{
 "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": "elden-ring",
  "name": "Elden Ring",
  "name_zh": "艾尔登法环",
  "steam_appid": "1245620",
  "page": "https://findmysave.com/elden-ring/",
  "page_zh": "https://findmysave.com/zh/elden-ring/"
 },
 "updated": "2026-10-22",
 "save_locations": [
  {
   "platform": "Windows",
   "path": "%APPDATA%\\EldenRing\\<your Steam ID>\\",
   "source": "https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Elden_Ring"
  },
  {
   "platform": "Steam",
   "path": "%APPDATA%\\EldenRing\\<your Steam ID>\\ER0000.sl2",
   "notes": "AppData\\Roaming is hidden by default; type %appdata%\\EldenRing in the Explorer address bar. Steam is the only PC store (no WeGame/Epic version found in any opened source).",
   "source": "https://steamcommunity.com/app/1245620/discussions/0/3279192886584733741"
  },
  {
   "platform": "Steam Deck / Linux (Proton)",
   "path": "~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/1245620/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/AppData/Roaming/EldenRing/<your Steam ID>/ER0000.sl2",
   "notes": "On Deck the user folder shows as deckuser in some posts. If Seamless Co-op is added as a separate non-Steam shortcut it gets its own compatdata ID, and removing that shortcut deletes that folder and the save inside.",
   "source": "https://elden-ring-save-manager.readthedocs.io/en/main/user-guide/linux-compatdata/"
  }
 ],
 "save_files": [
  {
   "name": "ER0000.sl2",
   "role": "main save",
   "notes": "All characters (slots) in one file inside the SteamID folder. No separate New Game+ save: NG+ overwrites progress.",
   "source": "https://steamcommunity.com/app/1245620/discussions/0/4406291873013030280"
  },
  {
   "name": "ER0000.sl2.bak",
   "role": "backup",
   "notes": "Game-made previous copy that sits next to ER0000.sl2. Community restore: copy both away, delete ER0000.sl2, rename the .bak to ER0000.sl2. Reported to work for some and fail for others (a corrupted save may have the same corruption).",
   "source": "https://steamcommunity.com/app/1245620/discussions/0/4406291873013030280"
  },
  {
   "name": "ER0000.co2",
   "role": "main save",
   "notes": "Seamless Co-op mod uses a separate file in the same folder instead of ER0000.sl2. Restore by renaming a backup to .co2 (mod) or .sl2 (vanilla).",
   "source": "https://steamcommunity.com/app/1245620/discussions/0/4133808627027978210/"
  },
  {
   "name": "GraphicsConfig.xml",
   "role": "settings",
   "notes": "Settings file in %APPDATA%\\EldenRing (already in PCGW).",
   "source": "https://steamcommunity.com/app/1245620/discussions/0/3279192886584733741"
  }
 ],
 "cloud": {
  "pcgw": {
   "steam cloud": "true"
  },
  "research": {
   "systems": [
    "Steam Cloud"
   ],
   "overwrite_behavior": "In March 2022 Bandai Namco confirmed saves could fail to upload to Steam Cloud, so the newest save may be local only; Steam shows a 'Cloud Sync Conflict' dialog with the time of the last cloud and local saves. Bandai Namco advised: compare timestamps against your last play, choose the newer (most recently modified) file, and manually back up %APPDATA%\\EldenRing. Community says Steam Cloud may also sync a corrupted file, and doubts it backs up the Seamless Co-op .co2 file.",
   "source": "https://www.nme.com/news/players-warned-of-elden-ring-steam-cloud-saving-issue-3176142"
  }
 },
 "account_binding": {
  "detail": "Saves are tied to a SteamID: the ID is stored inside ER0000.sl2 and the game refuses to load a save whose ID does not match the logged-in account. The folder name must also equal the SteamID. The ER Save File Manager 'SteamID Patcher' rewrites the ID in the save (auto-backup first), then you copy it to %AppData%\\EldenRing\\<new Steam ID>\\. ER-Save-Editor also lists 'Change pc save file SteamID'.",
  "source": "https://elden-ring-save-manager.readthedocs.io/en/main/user-guide/steamid-patcher/"
 },
 "situations": [
  {
   "id": "transfer-1",
   "section": "transfer",
   "title": "Save copied to another Steam account or PC with a different account will not load",
   "symptom": "Save copied to another Steam account or PC with a different account will not load.",
   "steps": [
    {
     "n": 1,
     "do": "Close game and Steam. Back up the save.",
     "changes_files": false
    },
    {
     "n": 2,
     "do": "Run ER Save File Manager (Nexus) > SteamID Patcher; load the save, enter target SteamID64 (Auto-Detect, profile URL or typed).",
     "changes_files": true
    },
    {
     "n": 3,
     "do": "Click Patch SteamID (auto backup is created).",
     "changes_files": true
    },
    {
     "n": 4,
     "do": "Copy the patched ER0000.sl2 into %AppData%\\EldenRing\\<new Steam ID>\\ and launch.",
     "changes_files": true
    }
   ],
   "source": "https://elden-ring-save-manager.readthedocs.io/en/main/user-guide/steamid-patcher/",
   "page": "https://findmysave.com/elden-ring/transfer-save/"
  }
 ],
 "for_generic_guides": {},
 "unverified": [
  "Whether the game itself creates ER0000.sl2.bak on every save (and how often) is not documented in any opened source; community treats it as the previous save.",
  "Steam Cloud also syncing a corrupted save is a user suspicion (Steam Deck thread), not confirmed.",
  "Ban risk when moving .co2 into vanilla: one unverified Steam comment and a search-summary of the Nexus page (Nexus returned 403 to me), not opened directly.",
  "Whether Bandai's 2022 cloud bug is fully fixed today is unknown; the fix was described as a patch plus Steam client update.",
  "No Windows-store, Epic, GOG, or WeGame PC release of Elden Ring was found in opened sources; Chinese players use the Steam version (same %APPDATA%\\EldenRing path per gcores).",
  "Third-party save repair/transfer tools (ER Save Repair, Character Manager) are unvetted; one tool had VirusTotal detections per a Steam user.",
  "Manual MD5/ID edit method for SteamID change (Steam thread) was not opened."
 ],
 "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": "transfer-save",
  "url": "https://findmysave.com/elden-ring/transfer-save/",
  "url_zh": "https://findmysave.com/zh/elden-ring/transfer-save/"
 },
 "find_folder_first": "https://findmysave.com/elden-ring/save-location/"
}