Where Are Arma 3 Profiles and Settings Stored?
Arma 3 Documents folder with player profiles, difficulty settings and missions on Windows.
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Arma 3 keeps player profiles in Documents, separate from Steam userdata and the install folder. Each profile is a pair of files: the visible settings and a vars file with the rest.
Missions, screenshots and mods scatter nearby in the same tree. Back up the whole Arma 3 folder and every profile plus custom content moves together.
Where Arma 3 stores this, by platform
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Arma 3
Profiles are <Name>.Arma3Profile plus <Name>.vars.Arma3Profile. Difficulty, controls and audio settings live there, with missions and screenshots in subfolders. Copy the folder with the game closed. Exact filenames may vary slightly by version.
Frequently asked questions
How do I back up Arma 3 profiles?
Copy the full Arma 3 folder from Documents. Restoring means pasting it back before launching, with Steam Cloud given time to settle.
Where are Arma 3 screenshots?
In the Screenshots subfolder of the Documents\Arma 3 tree, separate from Steam's own screenshot folder.
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