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Load Saved Game
The Load Saved Game option (OOTP Menu >> Load Saved Game) is used to load and existing saved game:
To load a game, just click on the saved game you wish to load, and then click OK. You can also double-click on a saved game to load it. In order for OOTP to load a saved game, it must be stored in the datasaved_games directory of your OOTP install. You cannot browse to another location to open a saved game.
When you click on any saved game, OOTP also displays information about the game on the right side of the window, including information about whether a backup exists for this saved game or not. If no backup exists, you should consider making a backup!
This page has several other features as well:
Note: You can also rename or delete saved games directly from your hard drive. Game files are stored in the datasaved_games directory, and each saved game is contained in a separate directory, ending in a .lg extension. For example, if your game is called MyGame, then there will be a directory called datasaved_gamesMyGame.lg. To rename this game, just rename the MyGame.lg directory to something else. The game directory name must end in '.lg,' or OOTP will not recognize it as a valid game. To delete, just delete the entire .lg directory.
To load a game, just click on the saved game you wish to load, and then click OK. You can also double-click on a saved game to load it. In order for OOTP to load a saved game, it must be stored in the datasaved_games directory of your OOTP install. You cannot browse to another location to open a saved game.
When you click on any saved game, OOTP also displays information about the game on the right side of the window, including information about whether a backup exists for this saved game or not. If no backup exists, you should consider making a backup!
This page has several other features as well:
| Option | Description |
| Delete | Click on any saved game, and then click the Delete button to completely delete a saved game. There is no undo for this act, but you will be asked to confirm before proceeding. You can also delete a saved game directly from your hard drive, and typically this is faster than deleting through the game. Game files are stored in the datasaved_games directory, and each saved game is contained in a separate directory, ending in a .lg extension. For example, if your game is called MyGame, then there will be a directory called datasaved_gamesMyGame.lg. To delete the saved game, simply delete the entire MyGame.lg directory. |
| Rename | Click on any saved game, and then click the Rename button to change the name of the saved game. |
| Favorites | You can mark any saved game as a Favorite. When you do so, a section called "Favorite Saved Games" will appear at the top of the page. |
| Open Folder | Click the Open Folder button to open the operating system folder containing the highlighted saved game's data. |
| Restore from Backup | Begins the process of restoring a saved game from a backup. |
