{
 "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": "lost-1",
   "section": "lost",
   "title": "Save reset after a content update",
   "symptom": "Save reset after a content update; player forced to start over (reported 96 hours lost).",
   "steps": [
    {
     "n": 1,
     "do": "Do not create/continue a new character in the first slot",
     "changes_files": false
    },
    {
     "n": 2,
     "do": "Try restoring from Steam Cloud/Remote Storage or your own copy of the 2246340 folder",
     "changes_files": false
    },
    {
     "n": 3,
     "do": "Contact Capcom support via the official form, option 'Non-network related issues or technical difficulties' (no recovery guaranteed)",
     "changes_files": false
    }
   ],
   "source": "https://steamcommunity.com/app/2246340/discussions/0/596271270005352203/",
   "page": "https://findmysave.com/monster-hunter-wilds/lost-save/"
  },
  {
   "id": "lost-2",
   "section": "lost",
   "title": "Connection error CSE-03400-AAA-AACJ then forced to create a new character",
   "symptom": "Connection error CSE-03400-AAA-AACJ then forced to create a new character; Steam Cloud download still would not load.",
   "steps": [
    {
     "n": 1,
     "do": "Check the save folder for backups you made",
     "changes_files": false
    },
    {
     "n": 2,
     "do": "Verify game files / reinstall",
     "changes_files": false
    },
    {
     "n": 3,
     "do": "Avoid creating a new character if you want a chance to recover",
     "changes_files": false
    },
    {
     "n": 4,
     "do": "No confirmed fix in thread; back up on every exit",
     "changes_files": false
    }
   ],
   "source": "https://steamcommunity.com/app/2246340/discussions/0/596268332586390904/",
   "page": "https://findmysave.com/monster-hunter-wilds/lost-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": "lost-save",
  "url": "https://findmysave.com/monster-hunter-wilds/lost-save/",
  "url_zh": "https://findmysave.com/zh/monster-hunter-wilds/lost-save/"
 },
 "find_folder_first": "https://findmysave.com/monster-hunter-wilds/save-location/"
}