{
 "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": "find-folder",
   "section": "location",
   "title": "I can't find my Hollow Knight: Silksong save folder",
   "title_zh": "找不到《空洞骑士：丝之歌》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 %USERPROFILE%\\AppData\\LocalLow\\Team Cherry\\Hollow Knight Silksong and press Enter.",
     "do_zh": "按 Win+R，粘贴 %USERPROFILE%\\AppData\\LocalLow\\Team Cherry\\Hollow Knight Silksong，回车。",
     "changes_files": false
    },
    {
     "n": 2,
     "do": "Open the folder named with a long number. Each account has its own; if there are several, open the most recently modified one.",
     "do_zh": "打开那个长数字文件夹，每个账号一个；有好几个的话，打开修改时间最新的那个。",
     "changes_files": false
    },
    {
     "n": 3,
     "do": "Check: you can see user1.dat.",
     "do_zh": "确认：能看到 user1.dat。",
     "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/Hollow_Knight:_Silksong#Save_game_data_location",
   "page": "https://findmysave.com/hollow-knight-silksong/save-location/"
  },
  {
   "id": "location-1",
   "section": "location",
   "title": "Cannot find the Silksong save folder (not in Documents or Saved Games)",
   "symptom": "Cannot find the Silksong save folder (not in Documents or Saved Games).",
   "steps": [
    {
     "n": 1,
     "do": "Press Win+R and paste %USERPROFILE%\\AppData\\LocalLow\\Team Cherry\\Hollow Knight Silksong\\ .",
     "changes_files": false
    },
    {
     "n": 2,
     "do": "If AppData is hidden, enable hidden items in Explorer View.",
     "changes_files": false
    },
    {
     "n": 3,
     "do": "Open the eight-digit numeric subfolder; user1.dat..user4.dat are your four slots.",
     "changes_files": false
    }
   ],
   "source": "https://www.shacknews.com/article/145800/where-to-find-hollow-knight-silksong-steam-save-file",
   "page": "https://findmysave.com/hollow-knight-silksong/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": "In-game: Silksong keeps a history of auto saves per profile, reachable via the button under each save profile on the main menu (Auto Saves menu). Select the point you want. Loading one overwrites that profile back to that point but preserves the auto-save history, so you can jump back and forth.",
     "changes_files": true
    },
    {
     "n": 2,
     "do": "File-level: close the game, copy the whole Hollow Knight Silksong folder as a safety backup, then (inferred from the wiki's description of the files) replace user#.dat with the matching user#.dat.bak1, or copy restoreData*.dat out of Restore_Points#.",
     "changes_files": true
    },
    {
     "n": 3,
     "do": "Disable Steam Cloud for the game (or restore while offline) first so a stale cloud copy does not overwrite your restored file.",
     "changes_files": true
    }
   ],
   "source": "https://hollowknight.wiki/w/Save_Data_(Silksong)/Save_Points",
   "page": "https://findmysave.com/hollow-knight-silksong/backup-restore/"
  },
  {
   "id": "lost-1",
   "section": "lost",
   "title": "After launching following a patch, the save slot is empty or progress rolled back...",
   "symptom": "After launching following a patch, the save slot is empty or progress rolled back (reports of 30h, 15.5h, 2 days lost; Xbox PC Game Pass also affected).",
   "steps": [
    {
     "n": 1,
     "do": "Do not play or save: quit the game. Open %USERPROFILE%\\AppData\\LocalLow\\Team Cherry\\Hollow Knight Silksong\\<number> and copy the whole folder as a backup.",
     "changes_files": false
    },
    {
     "n": 2,
     "do": "Check whether user1.dat..user4.dat and user#.dat.bak1 / Restore_Points exist; if only an older file exists, the cloud may have replaced it.",
     "changes_files": false
    },
    {
     "n": 3,
     "do": "Turn off Steam Cloud for the game (Library -> Properties -> General) and/or restart Steam; this worked for one player but not for another.",
     "changes_files": false
    },
    {
     "n": 4,
     "do": "Restore from your manual backup, or an in-game Auto Save (button under the profile).",
     "changes_files": true
    }
   ],
   "source": "https://steamcommunity.com/app/1030300/discussions/0/598537454201425221/",
   "page": "https://findmysave.com/hollow-knight-silksong/lost-save/"
  },
  {
   "id": "cloud-1",
   "section": "cloud",
   "title": "Saves are not syncing between two PCs / Steam Deck",
   "symptom": "Saves are not syncing between two PCs / Steam Deck.",
   "steps": [
    {
     "n": 1,
     "do": "Enable Steam Cloud for Silksong: Library -> right-click -> Properties -> General.",
     "changes_files": false
    },
    {
     "n": 2,
     "do": "Restart Steam on each PC; verify game files; try clearing download cache or changing download region (suggestions in the thread, unverified).",
