How to Transfer Your Hollow Knight Save to a New PC
Last verified: 2026-09-14
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Team Cherry\Hollow Knight
Copy your user1.dat through user4.dat save files (one per save slot) from the Hollow Knight folder.
Before you move anything, make a full backup of every Hollow Knight save on the OLD PC in one command. Press Win+R (or open Command Prompt), paste this, and hit Enter:
robocopy "%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Team Cherry\Hollow Knight" "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\HollowKnight-save-backup" /E /COPY:DAT /R:1 /W:1
/E mirrors the whole save tree (every profile sub-folder and slot) to a backup folder on your Desktop without touching the originals. Copy that folder to the new PC, then restore by swapping the source and destination paths.
Switching computers? Here's exactly which Hollow Knight save files to copy, where they live, and how to make sure your progress loads on the new PC.
Where the files live: see the full Hollow Knight save file location guide for every platform path (PS5, Xbox, Steam Cloud).
How to transfer your Hollow Knight save to a new PC
- On the old PC, press Win+R, paste %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Team Cherry\Hollow Knight, and press Enter to open the save folder.
- Copy your user1.dat through user4.dat save files (one per save slot) from the Hollow Knight folder.
- Copy those files to a USB drive, cloud folder (OneDrive/Google Drive), or network share.
- Install Hollow Knight on the new PC and launch it once, then close it — this creates the empty save folder.
- Open the same path (%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Team Cherry\Hollow Knight) on the new PC and paste your copied files in, overwriting if asked.
- Launch the game and confirm your progress loaded before deleting the backup copy.
Does cloud sync move it for you?
Yes on PC — Hollow Knight uses Steam Cloud, so your userN.dat saves sync across machines on the same account. Close the game before swapping files so Steam Cloud doesn't overwrite your restore.
Common mistakes
- Forgetting to close the game / let the cloud finish syncing before copying — a later sync can overwrite your restore.
- Each userN.dat has a matching userN.dat.bak backup — copy both so a corrupt save can still roll back.
FAQ
How do I move my Hollow Knight save to a new PC?
Copy your user1.dat through user4.dat save files (one per save slot) from the Hollow Knight folder. The folder is at %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Team Cherry\Hollow Knight. Copy it to the same path on the new PC after installing and launching Hollow Knight once.
Does Hollow Knight use cloud saves?
Yes on PC — Hollow Knight uses Steam Cloud, so your userN.dat saves sync across machines on the same account. Close the game before swapping files so Steam Cloud doesn't overwrite your restore.
Where is the Hollow Knight save folder on PC?
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Team Cherry\Hollow Knight. See our full Hollow Knight save file location guide for every platform (PC, PS5, Xbox, Steam Cloud).
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