Where Does DuckStation Store Saves and Config?
DuckStation Documents folder with memory cards, save states and settings on Windows.
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DuckStation keeps memory cards, save states, settings and controller profiles in a Documents folder, separate from BIOS files and game images. Each game gets virtual cards plus timestamped states.
Portable builds relocate everything next to the binary. Copy the folder and decades of RPG progress moves machines intact.
Where DuckStation stores this, by platform
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\DuckStation
Holds memcards with .mcd virtual cards, savestates per game, settings.ini and controller profiles. BIOS files live in the bios subfolder. Copy the full folder with the emulator closed. Portable mode uses a data folder beside duckstation.exe instead.
Frequently asked questions
How do I back up DuckStation saves?
Copy the memcards folder plus savestates from the directory above. Both formats restore by paste-back.
Where are DuckStation BIOS files?
In the bios subfolder of the folder above. Dump them from hardware you own; the emulator ships none.
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