     "changes_files": false
    },
    {
     "n": 3,
     "do": "If it persists, copy user#.dat/shared.dat manually between PCs' numeric folders, or toggle Steam Cloud off then on for this game.",
     "changes_files": false
    }
   ],
   "source": "https://steamcommunity.com/app/1030300/discussions/0/596288556263119969/",
   "page": "https://findmysave.com/hollow-knight-silksong/steam-cloud-overwrite/"
  },
  {
   "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/"
  },
  {
   "id": "transfer-1",
   "section": "transfer",
   "title": "Moving a save from Xbox Game Pass PC to Steam (or Steam to Xbox)",
   "symptom": "Moving a save from Xbox Game Pass PC to Steam (or Steam to Xbox).",
   "steps": [
    {
     "n": 1,
     "do": "Open %LOCALAPPDATA%\\Packages\\TeamCherry.HollowKnightSilksong_y4jvztpgccj42\\SystemAppData\\wgs\\ and find the folder with 'container' in its name.",
     "changes_files": false
    },
    {
     "n": 2,
     "do": "The save is usually the first file with a long numeric name; copy it out and rename it user1.dat (if the save does not show up, try the other files, per Ali213).",
     "changes_files": true
    },
    {
     "n": 3,
     "do": "Close Steam Cloud sync, then paste into the Steam save folder LocalLow\\Team Cherry\\Hollow Knight Silksong\\<your Steam ID>\\ and replace the existing file.",
     "changes_files": true
    },
    {
     "n": 4,
     "do": "Launch and verify. Alternative: WGS Inspector (github) with the 'Hollow Knight: Silksong (Steam)' exporter, per a community Steam guide (flagged uncertain below).",
     "changes_files": false
    }
   ],
   "source": "https://gl.ali213.net/html/2025-9/1693145.html",
   "page": "https://findmysave.com/hollow-knight-silksong/transfer-save/"
  },
  {
   "id": "transfer-2",
   "section": "transfer",
   "title": "Want to move or restore a save between Steam accounts / pirate-to-Steam / new PC",
   "symptom": "Want to move or restore a save between Steam accounts / pirate-to-Steam / new PC.",
   "steps": [
    {
     "n": 1,
     "do": "On the old PC copy the whole numeric folder under LocalLow\\Team Cherry\\Hollow Knight Silksong\\ (enable hidden items to see AppData).",
     "changes_files": false
    },
    {
     "n": 2,
     "do": "On the new PC start Silksong once so your Steam-ID-named folder is created, then close it.",
     "changes_files": false
    },
    {
     "n": 3,
     "do": "Paste/replace the files into your own numeric folder (e.g. 881710160 is the Steam example folder).",
     "changes_files": true
    },
    {
     "n": 4,
     "do": "Launch the game and check the profile slots.",
     "changes_files": false
    }
   ],
   "source": "https://www.gamersky.com/handbook/202509/2008735.shtml",
   "page": "https://findmysave.com/hollow-knight-silksong/transfer-save/"
  },
  {
   "id": "other-1",
   "section": "other",
   "title": "Loaded an earlier auto save by mistake and lost newer progress",
   "symptom": "Loaded an earlier auto save by mistake and lost newer progress.",
   "steps": [
    {
     "n": 1,
     "do": "Open the Auto Saves list for that profile again; history is preserved so you can jump forward to a later auto save.",
     "changes_files": false
    },
    {
     "n": 2,
     "do": "Auto saves without NODEL prefix are deleted when more than 20 exist, so act before further play.",
     "changes_files": true
    },
    {
     "n": 3,
     "do": "Note: any bench save overwrites the current profile, so avoid saving after loading the wrong point.",
     "changes_files": false
    }
   ],
   "source": "https://hollowknight.wiki/w/Save_Data_(Silksong)/Save_Points",
   "page": null
  }
 ],
 "pages": [
  {
   "slug": "save-location",
   "section": "location",
   "url": "https://findmysave.com/hollow-knight-silksong/save-location/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "lost-save",
   "section": "lost",
   "url": "https://findmysave.com/hollow-knight-silksong/lost-save/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "steam-cloud-overwrite",
   "section": "cloud",
   "url": "https://findmysave.com/hollow-knight-silksong/steam-cloud-overwrite/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "corrupted-save",
   "section": "corrupted",
   "url": "https://findmysave.com/hollow-knight-silksong/corrupted-save/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "transfer-save",
   "section": "transfer",
   "url": "https://findmysave.com/hollow-knight-silksong/transfer-save/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "backup-restore",
   "section": "backup",
   "url": "https://findmysave.com/hollow-knight-silksong/backup-restore/"
  }
 ],
 "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."
 }
}