Where Are Battle Brothers Save Files Located?
Where Battle Brothers keeps savegames in Documents on PC, and the symlink trick for slow disks.
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Battle Brothers saves at %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Battle Brothers\savegames, regardless of which drive holds the install. Older builds used ProgramData, but updates moved the tree to Documents years ago.
The install independence cuts both ways. Moving the game never moves saves, and slow save disks need a symlink rather than a reinstall. Config lives beside the saves, so one parent folder copy migrates everything worth keeping. The Legends mod shares the tree. Retinues back up together.
Where Battle Brothers stores this, by platform
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Battle Brothers\savegames
Campaign saves per slot here; config and logs in the parent Battle Brothers folder. Paste the path into Explorer. Legacy ProgramData copies can be deleted once the Documents tree is confirmed live.
Frequently asked questions
how do i back up battle brothers saves
Copy %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Battle Brothers\savegames to the same path with the game closed. Campaigns plus legends mod saves travel together. Config sits beside saves in the same parent, so grab the whole Battle Brothers folder.
how do i move battle brothers saves to an ssd
Move the savegames folder to the fast disk and symlink the old path to the new location (mklink /J on Windows). The game follows the link transparently, which fixes ironman town exit stutters on HDDs. Keep the link after reinstalls.
does battle brothers use steam cloud
Yes for the save files, which is why the game ignores its install drive for storage. GOG builds use the same Documents tree, so store transfers work by folder copy. Antivirus exclusions on the folder fix most save failures.
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