Where Are Hollow Knight Saves Located?
Hollow Knight save folder on Windows, macOS and Linux, with user1.dat slots and automatic backups.
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Hollow Knight stores the four save slots as user1.dat through user4.dat in a Unity LocalLow folder on Windows. The game writes .bak backups beside them on every save.
The macOS and Linux paths follow Unity conventions rather than the usual game folders, which is why guides disagree. Look for the Team Cherry folder name on each OS.
Where Hollow Knight stores this, by platform
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Team Cherry\Hollow Knight
Slots are user1.dat to user4.dat. Copy the .dat plus its .bak twin when moving a slot between machines.
~/Library/Application Support/unity.Team Cherry.Hollow Knight
Note the unity. prefix, which differs from most Mac games. In Finder use Go > Go to Folder.
~/.config/unity3d/Team Cherry/Hollow Knight
Unity3d config path rather than .local/share. Same userN.dat slot layout as Windows.
Frequently asked questions
My save says corrupted. Is it gone?
Often not. Rename the broken userN.dat aside and rename its .bak copy to userN.dat. The game keeps these automatic backups for exactly this case.
How do I move a Hollow Knight save to another PC?
Copy the matching userN.dat into the same folder on the new machine. Start a throwaway run in that slot first if the folder does not exist yet.
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