You DO back them up regularly, right? For me, it's every Sunday, whether it's copying save files to extra cards (Saturn, PS1, PS2, Dreamcast) or to a thumb drive as well as the cloud (PS4 and PS5)
Your console died and you lost hundreds of hours of progress? Sucks to be you.

I make backups when i feel ive achieved a milestone and i want preserve that data.

>>713216620 (OP)
>console

>>713216620 (OP)
I finally backed up my GBA saves a few weeks ago. About to backup my Gamecube memory cards because of this post

>>713216708
Based.
>>713216724
Cringe. Fine, backing up your STEAM games (whichever doesn't have cloud saves) to an external drive or some shit. I don't care, just keep your shit backed up.

my save files disappear when I finish a game
if I want to play it again, I'll start from scratch

Yes, my Retroarch saves folder is part of my bi-monthly backup shell script

>>713217049
Dangerously based. I'd never even consider this, but more power to you.

>>713217049
After losing memory cards growing up, this has become my philosophy. I just power through the entire game from scratch every time instead of play a nearly-completed save when I want, and I've gotten really good at blitzing through the early game for just about anything I play.

>>713217049
Based. I refuse to keep multiple save files in a single playthrough in RPGs even if there are route splits or missable content.
The only exception I make is RPGmaker hgame slop.

>>713216620 (OP)
>Care about any 100% save file I have
>Will never even load it again, will always start new games from scratch
Why am I like this?