own computer and my friend invited me to play at his house. So i took my saves from my PC and pasted on his PC. We did this a couple times (Me going to his house and playing) but one day i did what i normally did, but when i started Skyrim (On his computer) it didnt show my saves. It still showed my old saves but not the saves that i just copy pasted from my USB. HELP, I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO!

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  17. bgibson1976
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    19 February 2013

    I followed to steps to transfer my save files to my new pc but when I start Skyrim there’s no option to load or continue my saved game. Only option is to start a new game. The LOAD link is greyed out. I’m not sure how to fix this

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    • Chief Geek
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      20 February 2013

      @Brett – Double check that you’re pasting the saves in the correct folder. If Load is greyed out, then the game isn’t recognizing that saves exist in that folder.

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  18. Modselektor
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    14 June 2015

    I copied and pasted the save file along with everything in the skyrim folder in (my games) folder and i put the file i copied on my other laptop but when i enter the game the load button is still grey, what should i do?

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  19. Courkai
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    23 November 2016

    here is a fast video showing how to do it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__-4ixHlosQ

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    • Chief Geek
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      8 December 2016

      @Courkai – Thanks for the info.

      Reply

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