I found one called GameSave Manager. www.gamesave-manager.com. Most PC gaming clients have built in cloud save support already, but just wanted if anyone knows of any others? Thanks!

Yes, windows copy and paste. It’s free, works everywhere, is fully under your control, won’t break if the internet goes down, can be copied to external media for backup and transferring to any machine even without internet.

Gamesave Manager probably has the most comprehensive settings / database. The last time I looked, I couldn't find anything better. If you only install one game at a time, then copy / paste is no issue. But if you have a big drive and like to put dozens / even hundreds on, then GameSave Manager can back the whole lot up in a few clicks. It also auto-zips them up into one folder, ie, if you about 50 saves in Morrowind, it'll zip them up into one file. The Sync & Link thing (using symbolic links to backup / redirect games that don't support Steam / GOG cloud saves onto a DropBox account) is optional, you can use it to make local backups as well and it can work 100% offline.

The other biggest problem with trying to do it manually vs having a location aware smart database like GSM is that Windows is a total inconsistent mess for where to store settings. Some games put their saves in an install sub-folder, others store as registry keys, others still are sprawled out all over the place, eg, My Documents, My Documents\My Games, C:\Users\Username\Saved Games, C:\Users\Usersname\AppData\Local, C:\Users\Usersname\AppData\LocalLow, C:\Users\Usersname\AppData\Roaming, C:\Users\Public, etc.

Yes, the other failing common now. Having everything installed. Makes keeping your machine clean very hard and makes you rely on more third party tools to manage it. Perhaps it’s just me, but I struggle to play more than one thing at any one time, so installing when needed makes everything far simpler. I currently have 8 apps installed and 1 game, and half of that I don’t use.

I think it depends on the person's usage. I picked up a 2TB SSD cheap in an Amazon sale and I tend to have a lot installed at once. Personally, I find I'm much more likely to replay a wider variety of games outside of my personal top 50 if I have them already installed vs "nah, can't be bothered to dig that external drive out today". And for some types of game involving source-ports, it may be easier to install them in bulk vs one separate installer at a time. Eg, for DOSBox games, I must have over 200 of them, but they're all pre-configured and zipped up in one file, both GOG and non-GOG (eg, Dune, Lemmings) alike. Same with GZDoom, I have Doom 1-2, Final Doom, Heretic, Hexen, Strife & Hedon all zipped up in one portable file, all custom key-bindings, settings, additional WADS, etc, direct start shortcuts, pre-configured. It's no more effort to install 6-200x games with 2x clicks than it is one game with 2-clicks. And this may be subjective, but having a 'retro-rig' with +1,000x games that start instantly in a single click without reaching for the backup drive looks & feels great. There's virtually no ongoing 'management' at all that needs doing for most older "finished" games that haven't needed updating.