FAQ

• Cloud saves are tied to a specific platform/launcher.
• Cloud saves are tied to a specific account, within their platform.
• Cloud saves are synchronized only between sessions, i.e. during them are not saved.
• There is no revisions of the cloud saves, if you do something (ingame) that does not desirable by you (for achievements or stats), and game use only one save slot, you must doing it from the scratch.
• Finally, not all games are tied to some kind of launcher or do not have cloud save support at all.

There really are programs, of varying degrees of usability. In order to avoid specific criticism, I will describe what guided me when starting work on SaveGamePro:

• The program should be convenient and understandable.
• The program, to start working with it, should not torment the user with lengthy or non-obvious parameter settings. Or completely independent input of all parameters: what, where and how. At the moment, SaveGamePro requires only specifying the directory where the backups will be saved, all other parameters (and there are quite a few of them) are optional.
• The program should run as fast as possible, while consuming a minimum of system resources (RAM, CPU time, etc). Many programs are now written in trendy frameworks: Electron (which is essentially a browser engine), TypeScript, Vue, and so on.
  I thought and still think that for a desktop application this is not the best solution if it is not actually a web browser.

Just example: SaveGamePro program launch — 10 megabytes of memory, work (scanning PC for saves) about 16-20 megabytes (depending on the amount games found). CPU consumption only during scan, backup (archive), or restore backups. The tasks of scanning, archiving, restoring are performed in separate threads (the application implements a threadpool that accepts tasks, executes them in parallel and gives a callback in the form of task execution progress and the data itself). 10-15 megabytes is nothing according to modern metrics, the application contains all the resources in itself (sounds, graphics) except for the game database, or quickly (!) generates them during operation as needed. In general, the program searches faster, finds more and is much less resource intensive. This is what desktop software should be.

At the moment, I can’t say for sure, it depends on many things, primarily on the popularity of the program and the number of users. Theoretically it is possible, in practice it is quite a lot of work and time.

System requirements are listed on the SaveGamePro download page

[Platforms]
SteamActiveID=
UplayActiveID= 

in SaveGamePro.ini configuration file. You can see mine on the screenshot below.

The metainformation created by the application in the backups contains absolutely no information about your account/PC. What is stored in the saved games themselves depends on the developers themselves.

There are no specific dates yet. Ideally, popular releases should be added as they come out, less significant ones less often.

At the moment only on my efforts. The project has no sponsors yet. If the project does not have users of the SaveGamePro Extended version, it is highly likely that it will cease to exist.

Many applications can exist and be developed only thanks to the support of their users. But in addition donation or sponsorship gives access to some additional features. It is also early builds and mention in the sponsors section of the application. I think it’s fair that people who put in the effort to support will be somehow rewarded, it works both ways.

No, it was originally “SaveGame Prototype”. Then, during application development, some letters fell off the name.

Yes, it does. Localization and local date format and even Right-to-left interface when choosing the appropriate locale. If you want a new localization to appear in the application, please contact me.

Sure, email me. It will be great if you attach the application log, it can be found along the path:

%TEMP%\SaveGamePro.log

Set verbose logging to enabled, by adding:

[Logging]
Verbose=1

in SaveGamePro.ini configuration file, or launch with -v or –verbose command line arguments.

Technically, the program sees all Steam or Uplay profiles and the backups themselves are not tied to specific paths in the operating system (environment variables are used). Some games use Steam UserID or Uplay ID in the save files themselves. I don’t have statistics on these games yet. You can specify an account during backup restoring or specify in the application settings.

Yes, there is such an opportunity, look at the application settings.

At this time: Base color used for icons and some menus (for both dark and normal mode). Menu mode: classic menu or toolbar (horizontal or vertical).

The popup info window is more customizable: background, text and title color, fade in and fade out effects, Acrylic Blur (Aero).

Also you can choice split panel mode: horizontal or vertical.

This option available since Windows 10 v2004 (“20H1”), build number 19041) and later.

Yes it does, take a look at the settings. It works as per-user basis, and does not require running app in Admin-mode for change.

Yes it does, drag the archives created by the program in *.sgpro format into the program window.

Yes, the files from selected and dragged directories will be validated, those that are not supported or invalid will be filtered out. You can add a program shortcut to Send-To (for now, only on your own, if you know how) and send files or directories to the program from the Explorer context menu.

Yes you can, look at the application settings.

Yes you can, look at the application settings.

There is. Click right mouse button on the tray icon. There is also support for Windows jump list, click RMB on the icon in the taskbar. In this mode, a new copy of the program is launched, accesses the current copy via IPC (Inter-Process Communication), sending data that is processed, if the modal window is not open in the active app instance. Both ways works, but accesing via tray menu slightly faster.

Yes you can, look at the application settings. It also works as per-user basis, and does not require running app in Admin-mode for change.

Yes you can, look at the application settings.

Right click on a save file, directory or backup in the right or bottom panel, depends on the visual appearance settings, or double click on the save file or directory. You can also open Windows registry hive in Windows regedit if there is an entry.

By dragging the file into the application window, either by double-clicking the mouse or via the context menu in the backup list (right or bottom panel, depends on the visual appearance settings).

Windows registry editor launching from a non-administrator mode app is only possible in this way.

Yes, if they are exists. Restoring is planned for the next releases.

Yes, when you select the appropriate option in the application installer, configuration files, databases, etc. will be stored in the directory of the executable file, if you have write permissions to this directory. Application uninstaller will not be created, the Windows registry entry will not be added.

N.B. Do not install SaveGamePro application in portable mode inside %Program Files% directory, there is no possibility to write config, etc inside this directory for app running without admin privilegies. SaveGamePro checks write permission upon startup, an if tests failed it will running in normal (not Portable) mode.

Yes, Unicode in paths supported.

Yes you can, look at the application settings.

Yes you can, look at the application settings.

Yes you can (separately for successful or failed operation result), look at the application settings.