{
 "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": "crimson-desert",
  "name": "Crimson Desert",
  "name_zh": "红色沙漠",
  "steam_appid": "3321460",
  "page": "https://findmysave.com/crimson-desert/",
  "page_zh": "https://findmysave.com/zh/crimson-desert/"
 },
 "updated": "2026-10-22",
 "save_locations": [
  {
   "platform": "Windows",
   "path": "%LOCALAPPDATA%/Pearl Abyss/CD/save/<your account ID>",
   "source": "https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Crimson_Desert"
  },
  {
   "platform": "OS X",
   "path": "~/Library/Application Support/Pearl Abyss/CD/save",
   "source": "https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Crimson_Desert"
  },
  {
   "platform": "Mac App Store",
   "path": "~/Library/Containers/com.pearlabyss.CrimsonDesert/Data/Library/Application Support/Pearl Abyss/CD/save",
   "source": "https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Crimson_Desert"
  },
  {
   "platform": "Steam / Epic (Windows)",
   "path": "%LOCALAPPDATA%\\Pearl Abyss\\CD\\save",
   "notes": "Same folder described for Steam and Epic on PC. AppData is hidden by default; paste the path into the Explorer address bar or enable Hidden items.",
   "source": "https://www.magicgameworld.com/crimson-desert-save-file-location-where-to-find-your-saves-on-pc-and-mac/"
  },
  {
   "platform": "Mac (Steam)",
   "path": "~/Library/Application Support/Pearl Abyss/CD/save",
   "notes": "Mac is excluded from cross-save for now.",
   "source": "https://www.magicgameworld.com/crimson-desert-save-file-location-where-to-find-your-saves-on-pc-and-mac/"
  },
  {
   "platform": "Mac App Store",
   "path": "~/Library/Containers/com.pearlabyss.CrimsonDesert/Data/Library/Application Support/Pearl Abyss/CD/save",
   "notes": "Sandboxed container path, different from Mac Steam.",
   "source": "https://www.magicgameworld.com/crimson-desert-save-file-location-where-to-find-your-saves-on-pc-and-mac/"
  }
 ],
 "save_files": [
  {
   "name": "9 save slots",
   "role": "main save",
   "notes": "Slots 1-3 are locked to autosaves (cycled by the game, autosave cannot be turned off); 6 slots are manual saves and the list does not expand, so when full you must overwrite or delete one. Manual saving is under Menu > Others > Options, not the pause screen.",
   "source": "https://www.magicgameworld.com/crimson-desert-save-file-location-where-to-find-your-saves-on-pc-and-mac/"
  },
  {
   "name": "Cross-Save slot",
   "role": "main save",
   "notes": "Separate cloud slot (one per Pearl Abyss ID) that is NOT autosaved; you must manually save to it before closing/switching platform.",
   "source": "https://account.pearlabyss.com/Member/Linking/CrimsonDesert"
  }
 ],
 "cloud": {
  "pcgw": {
   "epic games launcher": "unknown",
   "icloud": "true",
   "steam cloud": "true",
   "xbox cloud": "true"
  },
  "research": {
   "systems": [
    "Steam Cloud (per PCGW)",
    "Pearl Abyss ID cross-save slot (since 1.14.00, July 2026)"
   ],
   "overwrite_behavior": "Cross-save slot is manual-only. Unlinking your LAST linked platform account, or deleting the Pearl Abyss ID, permanently deletes the cloud cross-save data (unrecoverable). Data from a newer game version will not load on a platform that has not updated. Official page does not explain overwrite behavior when saving to a slot that already has data.",
   "source": "https://account.pearlabyss.com/Member/Linking/CrimsonDesert"
  }
 },
 "account_binding": {
  "detail": "Local PC saves live under a per-user folder (PCGW: save/<your account ID>). For cross-save, each platform account (PSN, Xbox, Steam, Epic, Apple) links to exactly one Pearl Abyss ID, max one account per platform; a platform account can belong to only one Pearl Abyss ID (unlink from the old ID first). Items bought on one platform do not carry over; the game must be bought on each platform.",
  "source": "https://account.pearlabyss.com/Member/Linking/CrimsonDesert"
 },
 "situations": [
  {
   "id": "cloud-1",
   "section": "cloud",
   "title": "Cross-save data deleted after unlinking accounts",
   "symptom": "Cross-save data deleted after unlinking accounts.",
   "steps": [
    {
     "n": 1,
     "do": "Never unlink the last platform account or delete the Pearl Abyss ID without a local backup; deletion is permanent per Pearl Abyss.",
     "changes_files": true
    },
    {
     "n": 2,
     "do": "Before unlinking, save to a local slot and copy the local save folder.",
     "changes_files": false
    },
    {
     "n": 3,
     "do": "Unlinking one account while at least two remain does not delete data.",
     "changes_files": true
    }
   ],
   "source": "https://account.pearlabyss.com/Member/Linking/CrimsonDesert",
   "page": "https://findmysave.com/crimson-desert/steam-cloud-overwrite/"
  }
 ],
 "for_generic_guides": {},
 "unverified": [
  "Actual save file names/extensions inside the save folder (not found in any opened source).",
  "Whether the game creates automatic .bak files (only seen in an unopened search snippet).",
  "Steam Cloud toggle/conflict behavior for Crimson Desert specifically (PCGW says supported; thegameswiki 'Properties > General' advice returned 429 and was not opened).",
  "WeGame / Xbox PC (Game Pass) / Xbox Play Anywhere save paths: no source found; PCGW lists Xbox cloud true but no Windows Xbox path.",
  "Whether saving to a cross-save slot overwrites existing cloud data (official page silent).",
  "Chinese sources (ITHome, 163) returned only search snippets; ITHome page 403."
 ],
 "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/crimson-desert/steam-cloud-overwrite/",
  "url_zh": "https://findmysave.com/zh/crimson-desert/steam-cloud-overwrite/"
 },
 "find_folder_first": "https://findmysave.com/crimson-desert/save-location/"
}