Borderlands 4 is the latest entry in the long-running Borderlands franchise. All the mainline entries in the franchise were developed on Unreal Engine, and Borderlands 4 is no exception, as it runs on Unreal Engine 5, which is why players are experiencing crashes like the LowLevelFatalError crashes during shader compilation or the Unhandled Exception crashes. If you are looking for the local save file for Borderlands 4, here is the location for it on Steam, Linux, and Steam Deck.
Borderlands 4 Save Game Data Location on Windows, Steam Deck, and Linux
| Client | Save File Location |
|---|---|
| Steam (Windows) | C:\Users\”You username”\Documents\My Games\Borderlands 4\Saved\SaveGames |
| Steam Deck | /home/deck/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/1285190/pfx/ |
| Steam (Linux) | [SteamLibrary-folder]/teamapps/compatdata/1285190/pfx/ |
To directly get to the save file folder of Borderlands 4, paste the following path in the address bar of Windows Explorer.
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Borderlands 4\
However, you don’t really need to manually move the save file if you intend to play Borderlands 4 on a different PC. Cloud Storage is enabled by default on Steam and Epic, and when you install your games on a new PC with the same account, your save files will be carried over automatically.
There you have it, our Borderlands 4 guide on the location of the save game date. If you are facing errors and issues while playing Borderlands 4 or other games on PC and handhelds, head to our hub of commonly occurring PC errors and their fixes.
