Don't Only Trust The Cloud - Back Up Your Save Data
How-To Geek, Monday, April 7th, 2025
It's always good to back up your data in multiple places, and save data from video games is no exception.It's always good to back up your data in multiple places, and save data from video games is no exception.
Most gaming consoles and platforms offer cloud services nowadays. The days of your memory cards or console storage corrupting and losing hundreds of hours of save data are over!
Well, theoretically. The truth is that many of these console's cloud saves are locked behind subscriptions, and even if not, you need to trust that the company doesn't suddenly go under and you have no time to back up that save data.