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==Save format==
==Save format==
The saves are stored as XML files on your computer or mobile device. They're stored separately from your game, so you can safely reinstall or update the game without losing them. On PC, they're shared between different copies of the game (e.g. if you buy it from both GOG and Steam).
The saves are stored as XML files on the computer or mobile device. They're stored separately from games, the game can be safely reinstalled or updated without losing them. On PC, they're shared between different copies of the game (e.g. from both GOG and Steam).
Each save has a folder like <tt>JonSnow_123456789</tt>, with two main files inside it: <tt>JonSnow_123456789</tt> and <tt>SaveGameInfo</tt>. Both files are needed to load the save.
Each save has a folder like <tt>JonSnow_123456789</tt>, with two main files inside it: <tt>JonSnow_123456789</tt> and <tt>SaveGameInfo</tt>. Both files are needed to load the save.
==Find your save files==
==Finding save files==
Note: in multiplayer, the save is only on the main player's computer.
Note: in multiplayer, the save is only on the main player's computer.
===Mobile (Android)===
===Mobile (Android)===
# Open your device's file explorer app. If your device does not come with a file explorer, you will need one that allows navigation of the internal storage, not just searching for a specific file.
# Open the device's file explorer app. The app must allow navigation of the internal storage, not just searching for a specific file.
# Select the <tt>StardewValley</tt> folder.
# Select the <tt>StardewValley</tt> folder.
# Each subfolder inside with a name in the format of <tt>JonSnow_123456789</tt> is a save slot.
# Each subfolder inside with a name in the format of <tt>JonSnow_123456789</tt> is a save slot.
'''On iOS 12 or earlier:'''<br />
'''On iOS 12 or earlier:'''<br />
Note: On macOS 10.15 and later this iTunes feature has been moved to the Finder.
Note: On macOS 10.15 and later this iTunes feature has been moved to the Finder.
# Open iTunes on your computer.
# Open iTunes on a computer.
# Attach your iOS device via USB.
# Attach the iOS device via USB.
# In iTunes, click on the device icon in the top toolbar (If the icon doesn't appear, try disconnecting and reconnecting the device USB cable). The device's page should appear.
# In iTunes, click on the device icon in the top toolbar (If the icon doesn't appear, try disconnecting and reconnecting the device USB cable). The device's page should appear.
# Click 'File Sharing' in the menu on the left.
# Click 'File Sharing' in the menu on the left.
# Click Stardew Valley in the 'apps' list that appears.
# Click Stardew Valley in the 'apps' list that appears.
# The 'Stardew Valley Documents' panel shows which save files are already on your iOS device. (They appear as folders, but you can't navigate into the folders directly.)
# The 'Stardew Valley Documents' panel shows which save files are already on the iOS device. (They appear as folders, but they can't be directly navigated.)
==Transfer a save==
==Transfer a save==
===Back up or transfer between two PCs===
===Back up or transfer between two PCs===
# [[#Find your save files|Find your save files]].
# [[#Finding save files|Finding save files]].
# Zip the entire folder that looks like <tt>JonSnow_123456789</tt>.
# Zip the entire folder that looks like <tt>JonSnow_123456789</tt>.
# Share or back up that zip file.
# Share or back up that zip file.
:; Android to PC
:; Android to PC
::# [https://support.google.com/android/answer/9064445 Connect the device to your PC].
::# [https://support.google.com/android/answer/9064445 Connect the device to the PC].
::# Browse to internal shared storage > <tt>StardewValley</tt>.
::# Browse to internal shared storage > <tt>StardewValley</tt>.
::# Copy the entire save folder (the one that looks like <tt>JonSnow_123456789</tt>) into [[#Find your save files|your computer's saves folder]].
::# Copy the entire save folder (the one that looks like <tt>JonSnow_123456789</tt>) into [[#Finding save files|the computer's saves folder]].
::# Remove the <code>.bin</code> file extension from all of the files in the transferred folder.
::# Remove the <code>.bin</code> file extension from all of the files in the transferred folder.
:; PC to Android
:; PC to Android
::# If you use mods, remove any custom content before transferring to mobile.
::# If the game uses mods, remove any custom content before transferring to mobile.
::# [[#Find your save files|Find the save folder on your computer]].
::# [[#Finding save files|Find the save folder on the computer]].
::# [https://support.google.com/android/answer/9064445 Connect the device to your PC].
::# [https://support.google.com/android/answer/9064445 Connect the device to the PC].
::# Browse to internal shared storage > <tt>StardewValley</tt>. (The folder won't appear if you haven't created a save on Android yet.)
::# Browse to internal shared storage > <tt>StardewValley</tt>. (The folder won't appear if a save hasn't been created on Android yet.)
::# Copy the entire save folder (the one that looks like <tt>JonSnow_123456789</tt>) into the saves folder on your device.
::# Copy the entire save folder (the one that looks like <tt>JonSnow_123456789</tt>) into the saves folder on the device.
===iOS===
===iOS===
::# Choose the save folder in iTunes and click the 'save' button.
