Where Are Project CARS 2 Save Files Located?
Project CARS 2 keeps full career profiles in its Documents folder with graphics configs stored beside them.
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Project CARS 2 stores career profiles in Documents\Project CARS 2\savegame\<profile>\project cars 2\profiles, with replays, ghosts and graphics configs (graphicsconfigdx11.xml) in the same parent tree. Steam Cloud syncs it under app ID 378860.
The nesting runs deep: Documents to Project CARS 2 to savegame to profile to project cars 2 to profiles. Copy from the top, not from inside, or replays detach from their careers. Linux runs through Proton with the mirrored layout. Note the series is delisted but installed copies keep working.
Where Project CARS 2 stores this, by platform
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Project CARS 2\savegame
Career profiles plus replays, ghosts and graphics configs in one deep Documents tree. Copy from the top with cloud paused. Delisted but playable; back up regardless.
~/.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata/378860/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/Documents/Project CARS 2/savegame
Same Documents-relative layout inside the Proton prefix for app 378860. Copy from the top of the tree, never from inside.
Frequently asked questions
How do I back up Project CARS 2 fully?
Copy the whole Project CARS 2 Documents folder. Career profiles, ghost laps, replays and graphics configs share it, so partial copies strand progress without its settings.
Do Project CARS 1 saves work in Project CARS 2?
No. The first game reads userdata trees while the sequel reads Documents, so the two never exchange files. Treat them as strangers that share a name.
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