{
 "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": "hollow-knight-silksong",
  "name": "Hollow Knight: Silksong",
  "name_zh": "空洞骑士：丝之歌",
  "steam_appid": "1030300",
  "page": "https://findmysave.com/hollow-knight-silksong/",
  "page_zh": "https://findmysave.com/zh/hollow-knight-silksong/"
 },
 "updated": "2026-10-22",
 "save_locations": [
  {
   "platform": "Windows",
   "path": "%USERPROFILE%\\AppData\\LocalLow\\Team Cherry\\Hollow Knight Silksong\\",
   "source": "https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Hollow_Knight%3A_Silksong"
  },
  {
   "platform": "Microsoft Store",
   "path": "%LOCALAPPDATA%\\Packages\\TeamCherry.HollowKnightSilksong_y4jvztpgccj42\\SystemAppData\\wgs",
   "source": "https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Hollow_Knight%3A_Silksong"
  },
  {
   "platform": "OS X",
   "path": "~/Library/Application Support/unity.Team-Cherry.Silksong/default",
   "source": "https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Hollow_Knight%3A_Silksong"
  },
  {
   "platform": "Linux",
   "path": "~/.config/unity3d/Team Cherry/Hollow Knight Silksong/",
   "source": "https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Hollow_Knight%3A_Silksong"
  },
  {
   "platform": "Steam (Windows)",
   "path": "%USERPROFILE%\\AppData\\LocalLow\\Team Cherry\\Hollow Knight Silksong\\<your Steam ID>\\",
   "notes": "Saves sit in an eight-digit numeric subfolder (Shacknews). GamerSky/Ali213 give 881710160 as an example Steam folder; Ali213 calls it the Steam3 AccountID, so it is per-Steam-account. Non-Steam copies may use a different number or 'default'.",
   "source": "https://www.shacknews.com/article/145800/where-to-find-hollow-knight-silksong-steam-save-file"
  },
  {
   "platform": "GOG (Windows)",
   "path": "same LocalLow\\Team Cherry\\Hollow Knight Silksong\\ location",
   "notes": "A secondary blog states Steam and GOG use the same location (not verified on a primary source).",
   "source": "https://wheresmysave.blog/hollow-knight-silksong-save-file-location/"
  },
  {
   "platform": "Xbox / Game Pass for PC (Microsoft Store)",
   "path": "%LOCALAPPDATA%\\Packages\\TeamCherry.HollowKnightSilksong_y4jvztpgccj42\\SystemAppData\\wgs\\",
   "notes": "Saves are obfuscated containers inside folders with 'container' in the name, not plain userX.dat. They do not sync with Steam user files (secondary blog). Converting needs manual rename (Ali213) or the WGS Inspector tool (community guide).",
   "source": "https://gl.ali213.net/html/2025-9/1693145.html"
  },
  {
   "platform": "macOS / Linux",
   "path": "~/Library/Application Support/unity.Team-Cherry.Silksong/ ; ~/.config/unity3d/Team Cherry/Hollow Knight Silksong/",
   "notes": "Confirmed on the community wiki; matches PCGW.",
   "source": "https://hollowknight.wiki/w/Save_Data_(Silksong)"
  }
 ],
 "save_files": [
  {
   "name": "user1.dat ... user4.dat",
   "role": "main save",
   "notes": "The four save profiles (slots).",
   "source": "https://hollowknight.wiki/w/Save_Data_(Silksong)"
  },
  {
   "name": "shared.dat",
   "role": "settings/shared state",
   "notes": "Shared game state across profiles: Steel Soul unlock (RecPermadeathMode), achievements, map pin visibility.",
   "source": "https://hollowknight.wiki/w/Save_Data_(Silksong)"
  },
  {
   "name": "user#.dat.bak1",
   "role": "backup",
   "notes": "user#.dat.bak1 (1-4) are 'backups created before saving a profile'.",
   "source": "https://hollowknight.wiki/w/Save_Data_(Silksong)"
  },
  {
   "name": "user#_1.0.12345.dat (version-suffixed)",
   "role": "backup",
   "notes": "Created before saving a profile that belongs to an earlier patch; the number is the game build version.",
   "source": "https://hollowknight.wiki/w/Save_Data_(Silksong)"
  },
  {
   "name": "Restore_Points#/ (folders 1-4)",
   "role": "backup",
   "notes": "Contains restoreData#.dat (1-99) auto saves for that profile.",
   "source": "https://hollowknight.wiki/w/Save_Data_(Silksong)"
  },
  {
   "name": "restoreData#.dat / NODELrestoreData#.dat",
   "role": "backup",
   "notes": "Auto saves; NODEL-prefixed ones are protected from auto-deletion. Non-NODEL auto saves can be auto-deleted once 20 exist; the three ActStart milestones are protected.",
   "source": "https://hollowknight.wiki/w/Save_Data_(Silksong)/Save_Points"
  },
  {
   "name": "Windows registry HKCU\\Software\\Team Cherry\\Hollow Knight Silksong",
   "role": "settings",
   "notes": "Preferences (language, keybinds, last loaded profile) live in the registry on Windows, in a 'prefs' file elsewhere.",
   "source": "https://hollowknight.wiki/w/Save_Data_(Silksong)"
  }
 ],
 "cloud": {
  "pcgw": {
   "gog galaxy": "true",
