Where Are Beat Saber Save Files Located?
Beat Saber keeps scores and settings in a Hyperbolic Magnetism folder under LocalLow. Save files, settings, and Linux.
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Beat Saber is a Unity game, so its saves follow Unity rules: a company-named folder under AppData\LocalLow. For Beat Saber that means LocalLow\Hyperbolic Magnetism\Beat Saber, the original studio name, holding PlayerData.dat files with your scores and progress plus settings.cfg with your options.
The folder name trips up searchers twice: Beat Games is the current studio name, and Hyperbolic Magnetism is what is on disk. Score hunters want the .dat files; settings tweakers want settings.cfg; modders downgrading for compatibility want the whole folder plus the install dir's CustomLevels. Steam Cloud covers the LocalLow side. Linux mirrors it inside the Proton prefix for app ID 620980.
Where Beat Saber stores this, by platform
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Hyperbolic Magnetism\Beat Saber
PlayerData.dat files hold scores and progress; settings.cfg holds options. The Hyperbolic Magnetism folder name is the original studio name, not a different game. Steam Cloud syncs these files. Custom songs live separately in the install folder under Beat Saber_Data\CustomLevels and do not sync.
~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/620980/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/AppData/LocalLow/Hyperbolic Magnetism/Beat Saber
The Windows layout mirrored inside the Proton prefix, where 620980 is the game's Steam app ID. Some installs use ~/.steam/steam instead of ~/.local/share/Steam. Same .dat files and settings.cfg as Windows, so backups move across freely.
Frequently asked questions
how do i move beat saber progress to a new pc
Copy the whole Beat Saber folder under LocalLow to the new machine. PlayerData.dat carries scores and campaign progress; settings.cfg carries options. DLC ownership is account-based and redownloads. Custom songs live in the install folder's CustomLevels, so grab Beat Saber_Data too if you mod.
does beat saber use steam cloud
Yes. Steam Cloud syncs the LocalLow files, so scores and progress follow your account. Custom songs and mods in the install folder do not sync and must be moved by hand. Disable cloud before downgrading versions for mod compatibility, or it restores files the old build cannot read.
where are beat saber saves on linux
The layout is mirrored inside the Proton prefix for app ID 620980: .../pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/AppData/LocalLow/Hyperbolic Magnetism/Beat Saber. Same .dat files, same settings.cfg. Note Steam flags the game unsupported on Deck, since VR needs a headset regardless of where files sit.
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