Save Files: Where They Are and How to Start Over

TRADESMAN keeps your saves on disk, and a few players have wanted to start a fresh run without losing their old one. Here's the official location and the safe reset method.

#Save file location (Windows)

The developer confirmed the exact path:

C:\Users\YOUR_PC_NAME\AppData\Local\Tradesman

Fastest way to open it: press Win + R, type %Appdata%, and hit Enter. Then go up one folder to AppData\Local\Tradesman.

(Note: %Appdata% opens AppData\Roaming — you need to go up to AppData then into Local.)

#How to start a fresh save safely

A player who wanted to restart without deleting their old run found the working method:

1. Back up first: copy your entire Tradesman folder somewhere safe.
2. Deactivate Steam Cloud Save for TRADESMAN:
   • Right-click the game in Steam → Properties → uncheck "Keep game saves in the Steam Cloud."
3. Delete the files in the AppData\Local\Tradesman folder.
4. Start the game — a fresh save is created.
5. To restore your old run later, re-enable cloud save and copy your backup back.

The developer added there's also a way to do this from the main menu, but the manual method above is the community-verified approach.

#Why cloud saves can surprise you

If you delete local files but leave cloud saves on, Steam will re-sync the old save from the cloud — making it look like the reset didn't work. That's why disabling cloud save first is the critical step.

#Sources

• Steam thread: Where is the save location? (CN) — developer gives exact path
• Steam thread: How to reset savegame? — player's working reset method

Developer-confirmed as of launch day.