Where Are Fallout: New Vegas Saves Located?
Fallout New Vegas My Games folder with Saves, plugins load order and ini files on PC.
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New Vegas follows the Bethesda pattern with saves under Documents in a FalloutNV folder. Slot files sit in Saves while plugins.txt and loadorder.txt record the mod setup that the saves depend on.
Modded runs break when the load order changes, so back up the text files alongside the saves. INI tweaks live in the same folder as Fallout.ini and FalloutPrefs.ini.
Where Fallout: New Vegas stores this, by platform
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\FalloutNV\Saves
Slots are .fos files with .bak backups beside them. Load order files plugins.txt and loadorder.txt sit one level up with the INI files. Copy the whole FalloutNV folder with the game closed for saves plus mod order.
Frequently asked questions
Why do my New Vegas saves say content missing?
The save references mods absent from the current load order. Restore plugins.txt and loadorder.txt from the backup taken with those saves.
How do I back up New Vegas with mods?
Copy the full FalloutNV folder, not just Saves. INI edits and load order travel with it, which is what modded saves actually need.
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