Call of Duty: Black Ops stores its save files at C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Black Ops\players\save on Windows. Checkpoint64 already knows this folder — it backs it up automatically and keeps earlier versions, so a corrupted or overwritten save is one click from restored.
Where Call of Duty: Black Ops saves are stored
- Windows —
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Black Ops\players\save
Not sure where yours is? The Steam Save File Location guide explains how that path is built.
How to open the save folder
- Windows — press Win+R, paste
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Black Ops\players\save, and press Enter.
Backing up Call of Duty: Black Ops saves automatically
- Install Checkpoint64 (free) and pick Call of Duty: Black Ops — the save path above is already preset.
- Auto-backup watches the folder and uploads a new version whenever it changes, keeping full history.
- Restore any version in one click if a save corrupts, gets overwritten, or a mod breaks it.
Sharing Call of Duty: Black Ops saves with friends
Call of Duty: Black Ops has co-op, so the folder above usually lives on one person's PC — whoever hosts. When they're offline nobody else can carry on, and if two people play separately, one session quietly overwrites the other.
Checkpoint64 lets a small group pass one Call of Duty: Black Ops world around instead of renting a dedicated server. Whoever plays next takes a server-enforced lock, pulls the latest save, plays, and pushes it back; everyone else stays read-only until the lock frees up, so nobody saves over anybody. Recent versions are kept, so a bad session is one restore away. The dedicated server alternative guide walks through the full take-turns flow.
Every way to do it, from playing live to taking turns: How to share your Call of Duty: Black Ops world with friends.