Where Are Dakar Desert Rally Save Files Located?
Dakar Desert Rally uses a Dakar2Game Saved tree in LocalAppData. Windows paths plus Proton notes.
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Dakar Desert Rally follows Unreal conventions with a project-named folder. Saves live in Dakar2Game/Saved/SaveGames inside LocalAppData, with config in the sibling Config/WindowsNoEditor tree. Steering wheel profiles sit beside config as JSON files, which matters more here than in most racing games.
The 2 in the folder name reflects the project title rather than a sequel. Searching LocalAppData for Dakar finds it when the full name slips the mind. Steam and Epic builds share the layout, and Cloud mirrors under app ID 1839940.
Where Dakar Desert Rally stores this, by platform
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Dakar2Game\Saved\SaveGames
Career saves here. Config in Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor with SteeringWheelConfigs JSON beside it. Steam and Epic share the tree. The 2 in Dakar2Game is the project name, not a sequel marker.
<SteamLibrary>/steamapps/compatdata/1839940/pfx/
Steam Play prefix for app ID 1839940. The LocalAppData tree above is mirrored inside the prefix. Cloud copies also land under userdata/<user-id>/1839940 when sync is on.
Frequently asked questions
Where is the Dakar Desert Rally config file?
In Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor under the Dakar2Game LocalAppData folder. Graphics and input choices live there with wheel profiles as JSON beside them. Edit with the game closed and keep a backup before controller experiments.
How do I back up my Dakar Desert Rally career?
Copy the whole Dakar2Game Saved folder with the game closed. That grabs saves, config and wheel profiles together. Restore to the same relative path and let Steam Cloud merge on first launch.
Why is the folder called Dakar2Game?
That is the internal Unreal project name and it stuck through release. Guides saying Dakar2Game and Dakar Desert Rally point at the same tree. Search LocalAppData for Dakar when the path looks missing.
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