{
 "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": "enshrouded",
  "name": "Enshrouded",
  "name_zh": "雾锁王国",
  "steam_appid": "1203620",
  "page": "https://findmysave.com/enshrouded/",
  "page_zh": "https://findmysave.com/zh/enshrouded/"
 },
 "updated": "2026-10-22",
 "save_locations": [
  {
   "platform": "Steam",
   "path": "<Steam folder>\\userdata\\<your Steam ID>\\1203620\\remote\\*.ksd\\Saved Games\\Enshrouded folder, if Steam Cloud is '''disabled'''. }}",
   "source": "https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Enshrouded"
  },
  {
   "platform": "Steam (Steam Cloud on, default)",
   "path": "<Steam folder>\\userdata\\<your Steam ID>\\1203620\\remote",
   "notes": "Applies even to local single-player sessions despite the folder name. Steam install path may differ from C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Steam.",
   "source": "https://steamcommunity.com/app/1203620/discussions/0/4361247379738487062"
  },
  {
   "platform": "Steam (Steam Cloud off)",
   "path": "%USERPROFILE%\\Saved Games\\Enshrouded",
   "notes": "Toggling Steam Cloud changes which folder the game reads, so worlds/characters can appear to vanish.",
   "source": "https://steamcommunity.com/app/1203620/discussions/0/4361247379738487062"
  },
  {
   "platform": "Dedicated server",
   "path": "<server root>\\savegame\\ (saveDirectory in enshrouded_server.json, default ./savegame)",
   "notes": "Server stores world; character progression stays on clients (hosting guide quoting Keen Games).",
   "source": "https://www.gameserverkings.com/knowledge-base/enshrouded/transfer-your-world/"
  }
 ],
 "save_files": [
  {
   "name": "3ad85aea (world slot 1; also 3bd85c7d slot 2, 38d857c4 slot 3)",
   "role": "world",
   "notes": "World IDs are static hex given to each world in order of creation. A world is a set of files: base file (no extension), numbered copies (-1 to -9), a -index file and an _info file.",
   "source": "https://www.gameserverkings.com/knowledge-base/enshrouded/transfer-your-world/"
  },
  {
   "name": "<worldID>_info",
   "role": "world",
   "notes": "World info file for each slot (seen as 3ad85aea_info).",
   "source": "https://steamcommunity.com/app/1203620/discussions/0/4142816460194111897"
  },
  {
   "name": "characters",
   "role": "character",
   "notes": "Single file holding all characters (seen in Steam userdata remote folder).",
   "source": "https://github.com/Crazyloon/EnshroudedBackupManager"
  },
  {
   "name": "enshrouded_user.json",
   "role": "settings",
   "notes": "Settings file in Saved Games\\Enshrouded; players who see only this file are looking at the wrong (cloud-off) folder.",
   "source": "https://steamcommunity.com/app/1203620/discussions/0/4142816460194111897"
  }
 ],
 "cloud": {
  "pcgw": {
   "steam cloud": "true"
  },
  "research": {
   "systems": [
    "Steam Cloud"
   ],
   "overwrite_behavior": "Steam Cloud is on by default; toggling it swaps which folder is read (two separate sets of characters/worlds). When local and cloud disagree Steam shows a conflict prompt that can overwrite one side; guides advise copying both the remote and Saved Games folders before choosing.",
   "source": "https://steamcommunity.com/app/1203620/discussions/0/4361247379738487062"
  }
 },
 "account_binding": null,
 "situations": [
  {
   "id": "find-folder",
   "section": "location",
   "title": "I can't find my Enshrouded save folder",
   "title_zh": "找不到《雾锁王国》的存档文件夹",
   "symptom": "You don't know where the game keeps its save files.",
   "symptom_zh": "不知道游戏把存档放在哪。",
   "steps": [
    {
     "n": 1,
     "do": "Press Win+R, paste C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Steam\\userdata and press Enter. If Steam is installed somewhere else, find it in Steam › Settings › Storage.",
     "do_zh": "按 Win+R，粘贴 C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Steam\\userdata，回车。Steam 装在别的盘的话，在 Steam › 设置 › 存储空间 里看位置。",
     "changes_files": false
    },
    {
     "n": 2,
     "do": "Open the folder named with a number (e.g. 52345678). That's your Steam account ID. If there are several, open the most recently modified one.",
     "do_zh": "打开那个纯数字文件夹（比如 52345678），这是你的 Steam 账号 ID。有好几个的话，打开修改时间最新的那个。",
     "changes_files": false
    },
    {
     "n": 3,
     "do": "Open 1203620\\remote.",
     "do_zh": "再打开 1203620\\remote。",
     "changes_files": false
    },
    {
     "n": 4,
