Where Are Factorio Saves and Mods Located?
Factorio saves and mods folders on Windows, macOS and Linux for backups and manual mod installs.
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Factorio keeps saves as .zip files in a saves subfolder under its per user application data folder. Mods sit in a mods sibling folder next to it.
Saves transfer cleanly between operating systems. Copy the .zip out of saves on one machine and into saves on another.
Where Factorio stores this, by platform
%APPDATA%\Factorio\saves
Mods live one level up in %APPDATA%\Factorio\mods. Paste either path into the File Explorer address bar.
~/Library/Application Support/factorio/saves
Note the lowercase factorio in the folder name. Mods live in ~/Library/Application Support/factorio/mods.
~/.factorio/saves
Mods live in ~/.factorio/mods. Flatpak and Snap installs may redirect this under their own data dirs, so check the in game mod folder button if saves do not appear.
Frequently asked questions
How do I back up a Factorio factory?
Copy the .zip for that save out of the saves folder. One file holds the whole factory at that point in time.
Where do I put a manually downloaded mod?
Into the mods folder next to saves, then enable it from the in game Mods menu and restart.
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