Where are the save files in Skyrim?

Skyrim puts its saves in the following directory in Windows Vista & Windows 7 and Windows 8:

C:\Users\[UserName]\Documents\My Games\Skyrim\Saves

Note that on Windows 8, the saves folder could be hidden, so you'll have to show the hidden files to be able to see it.

Skyrim puts saves in the following directory in Windows XP:

C:\Documents and Settings[UserName]\My Documents\My Games\Skyrim\Saves

These files are not dependent on anything so you can freely share them across computers, delete, copy, backup, or anything else.

According to this forum post, in Windows 8, the saves are still stored in the same place as Windows 7 (i.e. C:\Users\[UserName]\Documents\My Games\Skyrim\Saves), however the saves are now marked as hidden files.

To unhide the files:

• Open an Explorer window,
• Navigate to the Skyrim folder
• Press the 'View' tab
• Check the 'Hidden Items' checkbox