Where Are Kenshi Saves Located?
Kenshi LocalAppData save folder with per-campaign directories and Steam Workshop mods nearby.
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Kenshi saves into LocalAppData under a lowercase kenshi folder, one directory per campaign with quicksaves and autosaves inside. Older installs used a save folder in the game directory, so veteran guides point at a stale path.
Kenshi famously skips Steam Cloud, which makes manual backups mandatory. Copy the save folder regularly or a corrupt sector ends the campaign.
Where Kenshi stores this, by platform
%LOCALAPPDATA%\kenshi\save
Each campaign is a subfolder with quicksave and autosave files. Old pre-1.0.50 installs used <install>\save instead, so check there for ancient campaigns. Mods load from the Steam Workshop tree under steamapps\workshop\content\233860. Copy the save folder with the game closed; no cloud copy exists.
Frequently asked questions
Does Kenshi use Steam Cloud?
No. Saves live only in the folder above, so back them up yourself before reinstalls or drive moves.
Where are Kenshi mods?
Workshop mods download under steamapps\workshop\content\233860. Copy mod folders into the Kenshi mods directory with matching names to use them in the editor.
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