Satisfactory Save File Location (and How to Move Saves)

Switching PCs, moving to a dedicated server or just making a backup? Here's where Satisfactory keeps your games and how to move them without losing anything.

⚙️ Save Location on PC (Steam and Epic)

Press Windows + R, paste this path and press Enter:

%LOCALAPPDATA%\FactoryGame\Saved\SaveGames\

You'll find one folder per account (a long number) containing your .sav files. Each save is named after its session and date.

⚙️ Save Location on a Dedicated Server

On a Satisfactory server hosted by LordHosting, this folder is reachable from the panel's file manager or over SFTP, no path hunting: it sits in the server tree under FactoryGame/Saved/SaveGames/server/.

⚙️ Uploading a Save to a Server

Recommended (in game):

1. Server Manager, select your server.
2. Open save management and choose Upload.
3. Pick your .sav file, then load it.

SFTP method: stop the server, drop the .sav into the server folder above, restart and load the session from the Server Manager.

If the server isn't claimed yet, do that first: see How to make a Satisfactory dedicated server.

⚙️ Downloading a Save From a Server

To play the server's game solo or keep a copy: download the .sav from the Server Manager or over SFTP, then place it in your local save folder. It shows up in the load menu at the next launch.

⚙️ Good Practices

• Keep an off-server copy regularly (weekly, for example).
• Copy your latest save before a major game update or adding mods. Our Satisfactory mods guide explains why a removed mod can break a save.
• Satisfactory keeps rotating autosaves: if something goes wrong, load the previous one instead of starting over.
• Enable autosave on disconnect in the server settings: the game is written as soon as a player leaves.

⚙️ Ready-to-paste configuration

A Windows script that copies your local saves every evening into a dated folder. Replace the destination folder at the top, then schedule it with Task Scheduler.

@echo off
:: Replace with the folder where copies should go
set DEST=D:\Backups\Satisfactory
set SRC=%LOCALAPPDATA%\FactoryGame\Saved\SaveGames
for /f "tokens=1-3 delims=/" %%a in ("%date%") do set STAMP=%%c-%%b-%%a
robocopy "%SRC%" "%DEST%\%STAMP%" *.sav /S /NFL /NDL /NJH /NJS

For a Linux server, the one-line cron equivalent, every night at 4 am:

0 4 * * * tar czf /home/steam/backups/satisfactory-$(date +\%F).tar.gz -C /home/steam/.config/Epic/FactoryGame/Saved/SaveGames server

✅ Conclusion

One path to remember on PC, one extra server subfolder for the dedicated server, and two ways to upload: from the game or over SFTP. With a weekly off-server copy, a failed update or a misbehaving mod never costs you more than a few hours.

Upload your game to a Satisfactory server and play together without depending on the host: the factory stays online, and your saves are reachable from the panel.

FAQ

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