Where Are Empire Earth Save Files Located?
2001 original saves in game dir with registry config note.
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The original keeps saves in a data folder inside the install with campaign progress in a Users tree. Config lives in registry hives beside expansion keys. Retail, GOG and Steam Gold share the layout.
No documents or AppData saves exist for this release. Heaven forums plus help sites pin the tree. Keep files plus exported key together.
Where Empire Earth stores this, by platform
<path-to-game>\Data\Saved Games
In-install Saved Games with Users campaign tree. Config in registry hives with expansion keys. Retail, GOG and Gold share layout. No documents involvement.
Frequently asked questions
How do I back up Empire Earth?
Copy the Saved Games folder plus campaign Users folder with the game closed. Config lives in registry, so export that key too. Restoring means putting files back and importing the key.
Original or sequel paths?
This covers the 2001 original and Gold only. The sequel uses different paths. Match files to the running release.
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