Recovering a Lost Save or a Save Overwritten by Steam Cloud

• 1. Restore from a local backup (Saves_BKP)
• 2. Restore from Steam Cloud (when local backups are also missing)
• 3. Common causes of lost saves

Your desktop-pet save may occasionally be lost, rolled back, or incorrectly overwritten by Steam Cloud. This article explains two recovery methods. First, try restoring a local backup from Saves_BKP. If the local backups are also missing, try restoring a save from Steam Cloud.

If the game reports an error or will not open, see the Startup Issues article.

Important: Do not start the desktop pet again before attempting recovery. A newly created empty save could overwrite the cloud copy and cause further data loss.

The desktop pet automatically keeps historical save backups in the Saves_BKP folder under the game directory. Most cases described as a “lost save” can be recovered this way.

• Open the desktop pet's Settings panel.
• Go to System → Load Save.
• Scroll down through the save list to find backups from Saves_BKP. If the backup is old, you may need to scroll farther down.
• Select a save from before the data was lost, then load it directly.

In Settings, open System → Load Save and scroll down to view backups from Saves_BKP.

If the local backups in Saves_BKP are also missing, you can try downloading an earlier save from Steam Cloud.

• In the Steam Store interface, right-click any game cover and select Open link in new tab.
• Enter and open this address in the address bar: https://store.steampowered.com/account/remotestorageapp/?appid=1920960
• Find and download the required save, then place it in the desktop pet's Saves folder.
• Important: Rename the file using the format Save_XXXX.lps; otherwise, the game cannot recognize it.
• Start the desktop pet. The downloaded cloud save should now appear under Load Save.

Right-click a game cover in the Steam Store → Open link in new tab

Download the save from the Steam Cloud page and rename it to Save_XXXX.lps.

• Multiple-account conflict on the same device: Signing in to another Steam account on the same computer and starting the desktop pet can cause the local and cloud saves to conflict with and overwrite one another.
• Steam Cloud synchronization failure across devices: A failed Steam Cloud sync while using multiple devices can cause a save to be lost or rolled back.
• Prevention: If you often play on multiple devices, download the official Cloud Save MOD for the desktop pet from the Steam Workshop to reduce the risk of synchronization problems.

• Xiaoheihe: What should I do if my desktop-pet save is lost?