Infinite Wealth uses its own LikeADragon8 directory, and that distinction matters when a player already has several Like a Dragon games installed. Backing up the wrong Sega subfolder is an easy mistake because the titles share publisher, engine lineage, and similar naming. SaveEditor therefore records the exact product root and the Steam user-ID layer. The Microsoft Store release is separated again through WGS, so this page treats it as a different storage container rather than promising drag-and-drop compatibility.
Which storefront context matters
Documented Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth PC launchers/storefronts: Steam, Microsoft Store. Steam data is account-specific under the Steam subfolder. Microsoft Store uses a separate package/container identity. The active storefront/account should be identified before any restore because cloud and local storage may not use the same path or container across editions.
Documented cloud behavior
Steam Cloud and Xbox Cloud are documented for the matching editions. Cloud synchronization is useful for continuity, but it can also turn a restore into a conflict-resolution event. Let synchronization settle before making a manual backup, and keep an offline copy outside any folder monitored by the launcher or operating-system sync service.
Local save roots still matter
The researched local save boundary is Windows: Steam: %APPDATA%SegaLikeADragon8Steam<user-id> ; Microsoft Store: %LOCALAPPDATA%PackagesSEGAofAmericaInc.ProjectElvis_s751p9cej88mtSystemAppDatawgs<user-id>; the known file or folder pattern is Steam save records beneath LikeADragon8Steam<user-id>; Microsoft Store data is WGS-contained.. A cloud-enabled game still has concrete local data involved in ordinary play, and that local context is what you need when identifying which copy was modified most recently.
Avoid accidental overwrite loops
Back up the whole LikeADragon8 Steam user-ID folder or the full Microsoft WGS container. Keep a date and storefront label with the copy. When restoring, close the game and launcher, preserve both the current local copy and the backup you want to test, then place the intended data in the matching profile/storefront location. Do not repeatedly open the game between different copies without noting which side the cloud client selected.
Compatibility and conflict checks
Do not merge Infinite Wealth data with Yakuza: Like a Dragon directories; the games have different roots and data versions even though they share a series and engine lineage. If progress disappears or rolls back, If a backup is not detected, verify you restored it under LikeADragon8 rather than YakuzaLikeADragon and check cloud conflict dialogs before launching repeatedly. Resolve identity/path/cloud questions first. A cloud conflict is not proof that the save itself is corrupt, and a successful upload is not proof that files from another storefront are compatible.
Verification context: Reviewed against current PCGamingWiki Infinite Wealth save-location/cloud data and current Steam community path references.