Where Are Civilization VII Save Files?
Civilization VII stores manual and autosaves in Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization VII\Saves on Windows. Config files live separately under Local AppData.
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On Windows Steam saves sit under Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization VII\Saves. Autosaves and quick saves use subfolders inside Saves.
Settings live under AppData\Local\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization VII. Back up Saves for progress and the Firaxis folder for options.
Where Civilization VII stores this, by platform
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization VII\Saves\
%USERPROFILE% is usually C:\Users\<username>. OneDrive backup of Documents can duplicate this path. Steam Cloud syncs saves when enabled.
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization VII\
%LOCALAPPDATA% is usually C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local. Holds options and logs separate from saves.
$HOME/Library/Application Support/Civilization VII/Saves/
$HOME is /Users/<username>. Epic and Steam Mac builds share this Application Support location.
$HOME/My Games/Sid Meier's Civilization VII/Saves/
$HOME is /home/<username>. Native Linux path mirrors the Windows My Games layout.
Frequently asked questions
Does Civilization VII need a 2K account for saves?
No. Online play uses a 2K account, but saves stay local in the Saves folder. Steam Cloud is separate from the 2K account.
Why are my saves in OneDrive?
Windows backup of Documents can move My Games into OneDrive. Check both the local Documents path and the OneDrive Documents path, then keep backup in one place.
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