Where Are Madden NFL Save Files Located?
Madden NFL keeps saves in Documents\Madden NFL XX\saves, with a year in the folder name. Madden NFL 27 uses its own folder and app ID.
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Madden on PC keeps everything in Documents under a year-stamped folder. Saves sit in saves, settings beside them. Each annual release starts a fresh folder, and Madden NFL 27 is no exception: its folder is Madden NFL 27, and its Steam App ID is 3940610 rather than the older 3230400.
The year in the path is the whole versioning story. Nothing migrates forward automatically, so a franchise from last year's game stays with last year's folder. Copy within the same title freely, across titles never.
Where Madden NFL stores this, by platform
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Madden NFL 27\saves
Madden NFL 27 saves plus PROFILE settings. Replace 27 with your installed year, since each release uses its own folder.
<SteamLibrary>/steamapps/compatdata/3940610/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/Documents/Madden NFL 27/saves
Proton prefix for Madden NFL 27 (App ID 3940610). The Documents tree mirrors inside drive_c/users/steamuser/Documents, and older Madden releases use a different app ID.
Frequently asked questions
How do I back up Madden franchise files?
Copy the Documents\Madden NFL XX folder whole. Franchise files, rosters, and PROFILE settings travel together. The folder year must match the game you play.
Do saves carry to next year's Madden?
No. Each yearly release reads only its own folder, and Madden NFL 27 writes to Madden NFL 27 rather than the Madden NFL 25 path older guides show. Old franchises stay playable only in the old game.
Settings reset but progress stayed. Why?
The PROFILE file in the game folder holds volume and skill settings. Progress saves separately, so settings amnesia needs only that file restored.
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