   "steam cloud": "true",
   "xbox cloud": "true"
  },
  "research": {
   "systems": [
    "Steam Cloud",
    "GOG Galaxy",
    "Xbox cloud (Game Pass / console)"
   ],
   "overwrite_behavior": "Shacknews warns Steam may autosave a corrupted file to the cloud, so keep a manual backup copy of the whole folder (backup after each session or once/twice a week). In Steam Community (Sep 2025) several players reported saves vanishing or rolling back after a patch; they suspected Steam Cloud; turning cloud off helped one user only initially; one reported cloud failing to load until steamwebhelper was restarted. A secondary blog says Steam Cloud overwrites rather than merges. Team Cherry gave no official cause in the thread.",
   "source": "https://steamcommunity.com/app/1030300/discussions/0/598537454201425221/"
  }
 },
 "account_binding": {
  "detail": "On Steam the numeric subfolder under LocalLow\\Team Cherry\\Hollow Knight Silksong\\ is per account (Ali213 calls it the Steam3AccountID; GamerSky uses 881710160 as an example). To use another person's or another account's save, copy the files into your own account's numeric folder. Only Chinese guide sites state this, not Team Cherry.",
  "source": "https://gl.ali213.net/html/2025-9/1693145.html"
 },
 "situations": [
  {
   "id": "corrupted-1",
   "section": "corrupted",
   "title": "Save files exist in LocalLow but the game does not detect them",
   "symptom": "Save files exist in LocalLow but the game does not detect them; folder has files like user1_1.0.28714.dat.",
   "steps": [
    {
     "n": 1,
     "do": "Close the game and back up the folder.",
     "changes_files": false
    },
    {
     "n": 2,
     "do": "Look for a file named user#_<version>.dat (a pre-patch copy). Compare the number with the version shown on the game's main menu.",
     "changes_files": false
    },
    {
     "n": 3,
     "do": "If different, rename the file to match the current version (a player reported this worked; unofficial).",
     "changes_files": true
    },
    {
     "n": 4,
     "do": "If no user#.dat or versioned file exists at all, the save was deleted and this fix does not apply.",
     "changes_files": true
    }
   ],
   "source": "https://steamcommunity.com/app/1030300/discussions/0/598537454201425221/",
   "page": "https://findmysave.com/hollow-knight-silksong/corrupted-save/"
  },
  {
   "id": "corrupted-2",
   "section": "corrupted",
   "title": "A profile is blank/corrupted after a crash or bad save",
   "symptom": "A profile is blank/corrupted after a crash or bad save.",
   "steps": [
    {
     "n": 1,
     "do": "Quit the game and back up the entire folder first.",
     "changes_files": false
    },
    {
     "n": 2,
     "do": "Try the game's Auto Saves list under that profile.",
     "changes_files": false
    },
    {
     "n": 3,
     "do": "If unavailable, replace user#.dat with user#.dat.bak1 (the backup written before the last save) or restoreData*.dat from Restore_Points# (file roles from wiki; the copy step is inferred).",
     "changes_files": true
    },
    {
     "n": 4,
     "do": "Keep Steam Cloud from re-uploading a bad file: restore while offline or with cloud disabled.",
     "changes_files": true
    }
   ],
   "source": "https://hollowknight.wiki/w/Save_Data_(Silksong)",
   "page": "https://findmysave.com/hollow-knight-silksong/corrupted-save/"
  }
 ],
 "for_generic_guides": {},
 "unverified": [
  "Wiki lists user#.dat.bak1 and Restore_Points but does not itself give restore instructions; the manual copy-back steps are inferred.",
  "Steam Cloud root cause for the Sep 2025 vanishing saves: no official statement found.",
  "Community Steam guide 'Export your saves from Game Pass to Steam' (WGS Inspector, id 3602442311) displayed a notice that it was removed/incompatible, so reliability is unclear.",
  "Ali213 XGP->Steam steps point to ...\\Team Cherry\\Hollow Knight (the original game's folder), which conflicts with other sources saying Hollow Knight Silksong; treat the destination as the Silksong folder.",
  "wheresmysave.blog claims Game Pass path TeamCherry.Silksong_* and that Steam and GOG share paths; the package name differs from PCGW/wiki, so not relied on for paths.",
  "Whether GOG Galaxy cloud syncs Silksong saves was not verified beyond PCGW's flag.",
  "Switch / PS saves not researched."
 ],
 "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": "corrupted-save",
  "url": "https://findmysave.com/hollow-knight-silksong/corrupted-save/",
  "url_zh": "https://findmysave.com/zh/hollow-knight-silksong/corrupted-save/"
 },
 "find_folder_first": "https://findmysave.com/hollow-knight-silksong/save-location/"
}