{ "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": "palworld", "name": "Palworld", "name_zh": "幻兽帕鲁", "steam_appid": "1623730", "page": "https://findmysave.com/palworld/", "page_zh": "https://findmysave.com/zh/palworld/" }, "updated": "2026-10-22", "save_locations": [ { "platform": "Windows", "path": "%LOCALAPPDATA%\\Pal\\Saved\\SaveGames\\\\", "source": "https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Palworld" }, { "platform": "Microsoft Store", "path": "%LOCALAPPDATA%\\Packages\\PocketpairInc.Palworld_ad4psfrxyesvt\\SystemAppData\\wgs\\\\", "source": "https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Palworld" }, { "platform": "Steam", "path": "%LOCALAPPDATA%\\Pal\\Saved\\SaveGames\\\\\\", "notes": "Co-op host/single-player worlds live in a random-named world folder. Inside: Level.sav, LevelMeta.sav, WorldOption.sav, Players\\, backup\\local, backup\\world.", "source": "https://steamcommunity.com/app/1623730/discussions/0/4139438760459126367" }, { "platform": "Xbox/Game Pass", "path": "%LOCALAPPDATA%\\Packages\\PocketpairInc.Palworld_\\SystemAppData\\wgs", "notes": "Saves are stored as GUID-named container (CNK-wrapped) files in wgs, not a plain folder; Level.sav is sealed inside the container and must be extracted with a tool to be used. Game Pass to Steam conversion is possible with community tools; Steam to Game Pass is reported not possible.", "source": "https://hub.tcno.co/games/palworld/converter/" }, { "platform": "Dedicated server", "path": "PalServer\\Pal\\Saved\\SaveGames\\0\\\\", "notes": "The folder name must equal DedicatedServerName in Pal\\Saved\\Config\\\\GameUserSettings.ini. Settings in PalWorldSettings.ini.", "source": "https://xgamingserver.com/docs/palworld/backup-restore" } ], "save_files": [ { "name": "Level.sav", "role": "world", "notes": "Main world data (bases, Pals, world state). Restoring backups without it (and LevelMeta.sav) does not bring the world back.", "source": "https://steamcommunity.com/app/1623730/discussions/0/4139438760459126367" }, { "name": "LevelMeta.sav", "role": "world", "notes": "World metadata; a Steam thread fix required copying both Level.sav and LevelMeta.sav from backup.", "source": "https://steamcommunity.com/app/1623730/discussions/0/4139438760459126367" }, { "name": "Players/<32-hex GUID>.sav", "role": "character", "notes": "One file per player. Co-op host is 00000000000000000000000000000001.sav; on a dedicated server the file name is a server-generated GUID. Mismatch causes a new-character prompt.", "source": "https://github.com/xNul/palworld-host-save-fix" }, { "name": "WorldOption.sav", "role": "settings", "notes": "World settings; the host-save-fix README says to delete it when moving to a dedicated server (players must re-pick respawn points).", "source": "https://github.com/xNul/palworld-host-save-fix" }, { "name": "LocalData.sav", "role": "character", "notes": "Per-player client-side map discovery and global Palbox progress; dedicated servers do not read it.", "source": "https://hub.tcno.co/games/palworld/player-transfer/" }, { "name": "backup/local/ and backup/world/", "role": "backup", "notes": "Game-created rolling backups inside the world folder: backup/local holds per-player backups, backup/world holds timestamped world snapshots.", "source": "https://help.freakhosting.com/games/palworld/fixing-corrupted-saves" }, { "name": "*.sav.bak in Players/ and SaveData/", "role": "backup", "notes": "Server-side internal backups when bIsUseBackupSaveData=True (default per hosting doc); same volume, so no protection from disk failure.", "source": "https://xgamingserver.com/docs/palworld/backup-restore" } ], "cloud": { "pcgw": { "steam cloud": "true", "xbox cloud": "true" }, "research": { "systems": [ "Steam Cloud", "Xbox cloud (Game Pass; per PCGamingWiki)" ], "overwrite_behavior": "Steam players report a local-vs-cloud choice prompt where choosing cloud lost levels/bases, and an older cloud save overwriting a newer one after switching PCs. Community advice is to disable Steam Cloud before restoring backups.", "source": "https://steamcommunity.com/app/1623730/discussions/0/4361242944243112266" } }, "account_binding": { "detail": "Steam saves sit under the SteamID64 folder. Co-op host character is the fixed GUID 00000000000000000000000000000001; each joining player on a dedicated server gets a server-generated GUID, so characters do not carry over automatically between co-op and dedicated server.", "source": "https://github.com/xNul/palworld-host-save-fix" }, "situations": [ { "id": "find-folder", "section": "location", "title": "I can't find my Palworld save folder", "title_zh": "找不到《幻兽帕鲁》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%\\Pal\\Saved\\SaveGames and press Enter.", "do_zh": "按 Win+R，粘贴 %LOCALAPPDATA%\\Pal\\Saved\\SaveGames，回车。", "changes_files": false }, { "n": 2, "do": "Open the folder named with a 17-digit number starting 7656119 (e.g. 76561198012345678). That's your Steam ID. If there are several, open the most recently modified one.", "do_zh": "打开以 7656119 开头的 17 位数字文件夹（比如 76561198012345678），这就是你的 Steam ID。