Reinstalled and the game starts from scratch
Symptom
You uninstalled to free up space, reinstalled, and the game began a new playthrough even though you expected your cloud save to come back.
Steps marked “changes files” delete, rename or overwrite something. Back up the whole save folder first.
Before you reinstall, open
%LOCALAPPDATA%\ItTakesTwoand check whether save files are still there.Some players suggest overwriting your local save with a complete save to unlock Chapter Select. This replaces the files in that folder, so back it up first.changes files
Unverified: This comes from one player's report. Whether your cloud save should have come back is not confirmed.