how to backup save?

[Clunt Westwood]

hey guys i was wondering how to backup my save, since the new update is out i want to see if it works better with a new save but just in case i dont want to delete my old one so how do i back it up so that i can revert back to it later?

[Survivalist]

Okay here's a step by step in how to get to your Save folder:

If you're on Windows 8:

Press the Left Windows key+ R To bring up the find/search function.
Type in %appdata% and click OK
Back out of Roaming, back to the Appdata Folder
Go to LocalLow
The Folder named SKS
Then the Forest.

The Directory will look something like this: C:\Users\ **Your Username** \AppData\LocalLow\SKS\TheForest


You can copy these files and back them up in a folder elsewhere.

[Clunt Westwood]

thanks you so much ill save the instructions so i dont forget :D thanks again i wont have to delete my save now :)

[2High2tell]

You should make a mian page sticky of this C.M as it is asked quite a bit.

[LokiLoki]

A very nice tool for backup and manage multiple savegames:

Forest Savegame Manager by Wurfkeks:

https://github.com/wurfkeks/forest-save-manager/releases/tag/v1.0

Screenshots: (Website in german)
http://forest-game.de/tools-savegames/tool-vorstellung-savegame-manager-fuer-forest-2/

[captain noob]

Hi, i did this but it doesn't work with the 0.19. Can you please help me, I love this game, I spent 125 Hours on it, I made a lot of constructions, but I don't have the courage to restar at 0.
Thanks a lot if there is a solution.

[VaLiuM]

Go into the \SKS\TheForest\ folder

Create this folder structure:

0\SinglePlayer\Slot1

Open the Slot1 folder and create these files

__RESUME__ (your old savegame file renamed)
info (just make it a empty file for now, no extension)
thumb.png (250x175, just white for now or black or whatever)

Then go to Single Player -> Continue and select your save.

[PicPc2019]

After 0.19 i lost tons of hours of progress.
But i was having a manual backup of my save, the
"PlayerPrefsFile___RESUME__.dat" file.

0.18c save game location for me was
AppData\LocalLow\SKS\TheForest\PlayerPrefsFile___RESUME__.dat


In 0.19 the structure of the save file is not the same
It is now for me
AppData\LocalLow\SKS\TheForest\76561198056813474\SinglePlayer\Slot1\__RESUME__

What i did
Replace __RESUME__
by my backup save PlayerPrefsFile___RESUME__.dat
RENAMING IT TO __RESUME__ without the .dat

Then i got back everything back + a little surprise near one of my base. A container have been moved over some of my gardens, but nothing important, pew ! :)

[Survivalist]

Originally posted by VaLiuM:

Go into the \SKS\TheForest\ folder

Create this folder structure:

0\SinglePlayer\Slot1

Open the Slot1 folder and create these files

__RESUME__ (your old savegame file renamed)
info (just make it a empty file for now, no extension)
thumb.png (250x175, just white for now or black or whatever)

Then go to Single Player -> Continue and select your save.

Originally posted by RenardSolitaire:

After 0.19 i lost tons of hours of progress.
But i was having a manual backup of my save, the
"PlayerPrefsFile___RESUME__.dat" file.

0.18c save game location for me was
AppData\LocalLow\SKS\TheForest\PlayerPrefsFile___RESUME__.dat


In 0.19 the structure of the save file is not the same
It is now for me
AppData\LocalLow\SKS\TheForest\76561198056813474\SinglePlayer\Slot1\__RESUME__

What i did
Replace __RESUME__
by my backup save PlayerPrefsFile___RESUME__.dat
RENAMING IT TO __RESUME__ without the .dat

Then i got back everything back + a little surprise near one of my base. A container have been moved over some of my gardens, but nothing important, pew ! :)

Thanks for posting, guys

[VaLiuM]

It's already been posted earlier, didn't see it. :D
http://steamcommunity.com/app/242760/discussions/0/523890046872565463/

[Wolverine]

How do i remove any saves?

I tried
AppData\LocalLow\SKS\TheForest\
deleting any folder in there, but the moment i start The Forest again, all the old save files are back in there...

So where's the graveyard of those undead hidden, from where they can replace themselfs over and over again?
Btw. creation date allways shows 1970 as year in game...

[Survivalist]

The game is linked to the Steam cloud. You can disable this in the Settings/properties in Steam.

[Wolverine]

Steam cloud is not active...

[kioko]

i reset my windows and erease everything 95 days playing... i tough my save games where on the cloud noooooo!

[cobs]

you could also use
%homepath%\AppData\LocalLow\SKS\TheForest

[Boris The Bulletdodjer]

Big thanks