Palworld save file location on PC and how to back up

Modified Jun 27, 2024 12:36 IST

Palworld local save file — Palworld Local Save File (Image via Pocket Pair)

Palworld save file location knowledge comes in handy when you wish to keep a hold of some your save states. Givem that the game is still in its early access, it might often face issues that prompt you to keep a manual backup. However, to have some save states of the game handy, you first need to know the save file location and how to access it.

The directories where Steam and the Microsoft Store save game files are a bit different. Hence, depending on the client you are playing Palworld on, the method to both backup and restore a save will differ slightly.

This article will go over the save file location of the game on your PC as well as how you can manually restore previous save states.

Palworld save file locations on PC

New Pals are here (Image via Pocketpair)

Here is where you can find the Palworld save files:

For Steam users:

C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Pal\Saved\SaveGames\steamID\

For Microsoft Store and PC Game Pass users:

C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Packages\PocketpairInc.Palworld_ad4psfrxyesvt\SystemAppData\wgs

Keep in mind that the AppData folder is hidden. To access it, you will need to toggle Show hidden files, folders, and drives from the File Explorer Options in the Control Panel.

How to manually backup your Palworld saves

Here’s how you can keep a manual save of Palworld on your PC:

Steam:

Head to the above path on your local disk drive and then search for the “backup” folder.
Here, you will get the latest saves that the game automatically took.
Select the save that you want and copy either of the two folders: Local or World.
Now save what you have copied in another folder on your PC or an external hard drive

Make sure that the following files are present when you are taking a manual backup:

Level.sav
LevelMeta.sav
LocalData.sav
WorldOption.sav

Microsoft Store or Game Pass:

Make your way to the location provided above and look for the following folder: “PocketpairInc.Palworld_ad4psfrxyesvt”.
Copy the folder and then save it somewhere else.

How to restore manual saves in Palworld

To restore your manual saves, all you need to do is paste the files back to where you first copied them from. This will override the latest save with the one that you want.

Check out our Palworld guides to have an easier time in-game:

Edited by Arundhoti Palit