Can't find .sav file on system (Shipping package)

Whether using PIE or a development exe [Save game to slot] will create a .sav file in

*\MyProject\Saved\SaveGames* or *\WindowsNoEditor\MyProject\Saved\SaveGames* respectively.

I just did a package test in 32bit shipping mode.
The exe behaves as expected and variable values are saved and loaded between successive runs.

However, I cannot find the .sav anywhere on my system!

I have searched the whole of my system for *.sav and it is only finding yesterday’s files.

Where are my .sav variables/values being stored?

Are the values (as a guess) cooked into the shipping.exe and no longer accessible via the .sav file?

Grrr!

Thanks birdfreeyahoo!

The Local folder is hidden which is why my global *.sav search didn’t find it.

tut

My Saves are in C:\Users_YOURNAME_\Appdata\Local_PROJECTNAME_

I’m not 100% sure, but look there.

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This an old Post I know but I am having this issue and my saves are NOT in that location or any other location I’ve seen that they should be…

Sanity check …

(1)

Search in project root folder for *.sav.

use Explorer to limit date range to ‘today’ if too many (old) search results

(2)

Search in C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\ for *.sav

(3)

Search in C:\ for *.sav

(4)

Check if files with .sav extentions are being hidden by your search.
If you are seeing other .sav files then you’re ok. If not then they may be excluded.

(5)

If none of the above helps then recheck the [Save Game to Slot] path you are using in your blueprint
in case there is a typo. Try a basic save to [C:\test.sav] to confirm that it is working as expected.

(6)

If [5] still doesn’t work then check other/old projects to see if they’re working and compare.




I can’t think of anything else to check beyond the above.

C:\Users"USERFOLDER"\AppData\Local"PROJECTNAME"\Saved\SaveGames

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when i package my game, there is a save file ingame. but i cant find it on my system and its also not in my editor mode when playing… does anyone know a solution? when i make a new save game then it shows up in its file location.i am able to delete that save game but not the one that I cant find

when i package my game, there is a save file ingame. but i cant find it on my system and its also not in my editor mode when playing… does anyone know a solution? when i make a new save game then it shows up in its file location.i am able to delete that save game but not the one that I cant find