     "do": "Check: the folder has save files in it.",
     "do_zh": "确认：文件夹里有存档文件。",
     "changes_files": false
    }
   ],
   "if_not_found": "If Windows can't find the folder, the game hasn't saved on this PC yet, or you play another version (Game Pass, Epic, Steam Deck): check the other paths on this page.",
   "if_not_found_zh": "Windows 提示找不到这个文件夹，说明这台电脑上还没存过档，或者你玩的是别的版本（Game Pass、Epic、Steam Deck），看本页的其他路径。",
   "source": "https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Enshrouded#Save_game_data_location",
   "page": "https://findmysave.com/enshrouded/save-location/"
  },
  {
   "id": "location-1",
   "section": "location",
   "title": "Player cannot find save files",
   "symptom": "Player cannot find save files; Saved Games folder only contains enshrouded_user.json.",
   "steps": [
    {
     "n": 1,
     "do": "With Steam Cloud on, open <Steam install>\\userdata\\<your Steam ID>\\1203620\\remote (Steam may be on another drive).",
     "changes_files": false
    },
    {
     "n": 2,
     "do": "Look for files like 3ad85aea, 3ad85aea_info and characters.",
     "changes_files": false
    },
    {
     "n": 3,
     "do": "With Steam Cloud off, use %USERPROFILE%\\Saved Games\\Enshrouded.",
     "changes_files": false
    }
   ],
   "source": "https://steamcommunity.com/app/1203620/discussions/0/4142816460194111897",
   "page": "https://findmysave.com/enshrouded/save-location/"
  },
  {
   "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": "Close the game / stop the server and copy the whole save folder first.",
     "changes_files": false
    },
    {
     "n": 2,
     "do": "The game keeps numbered copies of each world (world-ID with suffixes such as -1 to -9) plus a -index file; mixing files from different dates can break the world, so restore complete sets.",
     "changes_files": true
    },
    {
     "n": 3,
     "do": "Rollback to an auto copy (per finalboss.io guide): move the current matching world file aside and rename the matching backup by removing its backup suffix; start and verify.",
     "changes_files": true
    },
    {
     "n": 4,
     "do": "There is no official in-game restore button found.",
     "changes_files": true
    }
   ],
   "source": "https://finalboss.io/enshrouded-save-backup-and-restore-guide-local-cloud-and-servers",
   "page": "https://findmysave.com/enshrouded/backup-restore/"
  },
  {
   "id": "lost-1",
   "section": "lost",
   "title": "Game asks to create a new character and worlds/characters seem gone after returning to the game",
   "symptom": "Game asks to create a new character and worlds/characters seem gone after returning to the game.",
   "steps": [
    {
     "n": 1,
     "do": "Check Steam Library > Enshrouded > Properties > General > 'Keep game saves in the Steam Cloud'.",
     "changes_files": false
    },
    {
     "n": 2,
     "do": "If it was turned off, turn it back on; the saves reappeared for the reporting player because the game reads the other folder.",
     "changes_files": false
    },
    {
     "n": 3,
     "do": "If still missing, inspect both %USERPROFILE%\\Saved Games\\Enshrouded and <Steam folder>\\userdata\\<ID>\\1203620\\remote for the world/characters files.",
     "changes_files": false
    }
   ],
   "source": "https://steamcommunity.com/app/1203620/discussions/0/4361247379738487062",
   "page": "https://findmysave.com/enshrouded/lost-save/"
  },
  {
   "id": "cloud-1",
   "section": "cloud",
   "title": "Steam cloud/local conflict prompt",
   "symptom": "Steam cloud/local conflict prompt; wrong world overwritten or PC save looks older than last session.",
   "steps": [
    {
     "n": 1,
     "do": "Close the game and copy both the 'remote' folder and the Saved Games folder before choosing Cloud or Local.",
     "changes_files": false
    },
    {
     "n": 2,
     "do": "To deliberately upload a local save: back up remote, clear it, copy desired local files in, enable Steam Cloud, start the game and choose the local option.",
     "changes_files": false
    },
    {
     "n": 3,
     "do": "Restore from a dated full-folder backup if overwritten.",
     "changes_files": true
    }
   ],
   "source": "https://finalboss.io/enshrouded-save-backup-and-restore-guide-local-cloud-and-servers",
   "page": "https://findmysave.com/enshrouded/steam-cloud-overwrite/"
  },
  {
   "id": "corrupted-1",
   "section": "corrupted",
