Where Are State of Decay 2 Save Files Located?
State of Decay 2 saves under Local\StateOfDecay2 on Steam and in its Dayton package folder on Microsoft Store.
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State of Decay 2 keeps saves in different roots per store. Steam uses a StateOfDecay2 folder in Local with SaveGames below. The Microsoft Store buries saves in its Dayton package wgs tree.
Slot files carry plain names on Steam and hashes on Store. Transfers mean copying plus renaming to the slot convention. Back up both trees before renaming anything, since a wrong guess overwrites a live community.
Where State of Decay 2 stores this, by platform
%LOCALAPPDATA%\StateOfDecay2\Saved\SaveGames
Community slots as SaveGame files under versioned numeric folders. Numbers vary per user, copy the parent tree.
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.Dayton_8wekyb3d8bbwe\SystemAppData\wgs
Store-version saves as hash-named files. Same communities, unreadable names. Rename on copy to Steam layout.
<SteamLibrary>/steamapps/compatdata/495420/pfx/
Proton prefix for app 495420. Steam-side tree mirrors inside drive_c/users/steamuser/AppData/Local.
Frequently asked questions
How do I back up State of Decay 2 communities?
Copy the StateOfDecay2 tree for Steam, or the wgs tree inside the Dayton package for Store. Slots map by folder order, biggest file is usually the main community.
Can I move a Store save to Steam?
Copy Store files over and rename to SaveGame0.sav style names in the Steam SaveGames tree. Match slot files one by one and launch to check each.
What are the numbered folders?
The numeric folders are your user and container IDs. They differ per machine and account. Copy the whole parent tree rather than memorizing numbers.
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