Where Are SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance Save Files?
SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance saves to a SHINOBI_AOV folder in Roaming AppData, inside a Steam ID subfolder.
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SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance follows Sega's PC convention. Saves and options live under %APPDATA%\Sega\SHINOBI_AOV\Steam, inside a folder named with your numeric Steam ID. Files use the .save extension. There is no separate config folder to hunt for.
Back up the whole SHINOBI_AOV folder rather than single files. It sits beside the folders for Sega's other recent PC releases, so one copy covers the game fully. Do it with the game closed or the latest progress may still be in memory.
Where SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance stores this, by platform
%APPDATA%\Sega\SHINOBI_AOV\Steam\[SteamID]
Paste the path up to Steam into Explorer, then open the numbered folder. Contains .save progress plus options. Copy the entire SHINOBI_AOV folder for backup.
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\[SteamID3]\2361770
Cloud mirror of the same files. Launch once on a new PC so the folders exist, close the game, then restore your backup before going online.
Frequently asked questions
How do I find my Steam ID folder for SHINOBI?
Open %APPDATA%\Sega\SHINOBI_AOV\Steam and look for the numbered subfolder. On a shared PC there is one per account, so the folder with the newest files is usually the active one.
Does the game support Steam Cloud?
Yes for saves and options. Still keep a manual copy of SHINOBI_AOV before reinstalling or switching PCs. Cloud sync resolves conflicts with newest wins, which punishes restoring an older backup while online.
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