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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

It also allows them to persist after a reinstall of the game or of Windows itself, as the Documents and media folders are (optionally) not wiped when reformatting via a Windows install. For games that for whatever reason (fuckin' Dark Souls 3) don't have cloud saving this is a boon.