Your save just broke. Start here.
Where each game keeps its saves, and how to get lost, corrupted or overwritten progress back yourself. Every step is written out, every fact has a source.
Before anything else: copy the whole save folder somewhere safe.
Find your game
Not about one game? Start from the problem
- Find where any PC game keeps its savesWhere are your PC game saves stored? Look up the folder on PCGamingWiki, check the usual Windows spots, or let Ludusavi find it for you.
- Recover a deleted game saveDeleted a game save by mistake? Try the Recycle Bin, OneDrive, File History and Windows File Recovery, and learn what to stop doing first.
- Steam Cloud overwrote my saveSteam Cloud conflict or overwritten save? See what to pick in the conflict window, how to pause Cloud for one game, and where to find other copies.
- Fix a corrupted game saveGame says your save is corrupt or won't load? Back it up, try backup files, rule out Controlled folder access, and restore an older copy.
- Move game saves to a new PCMoving to a new PC? Transfer game saves with Steam Cloud, a manual copy, the Steam userdata folder or Ludusavi, and avoid the common traps.