{
 "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": "it-takes-two",
  "name": "It Takes Two",
  "name_zh": "双人成行",
  "steam_appid": "1426210",
  "page": "https://findmysave.com/it-takes-two/",
  "page_zh": "https://findmysave.com/zh/it-takes-two/"
 },
 "updated": "2026-10-22",
 "save_locations": [
  {
   "platform": "Windows",
   "path": "%LOCALAPPDATA%\\ItTakesTwo\\*.Nuts",
   "source": "https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/It_Takes_Two"
  },
  {
   "platform": "Steam",
   "path": "C:\\Users\\<your Windows user name>\\AppData\\Local\\ItTakesTwo",
   "notes": "Since the May 2024 update the Steam version uses Steam Cloud and no longer needs the EA App; local saves auto-upload to Steam Cloud at game start.",
   "source": "https://www.ea.com/games/it-takes-two/news/steam-friends-and-deck-verified"
  },
  {
   "platform": "EA app / Origin",
   "path": "C:\\Users\\<your Windows user name>\\AppData\\Local\\ItTakesTwo",
   "notes": "Same local folder per EA; the old EA App cloud saves are no longer accessible to the Steam version.",
   "source": "https://www.ea.com/games/it-takes-two/news/steam-friends-and-deck-verified"
  }
 ],
 "save_files": [
  {
   "name": "SaveData.Nuts",
   "role": "main save",
   "notes": "Name of the completed save EA distributed as workaround; placed in the ItTakesTwo folder.",
   "source": "https://tech.yahoo.com/gaming/articles/takes-twos-steam-deck-broke-224304587.html"
  }
 ],
 "cloud": {
  "pcgw": {
   "epic games launcher": "n/a",
   "epic games launcher notes": "Handled through the cloud sync of Origin.",
   "origin": "true",
   "steam cloud": "true",
   "steam cloud notes": "Added on May 29th, 2024. 9.31 GiB available.",
   "xbox cloud": "n/a",
   "xbox cloud notes": "Handled through the cloud sync of Origin."
  },
  "research": {
   "systems": [
    "Steam Cloud",
    "EA App cloud (legacy)"
   ],
   "overwrite_behavior": "May 2024 Steam update moved to Steam Cloud; saves previously only in EA App Cloud became inaccessible ('Due to technical limitations'). A player reported a reinstall also started a fresh playthrough despite expected cloud saves.",
   "source": "https://www.ea.com/games/it-takes-two/news/steam-friends-and-deck-verified"
  }
 },
 "account_binding": null,
 "situations": [
  {
   "id": "find-folder",
   "section": "location",
   "title": "I can't find my It Takes Two save folder",
   "title_zh": "找不到《双人成行》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 %LOCALAPPDATA%\\ItTakesTwo and press Enter.",
     "do_zh": "按 Win+R，粘贴 %LOCALAPPDATA%\\ItTakesTwo，回车。",
     "changes_files": false
    },
    {
     "n": 2,
     "do": "Check: you can see SaveData.Nuts.",
     "do_zh": "确认：能看到 SaveData.Nuts。",
     "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/It_Takes_Two#Save_game_data_location",
   "page": "https://findmysave.com/it-takes-two/save-location/"
  },
  {
   "id": "lost-1",
   "section": "lost",
   "title": "Uninstalled to free space, reinstalled, game starts as new playthrough though cloud saves were expected",
   "symptom": "Uninstalled to free space, reinstalled, game starts as new playthrough though cloud saves were expected.",
   "steps": [
    {
     "n": 1,
     "do": "Check %LOCALAPPDATA%\\ItTakesTwo for existing files before reinstalling",
     "changes_files": false
    },
    {
     "n": 2,
     "do": "Overwrite local save with a complete save to unlock Chapter Select (community suggestion)",
     "changes_files": true
    }
   ],
   "source": "https://steamcommunity.com/app/1426210/discussions/0/6193093297599431962",
   "page": "https://findmysave.com/it-takes-two/lost-save/"
  },
  {
   "id": "cloud-1",
   "section": "cloud",
   "title": "After the May 2024 Steam update, progress from EA App cloud is gone and game starts new",
   "symptom": "After the May 2024 Steam update, progress from EA App cloud is gone and game starts new.",
   "steps": [
    {
     "n": 1,
     "do": "Download the pre-made completed save from the link in EA's announcement (it does not restore your own progress; filename SaveData.Nuts not independently verified)",
     "changes_files": true
    },
    {
     "n": 2,
     "do": "Close the game and copy it to C:\\Users\\USERNAME\\AppData\\Local\\ItTakesTwo",
     "changes_files": false
    },
    {
     "n": 3,
     "do": "Launch and use Chapter Select to continue from any chapter",
     "changes_files": false
    }
   ],
   "source": "https://tech.yahoo.com/gaming/articles/takes-twos-steam-deck-broke-224304587.html",
   "page": "https://findmysave.com/it-takes-two/steam-cloud-overwrite/"
  },
  {
   "id": "corrupted-1",
   "section": "corrupted",
   "title": "Cannot invite via Steam Friends List with old Friend's Pass",
   "symptom": "Cannot invite via Steam Friends List with old Friend's Pass.",
   "steps": [
    {
     "n": 1,
     "do": "Get the new Steam version of Friend's Pass",
     "changes_files": false
    },
    {
     "n": 2,
     "do": "Or keep using the old pass through the EA App",
     "changes_files": false
    }
   ],
   "source": "https://www.ea.com/games/it-takes-two/news/steam-friends-and-deck-verified",
   "page": "https://findmysave.com/it-takes-two/corrupted-save/"
  }
 ],
 "pages": [
  {
   "slug": "save-location",
   "section": "location",
   "url": "https://findmysave.com/it-takes-two/save-location/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "lost-save",
   "section": "lost",
   "url": "https://findmysave.com/it-takes-two/lost-save/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "steam-cloud-overwrite",
   "section": "cloud",
   "url": "https://findmysave.com/it-takes-two/steam-cloud-overwrite/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "corrupted-save",
   "section": "corrupted",
   "url": "https://findmysave.com/it-takes-two/corrupted-save/"
  }
 ],
 "for_generic_guides": {
  "transfer": "https://findmysave.com/guides/"
 },
 "unverified": [
  "EA forum threads returned 403; moderator advice only known via search snippet.",
  "Epic/Xbox PC paths not verified.",
  "Host vs guest save ownership in Friend's Pass not verified.",
  "Chinese sources (zhihu/NGA/tieba) yielded nothing relevant.",
  "Whether Steam Cloud conflict prompts occur for this game: not verified.",
  "Link to SaveData.Nuts download: 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."
 }
}