Where Are Fantasy Life i Save Files Located?
Fantasy Life i saves primarily to Steam userdata, with local AppData fallbacks that confuse backup guides. All three spots inside.
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Fantasy Life i has the messiest save story in this batch. Launched through Steam, progress lives in Steam userdata under app ID 2993780 as a gamedata .bin file. Launched directly from the exe, it writes to Local/Game/Saved/SaveGames instead, with system data in LocalLow under LEVEL5.
Mixing launch methods creates phantom progress loss: each path holds a different save. Choose Steam launching, back up the remote folder daily, and leave the AppData trees alone unless debugging exe launches.
Where Fantasy Life i stores this, by platform
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\[SteamID]\2993780\remote
Primary save 002DAE74-00-gamedata.bin for Steam launches. Direct-exe launches use %LOCALAPPDATA%\Game\Saved\SaveGames; system data sits in LocalLow\LEVEL5 Inc_\FANTASY LIFE i. One launch method per backup.
~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/2993780/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/AppData/Local/Game/Saved/SaveGames
Proton prefix for app ID 2993780; Windows-side paths above reappear inside the prefix. Steam-launched saves still prefer the userdata remote tree.
Frequently asked questions
Which Fantasy Life i file do I actually back up?
Copy the remote folder's gamedata .bin file elsewhere regularly. That single file is the Steam-launched save; AppData copies only matter for direct-exe launches.
Why do guides list three different Fantasy Life i save paths?
Launch consistency decides the location: Steam launches use userdata remote, direct exe launches use Local/Game/Saved. Pick one launch method and back up its folder.
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