Where Are The Forest Saves Located?
The Forest save folder on Windows, macOS and Linux under the Unity SKS tree with slot folders.
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The Forest is a Unity game, so saves sit in the engine's per-developer folder under SKS rather than anywhere near Steam. Each account gets a Steam ID folder with SinglePlayer and Multiplayer slot directories.
Slot folders move freely between single-player and multiplayer. Copy the whole TheForest folder and every slot travels together.
Where The Forest stores this, by platform
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\SKS\TheForest
Saves sit under your Steam ID subfolder in SinglePlayer and Multiplayer slot folders. Copy the full TheForest folder with the game closed. Old alphas used a single resume file at the top level, so legacy backups look different.
~/Library/Application Support/unity.SKS.TheForest
Same slot layout as Windows. Use Finder Go > Go to Folder since Library is hidden.
~/.config/unity3d/SKS/TheForest
Same SinglePlayer and Multiplayer slot folders as the other builds.
Frequently asked questions
How do I back up The Forest saves?
Copy the entire TheForest folder with the game closed. Each Slot folder is one game, and the Steam ID folder keeps accounts separate.
Can I move a single-player save into multiplayer?
Yes. Copy the slot folder between the SinglePlayer and Multiplayer directories inside your Steam ID folder.
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