Total War: Warhammer III Save File Location
Last verified: 2026-09-20
Save file location (Windows): %APPDATA%\The Creative Assembly\Warhammer3\save_games
- Windows
%APPDATA%\The Creative Assembly\Warhammer3\save_games- Mac / Linux
Same publisher folder under your home directory
Here's exactly where Total War: Warhammer III stores your save files on PC, how cloud sync works, and how to back them up before modding or switching computers.
Save file locations
%APPDATA%\The Creative Assembly\Warhammer3\save_games
Full path: C:\Users\<YourName>\AppData\Roaming\The Creative Assembly\Warhammer3\save_games\ . This is %APPDATA% (Roaming), not Documents. Saves are .save files. Epic and Game Pass builds use EOS\ and GDK\ subfolders respectively.
Same publisher folder under your home directory
Total War: Warhammer III is PC-only (no console version). On macOS/Linux the save lives in the equivalent user folder for this publisher; on Windows use the path above.
Cloud saves
Yes, via Steam Cloud when enabled. Note the storefront subfolder: Epic saves are under ...\Warhammer3\EOS\save_games and Game Pass under ...\Warhammer3\GDK\save_games — copy from the one that matches your storefront.
Moving to a new PC? Follow the step-by-step Total War: Warhammer III save transfer guide to copy your progress across without losing anything.
How to open the save folder
- Press Win + R to open the Run box.
- Paste %APPDATA%\The Creative Assembly\Warhammer3\save_games and press Enter.
- Copy the whole save folder somewhere safe before editing, modding, or moving PCs.
Save problems & fixes
Total War: Warhammer III save won't load or says it's corrupt
TWW3 writes autosaves into the same save_games folder — load the most recent autosave if a manual save is corrupt. Cloud sync keeps an extra copy.
My Total War: Warhammer III save is missing or the folder looks empty
You may be looking in the wrong place — the folder is exact (watch Documents vs AppData). If Documents is synced to OneDrive, also check %USERPROFILE%\OneDrive\Documents. If it's still empty, cloud sync may not have finished before the game overwrote the local copy.
Total War: Warhammer III progress rolled back after a cloud conflict
When Steam 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, back up the local folder, then re-enable it.
Save won't load or shows as corrupted? See the Total War: Warhammer III corrupted save fix guide to recover your progress step by step.
FAQ
Where is the Total War: Warhammer III save file on PC?
It's at %APPDATA%\The Creative Assembly\Warhammer3\save_games (files end in .save). Press Win+R, paste that path, and press Enter to open it.
How do I fix a corrupted Total War: Warhammer III save?
TWW3 writes autosaves into the same save_games folder — load the most recent autosave if a manual save is corrupt. Cloud sync keeps an extra copy.
How do I back up Total War: Warhammer III saves before modding?
Copy the entire save folder at %APPDATA%\The Creative Assembly\Warhammer3\save_games somewhere safe before adding mods, so you can restore it if a mod breaks the save.
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