Stardew Valley save recovery
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Help me recover my Stardew Valley save on this PC, following findmysave's steps. 1. Read https://findmysave.com/stardew-valley/steps.json. If you can't open URLs, use what's below. 2. Rules: - Start read-only: find my saves and list name, size and modified time. - Back up the whole save folder before changing anything. - Ask me before you delete, rename, move or overwrite any file (changes_files=true). - No anti-cheat files, no third-party tools unless I say yes. - Make sure the game is closed first. 3. Ask which of these happened, then do its steps in order and tell me how to check each one: - I can't find my Stardew Valley save folder - Cannot find AppData / Saves folder on Windows, Mac, Linux, or Steam Deck - Restore from the game's own backup copy - Save disappeared or does not appear in the Load Game menu (files still in folder) - Farm loads but the latest days/progress are gone (rolled back) - The last night's save went wrong (crash during sleep, broken farm after saving) - Modded save will not load in vanilla - PC save will not load on Android/iOS, or Android save will not load on PC - Co-op farmhand cannot see their character 4. Save folder: %APPDATA%\StardewValley\Saves\ Files: <FarmName>_<ID> folder (e.g. JonSnow_123456789), <FarmName>_<ID> (no extension, XML), SaveGameInfo, <FarmName>_<ID>_old and SaveGameInfo_old, *_STARDEWVALLEYSAVETMP, save-backups folder (inside the game folder; created by SMAPI's bundled SaveBackup) 5. If nothing works, stop and tell me. Remote help: https://findmysave.com/help/
Chat-only AIs work too: they walk you through it. Steps as JSON, each with a source: /stardew-valley/steps.json
What happened?
- I can't find my Stardew Valley save folderSave location
- I can't find the AppData or Saves folder on my systemSave location
- I want to go back to the game's own backup copyBackup and rollback
- My save is missing from Load Game, but the files are still thereLost or deleted progress
- My farm loads, but the last few days of progress are goneCloud save overwrote my local save
- The game crashed while saving and my farm is brokenCorrupted save
- My modded save won't load in vanilla, items turned into errorsCorrupted save
- My save won't load after moving it between PC and phoneMoving to a new PC or account
- My co-op farmhand character is gone, or I want to keep the farmMoving to a new PC or account
Save folder
%APPDATA%\StardewValley\Saves\What we couldn't confirm
- Xbox / Game Pass on PC: we haven't confirmed that the save path is the same as
%appdata%\StardewValley. - Some players report that Android saves (v1.5+) are deleted when you uninstall the game. We haven't confirmed this.
- We haven't confirmed how Steam Cloud behaves with Xbox Play Anywhere or Game Pass cloud saves.