Save Games backup/restore error - 'save data unavailable'
I recently reinstalled my OS, and before doing that I backed up my 'C:\Users\username\Documents\The Witcher 3\gamesaves' folder to an external drive. It had all my saves and autosaves in the folder, along with a .bmp image for each one, which I imagine was the thumbnails the game pulls.
After installing the OS, I started the game, realized my saves weren't there, and closed the game. Went to the folder location listed above, and copied all my old saves from the folder into the new folder the game created for me. When I start the game, I am given the option to 'continue' or 'load game'. When I press continue, it tries to load the game for a moment, then gives me the error message 'save data unavailable'. The same message occurs when I try to start it from the 'load game' option. The saves are all there, but none of the thumbnails load and neither do the saves when I choose one.
Any help is greatly appreciated, I was pretty far into the game and I'd rather not start over from scratch, won't have enough time to play it again properly with all the upcoming games being released.
I recently reinstalled my OS, and before doing that I backed up my 'C:\Users\username\Documents\The Witcher 3\gamesaves' folder to an external drive. It had all my saves and autosaves in the folder, along with a .bmp image for each one, which I imagine was the thumbnails the game pulls.
After installing the OS, I started the game, realized my saves weren't there, and closed the game. Went to the folder location listed above, and copied all my old saves from the folder into the new folder the game created for me. When I start the game, I am given the option to 'continue' or 'load game'. When I press continue, it tries to load the game for a moment, then gives me the error message 'save data unavailable'. The same message occurs when I try to start it from the 'load game' option. The saves are all there, but none of the thumbnails load and neither do the saves when I choose one.
Any help is greatly appreciated, I was pretty far into the game and I'd rather not start over from scratch, won't have enough time to play it again properly with all the upcoming games being released.