How to Transfer Your Civilization VI Save to a New PC
Last verified: 2026-09-29
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization VI\Saves
Copy the entire Civilization VI save folder from %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization VI\Saves and paste it to the same path on the new PC after installing and launching Civilization VI once.
Switching computers? Here's exactly which Civilization VI save files to copy, where they live, and how to make sure your progress arrives intact on the new PC.
Where the files live: see the full Civilization VI save file location guide for every platform path (PS5, Xbox, Steam Cloud).
How to transfer your Civilization VI save to a new PC
- On the old PC, press Win+R, paste %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization VI\Saves, and press Enter to open the save folder.
- Copy the entire save folder (all files inside %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization VI\Saves).
- Copy those files to a USB drive, cloud folder (OneDrive/Google Drive), or network share.
- Install Civilization VI on the new PC and launch it once, then close it — this creates the empty save folder.
- Open the same path (%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization VI\Saves) on the new PC and paste your copied files in, overwriting if asked.
- Launch the game and confirm your progress loaded before deleting the backup copy.
Does cloud sync move it for you?
Civilization VI can sync through Steam Cloud, and the Saves\Cloud subfolder holds cross-play cloud games. Let Steam Cloud finish syncing before copying; if a conflict pops up after playing offline, keep the newer save so you don't lose turns.
Common mistakes
- Copy the whole Saves folder — the Single, Multi and Hotseat subfolders each hold .Civ6Save files; grabbing only Single loses hotseat/multiplayer games.
- The Epic and Mac (Aspyr) builds keep saves in different roots (Mac: ~/Library/Application Support/Sid Meier's Civilization VI/Saves) — check the matching path on each machine.
FAQ
How do I move my Civilization VI save to a new PC?
Copy everything in %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization VI\Saves to the same path on the new PC after installing and launching Civilization VI once.
Where is the Civilization VI save folder on PC?
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization VI\Saves. See our full Civilization VI save file location guide for the exact per-platform paths.
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