Simple guide to delete save data for MGS 3.
Guide to Delete Save Data
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Locate the Files for MGS 3
To locate the files for MGS 3 you should do the following:
Right click on Metal Gear Solid 3 Master Collection then select Properties.
After that, select Installed files and then Browse, the location of the files should open.
Deleting Save Data
Once you are in the MGS 3 folder, open “mgs3_savedata_win”, and then open the folder that it’s inside “mgs3_savedata_win”
After opening both folders, you should get the following files:
Each file (not counting launcher) is one save file on the game, as seen on the images I have 5 folders and in-game I have 5 save files, each folder has a number in the end of it to represent which save file it is in-game.
For example we can delete the last folder which is the save file 5 in-game represented by being named “STE1316501G000005”, Once deleted it should not longer appear in the game.
I’m haven’t checked yet but perhaps you can delete save files for the other MGS games the same way. Hope this guide help.
Super duper thanks for doing this!
But there is one problem…. I have enabled Steam Cloud Saves, when im deleting a save it resync the save back to the folder… It seems it only writes back from the steam cloud back to the PC but not visa versa (from locally to the Steam Cloud)
Do you know how to write it back If I delete a savegame locally back to the Steam Cloud?
You could try deleting “steam_autocloud”, I haven’t experienced steam trying to download them again but you could give it a try.