Save Management
Save Management Table of Contents
Emulator Save and Save State Locations
Note: Some of the save locations below may include both a Symlink
and a Target
location. A Symlink
is similar to a Windows shorcut, it points to the original location of the file and allows for easier access of that file. If you are backing up save files or interacting with save files, be sure to use the Target
location. Backing up the Symlink
location will not preserve the original save files.
Some of the Symlinks below (including RPCS3 and Yuzu) may point to another location within the Emulation
folder created by EmuDeck. Although backing up the symlink will not preserve these saves, these saves are still localized within your general Emulation
folder meaning that if your EmuDeck install is on an SD Card or you backed up the entire Emulation
folder, these saves are safe.
Cemu Native
- Saves Location:
- Symlink:
Emulation/saves/Cemu/saves/
- Target:
Emulation/roms/wiiu/mlc01/usr/save
- Symlink:
Cemu Proton
- Saves Location:
- Symlink:
Emulation/saves/Cemu/saves/
- Target:
Emulation/roms/wiiu/mlc01/usr/save
- Symlink:
Citra
- Saves Location:
- Symlink:
Emulation/saves/citra/saves
- Target:
/home/deck/.var/app/org.citra_emu.citra/data/citra-emu/sdmc
- Symlink:
- Save States Location:
- Symlink:
Emulation/saves/citra/states/
- Target:
/home/deck/.var/app/org.citra_emu.citra/data/citra-emu/states
- Symlink:
Dolphin
- Saves (Wii):
- Symlink:
Emulation/saves/dolphin/Wii
- Target:
/home/deck/.var/app/org.DolphinEmu.dolphin-emu/data/dolphin-emu/Wii
- Symlink:
- Saves (GameCube):
- Symlink:
Emulation/saves/dolphin/GC
- Target:
/home/deck/.var/app/org.DolphinEmu.dolphin-emu/data/dolphin-emu/GC
- Symlink:
- Save States (Wii):
- Symlink:
Emulation/saves/dolphin/StateSaves
- Target:
/home/deck/.var/app/org.DolphinEmu.dolphin-emu/data/dolphin-emu/StateSaves
- Symlink:
- Save States (GameCube):
- Symlink:
Emulation/saves/dolphin/StateSaves
- Target:
/home/deck/.var/app/org.DolphinEmu.dolphin-emu/data/dolphin-emu/StateSaves
- Symlink:
DuckStation
- Saves:
Emulation/saves/duckstation/saves
- Save States:
Emulation/saves/duckstation/states
MAME
- Saves:
Emulation/saves/MAME/saves
- Save States:
Emulation/saves/MAME/states
melonDS
- Saves:
Emulation/saves/melonds/saves
- Save States:
Emulation/saves/melonds/states
mGBA
- Saves:
Emulation/saves/mgba/saves
- Save States
Emulation/saves/mgba/states
PCSX2
- Saves:
Emulation/saves/pcsx2/saves
- Save States
Emulation/saves/pcsx2/states
PPSSPP
- Saves:
- Symlink:
Emulation/saves/ppsspp/saves
- Target:
/home/deck/.var/app/org.ppsspp.PPSSPP/config/ppsspp/PSP/SAVEDATA
- Symlink:
- Save States:
- Symlink:
Emulation/saves/ppsspp/states/
- Target:
/home/deck/.var/app/org.ppsspp.PPSSPP/config/ppsspp/PSP/PPSSPP_STATE
- Symlink:
PrimeHack
- Saves:
- Symlink:
Emulation/saves/primehack/Wii
- Target:
/home/deck/.var/app/io.github.shiiion.primehack/data/dolphin-emu/Wii
- Symlink:
- Save States:
- Symlink:
Emulation/saves/primehack/Savestates
- Target:
/home/deck/.var/app/io.github.shiiion.primehack/data/dolphin-emu/StateSaves/
- Symlink:
RetroArch
- Saves:
- Symlink:
Emulation/saves/retroarch/saves
- Target Location:
/home/deck/.var/app/org.libretro.RetroArch/config/retroarch/saves/
- Symlink:
- Save States:
- Symlink:
Emulation/saves/retroarch/states
- Target Location:
/home/deck/.var/app/org.libretro.RetroArch/config/retroarch/states/
- Symlink:
Rosalie's Mupen GUI
- Saves:
Emulation/saves/RMG/saves
- Save States:
Emulation/saves/RMG/states
RPCS3
- Saves:
- Symlink:
Emulation/saves/rpcs3/saves
- Target:
Emulation/storage/rpcs3/dev_hdd0/home/00000001/savedata
- Symlink:
Ryujinx
- Saves:
- Symlink:
Emulation/saves/ryujinx/saves
- Target:
/home/deck/.config/Ryujinx/bis/user/save
- Symlink:
- saveMeta:
- Symlink:
Emulation/saves/Ryujinx/saveMeta
- Target:
/home/deck/.config/Ryujinx/bis/user/saveMeta
- Symlink:
ScummVM
- Saves:
Emulation/saves/scummvm/saves
Vita3K
- Saves:
Emulation/storage/Vita3K/ux0/user/00/savedata
- Save folders correspond to a game's Title ID. To locate your game's Title ID, open Vita3K, right click a game, and click
Information
- Save folders correspond to a game's Title ID. To locate your game's Title ID, open Vita3K, right click a game, and click
Xemu
- Saves:
Emulation/storage/xemu/xbox_hdd.qcow2
- To access your saves, read Xemu How to Access Saves
Emulation/storage/xemu/eeprom.bin
Xenia
- Saves:
Emulation/roms/xbox360/content
Yuzu
- Saves:
- Symlink:
Emulation/saves/yuzu/
- Target Location:
Emulation/storage/yuzu/nand/user/save/
- Symlink:
Emulator Quirks
Xemu: How to Access Saves
See Xemu: How to Access Saves.
Yuzu: Save Data Disappeared
See Yuzu: Save Data Disappeared.