Where Are Towerfall Save Files Located?
Where Towerfall keeps its extensionless save file on each OS, and how Steam Cloud fits into manual backup.
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Towerfall keeps its whole progress in one extensionless file whose home moves per OS. Windows reads it next to the game install. Mac reads it under Application Support. Linux follows the XDG data home.
Steam Cloud keeps a copy in the install tree too, with newest winning on conflict. That duality means manual restores need Cloud paused or the old copy returns. Copy the single file with the game closed for backup. Versus unlocks and quest arrows share the single file, so copy it whole. Keep Cloud paused during manual restores.
Where Towerfall Ascension stores this, by platform
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\TowerFall\tf_saveData
Extensionless save file next to the game install. Cloud keeps a copy here too with newest winning. Pause Cloud before manual restores.
~/Library/Application Support/TowerFall/tf_saveData
Same extensionless file under Application Support. Format matches Windows exactly. Reach Library through Go to Folder.
~/.local/share/TowerFall/tf_saveData
Same extensionless file under the XDG data home. Fully spec compliant. Copy between OS folders for moves.
Frequently asked questions
Can I move a Towerfall save between Mac and PC?
Copy the tf_saveData file into the matching folder for the target OS from this post. The format is identical everywhere with no extension to convert. Keep the game closed during the copy so the file flushes cleanly.
What extension does the Towerfall save use?
No extension at all. The file is literally named tf_saveData with nothing after the dot that never comes. Back up that exact name rather than any lookalike with an added suffix.
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