Where Are The Stanley Parable Save Files Located?
Where the Stanley Parable keeps saves and settings on PC, and how the remake differs from the mod era.
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The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe saves to a single text file, tspud-savedata.txt, at %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Crows Crows Crows\The Stanley Parable_ Ultra Deluxe. The studio name in the path hides it from title searches, and the trailing underscore is part of the folder.
Version confusion dominates this topic. Classic mod era guides describe Source engine state that does not exist in the remake, and remake paths mean nothing to the original. Copy the tspud file with Steam Cloud off, since the cloud restores over manual swaps.
Where The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe stores this, by platform
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Crows Crows Crows\The Stanley Parable_ Ultra Deluxe
tspud-savedata.txt holds the entire save; turn off Steam Cloud before swapping copies or the cloud overwrites them. Search AppData for Crows Crows Crows, not the title. The legacy mod kept state in Source files instead.
Frequently asked questions
how do i back up stanley parable saves
Copy tspud-savedata.txt out of %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Crows Crows Crows\The Stanley Parable_ Ultra Deluxe with the game closed and Steam Cloud off. The single file holds every discovered ending. Restore by dropping it back and relaunching.
do classic stanley parable guides still apply
No. The 2013 mod and HD Remix stored state in Source engine files and registry, while Ultra Deluxe keeps one text save under Crows Crows Crows. Guides for one version mislead the other, so check which release the path mentions.
does stanley parable use steam cloud
Yes for the Ultra Deluxe save files, which suits an endings collection game. The original mod relied on Source persistence instead. Keep a manual copy before achievement hunting across machines.
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