Are you trying to this save to a new device or edit specific character stats within it?
Ensure it is named correctly; if you download a file and it has a suffix like 1-1-LT1 (1).save , it until you rename it to the exact original format. 1-1-LT1.save
: Since many .save files are actually compressed ZIP files, you can sometimes rename them to .zip to see the internal json or log files. 🔄 Moving Saves Between Versions Are you trying to this save to a
: Internal Storage > Documents > RenPy_Saves > [GamePackageName] . Mac/Linux : $HOME/Library/RenPy/ or $HOME/.renpy/ . 🛠️ Editing the Save 🔄 Moving Saves Between Versions : Internal Storage
To ensure a save file from an older version (like "Book 1") works in a newer one ("Book 2"): Locate the 1-1-LT1.save in the old game's save folder. Copy it to the new game's save folder.
💡 : If you are trying to "save-scum" or reset a story path, you can delete this specific file from the folder to clear that slot, but it is often safer to simply "save-flood" by overwriting the slot in-game.