Regular backups prevent data loss from corruption or accidental deletion. Navigate to the folder using the steps above.

it into a secure location, such as a desktop folder, external USB drive, or cloud storage like Dropbox or Google Drive .

Moving your farm to a new PC is a manual process but very reliable.

Find the files with _old at the end and rename them by removing the _old suffix.

Quick Access: Press Windows + R , paste %appdata%\StardewValley\Saves , and click .

Complete Guide to Managing Stardew Valley PC Save Data (Updated 2026)