Where Are Palworld Saves Located?
Palworld save folder on Windows Steam and Game Pass, plus the Steam Deck userdata path.
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On Steam, Palworld saves live under Local AppData in Pal, then Saved, then SaveGames, inside a Steam ID folder. Each world is a further subfolder with random names.
Game Pass copies use a completely different sandboxed path under Packages. Close the game and let Steam Cloud finish syncing before copying anything.
Where Palworld stores this, by platform
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Pal\Saved\SaveGames\[SteamID]
Steam version. Game Pass uses %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\PocketpairInc.Palworld_ad4psfrxyesvt\SystemAppData\wgs instead. AppData is hidden; use Run (Win+R) to jump there.
~/.steam/steam/userdata/[SteamID]/1623730
Steam Deck and Linux path via Proton. 1623730 is Palworld app ID. Back up the whole folder, since world and player data split across subfolders.
Frequently asked questions
How do I back up one Palworld world?
Copy its world subfolder out of the Steam ID folder and date the copy. Restoring means dropping that folder back and letting Cloud sync upload it.
Why is my Game Pass save not in the Pal folder?
Game Pass sandboxes saves under Packages with random folder names. That path never matches Steam guides, which describe the Pal/Saved layout.
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