Right-click, select , and paste the duplicate directory securely onto your desktop, external USB drive, or private cloud storage space. Step 2: Restoring Your Progress
Note: The .local folder is hidden by default in the Linux file manager. Click the three horizontal lines in the top right of the Dolphin file manager and check "Show Hidden Files" to view it.
To find your local save data, navigate to the following path on your main storage drive:
Third-party software running in the background can sometimes interrupt the game while it writes save data to your drive. Disable the Steam Overlay, Discord Overlay, or GeForce Experience Overlay if you experience frequent save crashes. Transferring Save Data to a New PC
If you experience frequent corruption, consider disabling Steam Cloud and managing your backups manually.
: This is a unique number string specific to your individual Steam account. If only one person uses the PC, there will be only one folder here.
Launch the game once on the new PC to generate the necessary file directories, then close it.
Resident Evil 4 Remake is a masterpiece of survival horror, but nothing is more terrifying than losing dozens of hours of gameplay progress. Whether you want to back up your files before installing mods, transfer progress to a new PC, or fix a corrupted file, knowing how to manage your save data is essential.
The aggressive anti-tamper software inside modern Capcom games can sometimes trigger false positives in antivirus programs, blocking the game from modifying files in the userdata directory. Open the Windows Start menu and type . Go to Virus & threat protection > Manage settings .
Navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\[YOUR_STEAM_ID]\2050650\remote\ . Copy the entire win64_save folder.
This often happens if the game closes improperly. Try disabling Steam Cloud, navigating to the save folder, and removing the newest save file to see if an older one loads.
If your saves vanish, first check your Windows Recycle Bin. If they're not there, you'll need a data recovery tool like EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard or MiniTool Power Data Recovery. These can scan your hard drive and retrieve files that were permanently deleted. When using these tools, you should select the entire drive (e.g., your C: drive) and run a deep scan, filtering the results for files in the win64_save folder.