{ "schema": "findmysave.steps/1", "safety_rules": [ { "id": "read-only-first", "rule": "Start read-only: find the save files and list name, size and modified time." }, { "id": "backup-before-change", "rule": "Back up the whole save folder to a new dated folder before changing anything." }, { "id": "confirm-each-change", "rule": "Ask the user before every step with changes_files=true." }, { "id": "no-anticheat-no-unknown-tools", "rule": "No anti-cheat files, no edits beyond the step, no third-party tools without the user's yes." }, { "id": "game-and-steam-closed", "rule": "Close the game first (and Steam, when a step says so)." } ], "game": { "slug": "black-myth-wukong", "name": "Black Myth: Wukong", "name_zh": "黑神话：悟空", "steam_appid": "2358720", "page": "https://findmysave.com/black-myth-wukong/", "page_zh": "https://findmysave.com/zh/black-myth-wukong/" }, "updated": "2026-10-22", "save_locations": [ { "platform": "Windows", "path": "\\b1\\Saved\\SaveGames\\\\*.sav", "source": "https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Black_Myth%3A_Wukong" }, { "platform": "Windows", "path": "\\b1\\Saved\\SaveGamesBackup", "source": "https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Black_Myth%3A_Wukong" }, { "platform": "Steam", "path": "\\steamapps\\common\\BlackMythWukong\\b1\\Saved\\SaveGames\\", "notes": "Saves live inside the game install folder, not under C:\\Users (confirmed by a V2EX user). Example from a Steam thread: C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Steam\\steamapps\\common\\BlackMythWukong\\b1\\Saved\\SaveGames\\76561198037892759. The numeric folder is the SteamID.", "source": "https://steamcommunity.com/app/2358720/discussions/0/4763207947402775334" }, { "platform": "WeGame", "path": "\\WeGameApps\\rail_apps\\BlackMythWukong(2002122)\\b1\\Saved\\SaveGames\\", "notes": "Same b1\\Saved layout as Steam but under WeGame's rail_apps directory. The numeric folder is a long ID (example 17293822637842316291), not a 17-digit SteamID. Backup folder SaveGamesBackup is a sibling of SaveGames.", "source": "https://www.gamersky.com/handbook/202409/1817574.shtml" } ], "save_files": [ { "name": "ArchiveSaveFile..sav", "role": "character", "notes": "One file per save slot, N is a number (a shared-save instruction says to rename to ArchiveSaveFile.1.sav for slot 1). Per 18183 the number can be changed to pick the slot.", "source": "https://www.18183.com/xiazai/bd_25974.html" }, { "name": "ShareArchiveSaveFile.sav", "role": "main save", "notes": "Shared/account-wide archive file that sits beside the slot files in the SteamID folder. Back it up together with the ArchiveSaveFile.*.sav files. (Exact role beyond 'shared archive' not documented; see uncertain.)", "source": "https://www.18183.com/xiazai/bd_25974.html" }, { "name": "steam_autocloud.vdf", "role": "settings", "notes": "Steam Cloud bookkeeping file; a save-pack page warns not to overwrite it when dropping in someone else's save.", "source": "https://www.18183.com/xiazai/bd_25974.html" }, { "name": "SaveGamesBackup\\01RealtimeBackup / 02HourlyBackup / 03DailyBackup", "role": "backup", "notes": "Game-made rotating backup folders next to SaveGames. See builtin_backup.", "source": "https://www.3dmgame.com/gl/3947210.html" } ], "cloud": { "pcgw": { "epic games launcher": "true", "steam cloud": "true" }, "research": { "systems": [ "Steam Cloud", "Epic cloud saves (per PCGamingWiki, unverified here)", "WeGame (no cloud behavior found)" ], "overwrite_behavior": "Multiple Steam threads report Steam Cloud rolling progress back after playing on another device: one user lost 2 days after pressing Cloud sync on a second PC; a Steam Deck user lost about 6 hours when the Deck loaded the older PC cloud save after a freeze/reboot. Steam Deck and PC share the cloud slot, so the stale copy can win. Fix is to restore from local SaveGamesBackup (if present) and manually copy saves before switching