有好几个的话，打开修改时间最新的那个。", "changes_files": false }, { "n": 3, "do": "Open your world's folder: a long letters-and-numbers name, one per world. If there are several, open the most recently modified one.", "do_zh": "打开你的世界文件夹：名字是一长串字母数字，每个世界一个。有好几个的话，打开修改时间最新的那个。", "changes_files": false }, { "n": 4, "do": "Check: you can see Level.sav.", "do_zh": "确认：能看到 Level.sav。", "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/Palworld#Save_game_data_location", "page": "https://findmysave.com/palworld/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": "Close Palworld (or stop the server) completely.", "changes_files": false }, { "n": 2, "do": "Copy the whole world folder somewhere safe first.", "changes_files": false }, { "n": 3, "do": "Open \\backup\\local (and backup\\world) and pick a timestamped snapshot from before the problem (the newest may already be damaged).", "changes_files": false }, { "n": 4, "do": "Copy the snapshot's Level.sav AND LevelMeta.sav (plus Players files from backup/local) over the files in the world folder. Copying only some files reportedly leaves the world missing.", "changes_files": true }, { "n": 5, "do": "Optionally disable Steam Cloud first so it does not overwrite the restored files.", "changes_files": true }, { "n": 6, "do": "Launch and verify the world and character load.", "changes_files": false } ], "source": "https://steamcommunity.com/app/1623730/discussions/0/4139438760459126367", "page": "https://findmysave.com/palworld/backup-restore/" }, { "id": "lost-1", "section": "lost", "title": "World missing or empty after crash or power loss", "symptom": "World missing or empty after crash or power loss; restoring backup\\local files did not bring the world back.", "steps": [ { "n": 1, "do": "Close the game.", "changes_files": false }, { "n": 2, "do": "Open %LOCALAPPDATA%\\Pal\\Saved\\SaveGames\\\\\\backup\\local.", "changes_files": false }, { "n": 3, "do": "Copy the backup's Level.sav and LevelMeta.sav (and other .sav files) into the world folder, replacing existing files.", "changes_files": true }, { "n": 4, "do": "Relaunch and check the world loads.", "changes_files": false } ], "source": "https://steamcommunity.com/app/1623730/discussions/0/4139438760459126367", "page": "https://findmysave.com/palworld/lost-save/" }, { "id": "cloud-1", "section": "cloud", "title": "Steam prompts to choose local or cloud save", "symptom": "Steam prompts to choose local or cloud save; choosing cloud (or switching PCs) rolls back levels and bases.", "steps": [ { "n": 1, "do": "Before choosing, copy the local SaveGames folder somewhere safe.", "changes_files": false }, { "n": 2, "do": "If already overwritten, restore from backup\\local / backup\\world.", "changes_files": true }, { "n": 3, "do": "Disable Steam Cloud for Palworld (Properties > General/Updates > Steam Cloud checkbox) before restoring so it is not re-overwritten.", "changes_files": true }, { "n": 4, "do": "Keep manual copies; the in-game backup is limited.", "changes_files": false } ], "source": "https://steamcommunity.com/app/1623730/discussions/0/4361242944243112266", "page": "https://findmysave.com/palworld/steam-cloud-overwrite/" }, { "id": "corrupted-1", "section": "corrupted", "title": "On a dedicated server: infinite loading screen when joining, or players prompted for Character Creation despit...", "symptom": "On a dedicated server: infinite loading screen when joining, or players prompted for Character Creation despite existing progress.", "steps": [ { "n": 1, "do": "Stop the server (do not edit saves while running).", "changes_files": false }, { "n": 2, "do": "World corrupted: copy Level.sav and metadata from a timestamped folder in backup/world into the world folder.", "changes_files": true }, { "n": 3, "do": "Only one player reset: copy that player's 32-character GUID file from backup/local into Players/, replacing the broken file.", "changes_files": true }, { "n": 4, "do": "Or copy matching .sav.bak files over the .sav files in Players/ and SaveData/.", "changes_files": true }, { "n": 5, "do": "Prevention: run /Save (or RCON Save) before stopping the server.", "changes_files": false } ], "source": "https://help.freakhosting.com/games/palworld/fixing-corrupted-saves", "page": "https://findmysave.com/palworld/corrupted-save/" }, { "id": "transfer-1", "section": "transfer", "title": "After moving a co-op world to a dedicated server, the host is asked to create a new character and old characte...", "symptom": "After moving a co-op world to a dedicated server, the host is asked to create a new character and old character is missing.", "steps": [ { "n": 1, "do": "Back up the save folder and stop the server.", "changes_files": false }, { "n": 2, "do": "Copy the co-op world folder from %LOCALAPPDATA%\\Pal\\Saved\\SaveGames\\ to PalServer\\Pal\\Saved\\SaveGames\\0\\ and set DedicatedServerName in GameUserSettings.ini to that folder name.", "changes_files": false }, { "n": 3, "do": "Delete WorldOption.sav in that folder.", "changes_files": true }, { "n": 4, "do": "Start the server, have the host join and create a new character (this creates a new .sav in Players/).", "changes_files": false }, { "n": 5, "do": "Stop the server, copy the world folder to a temp location and run palworld-host-save-fix with the new GUID and old GUID 00000000000000000000000000000001.", "changes_files": false }, { "n": 6, "do": "Copy the fixed folder back, restart, and join with the host.", "changes_files": true }, { "n": 7, "do": "Expect possible guild and Pal-at-base glitches: drop and pick up each Pal; have the host leave the guild before migrating.", "changes_files": false } ], "source": "https://github.com/xNul/palworld-host-save-fix", "page": "https://findmysave.com/palworld/transfer-save/" }, { "id": "transfer-2", "section": "transfer", "title": "Want to move a Game Pass / Microsoft Store save to Steam", "symptom": "Want to move a Game Pass / Microsoft Store save to Steam.", "steps": [ { "n": 1, "do": "Back up the whole %LOCALAPPDATA%\\Packages\\PocketpairInc.Palworld_...\\SystemAppData\\wgs folder.", "changes_files": false }, { "n": 2, "do": "Use a community converter (e.g. TroubleChute Palworld converter) with the full wgs folder, host ID 00000000000000000000000000000001 as source and destination.", "changes_files": false }, { "n": 3, "do": "Extract the downloaded world folder into %LOCALAPPDATA%\\Pal\\Saved\\SaveGames\\.", "changes_files": true }, { "n": 4, "do": "Map discovery (LocalData.sav) is not converted; extract it separately if needed.", "changes_files": false }, { "n": 5, "do": "Reverse direction (Steam to Game Pass) is reported not possible.", "changes_files": false } ], "source": "https://hub.tcno.co/games/palworld/converter/", "page": "https://findmysave.com/palworld/transfer-save/" }, { "id": "transfer-3", "section": "transfer", "title": "Dedicated server move to a new host: world loads fresh or players lose characters", "symptom": "Dedicated server move to a new host: world loads fresh or players lose characters.", "steps": [ { "n": 1, "do": "Copy DedicatedServerName GUID from old GameUserSettings.ini.", "changes_files": false }, { "n": 2, "do": "On the new server, set only that value to the same GUID (do not copy the whole file; it can break authentication).", "changes_files": false }, { "n": 3, "do": "Upload the old SaveGames/0// folder so the folder name matches.", "changes_files": false }, { "n": 4, "do": "Start the server.", "changes_files": false } ], "source": "https://xgamingserver.com/docs/palworld/backup-restore", "page": "https://findmysave.com/palworld/transfer-save/" }, { "id": "other-1", "section": "other", "title": "Character moved between worlds but map discovery / local progress missing", "symptom": "Character moved between worlds but map discovery / local progress missing.", "steps": [ { "n": 1, "do": "Copy LocalData.sav from the source world folder into the player's destination folder under SaveGames\\ (Steam, co-op only).", "changes_files": true }, { "n": 2, "do": "Do not put LocalData.sav in a dedicated server save; the server ignores it.", "changes_files": false } ], "source": "https://hub.tcno.co/games/palworld/player-transfer/", "page": null } ], "pages": [ { "slug": "save-location", "section": "location", "url": "https://findmysave.com/palworld/save-location/" }, { "slug": "lost-save", "section": "lost", "url": "https://findmysave.com/palworld/lost-save/" }, { "slug": "steam-cloud-overwrite", "section": "cloud", "url": "https://findmysave.com/palworld/steam-cloud-overwrite/" }, { "slug": "corrupted-save", "section": "corrupted", "url": "https://findmysave.com/palworld/corrupted-save/" }, { "slug": "transfer-save", "section": "transfer", "url": "https://findmysave.com/palworld/transfer-save/" }, { "slug": "backup-restore", "section": "backup", "url": "https://findmysave.com/palworld/backup-restore/" } ], "for_generic_guides": {}, "unverified": [ "Whether the xNul host-save-fix tool still works with the latest Palworld version: README shows no deprecation notice but one hosting site (gameserverkings, dated Sept 2026) says PalworldSaveTools is discontinued and recommends Palworld Save Pal; not verified against the repos.", "Backup retention (number/age of backup\\local and backup\\world snapshots) not documented in any opened source.", "Steam thread claim that single-player saves are backed up hourly is a player statement, unverified officially.", "Pocketpair's official restore instructions live in a Google Doc linked from VGC; contents not accessible.", "Chinese sources (Bilibili/Zhihu/NGA) could not be opened (captcha / not fetched); no Chinese-specific facts included.", "Current Microsoft Store folder layout and whether Xbox cloud sync can overwrite saves: only PCGamingWiki says cloud=true; no incident source opened.", "One aliyun forum answer claims APPID must match between old/new servers; unverified." ], "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." } }