Where Does Diablo 4 Store Characters and Settings?
Where Diablo 4 keeps settings on Windows, while characters live on servers. Exact folders are covered below.
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Diablo 4 is server characters with local settings. Your heroes live in your Battle.net account across seasons. The PC holds brightness, chat, and social prefs.
Same login means same stash on any PC. Exact settings names shift with seasonal patches. Keep online during play, since offline mode does not exist. If heroes vanish, check the account and region first. A second BattleTag with a similar name is the classic empty roster cause. When in doubt, verify paths inside the app before trusting a remembered folder.
Where Diablo IV stores this, by platform
%userprofile%\Documents\Diablo IV (settings, heroes on servers)
Heroes follow your Battle.net login across seasons. Local prefs live in Documents Diablo IV. Reinstalls restore heroes after sign in.
Frequently asked questions
How do I move Diablo 4 characters to a new PC?
Characters, stash, and seasons live in your Battle.net account, not in local files. Copy the Diablo IV settings folder for local prefs like brightness. Reinstall the matching patch first, since old prefs sometimes reset on big updates.
Are Diablo 4 characters stored locally?
No. Diablo 4 is online only with server side characters. The PC holds settings plus cache. Reinstalls restore the same heroes after sign in. Screenshot build planners for records, since local files never hold the master roster alone.
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