Vampire Survivors is unusually helpful because the game maintains backup copies inside its saves tree, but cloud synchronization can undermine a manual reset or rollback if the wrong copy wins. SaveEditor documents both the local AppData path and Steam’s 1794680 remote file so a player can identify whether a change was made locally or restored by the launcher. The safest recovery is to preserve the whole saves/backups tree, then choose one dated SaveData copy intentionally rather than deleting folders while cloud sync is still active.
Where Vampire Survivors stores PC saves
The researched save-location boundary is Windows: Windows/local: %APPDATA%Vampire_Survivorssaves ; Steam cloud mirror: <Steam-folder>userdata<user-id>1794680remoteSaveData ; Epic: %APPDATA%Vampire_Survivors_EGS<user-id> ; Microsoft Store: %LOCALAPPDATA%Packagesponcle.VampireSurvivors_9pv5cyp4vwdsrSystemAppDatawgs<user-id>. The known file or folder pattern is SaveData.sav in the local save tree; backup copies are kept under the savesbackups structure.. This is the practical starting point because launcher, profile, and storefront context can change which copy is active even when two folders look similar.
Storefront and profile differences
Documented launchers or storefronts: Steam, Epic Games Launcher, Microsoft Store. Epic and Microsoft Store have different roots. A Steam cloud file and local SaveData.sav may represent the same progress at different synchronization moments. When looking for a missing save, identify the executable/storefront you actually launched and the user/profile that created the progress before copying anything between directories.
Cloud synchronization
Steam Cloud, Epic cloud, and Xbox Cloud are documented. A cloud service should be treated as another copy of the save, not as proof that the local folder is disposable. Before a manual restore, let synchronization finish, make an offline backup, and avoid starting the game while files are being replaced.
What the files represent
The game has evolved through multiple storage layouts and storefronts. Current Windows local data uses the Vampire_Survivors saves tree while Steam cloud keeps SaveData under app ID 1794680. The current filename/folder evidence is SaveData.sav in the local save tree; backup copies are kept under the savesbackups structure.. File-extension context: .sav A location guide does not claim that every file in the directory is safe to edit or that files from another storefront are automatically interchangeable.
If the save is not where expected
If old progress returns after deletion, check cloud sync. For a manual rollback, copy a dated backup to the live saves directory only after preserving the newest state. Also check redirected Documents folders, Steam Play prefixes, account IDs, and launcher-specific containers where applicable. Preserve every candidate copy before testing a restore so troubleshooting does not destroy the only surviving version.
Verification context: Reviewed against current PCGamingWiki Vampire Survivors save locations and documented manual backup/restore behavior.