Where Are Honkai: Star Rail Settings and Screenshots Stored?
Star Rail Unity settings, logs and account-side progress notes on PC.
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Honkai: Star Rail progress lives server-side on your HoYoverse account. Local files hold graphics settings, player logs and caches that make trailblazing smoother.
Fresh installs only need a login plus settings copy. Relics and eidolons wait on the server.
Where Honkai: Star Rail stores this, by platform
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Cognosphere\Star Rail
Settings and logs inside; subfolder names can shift with patches, so copy the whole tree for settings migration. Screenshots save to the game install ScreenShot folder. Account progress needs no backup.
Frequently asked questions
Can I back up Star Rail progress?
No local backup needed. Characters, relics and pulls live on HoYoverse servers.
Where are Star Rail screenshots?
In the ScreenShot folder inside the game install directory. Photo-mode keepers pile up there fast.
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