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Sledding Game Save Backup: Windows Steam Folder and Restore

The retail Windows Steam cloud configuration points to AppData/LocalLow/The Sledding Corporation/Sledding Game. Back up the whole folder with the game closed. Steam Cloud synchronisation and the game’s save-slot picker are separate systems, so preserve your current files before attempting a restore.

Retail app cloud configuration checked October 12, plus Valve documentation. This is a conservative Windows file-copy procedure derived from those sources; a game restore was not playtested and no Xbox file transfer is claimed.

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Find the retail Windows Steam data folder

For a default Windows profile, paste %USERPROFILE%/AppData/LocalLow/The Sledding Corporation/Sledding Game into File Explorer’s address bar. This is the configured retail App 3438850 location, not a guessed Saved Games path or the demo’s folder.

Configuration fieldValueMeaning
RootWinAppDataLocalLowValve maps this to the Windows profile’s AppData/LocalLow directory.
SubdirectoryThe Sledding Corporation/Sledding GameThe game-specific data folder.
File pattern*All matching files at the configured location, not an identified single .sav filename.

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Windows can relocate profile folders, and Valve uses Windows APIs to find the actual root. If the default path is absent, confirm the Windows profile and the retail Steam product used for your last session. Do not create an empty substitute folder and call it a recovered save.

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Record recognisable unlocked appearances as well as currency when identifying the progress represented by a backup.
This location covers Windows Steam data. The inspected configuration does not establish Xbox PC/container filenames, an Xbox console export, Steam-to-Xbox transfer or a Proton restore path.

Sources: Retail App 3438850: Steam Cloud configuration · Valve: Auto-Cloud paths and synchronisation

Make a backup before replacing anything

  1. Close the game and finish the current sync

    Quit normally, wait for the game process to finish and inspect Steam’s sync state. Resolve or document a sync warning before treating one copy as authoritative.

  2. Copy the complete data folder

    Copy Sledding Game to a separate dated backup folder outside the live data path. Keep every file and subfolder rather than selecting a guessed save filename. Label the copy with the store, account, PC and last good session.

  3. Check the copy

    Open the backup folder and compare its files and sizes with the closed-game original. Keep this backup unchanged; file dates alone do not prove that the contained progress is the desired progress.

For a local restore, first disable Steam Cloud for this game in its Properties while the game is closed, then exit Steam. This follows Valve’s documented per-game Cloud control and avoids an automatic sync during the file replacement.

  1. Preserve the current local state

    Make another dated copy of the current live folder before a restore. Move that live folder to a clearly labelled fallback location, leaving the backup itself untouched.

  2. Copy the selected backup into the live location

    Restore a copy of the complete backed-up folder to the original retail data location. Preserve the folder nesting exactly; do not leave an extra Sledding Game directory inside it.

  3. Check the restored session with Cloud still disabled

    Start Steam and the game with per-game Cloud disabled. If a save-slot picker appears, identify the intended slot. Check recognisable unlocks and progress, then quit normally.

  4. Choose whether to resume Cloud sync

    Only re-enable Cloud after deciding that the local state is the copy you want. If Steam presents a conflict, compare it with your actual play history; if it offers no clear choice, keep the backup and investigate before proceeding.

This procedure preserves fallback copies; it cannot reconstruct data absent from every backup. The inspected sources do not demonstrate a game-specific restore test or an automatic “force upload” button.

Sources: Retail App 3438850: Steam Cloud configuration · Valve: Auto-Cloud paths and synchronisation · Valve: Steam Cloud

Understand the two save choices

The September game update adds a picker when multiple saves are found. That picker chooses among the game’s detected saves. Steam’s local/cloud conflict chooses which version to synchronise. They can appear in the same recovery attempt but are not the same menu.

Valve documents syncing before launch and after exit. A continuously synchronised Cloud copy can therefore change after an unwanted session; a dated manual copy gives you a separate recovery point.

If you are already missing progress, start with the lost-progress checklist. Before disconnecting for a trip, read the offline preparation guide; before installing modifications, use the mod rollback guide.

Sources: September 21 official update · Valve: Auto-Cloud paths and synchronisation · Valve: Steam Cloud

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