Navigate to the 4A Games\Metro Last Light folder mentioned above. Copy the entire folder containing your user ID (numbers).
This means one bad grenade bounce or a silent takedown gone wrong can force you to replay 15 minutes of tense stealth. The only way to circumvent this is by manually manipulating your folder. Backing up your progress allows you to “save scum” ethically—or recover from game-breaking bugs that still plague the Redux version on PC and consoles.
Reinstall the game and launch it at least once to generate the default folders. Close the game completely.
Depending on your gaming platform or storefront, Metro: Last Light Redux stores save files in different directories. If you are migrating computers or backing up files manually, you can find them using the paths below. Windows (Steam)
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