{
 "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": "<game install folder>\\b1\\Saved\\SaveGames\\<your Steam ID>\\*.sav",
   "source": "https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Black_Myth%3A_Wukong"
  },
  {
   "platform": "Windows",
   "path": "<game install folder>\\b1\\Saved\\SaveGamesBackup",
   "source": "https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Black_Myth%3A_Wukong"
  },
  {
   "platform": "Steam",
   "path": "<Steam folder>\\steamapps\\common\\BlackMythWukong\\b1\\Saved\\SaveGames\\<your Steam ID>",
   "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": "<WeGame drive>\\WeGameApps\\rail_apps\\BlackMythWukong(2002122)\\b1\\Saved\\SaveGames\\<numeric folder>",
   "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.<N>.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.<N>.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": "cloud-1",
   "section": "cloud",
   "title": "Played on a second PC (or after pressing Cloud sync) and the save went back to 'exactly 2 days ago'",
   "symptom": "Played on a second PC (or after pressing Cloud sync) and the save went back to 'exactly 2 days ago'; backup folder reportedly empty.",
   "steps": [
    {
     "n": 1,
     "do": "Do not launch the game again until you have copied ...\\b1\\Saved\\SaveGames elsewhere.",
     "changes_files": false
    },
    {
     "n": 2,
     "do": "Check ...\\b1\\Saved\\SaveGamesBackup\\01RealtimeBackup, 02HourlyBackup and 03DailyBackup on the machine where you last played.",
     "changes_files": false
    },
    {
     "n": 3,
     "do": "Copy the files from the newest suitable backup into SaveGames\\<your Steam ID> (path example: ...\\steamapps\\common\\BlackMythWukong\\b1\\Saved\\SaveGames\\76561198...).",
     "changes_files": true
    },
    {
     "n": 4,
     "do": "Turn off Steam Cloud for the game before relaunching so it does not overwrite the restored files, and keep a manual copy on a USB drive or non-Steam cloud.",
     "changes_files": true
    }
   ],
   "source": "https://steamcommunity.com/app/2358720/discussions/0/4763207947402775334",
   "page": "https://findmysave.com/black-myth-wukong/steam-cloud-overwrite/"
  },
  {
   "id": "cloud-2",
   "section": "cloud",
   "title": "Steam Deck: game froze in Chapter 4, after reboot the Deck pulled the older cloud save from the PC (Chapter 3)...",
   "symptom": "Steam Deck: game froze in Chapter 4, after reboot the Deck pulled the older cloud save from the PC (Chapter 3), losing about 6 hours.",
   "steps": [
    {
     "n": 1,
     "do": "On the machine that has the newer progress, open ...\\BlackMythWukong\\b1\\Saved\\SaveGamesBackup and check 01RealtimeBackup and 02HourlyBackup.",
     "changes_files": false
    },
    {
     "n": 2,
     "do": "Copy the most recent files into SaveGames\\<your Steam ID>.",
     "changes_files": true
    },
    {
     "n": 3,
     "do": "On Steam Deck: switch to Desktop Mode, open the game's local files from Steam, and replace the current save with the chosen one.",
     "changes_files": true
    }
   ],
   "source": "https://steamcommunity.com/app/2358720/discussions/0/4763207511833873279",
   "page": "https://findmysave.com/black-myth-wukong/steam-cloud-overwrite/"
  }
 ],
 "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\\<name>\\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": "steam-cloud-overwrite",
  "url": "https://findmysave.com/black-myth-wukong/steam-cloud-overwrite/",
  "url_zh": "https://findmysave.com/zh/black-myth-wukong/steam-cloud-overwrite/"
 },
 "find_folder_first": "https://findmysave.com/black-myth-wukong/save-location/"
}