machines.", "source": "https://steamcommunity.com/app/2358720/discussions/0/4763207511833873279" } }, "account_binding": { "detail": "Saves sit in a folder named by the account ID (SteamID on Steam). Under Steam Family Sharing each account keeps separate cloud saves, so switching Steam accounts switches saves; because the path is in the install folder (not the Windows user profile), creating a new Windows user does not isolate saves. Players report that for two people on one account you can simply start a new game slot and use Load Game to switch. Copying someone else's slot files in works for players by renaming them to ArchiveSaveFile..sav in your own ID folder (anecdotal, GeForce Now/Steam thread). No source tested what happens when moving a save between different SteamID folders beyond that.", "source": "https://www.v2ex.com/t/1067845" }, "situations": [ { "id": "backup-1", "section": "backup", "title": "Restore from the game's own backup copy", "symptom": "Restore from the game's own backup copy.", "steps": [ { "n": 1, "do": "Quit the game (and, to stop Steam overwriting your copy, turn off Steam Cloud for the game: Library > right-click > Properties > General > Steam Cloud).", "changes_files": true }, { "n": 2, "do": "Copy your whole current ...\\b1\\Saved\\SaveGames folder somewhere safe first.", "changes_files": false }, { "n": 3, "do": "Open ...\\b1\\Saved\\SaveGamesBackup. Subfolders: 01RealtimeBackup (in-game time points, holds about 6, newest overwrite oldest), 02HourlyBackup (about 12 hours' worth), 03DailyBackup (one per calendar day).", "changes_files": false }, { "n": 4, "do": "Pick the backup closest to the progress you want (Steam achievement unlock times help date it).", "changes_files": false }, { "n": 5, "do": "Copy ALL files from that backup folder into ...\\b1\\Saved\\SaveGames\\, overwriting the existing .sav files.", "changes_files": true }, { "n": 6, "do": "Start the game and load the slot. On WeGame the steps are identical, with the WeGameApps\\rail_apps\\BlackMythWukong(2002122) path.", "changes_files": false } ], "source": "https://www.3dmgame.com/gl/3947210.html", "page": "https://findmysave.com/black-myth-wukong/backup-restore/" } ], "for_generic_guides": { "corrupted": "https://findmysave.com/guides/" }, "unverified": [ "Epic Games Store version save path and Epic cloud behavior: no opened source states them (PCGamingWiki says b1\\Saved\\SaveGames under the game folder; Epic cloud flag true).", "Exact purpose of ShareArchiveSaveFile.sav versus ArchiveSaveFile.N.sav is not documented in opened sources.", "Retention numbers (6 realtime / 12 hourly / daily unlimited) come from a single 3DM guide, not verified by the developer.", "A Baron01 comment says realtime backups are about 10 minutes apart; the 3DM guide says time points in-game. Interval not verified.", "Whether uninstalling the game or deleting the install folder deletes the saves (they live inside the install folder) was not directly verified; Steam Cloud likely restores on reinstall but untested.", "Error 10007 'Save Failed': only a low-quality data-recovery vendor page (tenorshare) lists causes/fixes; not included as a verified problem.", "A Sohu/UU-accelerator article gave C:\\Users\\\\Documents\\BlackMythWukong\\Saves, which contradicts every other source and PCGamingWiki; treated as wrong/AI-generated and not used.", "Whether copying a save between different SteamID folders on the same machine works is untested beyond the renaming-slot anecdote." ], "if_still_stuck": { "url": "https://findmysave.com/help/", "url_zh": "https://findmysave.com/zh/help/", "note": "Only if every step has failed: a person can look at it with the user remotely." }, "page": { "slug": "backup-restore", "url": "https://findmysave.com/black-myth-wukong/backup-restore/", "url_zh": "https://findmysave.com/zh/black-myth-wukong/backup-restore/" }, "find_folder_first": "https://findmysave.com/black-myth-wukong/save-location/" }