as i said below
C > User > computer name > app data > local > 2kgames > Mafia 2 > saves > temporaly profile
Notes
1 profile is where all the completed collectables wanted playboy + family album ulocked data is stored
2 sav1 & sav100 to sav 1500 is the vito saves
3 sav2 is the jimmy saves
ok for windows 7 click start & control panel top right hand corner click category large or small icons
now scroll to folder options click view tab
click show hidden files,folders,and drives
then un click the 3 boxes below
hide empty drives in the computer folder
hide exstensions for known file types
hide protected operating system files ( recomended)
a warning screen apears just click yes
now click apply & ok
now click start and then computer then click your c drive or whatever you use scroll down to user and click now scroll to whatever your computer name is click on AppData then Local
then you see 2K Games click that Mafia II bingo your done creat a shortcut and place it on your desktop
now go back to folder options and make sure you tick
hide empty drives in the computer folder
hide exstensions for known file types
hide protected operating system files ( recomended)
and finally click don't show hidden files,folders,or drives
then click apply ok
hope that helps you
I don't know if I said this already but thanks for all the useful information I was able to find the directory with the saves.
you could just back up everything onto an external HD ensuring you get the save game files, that's what i'm doing for my new computer.
TalonKarde
Nah I almost never backup anything except a few WordPerfect documents. Everything else I can just reinstall.The only reason I want to backup the save games from Mafia 2 is because well I'm just not finished with the game and I see myself playing for a long time. So what I'm going to do is burn the save games to a CD.
By the way I played that well over hyped Starcraft Two and I did like it but I don't care if I ever play it again one time was enough. Now on the other hand Red Alert 3 is a good RTS game that I love to play and still do even after the game had been out for almost two years!