Where Are Ace Combat 7 Save Files Located?
Where Ace Combat 7 keeps saves and config under its publisher folder on PC, outside Steam userdata.
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Ace Combat 7 saves at %LOCALAPPDATA%\BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment\ACE COMBAT 7\SaveGames, with a Config sibling instead of the usual Saved wrapper. The publisher folder in the middle hides it from title searches, and the missing Saved level breaks UE muscle memory.
Once those two quirks are known, the layout is simple: one folder per concern, Steam Cloud mirroring the saves when enabled. Copy the whole ACE COMBAT 7 tree with the game closed and campaign, aircraft unlocks, and settings all move.
Where Ace Combat 7 stores this, by platform
%LOCALAPPDATA%\BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment\ACE COMBAT 7\SaveGames
SaveGames/ holds the campaign and ACE7Save files; Config/ holds graphics INIs. Paste the path into Explorer. The folder name is uppercase with spaces, so copy it exactly rather than retyping.
~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/502500/pfx/.../ACE COMBAT 7/SaveGames
Same publisher tree inside the Proton prefix for app 502500. Copy the Windows contents straight across. Cloud mirrors under userdata/502500 exist but the prefix tree is the live copy.
Frequently asked questions
how do i back up ace combat 7 saves
Copy %LOCALAPPDATA%\BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment\ACE COMBAT 7 to the same path on the new PC with the game closed. SaveGames holds campaign progress, Config holds graphics. Steam Cloud may mirror saves, but the folder copy is complete.
where is the ace combat 7 config file
In Config/ beside SaveGames under the ACE COMBAT 7 folder (GameUserSettings.ini and friends). Edit while closed. Unlike most UE games there is no Saved/ level in this path, so configs sit one level shallower than muscle memory expects.
are ace combat 7 saves in steam userdata
No. AC7 keeps saves in the publisher folder, not in Steam userdata, though cloud sync still mirrors them when enabled. Anyone pointing you at userdata/<id>/502500 is describing the cloud mirror, not the live files.
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