{
 "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": "monster-hunter-wilds",
  "name": "Monster Hunter Wilds",
  "name_zh": "怪物猎人 荒野",
  "steam_appid": "2246340",
  "page": "https://findmysave.com/monster-hunter-wilds/",
  "page_zh": "https://findmysave.com/zh/monster-hunter-wilds/"
 },
 "updated": "2026-10-22",
 "save_locations": [
  {
   "platform": "Steam",
   "path": "<Steam folder>\\userdata\\<your Steam ID>\\2246340\\remote\\win64_save",
   "source": "https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Monster_Hunter_Wilds"
  },
  {
   "platform": "Steam",
   "path": "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Steam\\userdata\\<your Steam ID>\\2246340\\remote\\win64_save",
   "notes": "Replace the Steam path if Steam is installed elsewhere. Folder is small (a few MB at most). Forum answer recommends copying the whole 2246340 folder as backup.",
   "source": "https://www.shacknews.com/article/143314/monster-hunter-wilds-save-file-location-pc"
  }
 ],
 "save_files": [],
 "cloud": {
  "pcgw": {
   "steam cloud": "true"
  },
  "research": {
   "systems": [
    "Steam Cloud"
   ],
   "overwrite_behavior": "Players report Steam keeps only the latest cloud version. Once a new character overwrites the first slot or a bad save syncs, the old data is likely gone because Steam syncs the overwrite. The Steam Remote Storage page for the app lets you download the stored file, which worked for one user only if the file predated the corruption.",
   "source": "https://steamcommunity.com/app/2246340/discussions/0/596268332586464879"
  }
 },
 "account_binding": {
  "detail": "Local save path sits under your own SteamID folder in userdata; the cloud copy belongs to that Steam account. Whether a save copied from another SteamID loads was not verified.",
  "source": "https://www.shacknews.com/article/143314/monster-hunter-wilds-save-file-location-pc"
 },
 "situations": [
  {
   "id": "corrupted-1",
   "section": "corrupted",
   "title": "Game crashes at loading (~80%) after selecting a character",
   "symptom": "Game crashes at loading (~80%) after selecting a character; a new character loads fine; 'corrupted save' message reported.",
   "steps": [
    {
     "n": 1,
     "do": "Close game and copy the userdata\\<your Steam ID>\\2246340 folder elsewhere first",
     "changes_files": false
    },
    {
     "n": 2,
     "do": "Open store.steampowered.com/account/remotestorageapp/?appid=2246340 and download the cloud copy (Steam Cloud has no versioning: this is the current cloud file, not a history)",
     "changes_files": false
    },
    {
     "n": 3,
     "do": "Place it in the win64_save folder with Steam Cloud enabled",
     "changes_files": false
    },
    {
     "n": 4,
     "do": "Works only if that file predates the corruption; verify/reinstall alone did not help for the poster",
     "changes_files": false
    }
   ],
   "source": "https://steamcommunity.com/app/2246340/discussions/0/596268332586464879",
   "page": "https://findmysave.com/monster-hunter-wilds/corrupted-save/"
  },
  {
   "id": "corrupted-2",
   "section": "corrupted",
   "title": "Crash at 'Initializing Network' after a patch...",
   "symptom": "Crash at 'Initializing Network' after a patch (cause reported: Guild Night Set layered armor with hair/eyebrows set to 0; poster later says Capcom fixed it).",
   "steps": [
    {
     "n": 1,
     "do": "Back up userdata\\<your Steam ID>\\2246340",
     "changes_files": false
    },
    {
     "n": 2,
     "do": "Likely already fixed by Capcom patch: update the game first",
     "changes_files": false
    },
    {
     "n": 3,
     "do": "Rollback via steam console download_depot is community-reported and error prone; see source before attempting",
     "changes_files": false
    }
   ],
   "source": "https://steamcommunity.com/app/2246340/discussions/0/596271369016122034",
   "page": "https://findmysave.com/monster-hunter-wilds/corrupted-save/"
  }
 ],
 "for_generic_guides": {
  "transfer": "https://findmysave.com/guides/"
 },
 "unverified": [
  "Save file names: a commenter/search summary mentions data001Slot.bin as main save, but no opened page confirmed it.",
  "Game Pass / Epic / WeGame availability and paths: not found.",
  "Whether copying a save to another SteamID works: not verified.",
  "Host/guest co-op save ownership: not verified.",
  "Mods (REFramework) causing corruption: claimed by players, disputed.",
  "Chinese-market sources (zhihu, NGA, tieba, bilibili): bilibili returned a captcha; none verified.",
  "Capcom official support page not opened; the 'cannot restore any data' statement is a player quote of Capcom FAQ."
 ],
 "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/monster-hunter-wilds/corrupted-save/",
  "url_zh": "https://findmysave.com/zh/monster-hunter-wilds/corrupted-save/"
 },
 "find_folder_first": "https://findmysave.com/monster-hunter-wilds/save-location/"
}