Where Are Hollow Knight: Silksong Saves Located?
Silksong save folder on Windows, macOS and Linux, with userX.dat profiles inside a Steam ID subfolder.
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Silksong keeps its saves in the standard Unity location, one folder per store version, with each profile stored as userX.dat. Steam copies sit inside a subfolder named after your numeric Steam ID.
Back up the whole folder rather than single files. The game also writes auto-save restore points next to the profiles, and those travel with the folder.
Where Hollow Knight: Silksong stores this, by platform
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Team Cherry\Hollow Knight Silksong
Contains user1.dat through user4.dat plus shared.dat and Restore_Points folders. Steam builds nest these inside a subfolder named with your Steam ID. Paste the path into the File Explorer address bar since AppData is hidden.
~/Library/Application Support/unity.Team-Cherry.Silksong
Same userX.dat layout as Windows. Use Finder Go > Go to Folder to reach it because Library is hidden.
~/.config/unity3d/Team Cherry/Hollow Knight Silksong
Same profile files as the other desktop builds. The Microsoft Store build instead uses a SystemAppData\wgs container under its package folder.
Frequently asked questions
How do I back up Silksong saves?
Copy the entire Hollow Knight Silksong folder with the game closed, including the Steam ID subfolder. Restoring means pasting it back before launching, with Steam Cloud allowed to settle first.
Do Silksong saves sync with Steam Cloud?
Yes. The local folder is still the live copy, so keep a manual backup before modding or moving PCs regardless.
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