Where Are Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Save Files?
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds saves to a SonicRacingCrossWorlds folder in Roaming AppData, per Steam ID.
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Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds follows the modern Sega layout. Saves live in %APPDATA%\SEGA\SonicRacingCrossWorlds\steam, inside a folder named with a numeric ID. The Epic build uses a sibling Epic folder instead of steam. Each numbered folder holds that profile's app.sav progress.
Sega support points at this exact folder when the game reports that data could not be loaded. Moving the numbered folders out and back (with hidden items visible) is the documented recovery. Copy the whole SonicRacingCrossWorlds folder before any reinstall.
Where Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds stores this, by platform
%APPDATA%\SEGA\SonicRacingCrossWorlds\steam\[userid]
Paste the path up to steam into Explorer, then open the numbered folder. Contains app.sav. Enable Hidden items to see AppData. Back up the whole SonicRacingCrossWorlds tree.
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\[SteamID3]\2486820
Cloud mirror for App ID 2486820. Restore local files with Steam closed, then launch once before going online so the cloud adopts your restore.
Frequently asked questions
How do I move my CrossWorlds save to a new PC?
Copy the SonicRacingCrossWorlds folder out of Roaming\SEGA on the old machine and into the same place on the new one. This was Sega support's own recovery recipe for the data could not be loaded error.
Can I share saves between PC and Switch?
The PC file is named app.sav while the Switch copy is just app. Rename accordingly when moving between platforms. Keep a backup before experimenting, since a bad rename reads as corrupt.
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