

After this, you will be able to continue where you left off in the original games. Nonetheless, to import your saved data from the original second and third game, all you need to do is find the document folder for Bioware. Next, locate your characters save file and then copy it over to the legendary edition equivalent. Note: If you have not imported any ME1 saves since installing ME2, you may need to create the Save > ME1 folder.-Step 3 Run Mass Effect 2 and click New Game. Drop the Char01 file which was downloaded in step 1 into this folder. However, this only applies to both the second and third games, as the first one does not support the feature due to technical problems. Step 2 Navigate to your Your PC > Documents > Bioware > Mass Effect 2 > Save > ME1 folder.

The option will be right under the male and female option, but if you don't see the option, it probably means you didn't do something correctly or didn't complete the game's last mission. You can also copy over your characters from the original games to the legendary edition.

Related: How to preload Mass Effect Legendary Edition That said, if you want to import a character from Mass Effect 1 to Mass Effect 2, all you need to do is hit create a new game. This will then give you an option to choose a male or female character, but the option you will want to hit is one called Import ME1 Character.
