Where Are Dragon Quest XI Saves Located?
Dragon Quest XI (2018) saves in Documents My Games DRAGON QUEST XI, with configs beside saves and Steam Cloud sync.
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The 2018 Dragon Quest XI follows Unreal Engine habits with a twist: saves sit in Documents My Games rather than AppData. Progress lands in Saved SaveGames, settings in Saved Config WindowsNoEditor. Steam Cloud and OneDrive Documents backup both mirror the same tree.
This page covers the original release, not the S Definitive Edition, which uses different paths. Graphics tweaks (TAA flags, frame caps, draw distance) edit the Config INIs directly. Back up SaveGames before INI experiments since a bad render flag can block launches.
Where Dragon Quest XI stores this, by platform
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\DRAGON QUEST XI\Saved\SaveGames
Configs in Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor beside it. Steam Cloud plus OneDrive Documents coverage. Linux Proton mirrors under compatdata 742120.
Frequently asked questions
Do Dragon Quest XI and XI S share saves?
No. The 2018 original and the Definitive Edition keep separate folders and formats. Finish each version in its own tree; cross imports are not supported.
Where is the Dragon Quest XI config file?
In Saved Config WindowsNoEditor as GameUserSettings.ini and Engine.ini. Cap frame rates and force TAA there, keeping a copy before edits.
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