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Enshrouded: Complete Guide to Managing World Save Files
This guide explains how to find, back up, share, and download world save files in Enshrouded, both with Steam Cloud enabled and disabled. It details the steps to avoid overwriting files and how to transfer worlds between players.
1. 🚀 Introduction to Enshrouded Save Files
- ✅ The video provides a step-by-step guide to understanding and managing world save files in Enshrouded.
- ✅ It covers how to back up worlds, share them with friends, and download worlds from other players.
- ✅ It explains the process both with cloud saves (Steam Cloud) enabled and disabled.
00:00 - 00:29
1. 🚀 Introduction to Enshrouded Save Files
- ✅ The video provides a step-by-step guide to understanding and managing world save files in Enshrouded.
- ✅ It covers how to back up worlds, share them with friends, and download worlds from other players.
- ✅ It explains the process both with cloud saves (Steam Cloud) enabled and disabled.
00:30 - 02:10
2. ⚙️ How to Verify and Disable Steam Cloud Saves for Enshrouded
- ✅ To verify if Steam Cloud is enabled, go to Enshrouded in the Steam library.
- ✅ Click on the settings icon (Manage) and select Properties.
- ✅ In the General tab, look for the Steam Cloud option. You can enable or disable it as needed.
- ✅ The location of the save files varies depending on whether Steam Cloud is enabled or not.
02:11 - 03:52
3. 📁 Location and Backup of Save Files with Steam Cloud Disabled
- ✅ The path to find the save files with Steam Cloud disabled is:
C:/Users/YOUR_USERNAME/Saved Games/Enshrouded. - ✅ Replace "YOUR_USERNAME" with your actual Windows username.
- ✅ The important files are the main hexadecimal file and the "_info" file.
- ✅ To make a backup, copy the entire "Enshrouded" folder and paste it to another location.
03:53 - 05:57
4. ⬇️ Download and Replace World Files (Without Steam Cloud)
- ✅ To download a resource world, make sure the filename of the downloaded world is different from your current world to avoid overwriting.
- ✅ If you have all 10 world slots filled, you must choose one to replace.
- ✅ You can rename the resource world files to match one of the existing world slots.
05:58 - 07:36
5. 🔄 Transfer World Files and Confirm the Download (Without Steam Cloud)
- ✅ Copy the resource world files into the Enshrouded save folder.
- ✅ If you are replacing an existing world, replace the files or delete the old ones and paste the new ones.
- ✅ Start Enshrouded to confirm that the downloaded world appears on the home screen.
- ✅ To send a world to a friend, you only need the hexadecimal code file and the "_info" file.
07:37 - 08:44
6. ☁️ Enable Steam Cloud and Initial Considerations
- ✅ To enable Steam Cloud, follow the same steps as to disable it, but make sure the box is checked.
- ✅ With Steam Cloud enabled, the file transfer process is more complicated.
- ✅ You need to create an additional world that you will then replace with the world you are downloading.
08:45 - 10:15
7. 📍 Location of Save Files with Steam Cloud Enabled
- ✅ The path to access Steam Cloud files is:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\YOUR_STEAM_ID\1203620\remote. - ✅ Replace "YOUR_STEAM_ID" with your actual Steam ID.
- ✅ To make a backup with Steam Cloud enabled, copy the "remote" folder and paste it to another location.
10:16 - 12:21
8. ⚠️ The Overwriting Problem with Steam Cloud
- ✅ You can't just drag and drop files into the Steam Cloud folder.
- ✅ Steam Cloud will always try to overwrite your files with the latest backup.
- ✅ To avoid this, you must trick Steam Cloud into believing that the world files are the same.
12:22 - 14:03
9. ✔️ Create a Dummy World to Trick Steam Cloud
- ✅ Start Enshrouded with Steam Cloud enabled and create a new world (a "dummy" world).
- ✅ Play in that world briefly so that Steam Cloud registers the changes.
- ✅ Close the game and wait for the cloud status to update.
- ✅ Locate the new world files in the "remote" folder.
14:04 - 15:29
10. ✍️ Rename and Replace Files with Steam Cloud
- ✅ Rename the resource world files to match the filenames of the dummy world.
- ✅ Replace the dummy world files with the renamed resource world files.
15:30 - 17:08
11. ✅ Confirm the Download and Final Tips (Steam Cloud)
- ✅ Start Enshrouded to confirm that the downloaded world has replaced the dummy world.
- ✅ Remember that you must replace an existing world slot.
- ✅ If you have all 10 worlds created, you must choose one to overwrite.
- ✅ Always make a backup before making any changes.