Learn how to save your Windrose progress, autosave mechanics, manual saves, and how to avoid losing your save file.
Windrose autosaves every 5 minutes. You can also manually save at any Inn or Tavern by interacting with the bed/resting icon. Save files are stored locally.
A: Yes. The game autosaves every 5 minutes automatically. The autosave indicator appears briefly in the top-right corner when triggered.
A: Visit any Inn or Tavern and interact with the bed or resting icon. Manual saves are independent of autosaves and are marked with a timestamp.
A: Save files are stored in your user profile directory: %APPDATA%/Windrose/saves/ on Windows. Each character has its own save file.
A: Yes. Each new game creates a new save file. You can have unlimited save files and switch between them from the main menu.
A: If your game crashes, your last autosave (within 5 minutes) will be loaded. Manual saves are unaffected by crashes.
A: Yes. Copy the entire %APPDATA%/Windrose/saves/ folder to a safe location. You can restore by replacing the folder contents.
• Save manually before any boss fight
• Save before major decisions
• Do not delete save files in Windows Explorer
• Disable antivirus real-time scanning of the saves folder
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