Where Are Dragon Age II Save Files Located?
Dragon Age II mirrors Origins with its own Dragon Age 2 folder, and imports Origins heroes directly.
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Dragon Age II stores saves in Documents\BioWare\Dragon Age 2\Characters\<Hawke>\Saves, mirroring the Origins layout one folder over. Settings and the DragonAge.ini config sit in the Settings sibling, so the whole Dragon Age 2 folder is the backup unit.
Origins imports read the neighboring Dragon Age folder, which is why both trees must sit under the same BioWare parent. Mac builds use the same ~/Documents layout, and Linux runs through Proton under app ID 1238040. Copy Characters plus Settings and the move is complete.
Where Dragon Age II stores this, by platform
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\BioWare\Dragon Age 2\Characters
One folder per Hawke with saves inside; Settings holds DragonAge.ini. Origins imports read the sibling Dragon Age folder. Copy both folders with the game closed.
~/Documents/BioWare/Dragon Age 2/Characters
Same BioWare layout under Mac Documents. Origins and sequel trees sit side by side, so imports work identically to Windows.
~/.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata/1238040/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/Documents/BioWare/Dragon Age 2/Characters
Same BioWare-relative layout inside the Proton prefix for app 1238040. Keep both BioWare folders together for imports.
Frequently asked questions
How do I import my Origins hero into Dragon Age II?
Place the Origins Characters folder inside Documents\BioWare next to the Dragon Age 2 folder. The importer scans the sibling tree on new game start; past that point, no import happens without mods.
How do I skip the Dragon Age II intro movies?
Open Settings\DragonAge.ini and set DisableIntroMovies to 1. The file lives in the same BioWare tree as the saves, so one folder holds both progress and tweaks.
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