Where Are Cogmind Save Files Located?
Cogmind defaults to portable storage in a user folder inside the install dir, with opt-in flags for home-directory or custom roots.
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Cogmind is portable by philosophy. Everything from runs to configs to screenshots defaults into a user folder inside the install directory. Cloud syncs that same set without relocating it.
Flags offer exits for the unconventional. Home-directory mode and fully custom roots both exist as launch options, with the custom route breaking Cloud. Documents and AppData variants in generic guides are unverified for this title.
Where Cogmind stores this, by platform
<SteamLibrary>\steamapps\common\Cogmind\user
Runs, save points, configs, notes and scores in the portable default. Cloud syncs this set. Flags relocate to home or custom roots with Cloud costs. Copy whole with the game closed.
<SteamLibrary>/steamapps/compatdata/722730/pfx/
Steam Play prefix for App ID 722730. The portable user tree mirrors inside the prefix drive. Flag-based relocation behaves identically across platforms.
Frequently asked questions
How do I back up Cogmind?
Copy the <Steam>\steamapps\common\Cogmind\user folder with the game closed. Current runs, manual save points, configs, notes and scoresheets all live there. Cloud syncs the same set per account.
Can I move Cogmind out of its folder?
Launch with the nonportable flag to relocate into the dot Grid Sage folder at home. Custom roots arrive through a custom-path flag with ASCII-only paths, at the cost of breaking Cloud sync. Default stays portable in the install tree.
Guides list Documents paths for Cogmind. Right?
Disregard them. The official manual plus developer posts agree on the install user folder, with Documents and AppData variants unverified. Template sites invent those freely for this title.
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