How to Find the Factorio Save Location

Knowing where your saved data is stored is crucial information for a multitude of reasons. With Factorio, knowing where it's located will allow you to move it if you ever need to switch computers or install a new hard drive. You never want to lose all of the progress you've made. Thankfully, finding your saved data in Factorio is simple once you know where to look.

• How to Find Your Factorio Save Location
• Windows Save Location
• MacOS Save Location

How to Find Your Factorio Save Location

Your saved data location will change depending on what operating system you're using when playing Factorio. Below, you can find information on where it's located on Windows and MacOS.

Windows Save Location

For players using Windows, you'll need to open up the File Explorer window on your computer. Then in the top directory bar type in the following: %AppData%\Factorio. This will open up the location of the Factorio folder on your computer. Click on the Saves folder, and inside you'll find all of your saved data for the game.

MacOS Save Location

For Mac, it's going to be a similar situation to Windows. Right-click on the Finder application on Mac, click on "Go to Folder' in the drop-down menu, and then type the following into the search bar, ~/Library/Application Support/Factorio. This will bring you to the Factorio folder, where you will find your saved data.

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