Where Are KOTOR II Save Files Located?
KOTOR II keeps saves in a folder inside the install, with VirtualStore shadow copies on older Windows.
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KOTOR II stores saves in a saves folder inside the install directory (Steam: steamapps\common\Knights of the Old Republic II), with a cloudsaves sibling on Steam builds. Each save is a folder holding a savegame.sav archive plus metadata. There is no cloud sync safety net on the classic build.
Old Windows adds a ghost layer. Sessions run as admin wrote into VirtualStore shadows instead of Program Files, so missing saves often sit in AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files\LucasArts\SWKotORII. Run the game consistently un-elevated and keep one canonical saves folder.
Where Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II stores this, by platform
<Steam>\steamapps\common\Knights of the Old Republic II\saves
One folder per save with savegame.sav inside, plus cloudsaves on Steam. Check the VirtualStore shadow for admin-run sessions. No cloud sync; copy folders by hand with matching mods.
Frequently asked questions
The game loads saves I cannot find on disk. Where are they?
Check the VirtualStore shadow first. Admin-run sessions on Vista-era installs wrote to AppData Local VirtualStore instead of Program Files, so two save sets can exist on one machine.
Do KOTOR II saves transfer between modded installs?
Partly. The .sav format carries, but mod load orders do not. Match mods and the Restored Content Mod state on both machines before trusting a transferred career.
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