Where Are Europa Universalis IV Saves Located?
EU4 save games folder in Documents under Paradox Interactive, shared pattern across Paradox titles.
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EU4 keeps campaigns in a save games folder under Documents\Paradox Interactive. The same Documents pattern serves Stellaris, CK3 and Hearts of Iron.
Plain files, plain folders. Paradox saves are among the most portable in PC gaming; version and mod parity are the only real constraints.
Where Europa Universalis IV stores this, by platform
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Paradox Interactive\Europa Universalis IV\save games
Holds .eu4 campaign files plus autosaves. Same parent pattern across Paradox titles. Copy with the game closed; match versions and mods on restore.
Frequently asked questions
How do I back up EU4 campaigns?
Copy individual .eu4 files for single campaigns, or the whole save games folder for everything. Ironman saves live in the same folder with no special protection beyond the format.
Can I transfer EU4 saves between computers?
Copy the .eu4 file into the other machine's save games folder with matching game and mod versions. Checksum mismatches from mod drift are the usual failure.
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