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==Saved Game Files==
 
==Saved Game Files==
'''Saved game files''' are located in the AppData/Roaming folder on Windows. To find the saved games folder:
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'''Saved game files''', stored as XML, are located in the AppData\Roaming folder on Windows. To find the saved games folder:
  
 
*Open the start menu and type "%APPDATA%" without quotes into the search bar and press enter.
 
*Open the start menu and type "%APPDATA%" without quotes into the search bar and press enter.
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'''''OR'''''
 
'''''OR'''''
  
*Copy and paste this path by replacing [USERID] with your Windows UsernameC:\Users\[USERID]\AppData\Roaming\StardewValley\Saves\
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*Copy and paste this path:  %AppData%\Roaming\StardewValley\Saves\
  
 
Saved games will transfer between different copies of the game (i.e. from a DRM-Free copy to a Steam copy or between two different users).
 
Saved games will transfer between different copies of the game (i.e. from a DRM-Free copy to a Steam copy or between two different users).
  
 
[[Category:Gameplay]]
 
[[Category:Gameplay]]

Revision as of 15:57, 1 April 2016

Progress in game can only be saved by going to bed, All progress during a day is lost if the player quits the game and does not go to bed to end a Day Cycle.

Saved Game Files

Saved game files, stored as XML, are located in the AppData\Roaming folder on Windows. To find the saved games folder:

  • Open the start menu and type "%APPDATA%" without quotes into the search bar and press enter.
  • Locate the folder "StardewValley".
  • Within "StardewValley" is a folder "Saves" that contains all saved game files. Each character has their own subfolder in "Saves".

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  • Copy and paste this path: %AppData%\Roaming\StardewValley\Saves\

Saved games will transfer between different copies of the game (i.e. from a DRM-Free copy to a Steam copy or between two different users).