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MXGP 26 Save File Location

Last verified: 2026-10-01

Save file location (Windows (Steam)): %LOCALAPPDATA%\MXGP26\Saved\SaveGames

Quick answer: On PC (Steam), MXGP 26 follows the Milestone / Unreal Engine convention used by every recent MXGP and MotoGP title: your save lives under %LOCALAPPDATA% in the game's short-name folder, e.g. C:\Users\<you>\AppData\Local\MXGP26\Saved\SaveGames\ (earlier entries used mxgp5/mxgp6/mxgp7 short names, so if MXGP26 is empty, look for the newest mxgp* folder under AppData\Local). This is NOT Documents and NOT the Steam install folder. Steam Cloud mirrors the save and uploads on exit, so a corrupted or half-written career can overwrite your good cloud copy the next time you launch — copy the Saved\SaveGames folder before verifying files or switching PCs.
Windows (Steam)
%LOCALAPPDATA%\MXGP26\Saved\SaveGames
AppData\Local (short-name variants)
%LOCALAPPDATA%\mxgp*
Steam Cloud
Steam userdata (managed by Steam)

MXGP 26 is a Milestone Unreal Engine game, so your career and settings are not in Documents or the Steam install — they sit in the AppData\Local MXGP folder under the UE Saved\SaveGames tree. Here is the exact PC path, how to open it, and how to back it up before a bad cloud sync.

Save file locations

Windows (Steam)
%LOCALAPPDATA%\MXGP26\Saved\SaveGames

Full default: C:\Users\<you>\AppData\Local\MXGP26\Saved\SaveGames\ . This is the Unreal Engine Saved tree in AppData\Local — not Documents, not the Steam folder. Paste %LOCALAPPDATA% into Explorer and open the MXGP26 (or newest mxgp*) folder.

AppData\Local (short-name variants)
%LOCALAPPDATA%\mxgp*

Milestone has historically used short names (mxgp5, mxgp6, mxgp7). If MXGP26 does not exist, open %LOCALAPPDATA% and look for the newest mxgp* folder, then Saved\SaveGames inside it.

Steam Cloud
Steam userdata (managed by Steam)

Steam Cloud keeps a mirrored copy and syncs on launch/exit. Verifying files or going online after a crash can pull the cloud copy down — see the cloud-conflict steps first.

Cloud saves

MXGP 26 uses Steam Cloud. It uploads automatically on exit, so a corrupted or half-written career save can overwrite your good cloud copy the next time you launch, with no visible version history. Treat a manual copy of the %LOCALAPPDATA%\MXGP26\Saved\SaveGames folder as your real backup, kept outside the game directory.

Cloud save conflict & platform recovery

The common loss is 'my career rolled back' after a crash or a session on a second PC — Steam Cloud synced an older or half-written save over the newer local one.

  1. Before relaunching after a crash, copy %LOCALAPPDATA%\MXGP26\Saved\SaveGames somewhere outside the game folder.
  2. If the cloud rolled your career back, go offline in Steam (or disable Steam Cloud for MXGP 26 in its Properties) before launching, so the bad cloud copy cannot sync down again.
  3. Restore your copied SaveGames folder into the same AppData\Local path, launch once offline to confirm the right progress, then re-enable Steam Cloud so the good save uploads.
Back up first (Windows) — copy & run

How to open the save folder

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Save problems & fixes

FAQ

Where is the MXGP 26 save file on PC?

In C:\Users\<you>\AppData\Local\MXGP26\Saved\SaveGames\ — the Milestone Unreal Engine location, not Documents and not the Steam install folder. Paste %LOCALAPPDATA% into Explorer and open the MXGP26 (or newest mxgp*) folder.

Does MXGP 26 use Steam Cloud?

Yes. Saves sync through Steam Cloud on launch and exit, so a bad local save can overwrite the good cloud copy — keep a manual copy of the Saved\SaveGames folder as a real backup.

Why did my MXGP 26 career roll back?

Usually a Steam Cloud conflict after a crash or a session on a second PC: an older or half-written save won the sync. Restore your SaveGames folder backup, launch offline to confirm, then re-enable cloud so the good save uploads.

How do I move my MXGP 26 saves to a new PC?

Let Steam Cloud sync, or copy %LOCALAPPDATA%\MXGP26\Saved\SaveGames to the same path on the new PC before first launch.

Other games

Need another game or a quick backup? Use the Save Location Finder — pick any game to get its exact save path plus a ready-to-run backup command.