Doesn't show my saves when i click load Help

[KillerMarines13]

I played Rimworld last night for a good 4 hours and clicked save and saved my game. When i go into the files and open the game up from where the download was placed (i have it set to my external hardrive) its not there. There is no saves listed. What is wrong with it and how can i fix it?

[Neone]

Where you opening the game from the same computer?

Save are stored in user folders, not in RimWorld folder. So if you changed computers, saves stayed with the other one.

[keensta]

Saves should be located at the same location as the game, well if your using alpha 3 that is.

Next to the .exe application should be a save folder.

[KillerMarines13]

Yes I am using the same computer. And how do I open my old saves to continue playing them rather than keep starting over that's the real question

[harpo99999]

when you start the game again, instead of clicking on 'New Colony', clikc on 'Load'

[KillerMarines13]

I do click on load and it's just blank like there is no loads there's even tho I manually saved it.

[Geeves]

At the very least there should be some auto saves in that folder. Can you start a new colony save it manually and then see if you can load that one from the main menu please?

[Cala13er]

Right, since you're loading it up from an external hard drive. By default it will try access your PC's user files (Unless you're using a user account from your external. However if you're not running it as an administrator it won't have the correct permissions to do so. Try running as administrator, Start a new game, Save it, Try to load it.

[KillerMarines13]

I created a new colony and saved it manually and it still doesn't show up. Also i have to run it by opening the winrar files that i downloaded and it also doesn't give me an option to run it as an administrator

[Cala13er]

Well that's your problem, you have to extract the files out of the winrar file. Windows will not allow programs ran from a zip package access to anything out of that winrar file.

[KillerMarines13]

And how would i do that?

[Architect]

Well if you have winRar installed, just right click the folder and use winrar to extract it?

[KillerMarines13]

I got it thanks everyone that tried to help!

[Cala13er]

No problem, happy I could solve the problem (And Architect)