Dark souls 3 Save location

[Moist Potato]

For anyone who uses more than 1 pc
C:\Users\pc name\AppData\Roaming\DarkSoulsIII

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Alternatively you can type %appdata% and it'll automatically put you in the "Roaming" folder

[PoeticPaladin10]

It's not there for me, where else could it be?

[Moist Potato]

the save itself? or appdata? if its appdata, thats a hidden folder so go to control panel, folder options, view tab and then where it says hidden files and folders press the option of show hidden files. (Thats for windows 7 at least, for other windows or OS just google how if you dont know).

[❌ Peath]

Does importing savefiles work?

Whenever I attempt it it says invalid data.

[Moist Potato]

What i did was get the location which is what ive already put and then litterally Copy the file "DS30000.sl2" is the name for me. I emailed this whenever i changed pc and replaced it with the one i emailed. This meaning that i was copying the save file which has more progress on it and replacing the one without with this one.

[Panda]

i thought we cudnt move save files anymore?

[PoeticPaladin10]

Originally posted by Moist Potato:

the save itself? or appdata? if its appdata, thats a hidden folder so go to control panel, folder options, view tab and then where it says hidden files and folders press the option of show hidden files. (Thats for windows 7 at least, for other windows or OS just google how if you dont know).

Yeah I figured it out, but thanks.

[Moist Potato]

Originally posted by Darth Panda:

i thought we cudnt move save files anymore?

Unless theres been an update to prevent it, its a simple case of replacing the save file. When the game came out i was often on 2 different computers and i could easily replace the save file and it would work fine. I also did lots of online so them features wasnt removed.

[❌ Peath]

Originally posted by Moist Potato:

Originally posted by Darth Panda:

i thought we cudnt move save files anymore?

Unless theres been an update to prevent it, its a simple case of replacing the save file. When the game came out i was often on 2 different computers and i could easily replace the save file and it would work fine. I also did lots of online so them features wasnt removed.

When was the last time you attempted the savefile import?
I've tried to do it last Thursday and all I got was invalid data.

[Moist Potato]

Originally posted by √íllen†:

Originally posted by Moist Potato:

Unless theres been an update to prevent it, its a simple case of replacing the save file. When the game came out i was often on 2 different computers and i could easily replace the save file and it would work fine. I also did lots of online so them features wasnt removed.

When was the last time you attempted the savefile import?
I've tried to do it last Thursday and all I got was invalid data.

Long ago unfortunatly not long after 14th april (when this thread was made) as thats when i found the game fun and played it so i cant help you if it still dosent work.

its also worth mentioning i only had 1 save file so im not sure if it is different with multiple, it shouldnt be but i am not certain..

[❌ Peath]

Originally posted by Moist Potato:

Long ago unfortunatly not long after 14th april (when this thread was made) as thats when i found the game fun and played it so i cant help you if it still dosent work.

its also worth mentioning i only had 1 save file so im not sure if it is different with multiple, it shouldnt be but i am not certain..

That's why I was confused - they seemd to patch it up and it is no longer possible, at least me and few other ppl tried it and failed.

I didn't check the date of OP so I am at fault also for this confusion. Thanks anyway :)

[SavageGas]

Could try this, worked for me:

1. Before opening DS3, delete any DarkSoulsIII folder, if it exists.
   
2. Start DS3 and create a new character.
   
3. Quit back to the main menu.
   
4. Select Load Game, and stay on the character menu.
   
5. Tab out of the game, and replace the DarkSoulsIII folder with a copy from your backup.
   
6. Tab back in, select your character, and enter the game.
   
7. Tab out of the game, and delete the DarkSoulsIII folder. (You want the game to recreate it.)
   
8. Tab back into the game, and quit to the main menu.
   
9. Select Load Game, and check that your character appears correctly.

- an excerpt from a comment of the guide's author (page 3, last comment)
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=663774034

[Giovi]

Originally posted by Savage gas:

Could try this, worked for me:

1. Before opening DS3, delete any DarkSoulsIII folder, if it exists.
   
2. Start DS3 and create a new character.
   
3. Quit back to the main menu.
   
4. Select Load Game, and stay on the character menu.
   
5. Tab out of the game, and replace the DarkSoulsIII folder with a copy from your backup.
   
6. Tab back in, select your character, and enter the game.
   
7. Tab out of the game, and delete the DarkSoulsIII folder. (You want the game to recreate it.)
   
8. Tab back into the game, and quit to the main menu.
   
9. Select Load Game, and check that your character appears correctly.

- an excerpt from a comment of the guide's author (page 3, last comment)
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=663774034

I love you, thanks man

[Kaim Argonar]

thanks for the info, I lost my save data twice and havent played the DLC due to that problem

[Maultaschtyrann]

I wanted to extract my savefile before using my last chance to swap my stats with rosaria. Therefore I copied only the .sl2 file on my desktop. In that moment DS3 acted like i had no savefile at all, when i started the game again. Then I tried to do as you said and deleted the entire folder, since i had the save file. Now it restored only one of my characters, which was only in high wall of lothric... My main character just didnt restore. There are not several save files.

Originally posted by ballz:

Originally posted by Savage gas:

Could try this, worked for me:

1. Before opening DS3, delete any DarkSoulsIII folder, if it exists.
   
2. Start DS3 and create a new character.
   
3. Quit back to the main menu.
   
4. Select Load Game, and stay on the character menu.
   
5. Tab out of the game, and replace the DarkSoulsIII folder with a copy from your backup.
   
6. Tab back in, select your character, and enter the game.
   
7. Tab out of the game, and delete the DarkSoulsIII folder. (You want the game to recreate it.)
   
8. Tab back into the game, and quit to the main menu.
   
9. Select Load Game, and check that your character appears correctly.

- an excerpt from a comment of the guide's author (page 3, last comment)
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=663774034

I love you, thanks man