Monster Hunter: World Save Location

The latest game, Monster Hunter: World, has 60,000 active users at all times! It's still growing in popularity. But Monster Hunter: World (MHW) isn't without issues. Its players are regularly plagued by lost save files, preventing them from going on hunts and continuing where they left off.

Today's guide will teach you about Monster Hunter saves, show you the Monster Hunter World save file location, and help you restore these files with a professional gaming recovery tool, with the Steam Cloud, or through a local Steam backup.

Where Is the Monster Hunter World Save Location?

Monster Hunter: World is a game you can purchase and play through Steam on your Windows PC. As a result, its game data and save files are also in the Steam app's folders. The Monster Hunter World save game location is C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Monster Hunter World\savedata_backup, and you can find your MHW backup saves here.

Reasons Why Your MHW Save Data Location Might Be Empty

While it's relatively easy to access your PC's Monster Hunter World save location, gamers often open the folder and find it empty. Don't worry; you're not alone if your precious game data is gone or your Monster Hunter saves are missing. It happens to thousands of MHW fans, and there's a variety of culprits that can cause it, including the following:

• 🚨Game and System Crashes – Whether caused by power loss, memory errors, or any other reason, crashing games and computers can easily corrupt data, including MHW backup save files.
• 👾Malware and Virus Infections – While viruses and malware regularly target game saves, it's not uncommon for them to corrupt or delete everything they can access.
• 😭Accidental Deletion or Formatting – Doing a bit of spring cleaning on your PC can easily lead to accidentally deleting something you still need or formatting a partition you shouldn't have.

Whatever the case, you'll be pleased to learn there are multiple ways to restore your MHW backup saves. Let's immediately dig into these recovery methods.

Recover Monster Hunter World Save Files Using Recovery Software

Restoring any lost file is best done with professional data recovery software. Wondershare Recoverit is a perfect example here, as this dedicated tool supports over 500 data loss scenarios, including accidental file deletion, formatting, system and app crashes, virus infections, etc.

Wondershare Recoverit also specializes as a professional gaming recovery tool, supporting even the latest popular titles, such as Monster Hunter: World, Elden Ring, Hell Divers 2, Baldur's Gate 3, Dragon's Dogma 2, CS2, Palwolrd, Last Epoch, etc.

Its ease of use is also remarkably high, and any file recovery process is a breeze with Wondershare Recoverit. That's also the case with recovering your Monster Hunter saves, and here's how you can do that on your PC:

1. Launch the app, tap Hard Drives and Locations, and select a disk where MHW is installed.

   

2. When you select a disk drive with your MHW save data location, the app will automatically launch a deep scan.

   

3. Add file filters to help the app search for specific file types like gaming data or Monster Hunter saves.

   

4. Use keywords to point the app's scan in a particular direction and look for items such as MHW backup saves, or Monster Hunter save files.

   

5. You can also preview the discovered Monster Hunter saves and verify their integrity before recovering. Just tap the Preview button next to a file.

   

6. Select specific Monster Hunter saves when you're ready to restore gaming data and tap the Recover button.

   

Note: Recoverit will also work on macOS so that you can also restore Mac-specific game files. Of course, game files aren't the only thing it can handle. As mentioned, it supports over 1,000 file types, making it an indispensable tool for any data loss situation.

Recover Monster Hunter World Save Files With Steam Cloud

Since it's a Steam-based game, your Steam Cloud likely has MHW backup saves. After all, the Steam app uses this feature to synchronize your games' progress and save files across all your Steam-connected devices. You can probably use this feature to restore Monster Hunter saves.

1. Launch Steam on your PC and click the Steam menu in the top left corner. Select Settings.

   

2. Click the Cloud submenu on the left and toggle the Enable Steam Cloud setting.

   

3. Close Steam's Settings and navigate to "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\[Steam User Number]\remote".
4. Copy the files from this folder into your Monster Hunter World save file location.

Note: The Steam User Number is a series of digits connected to your Steam account. You might have to do some searching if multiple Steam accounts are saved on your PC.

Recover MHW Save Data From the Local Steam Backup

If the previous method doesn't work, you'll need to try the local Steam backup method, which requires the Enable Steam Cloud setting to be turned off. Let's see how you can do this:

1. Once again, open the Steam app on your PC, go to the Steam menu at the top left, and tap Settings.
2. Select Cloud on the left and turn off the Enable Steam Cloud option.

   

3. Exit Steam. Then, go to "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Monster Hunter World\savedata_backup".
4. Select and copy your Monster Hunter saves into this folder. The folder is usually called SAVEDATA1000, but your PC might have a different name for the folder.

When you're done, open the Monster Hunter: World game to see if your game save files have been restored to the primary game folder.

How to Backup Monster Hunter World Save Location With a Backup Tool

With thousands of players regularly losing their Monster Hunter saves or finding their Monster Hunter World save file location empty, creating regular backups of your crucial files has never been critical. To make these backups, it's best to use a dedicated backup and restore app like Wondershare Ubackit, which includes advanced features that built-in backup tools don't have. Here's how to use it:

1. Launch the UBackit app on your PC, select the Backup option in the left sidebar, and tap the File & Folder Backup option.

   

2. Select a partition in the left sidebar and navigate to your Monster Hunter saves. Then, tick the game files you want to back up and tap Select to choose your backup source.

   

3. Choose a backup destination disk drive. It can be an internal disk, an external drive, a USB, or a NAS server. Tap Backup.

   

Give the UBackit app a few seconds to create a new backup of your Monster Hunter saves. You can also track its progress in the Backup Manager. Even better, you can set up scheduled or automatic backups, preview the ones you've already made, and encrypt your most important ones for additional security.

Conclusion

Despite being an incredibly trendy video game, Monster Hunter players are constantly troubled by lost game save files, as they're missing from the default Monster Hunter World save location. However, although lost Monster Hunter save files are a common issue with the latest Monster Hunter: World game, these problems are easily resolvable.

Steam's app can be beneficial here. It allows players to use its intelligent synchronization feature to restore Monster Hunter saves from the Steam Cloud. And if that doesn't work, users can also disable the Steam Cloud and look for a local save for their favorite game.

However, using a proper data recovery tool like Wondershare Recoverit is your best bet when dealing with lost Monster Hunter saves. The app can quickly restore these files, regardless of whether they were deleted, formatted, corrupted, or lost.

When you do get them back, you should always create a backup of these items with Wondershare UBackit so you don't run into these issues again.