Where Are PlateUp! Save Files Located?
PlateUp! splits saves into Full, Progress, and Profile folders under an It's Happening tree in LocalLow, with Steam Cloud.
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PlateUp! is a Unity game with a three-folder save design: Full holds the current restaurant run, Progress holds unlocks and franchise state, Profile holds player settings. All three sit under LocalLow in an It's Happening folder, with timestamped files inside.
Steam Cloud syncs that tree and prunes aggressively, which causes the classic vanishing-progress reports. Turn Cloud off before surgery, work on local copies, and keep dated backups of the whole folder rather than single files.
Where PlateUp! stores this, by platform
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\It's Happening\PlateUp
Full (current run), Progress (unlocks), Profile (settings) with timestamped files. Back up all three with the game closed and Cloud paused.
~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/1599600/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/AppData/LocalLow/It's Happening/PlateUp
Proton prefix for app ID 1599600; the It's Happening tail inside mirrors Windows. Same Cloud-pause discipline on Steam Deck.
Frequently asked questions
How do I back up PlateUp! saves?
Copy the whole It's Happening folder with the game closed and Cloud paused. The three subfolders together cover runs, unlocks, and profile; partial copies load oddly.
How do I restore a PlateUp! restaurant backup?
Close the game, pause Steam Cloud, and copy your backup Full folder back over the live one. Cloud adds and prunes files on its own, so manual control beats fighting it.
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