lost character

I had problems updating the steam cloud. my local save file was not updated on cloud.
a few days later I tried to play but then my character had disappeared from the menu in the game.
how can i find my character ??
12:13 pm, March 20, 2022
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0soar0 replied to lost character March 20, 2022 @ 5:25:38 am PDT

Originally posted by Mharr:
Before running the game again, make a backup of your saves (the .old files might still be good) and make a separate download from https://store.steampowered.com/account/remotestorage

Disable Steam Cloud and organise your own backups. It's never been reliable.

..have started the game again.
i have downloded the files..but where to put them? ..or should i replace them?(cant find the local files with .old .flv)
3:13 pm, March 20, 2022
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electricdawn replied to lost character March 20, 2022 @ 5:32:18 am PDT

You character files are in a hidden folder inside your user folder. It is typically located at

C:\Users\YOURUSER\AppData\IronGate\Valheim\

It is always important to have backups of all your data. Computers can break. Data can be lost. You should ALWAYS backup your data.
3:13 pm, March 20, 2022
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Mharr replied to lost character March 20, 2022 @ 4:25:23 am PDT

Before running the game again, make a backup of your saves (the .old files might still be good) and make a separate download from https://store.steampowered.com/account/remotestorage

Disable Steam Cloud and organise your own backups. It's never been reliable.
12:13 pm, March 20, 2022
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Gunther Ultrabolt Novacrunch replied to lost character March 20, 2022 @ 4:29:33 am PDT

I keep getting steam cloud sync errors that tell my my latest saves are from different days in December... 1969 NINTEEN SIXTY NINE.
12:13 pm, March 20, 2022
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Mharr replied to lost character March 20, 2022 @ 4:39:00 am PDT

That sounds very close to some kind of system zero date... Yeah, the usual beginning of time for computers is Jan. 1, 1970.
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jonnin replied to lost character March 20, 2022 @ 4:41:36 am PDT

much of computer time is done as seconds since 1/1/70 and if someone really messed up you could get 1969 out. If its just your save, though, and not happening frequently I would call it data corruption instead.
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