How do I delete all data?

[TeddLedd]

Is there a way I can delete the content and start brand new? I've tried deleting the local content, but it doesn't seem to work. Is there some way I can delete the files? Of course in a legit way, I don't like hacking. I could True Reset, but I wanna 100% start over.

[Soleil]

The Undertale save folder is usually located at C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\UNDERTALE. Remove file0, file8, file9, and undertale.ini from the folder. You now have a fresh start.

[ManlyMan]

There's only two ways to fully reset the game.
1. Get a true pacifist ending.
2. Go to this directory
C:\Users\YourUsername\Appdata\Local\UNDERTALE
Delete every file except for playerachievementcache.dat
edit: Ok apparently Rose posted it before me but I was typing it so I'll just leave this here.

[вітаю батько]

this is works? i heard that Steam Cloud wont let you delete your progress

[ManlyMan]

Originally posted by TEBRUR:

this is works? i heard that Steam Cloud wont let you delete your progress

Completely finishing a genocide (Selling your soul to Chara) is the only thing that saves to cloud and would be unerasable using this method. So if someone wanted to do a genocide run and then erase their game they would need to defeat Sans, not go to the next room and erase your data. Otherwise, your data would be saved to the cloud and your soul would be forever sold to Chara.

[TeddLedd]

Originally posted by Rose:

The Undertale save folder is usually located at C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\UNDERTALE. Remove file0, file8, file9, and undertale.ini from the folder. You now have a fresh start.

Also, would doing so make it so that Undertale would start as if I never played it, like showing the instructions on how to play, for example? Sorry if I act like a noob.

[TeddLedd]

Originally posted by Rose:

The Undertale save folder is usually located at C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\UNDERTALE. Remove file0, file8, file9, and undertale.ini from the folder. You now have a fresh start.

Originally posted by ABSOLUTELY BARBARIC:

There's only two ways to fully reset the game.
1. Get a true pacifist ending.
2. Go to this directory
C:\Users\YourUsername\Appdata\Local\UNDERTALE
Delete every file except for playerachievementcache.dat
edit: Ok apparently Rose posted it before me but I was typing it so I'll just leave this here.

Thank you! But is this legit? Does Steam approve of this?

[Zunnoab #931]

Originally posted by Theodore:

Thank you SO much everyone! But is this legit? Does Steam approve?

What??? It's your computer and your account. You have every right to turn off cloud saving or delete the data.

Also just entering %localappdata%\Undertale under Run or the File Explorer address bar is way more simple than the guessed paths (which are probably right, but it's way more work to manually navigate).

[Kptn Howdy]

Originally posted by Theodore:

Originally posted by Rose:

The Undertale save folder is usually located at C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\UNDERTALE. Remove file0, file8, file9, and undertale.ini from the folder. You now have a fresh start.

Originally posted by ABSOLUTELY BARBARIC:

There's only two ways to fully reset the game.
1. Get a true pacifist ending.
2. Go to this directory
C:\Users\YourUsername\Appdata\Local\UNDERTALE
Delete every file except for playerachievementcache.dat
edit: Ok apparently Rose posted it before me but I was typing it so I'll just leave this here.

Thank you! But is this legit? Does Steam approve of this?

No, Toby doesn't approve of doing 100% restarts at all, in any way.

[TeddLedd]

Originally posted by Kptn Howdy:

Originally posted by Theodore:

Thank you! But is this legit? Does Steam approve of this?

No, Toby doesn't approve of doing 100% restarts at all, in any way.

Is there a link where he says this?

[Kptn Howdy]

Originally posted by Theodore:

Originally posted by Kptn Howdy:

No, Toby doesn't approve of doing 100% restarts at all, in any way.

Is there a link where he says this? :papyrus:

Ever think why he made it so hard to be able to reset?

[TeddLedd]

Resetting isn't hard, and True Reset just requires you to finish a Pacifist Route. Hmmmmm. Is there like, a Tweet he made regarding deleting files?

[ManlyMan]

Originally posted by Theodore:

Originally posted by Rose:

The Undertale save folder is usually located at C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\UNDERTALE. Remove file0, file8, file9, and undertale.ini from the folder. You now have a fresh start.

Originally posted by ABSOLUTELY BARBARIC:

There's only two ways to fully reset the game.
1. Get a true pacifist ending.
2. Go to this directory
C:\Users\YourUsername\Appdata\Local\UNDERTALE
Delete every file except for playerachievementcache.dat
edit: Ok apparently Rose posted it before me but I was typing it so I'll just leave this here.

Thank you! But is this legit? Does Steam approve of this?

What would Steam have not to approve of? It's literally just editing the game files.
Also, turning off cloud doesn't work.

[Soleil]

Yeah, it's fine to erase your save file. You bought the game, so it's your right. And the game won't be able to know or mock you for erasing the save. Although you might see the "room of dog" if you improperly edit your save file.

The game also slightly encourages save manipulation since it's the only way to see "Fun" events, and the game has a heavy emphasis on how the Player has ultimate control over the timeline progress of the world.

[GRIMMWJD]

Making it this hard to reset the game is pathetic. I haven't even done the genocide run, nor do I want to (haven't killed any monsters...yet), I just want to start over with a new name without playing through again. At this point I am so angry I feel like just uninstalling, and forgetting I even have it. I am sure that is what Toby intended all along...

BTW, I have looked for C:\Users\YourUsername\Appdata\Local\UNDERTALE. But when I get to the USERNAME part, I do not see /Appdata anywhere. Apparently I am doing something wrong or am missing something. I am using Windows 8.

[Soleil]

Originally posted by dwyer:

Making it this hard to reset the game is pathetic. I haven't even done the genocide run, nor do I want to (haven't killed any monsters...yet), I just want to start over with a new name without playing through again. At this point I am so angry I feel like just uninstalling, and forgetting I even have it. I am sure that is what Toby intended all along...

BTW, I have looked for C:\Users\YourUsername\Appdata\Local\UNDERTALE. But when I get to the USERNAME part, I do not see /Appdata anywhere. Apparently I am doing something wrong or am missing something. I am using Windows 8.

It's not supposed to be difficult to locate the save data. If you're having trouble locating the folder, search for %localappdata% in Windows Explorer.