Where Are ARK Survival Evolved Saves Located?
ARK SavedArksLocal folder for single player worlds and survivor profiles on Windows.
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ARK single player worlds live in SavedArksLocal inside the ShooterGame Saved tree of the install folder. Each map gets its own .ark save plus a player profile pair.
Saves sit with the game files, not in Documents, so moving the Steam library moves the saves too. Dedicated servers use a separate SavedArks folder with the same layout.
Where ARK: Survival Evolved stores this, by platform
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\ARK\ShooterGame\Saved\SavedArksLocal
Path follows your Steam library. Back up the whole SavedArksLocal folder; map .ark files pair with player .arkprofile files.
Frequently asked questions
How do I back up an ARK single player world?
Copy the map .ark plus its _AntiCorruptionBackup and the matching .arkprofile out of SavedArksLocal. Restore all three together.
Where are ARK server saves instead?
Under ShooterGame/Saved/SavedArks on the server machine. Same file shapes, different folder from single player Local.
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