Hades II deliberately has its own Saved Games root and should be backed up independently from the original Hades. The familiar Profile*.sav naming can tempt a user to assume cross-game compatibility, but SaveEditor treats the names as organizational similarity only. The safe workflow is to copy the Hades II folder as a set, label the backup with build/date, and restore only into the same game/storefront. Microsoft Store remains separate because its data is contained in WGS.
Where Hades II stores PC saves
The researched save-location boundary is Windows: %USERPROFILE%Saved GamesHades II ; Microsoft Store: %LOCALAPPDATA%PackagesSupergiantGamesLLC.HadesII_q53c1yqmx7phaSystemAppDatawgs. The known file or folder pattern is Profile*.sav. 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. Do not put Hades I Profile*.sav files in the Hades II directory. Microsoft Store uses a WGS container instead of the normal profile directory. 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
Hades II uses a dedicated Saved Games/Hades II root and Profile*.sav naming. It is a separate save generation from Hades even though the profile concept is similar. The current filename/folder evidence is Profile*.sav. 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 a profile does not appear, confirm the folder is Hades II rather than Hades, then check the storefront and cloud conflict state before replacing files 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 Hades II save-location/cloud data.