Where Does Xenia Store Save Files?
Xenia stores Xbox 360 saves in a content folder. The default Documents path and how portable.txt moves it.
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Xenia stores saves in a content folder. By default that is %USERPROFILE%\Documents\xenia\content. Each game gets a title ID subfolder with its save blobs inside, mirroring the Xbox 360 layout.
Portable mode moves it. Drop an empty portable.txt file next to xenia.exe and the content folder lands beside the exe instead. That also helps when Documents is redirected to OneDrive, a setup tied to several save crash reports.
Where Xenia stores this, by platform
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\xenia\content
Each title ID gets its own subfolder, e.g. content\<title-id>\00000001. Add portable.txt beside xenia.exe to relocate content next to the exe. Keep a backup before deleting the folder to fix a broken save.
Frequently asked questions
how do i make xenia portable
Create an empty file named portable.txt next to xenia.exe. From then on Xenia writes the content folder beside the exe instead of Documents. Move your existing content folder over once so old saves carry across.
why does xenia crash when saving with onedrive
It picks the Documents path through the system user folder call, so a OneDrive backed Documents folder can trigger save crashes. Portable mode with a local folder avoids the OneDrive path entirely and is the workaround the issue tracker suggests.
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