   "title": "World broken after restoring individual older files, or after patches",
   "symptom": "World broken after restoring individual older files, or after patches.",
   "steps": [
    {
     "n": 1,
     "do": "Restore complete folders from one backup date rather than mixing files.",
     "changes_files": true
    },
    {
     "n": 2,
     "do": "Back up current folder before restoring; expect progress rollback to the backup time.",
     "changes_files": false
    },
    {
     "n": 3,
     "do": "Keep a dated archive before major updates (compatibility of Early Access saves with 1.0 not guaranteed).",
     "changes_files": false
    }
   ],
   "source": "https://finalboss.io/enshrouded-save-backup-and-restore-guide-local-cloud-and-servers",
   "page": "https://findmysave.com/enshrouded/corrupted-save/"
  },
  {
   "id": "transfer-1",
   "section": "transfer",
   "title": "Moved local world to dedicated server but a fresh world loads or progress is hours old",
   "symptom": "Moved local world to dedicated server but a fresh world loads or progress is hours old.",
   "steps": [
    {
     "n": 1,
     "do": "Make sure files are named with the server slot ID (3ad85aea for slot 1), keeping suffixes (-3, -index, _info), and sit directly in savegame/.",
     "changes_files": false
    },
    {
     "n": 2,
     "do": "Copy ALL files matching the world stem; an old -index file can point to a numbered copy you did not upload.",
     "changes_files": false
    },
    {
     "n": 3,
     "do": "Stop the server, back up the existing server world, delete its 3ad85aea*, upload, start.",
     "changes_files": true
    },
    {
     "n": 4,
     "do": "Check game and server are on the same build; Steam Cloud may hold the newer copy if the PC save looks old.",
     "changes_files": false
    }
   ],
   "source": "https://www.gameserverkings.com/knowledge-base/enshrouded/transfer-your-world/",
   "page": "https://findmysave.com/enshrouded/transfer-save/"
  },
  {
   "id": "other-1",
   "section": "other",
   "title": "Character missing on a dedicated server",
   "symptom": "Character missing on a dedicated server.",
   "steps": [
    {
     "n": 1,
     "do": "Characters are stored on the player's client: join from the same PC and Steam account used locally.",
     "changes_files": false
    },
    {
     "n": 2,
     "do": "Ensure Steam Cloud setting is the same as when the character was created.",
     "changes_files": false
    }
   ],
   "source": "https://www.gameserverkings.com/knowledge-base/enshrouded/transfer-your-world/",
   "page": null
  }
 ],
 "pages": [
  {
   "slug": "save-location",
   "section": "location",
   "url": "https://findmysave.com/enshrouded/save-location/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "lost-save",
   "section": "lost",
   "url": "https://findmysave.com/enshrouded/lost-save/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "steam-cloud-overwrite",
   "section": "cloud",
   "url": "https://findmysave.com/enshrouded/steam-cloud-overwrite/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "corrupted-save",
   "section": "corrupted",
   "url": "https://findmysave.com/enshrouded/corrupted-save/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "transfer-save",
   "section": "transfer",
   "url": "https://findmysave.com/enshrouded/transfer-save/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "backup-restore",
   "section": "backup",
   "url": "https://findmysave.com/enshrouded/backup-restore/"
  }
 ],
 "for_generic_guides": {},
 "unverified": [
  "No official Keen Games page was opened; 'Character progression is stored only on clients' is only quoted by hosting guides (gameserverkings), not verified at source.",
  "Exact backup rotation (ten rolling copies, ~10 min) comes from search summaries of hosting sites that I did not open (supercraft fetch timed out); only the numbered-copy structure is sourced from gameserverkings.",
  "Whether the server requires the _info file and what happens if -index is missing: gameserverkings says unconfirmed.",
  "Console/Xbox/Game Pass PC versions: no source found; no Xbox PC path verified.",
  "Autosave interval conflicts (5 vs 10 minutes).",
  "No Chinese sources (aliyun article 1433573, Bilibili) were opened; search results only.",
  "Hosting-guide claim of '.bak' restore on dedicated servers (supercraft player-data-fix) 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."
 }
}