Where Are Mafia III Save Files Located?
Mafia III saves New Bordeaux progress as numbered .sav slots in a per-ID gamesaves tree under Local AppData.
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Mafia III stores saves under Local AppData in a 2K Games tree: Mafia III, then Data, then a per-ID folder, then gamesaves/default/aslot with save0.sav onward. The ID level personalizes every install.
Corruption recovery exploits the numbered slots. Older slots often survive when the newest breaks, so rotate copies before deleting anything. OneDrive Documents sync is irrelevant here since saves avoid Documents entirely.
Where Mafia III stores this, by platform
%LOCALAPPDATA%\2K Games\Mafia III\Data
save0.sav onward in per-ID aslot folders. Copy the whole tree closed; recover corrupt slots by promoting older numbered copies.
~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/360430/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/AppData/Local/2K Games/Mafia III/Data
Proton prefix for app ID 360430; the 2K Games tail inside mirrors Windows. Same slot-promotion recovery works on Steam Deck.
Frequently asked questions
How do I back up Mafia III saves?
Copy the whole Mafia III tree with the game closed. The per-ID folder ties saves to your profile, so keep its structure intact.
My Mafia III save is corrupt. Can I recover it?
Delete the newest slot file, duplicate the previous one, and rename the copy to fill the gap. Work on copies first; corrupted slots sometimes cascade.
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