::# Choose the save folder in iTunes and click the 'save' button.
::# That will save a folder containing two files (both required for the save to work).
::# That will save a folder containing two files (both required for the save to work).
::# Copy the whole folder to [[#Find your save files|your computer's save location]].
::# Copy the whole folder to [[#Finding save files|the computer's save location]].
:; PC to iOS
:; PC to iOS
::# If you use mods, remove any custom content before transferring to mobile.
::# If the game uses mods, remove any custom content before transferring to mobile.
::# [[#Find your save files|Find the save folder on your computer]].
::# [[#Finding save files|Find the save folder on the computer]].
::# [[#find-ios-saves|Find the iOS saves in iTunes]].
::# [[#find-ios-saves|Find the iOS saves in iTunes]].
::# Copy the entire save folder (the one that looks like <tt>JonSnow_123456789</tt>) into the 'Stardew Valley Documents' panel in iTunes.<br />''Note: there's one folder for each save. You need to drag each of these folders into iTunes, so that the individual save folders are all in the 'root' of the 'Stardew Valley Documents' panel. You can't drag the folder containing all your save games into iTunes.''
::# Copy the entire save folder (the one that looks like <tt>JonSnow_123456789</tt>) into the 'Stardew Valley Documents' panel in iTunes.<br />''Note: there's one folder for each save. Each of these folders must be dragged into iTunes so that the individual save folders are all in the 'root' of the 'Stardew Valley Documents' panel. It is impossible to drag the folder containing all the save games into iTunes.''
::# Click the 'sync' button in iTunes to synchronize your iOS device with your computer. The save should now appear in the game's Load Game menu on your device.
::# Click the 'sync' button in iTunes to synchronize the iOS device with the computer. The save should now appear in the game's Load Game menu on the device.
==Troubleshooting==
==Troubleshooting==
===Save disappeared or doesn't load===
===Save disappeared or doesn't load===
Here's how to recover your save in most cases. (Note that save issues are almost always caused by the game itself, not mods.)
Here's how to recover the save in most cases. (Note that save issues are almost always caused by the game itself, not mods.)
# [[#Find your save files|Find your save files]].
# [[#Finding save files|Finding save files]].
#* If the files are still there, here are some common fixes (try one at a time):
#* If the files are still there, here are some common fixes (try one at a time):
#*# If some of the files have <code>_STARDEWVALLEYSAVETMP</code> in the name, remove that from their name and reload the game. You may need to first disable Steam cloud saves for SDV, as it can keep automatically renaming them every time you reload. To do that, go to Stardew Valley in your Steam library, click the gear icon and go to Properties, and uncheck the option to sync cloud saves.
#*# If some of the files have <code>_STARDEWVALLEYSAVETMP</code> in the name, remove that from their name and reload the game. You may need to first disable Steam cloud saves for SDV, as it can keep automatically renaming them every time you reload. To do that, go to Stardew Valley in your Steam library, click the gear icon and go to Properties, and uncheck the option to sync cloud saves.
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That will change the farm map, but everything placed on the farm will stay where it is. You may have things in an invalid position, like trees in a lake. Here are some ways to fix that:
That will change the farm map, but everything placed on the farm will stay where it is. There may be items in an invalid position, like trees in a lake. Here are some ways to fix that:
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===Remove an NPC===
===Remove an NPC===
It is possible to remove an NPC from a save file (e.g. to fix an NPC permanently stuck in an invalid place). If it still exists in the game data, the NPC will respawn when reloading the save file. This should be a last resort, and is unnecessary when using SMAPI versions 3.0 and up, as SMAPI will attempt to remove this data.
# [[#Edit a save|Open your save file for editing]]. Make sure you format the file for readability per those instructions.
# [[#Edit a save|Open the save file for editing]]. Make sure the file is formatted for readability per those instructions.
# Remove the NPC:
# Remove the NPC:
## Search for the NPC's default name between 'name' tags (e.g. to remove Penny: <tt><name>Penny</name></tt>).
## Search for the NPC's default name between 'name' tags (e.g. to remove Penny: <tt><name>Penny</name></tt>).
## Remove the entire 'NPC' section containing the line you found, starting from the previous <tt><NPC></tt> line up to and including the next <tt></NPC></tt> line.
## Remove the entire 'NPC' section containing the line found, starting from the previous <tt><NPC></tt> line up to and including the next <tt></NPC></tt> line.
# ''(optional)'' Remove the NPC friendship data:
# ''(optional)'' Remove the NPC friendship data:
## Search for the NPC's default name between 'string' tags (e.g. to remove Penny: <tt><string>Penny</string></tt>).
## Search for the NPC's default name between 'string' tags (e.g. to remove Penny: <tt><string>Penny</string></tt>).
## Remove the entire 'item' section containing the line you found, starting from the previous <tt><item></tt> line up to the next <tt></item></tt> line.
## Remove the entire 'item' section containing the line found, starting from the previous <tt><item></tt> line up to the next <tt></item></tt> line.
[[Category:Gameplay]]
[[Category:Gameplay]]