# Save States
You can access your save states by pausing your game, then pressing either "Save State" (to create a new one) or "Load State" (to load one). You can long-press any save state to view more options.
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It's always recommended to use in-game saves as they are more reliable than save states.
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### Making Save States
**Select "Save State" from the pause menu,** then tap '+' in the top right to create a new one or tap an existing save state to overwrite it.
### **Loading Save States**
**Select "Load State" from the pause menu,** then tap the save state you want to load. You can change the ordering of your save states by tapping the arrow in the top right.
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You can also access the save states for a game by long-pressing it from the library.
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### Renaming Save States
Long-press the save state you want to rename, then select "Rename".
### Deleting Save States
Long-press the save state you want to delete, then select "Delete".
## Types of Save States
### Auto Save
These are save states that Delta periodically makes in the background to prevent you from losing your progress.
### General
These are save states explicitly made by you and **can** be overwritten.
### **Locked**
These are save states explicitly made by you and **can't** be overwritten. You can lock any save state by long-pressing it and choosing "Lock". To unlock a locked save state, long-press it and choose "Unlock".
## Preview Save State
The Preview Save State feature in Delta allows you to choose a save state to load automatically when long-pressing a game. To change the preview state for a game, long-press one of your save states and select "Set as Preview Save State".
Once you set a preview state, you can long-press the game in your library and it will show that save state as a preview. Simply press the game screen to jump right in!
