Final Fantasy XV has more than one plausible-looking PC save location, which makes a full-folder backup more reliable than hunting for a single file. On Steam, cloud behavior can route active saves through Steam userdata even though a Documents savestorage tree also exists. The numbered slot folders are significant: moving the contents while changing the slot number is not equivalent to restoring the original directory. SaveEditor therefore records both the storefront root and the slot structure and recommends testing a copied slot only after the original folder is preserved.
Where Final Fantasy XV Windows Edition stores PC saves
The researched save-location boundary is Windows: Steam: %USERPROFILE%DocumentsMy GamesFINAL FANTASY XVSteam<user-id>savestorage and <Steam-folder>userdata<user-id>637650remote ; EA app: %USERPROFILE%DocumentsMy GamesFINAL FANTASY XVOriginsavestorage ; Microsoft Store: %LOCALAPPDATA%Packages39EA002F.FINALFANTASYXVforPC_n746a19ndrrjgSystemAppDatawgs. The known file or folder pattern is slotNUM folders; eight manual slots and two autosave slots are documented for the PC release.. 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, EA app, Microsoft Store. Steam Cloud can make the Steam userdata remote folder authoritative even offline. EA/Origin and Microsoft Store use separate storage conventions. 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, EA cloud, and Xbox Cloud are documented; Xbox/PC cross-save applies to the Microsoft ecosystem. 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
Final Fantasy XV organizes saves by numbered slot folders. Steam may use both Documents savestorage and its userdata remote location when cloud saves are enabled. The slot number must remain aligned when importing a folder. The current filename/folder evidence is slotNUM folders; eight manual slots and two autosave slots are documented for the PC release.. File-extension context: No single extension is sufficient to identify every relevant save record. 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 an imported slot does not appear, verify the slot number, active storefront, and whether Steam Cloud replaced the local copy. Screenshot previews can remain stale until the game saves that slot again. 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 Final Fantasy XV save-location, slot-folder, cloud, and transfer notes.