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Hollow Knight: Silksong Save File Location

Last verified: 2026-09-20

Save file location (Windows (Steam / GOG)): %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Team Cherry\Hollow Knight Silksong\<id>

Quick answer: On PC, Hollow Knight: Silksong save files are stored in %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Team Cherry\Hollow Knight Silksong\<id>. Copy that folder to back up your progress before modding, updating, or moving to a new PC.
Windows (Steam / GOG)
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Team Cherry\Hollow Knight Silksong\<id>
Windows (Xbox / Game Pass PC)
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\TeamCherry.Silksong_* \SystemAppData\wgs
Xbox Series X|S / Xbox One
My games & apps › Silksong › Manage game › Saved data
Nintendo Switch
System Settings › Data Management › Save Data Cloud

Here's exactly where Hollow Knight: Silksong keeps your save on PC, how to open the folder, and how to back it up before you tweak settings or move machines.

Save file locations

Windows (Steam / GOG)
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Team Cherry\Hollow Knight Silksong\<id>

Full path: C:\Users\<YourName>\AppData\LocalLow\Team Cherry\Hollow Knight Silksong\ . Inside is a subfolder named with a long number; your saves are user1.dat through user4.dat (one per save slot). Steam and GOG use the same location.

Windows (Xbox / Game Pass PC)
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\TeamCherry.Silksong_* \SystemAppData\wgs

The Microsoft Store / Game Pass build stores saves in the sandboxed Packages folder under a container (wgs) with obfuscated file names, not as plain userX.dat.

Xbox Series X|S / Xbox One
My games & apps › Silksong › Manage game › Saved data

Console saves sync automatically to your Xbox account cloud; there is no user-accessible file on disk.

Nintendo Switch
System Settings › Data Management › Save Data Cloud

Switch saves are sealed to the console. Back them up with Nintendo Switch Online Save Data Cloud.

Cloud saves

On Steam the PC save syncs through Steam Cloud, so it follows your Steam account to other computers. If Steam reports a cloud conflict after playing offline, choose carefully — picking the older version can overwrite progress. To copy or edit a save safely, back up the whole Hollow Knight Silksong folder first.

Cloud save conflict & platform recovery

On Steam/GOG, Silksong keeps PC saves in %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Team Cherry\Hollow Knight Silksong\<id>\ as user1.dat..user4.dat (one per slot) plus .dat.bak backups. Steam Cloud syncs this folder but overwrites rather than merges. The sharpest conflict is cross-store: the Xbox/Game Pass PC build stores saves under %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\TeamCherry.Silksong_*\SystemAppData\wgs in an opaque container — those saves do NOT sync with the Steam userX.dat files, so a Game Pass player and a Steam player of the same game have two separate, incompatible saves.

  1. Fully quit Silksong and exit Steam so Cloud cannot re-sync mid-copy.
  2. Back up %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Team Cherry\Hollow Knight Silksong\<id>\ (keep each userX.dat with its userX.dat.bak).
  3. If Steam reports a cloud conflict after offline play, choose the version with the newest in-game time; picking the older one overwrites progress.
  4. To swap a slot manually, replace the userX.dat while the game is closed, then relaunch — editing live lets Cloud restore the old copy.
  5. Steam <-> Game Pass are separate saves: there is no in-place migration; the wgs container is not the same format as userX.dat, so plan to finish on one store.
Back up first (Windows) — copy & run

Steam Cloud or a store mismatch can lose a Silksong slot. Copy the save folder before any fix:

robocopy "%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Team Cherry\Hollow Knight Silksong" "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\Silksong-Save-Backup" /E

Restore by copying userX.dat (and its .bak) back with the game closed and Steam offline so Cloud does not re-overwrite.

Moving to a new PC? Follow the step-by-step Hollow Knight: Silksong save transfer guide to copy your progress across without losing anything.

How to open the save folder

  1. Press Win + R to open the Run box.
  2. Type %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Team Cherry\Hollow Knight Silksong and press Enter.
  3. Open the subfolder named with a long number.
  4. Your saves are user1.dat to user4.dat (one per slot). Copy them somewhere safe before editing.

Save problems & fixes

Hollow Knight: Silksong save won’t load or says it’s corrupt

Many games keep an automatic backup next to the save (a .bak or numbered copy) — close the game, copy that backup over the broken file, and reopen. On Steam, also right-click the game → Properties → Installed Files → Verify integrity of game files.

My Hollow Knight: Silksong save is missing or the folder looks empty

You are usually looking one level too high — open the numbered profile / Steam-ID sub-folder inside the path above, not the parent. If it is still empty, cloud sync may not have finished writing before the game overwrote the local copy; reconnect and let the cloud sync finish before launching.

Hollow Knight: Silksong progress rolled back after a cloud save conflict

When Steam or the console reports a save conflict, always keep the version with the LATER timestamp. Choosing the older cloud copy overwrites newer local progress — the most common cause of “lost hours.” If unsure, disable cloud sync, back up the local folder first, then re-enable it.

Save won't load or shows as corrupted? See the Hollow Knight: Silksong corrupted save fix guide to recover your progress step by step.

FAQ

Where is the Hollow Knight: Silksong save file on PC?

On Steam/GOG it's at C:\Users\<YourName>\AppData\LocalLow\Team Cherry\Hollow Knight Silksong\<id>\, in files named user1.dat through user4.dat. Press Win+R and paste %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Team Cherry\Hollow Knight Silksong to jump there.

Which file is which save slot?

Each save slot maps to a userX.dat file: user1.dat is slot 1, user2.dat is slot 2, and so on up to user4.dat.

Does Silksong use Steam Cloud?

Yes. The Steam version syncs your save through Steam Cloud across machines. Watch for cloud-conflict prompts after playing offline so you don't overwrite newer progress.

How do I back up my Silksong save?

Copy the entire Hollow Knight Silksong folder from AppData\LocalLow\Team Cherry to another drive. Restoring is just copying it back.

Other games

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