Where Are The Witness Save Files Located?
The Witness saves campaign files with screenshot twins in Roaming, with launcher prefs and Cloud mirror beside them.
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The Witness pairs every campaign save with a screenshot twin in Roaming. Launcher preferences sit beside the pairs with install variables covering engine options. Cloud mirrors per account generously.
Userdata trees carry Cloud copies while Roaming stays authoritative. Copy the Roaming tree whole for restores and leave Cloud to sync. Screenshot twins identify slots visually.
Where The Witness stores this, by platform
%APPDATA%\The Witness
Campaign files with screenshot twins plus launcher prefs in one Roaming tree. Cloud mirrors generously per account. Copy whole with the game closed.
<SteamLibrary>/steamapps/compatdata/210970/pfx/
Steam Play prefix for App ID 210970. The Roaming tree maps inside the prefix drive. Same campaign-plus-screenshot shape on Deck and Linux.
Frequently asked questions
How do I back up The Witness saves?
Copy %APPDATA%\The Witness whole with the game closed. Campaign files pair with screenshot twins per save while launcher prefs sit beside them. Cloud mirrors per account with generous quotas.
AppData or userdata for The Witness?
It mirrors rather than replaces. The userdata tree carries a Cloud copy while Roaming stays primary. Quote Roaming for restores and userdata for Cloud archaeology.
Where is The Witness config?
They sit beside saves in the same Roaming tree with launcher prefs included. Install-tree variables cover engine-side options. Copy the tree whole for settings moves.
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