Dark Souls Remastered also stores several character slots inside one .sl2 profile container. A reliable backup therefore captures DRAKS0005.sl2 at the profile level and keeps the numeric user folder context. Steam Cloud can help, but it should not be the only copy before a mod, manager, or migration. SaveEditor.com does not describe one character as an independent file because that would misrepresent the container structure.
Known Dark Souls Remastered save-file structure
The researched filename or folder pattern is DRAKS0005.sl2. File-extension context: .sl2 The documented format notes are: The Windows profile uses a single DRAKS0005.sl2 container under the NBGI account directory. Multiple in-game characters can live inside the same file.
Why an extension is not enough
A save filename can identify a likely container, but it does not prove the internal schema, game version, checksum rules, encryption state, or editability. File replacement affects the whole profile container. Character-level merging requires a dedicated parser and is not implied by this Game Hub. SaveEditor therefore separates file identification from Tool compatibility and only labels a game-specific Tool Verified when its exact profile/version evidence passes the runtime gate.
Where the format is stored
PC save locations: Windows: %USERPROFILE%DocumentsNBGIDARK SOULS REMASTERED<user-id> | Linux / Steam Play: Steam Play: <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/570940/pfx/. Storefront context: Steam. The account-specific numeric directory matters. Keep the directory level when moving backups between PCs. This matters because two releases can use different containers or companion files even when the visible slot name is similar.
Back up before inspecting or editing
Copy DRAKS0005.sl2 and preferably the complete numeric profile folder. A read-only viewer is lower risk than a writer, but the live save should still be copied first. Cloud context also matters: Steam Cloud is documented for Dark Souls Remastered, but a manual dated copy is still recommended before experimentation. Keep the original bytes available so any experiment can be reversed without relying on a cloud service or automatic backup.
What this reference does not claim
This page does not infer an undocumented checksum algorithm, encryption key, compression layer, or cross-store conversion from the file extension. Troubleshooting evidence: If an imported profile does not appear, verify that it is inside the correct numeric account folder and that cloud synchronization did not restore another revision. Those questions require a verified parser/profile or a game-specific source, not a generic format guess.
Verification context: The Documents/NBGI save path and Steam Cloud support were reviewed against current PCGamingWiki coverage. DRAKS0005.sl2 naming is corroborated by current save-manager/community references.