Where Are Stardew Valley Save Files & Mod Folders Located?

Stardew Valley is a 2D game in which your character owns and develops a farm. At its core, it sounds like a farming sandbox game - don't get us wrong, that is what it is - but there is a lot more to it than that..

There are five different skills, each being important in some way or another. There's farming (duh), mining, foraging, fishing, and combat. These can all be trained and leveled up, and you'll find yourself needing to do this to progress and gain access to some of the hundreds of pieces of equipment and tools Stardew Valley hosts.

Not only are there skills, but there are many other characters that you can (and in some cases have to) develop your relationship with. Some of these characters might buy items from you, sell items to you, and others you might marry! The possibilities are endless...

The game was released in early 2016 and was developed more or less entirely by Eric Barone, also known as ConcernedApe. It is now available on a vast array of platforms including PC, Mac, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, PS4, and XBOX One.

Game Save Files Location

You may wish to access your Stardew Valley save files in their raw form (XML) to share them with friends, create a backup, or add someone else's save to your game. The folder that the saves are located in varies based on your operating system, so see help relevant to yours below:

Windows

On Windows, Stardew Valley saves are located within the following path:

%AppData%\StardewValley\Saves

If you need help accessing this folder, simply follow these steps:

1. Press WINDOWS + R at the same time (WINDOWS being the windows key that opens the start menu)
2. Enter the following text into the text field: %AppData%\StardewValley\Saves
3. Hit OK

The path in File Explorer should look like this:

Mac

If you're playing Stardew Valley on a Mac, you can find your game save files at the following folder:

~/.config/StardewValley/Saves

If that doesn't mean anything to you, simply follow the below:

1. Press COMMAND + SPACE on your computer (or click the magnifying glass in the top right)
2. Paste the following text into the text field: ~/.config/StardewValley/Saves
3. Hit ENTER, and the folder will be opened up

Linux

Linux versions of Stardew Valley store game save files at the same location as Mac:

~/.config/StardewValley/Saves

Mod Folder

All of your Stardew Valley mods are located in the Mods folder within your game's installation folder. Where your game's installation folder is varies based on your operating system and what you're using to play Stardew Valley (Steam or GOG). See help for your operating system below:

Windows

Steam

On Steam installations you can find your mods by default at one of the following paths:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Stardew Valley\Mods

Or

C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Stardew Valley\Mods

If you have changed your Steam library location and are having trouble locating it, see this guide to locate Stardew Valley's installation folder, and in there you will find the Mods folder.

GOG

On GOG installations of Stardew Valley on Windows, you find your mods folder at one of these paths:

C:\Program Files (x86)\GOG Galaxy\Games\Stardew Valley\Mods

OR

C:\Program Files\GOG Galaxy\Games\Stardew Valley\Mods

OR

C:\GOG Games\Stardew Valley\Mods

Mac

Mac Steam installations of Stardew Valley place mods in the following directory:

~/Library/Application Support/Steam/SteamApps/common/Stardew Valley/Contents/MacOS/Mods

To quickly jump to the above path, press COMMAND + SPACE, or click the magnifying glass in the right of your menu bar, paste it in (the text above) and hit ENTER.

If the above path isn't working, you have probably changed the location of your Steam library. You can follow this guide to find out where it is.

If you're playing Stardew Valley via GOG, you can find your Mods at the following path:

/Applications/Stardew Valley.app/Contents/MacOS/Mods

To quickly jump to the above path, press COMMAND + SPACE, or click the magnifying glass in the right of your menu bar, paste it in (the text above) and hit ENTER.

Linux

On Linux, Steam Stardew Valley installation mods are found in this folder:

~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Stardew Valley

And GOG installations of Stardew Valley are found in this folder:

~/GOGGames/StardewValley/game