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How to delete save files in Sons of the Forest

Do you have too many save files? Here's how to remove them.

Sons of the Forest is a survival game where danger lurks behind every corner, forcing you to save the game often. This way, you'll avoid replaying large chunks of the game in case something goes wrong. But hitting the save often will make a clutter of files that you don't need. Hence, you may wonder how to delete save files in Sons of the Forest.

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How to delete the saved game in Sons of the Forest

Follow this guide to easily remove saved games in Sons of the Forest. You'll need to go through game files to do this, so be careful what you're deleting.

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  • To delete save files in Sons of the Forest, go to the Saves subfolder in the main game folder. You can do that by typing: C:\Users\(User file name)\AppData\LocalLow\Endnight\SonsOfTheForest\saves.
  • Delete the save file you no longer need.

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There is another way to find the Sons of the Forest save files:

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  • You can find the folder manually but must first turn on the Show Hidden Files setting.
  • Go to Local Disk (C:) and click on these folders: Users - User file name - LocalLow - Endnight - SonsOfTheForest - saves.
  • Delete the Sons of the Forest save files. Be careful not to delete the save game files you need! In if you do, you'll have to start the game from the beginning.

While it is far from easy to manage files, this will get the job done. Now that you know how to delete save files in Sons of the Forest, you may want to tweak the game more. For that, you'll need cheat codes and console commands. This way, you'll improve your chances of survival in Sons of the Forest.

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Nebojša Prijić
Nebojša Prijić is a Managing Editor at Pro Game Guides with over 25 years of experience in journalism, screenwriting, and copywriting. He previously worked as Editor-in-Chief of Maxim Serbia magazine and the IGN Adria website. Nebojša is an old-school gamer who loves real-time strategies, shooters, and RPGs, but most of all, he plays Roblox and mobile games with his son. He remembers the first Diablo, PC games on a single floppy disk, and playing Mortal Kombat on the keyboard.