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'''Save game cloud syncing''' is the process of having save game data automatically synced to [[Wikipedia:Cloud_storage|cloud storage]].  
 
'''Save game cloud syncing''' is the process of having save game data automatically synced to [[Wikipedia:Cloud_storage|cloud storage]].  
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* Continue a game on another PC such as a laptop seamlessly.
 
* Continue a game on another PC such as a laptop seamlessly.
 
* Ability to store save games for long term retrieval (useful for series such as [[Mass Effect]] which spanned over 4 years).
 
* Ability to store save games for long term retrieval (useful for series such as [[Mass Effect]] which spanned over 4 years).
 
==Cloud Syncing Services==
 
* [[Dropbox Cloud Saving]]
 
* [[Game Backup Monitor]]
 
* [[GameSave Manager]]
 
* [[GameStow]]
 
* [[GameWisp]]
 
* [[Steam Cloud]]
 
* [[SyncToCloud]]
 
* [[MASGAU]]
 
  
 
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Steam Cloud - cloud sync conflict.
Steam Cloud - cloud sync conflict.

Save game cloud syncing is the process of having save game data automatically synced to cloud storage.

Advantages

Cloud syncing has a number of benefits:

  • Automatic backup protects against catastrophic data loss like hard drive crashes.
  • Continue a game on another PC such as a laptop seamlessly.
  • Ability to store save games for long term retrieval (useful for series such as Mass Effect which spanned over 4 years).