Nioh 3 - Save Backup Utility

Features:

- Future proof, updates and expansion(s) should not change save folder location and so the tool will work with those just fine

- Compatible with Demo

- Backups Save Files

- Can create multiple backups

- Restores saves from a list of existing backups, with dates

- Asks if you want to overwrite the current save files, if they exist

- Can create a shortcut on the Desktop and Start Menu for easy access to save files

- Can Rename Backups (version 2026. 01. 09. 2148+)

- Option to open Backup Folder at the end of the procedure (Backup, Restore, or both) - (version 2026. 01. 09. 2148+)

- Detects if the game is running to help prevent corrupt saved data from the game being open (unlikely to happen but possible), can still backup - (version 2026. 01. 09. 2148+)

- Can Delete Backups (version 2026. 01. 16. 1447+)

- Cannot restore backups if the game is running, to prevent data corruption (version 2026. 01. 16. 1447+)

- Auto-Backup is created for current save data before restoring a backup (version 2026. 01. 16. 1447+)

- Multi Steam account support, Backups will be named after User ID (" Backup_XXXXXX") - (version 2026. 01. 16. 1447+)

- Buttons to access Backup and Save data from within the tool (version 2026. 01. 26. 1237+)

Installation:

There is no install (only backing up and restoring save files), run the application everytime you want to backup or restore save files.

Usage:

- The tool will detect if the game is running, you are still able to Backup save data with the game running, but not restore, to prevent corruption the tool does not allow to restore save data while the game is running.

- When restoring save files, a backup of current save data is automatically created, the new backup will be named accordingly to help identify it.

- When renaming the backups with the tool, it will retain User ID, "Backup_" and for Backups created from Auto-Backup when using restore will retain "Pre-Restore Backup".

Automatic Backup Tool Usage:

Editing the Task Manually:

Windows Key+R:

taskschd.msc

Task Name: Nioh3

You can enable or disable the Auto-Backup with the tool, it will remember the state, if enable or disabled and the timer set.

It will backup even if the game is not running. Just make sure that you keep the tool in the same folder where you Enabled the Auto Backup from.

Backup Files Location:

My Documents\#Video Game Saves\Nioh 3

Windows Key+R:

shell:Personal\#Video Game Saves\Nioh 3\

Notes:

The reason I've decided to include a # in "#Video Game Saves" is so that windows sorting shows this folder at the top.

Issues: