Where Are Fez Save Files Located?
Where Fez keeps its extensionless slot files on each OS, and how backup twins rescue deleted runs safely.
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Fez keeps slots as extensionless binary files in the user location for each OS. Numbered slots share the folder with automatic backup and delete guard twins. Settings sit in a sibling file beside them.
Steam Cloud mirrors the set under AppID 224760 across machines. The famous level key lives inside the binary rather than on disk. Copy the whole folder with the game closed for backup. Cube shards share the slot binaries, so copy the folder with its twins. Pause Cloud during every manual restore.
Where Fez stores this, by platform
%APPDATA%\FEZ\SaveSlot0
Extensionless slot files plus backup and delete guard twins. Settings sit beside them in the same tree. Cloud mirrors under AppID 224760.
~/Library/Application Support/FEZ/SaveSlot0
Same slot plus twin layout under Application Support. Filenames match Windows exactly. Reach Library through Go to Folder.
~/.local/share/FEZ/SaveSlot0
Same slot plus twin layout under the XDG data home. Copy the set between OS folders for moves. Cloud covers the same files.
Frequently asked questions
How do I restore a deleted Fez save slot?
Remove the LastDelete suffix from the matching file or copy the backup twin over the live slot with the game closed. The game keeps both safety copies beside every slot automatically. Pause Cloud until the restored slot loads once.
What is the birdskull.esquerra file everyone mentions?
It is an internal level key inside the slot binary, not a file to copy anywhere. Level editors read it from the slot data directly. Back up the slot files themselves rather than hunting the key.
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