One of the coolest features of the very good Stardew Valley mobile port is the fact that your PC save is cross compatible with both the Android and iOS versions. For those of you who have fully automated farms with hundreds of hours invested on your computer, this is very welcome news. It’s also good news for those who might want to play on a larger screen than the mobile version allows.

With this cross compatibility, you can have the best of both worlds.

We’ll show you how you can easily transfer your save from PC to Android and iOS, and back again for the ultimate Stardew Valley experience.

Find Your PC Save

First thing to note, this will only work with the Windows version of the game. None of the console ports will work due to proprietary save formatting from companies like Nintendo and Sony. That said, Stardew Valley has an old school sensibility that allows it to run on almost anything, so as long as you can install Steam, you can probably run it, even on a much older desktop or laptop. No fancy console required.

The first thing you’ll need to do, is create a save to establish the file structure. If you’ve played the game, this will already be done, if not, simply open the game and play until the first night. The game will save, and you’ll be ready to go.

On Windows, the save game will be located here (With USERNAME being your username) -

C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\StardewValley\Saves

The easiest way to access this folder is to simply hold the Windows key and then hit R. Then copy and paste-

%appdata%\StardewValley\Saves

-into the command box that opens, and hit enter.

That should bring you here-



Your save(s) should have the name of your character along with a string of numbers. As you can see, I have three different characters here. I’d recommend creating a shortcut from your Saves folder to your desktop for easier access going forward.

It’s possible to run into issues with hidden folders depending on your settings, so if this doesn’t work, try adjusting your security settings for the relevant folders.

Transferring your save to Android

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Again, the first step is to create a save so the file structure will be in place. Simply start the game and play until the first save, and then you can get started with the transfer.

You’ll want to plug in your phone to your PC, and make sure you have it set so that the PC can access your Android device’s storage.

You’ll find your Android saves in your phone’s storage, in a folder called Stardew Valley. Try using the search function if you’re having trouble locating it, and make sure you are looking at your phone’s internal storage, not an SD card.

Using my Samsung Galaxy S8, this is where the save file for my character Kalen is located-



Once you have access to both folders on your computer, it’s simply a matter of copying and pasting between the two, and loading the most recent version. Make sure you copy the complete folder with your character’s name, not just the files inside, as that won’t work. Feel free to make backups to other storage devices for safe keeping while you’re at it.

That’s it! Simply load the save through the game’s loading screen. No conversion necessary.

Transferring your save to iOS

It’s also possible to do this with an iOS device, though you’ll have to use iTunes, and there are a few extra steps.

Here’s how:

Open the latest version of iTunes on your PC, and plug in your iOS device via USB.

Access your device through iTunes.

Access the “File Sharing” menu.

Find the Stardew Valley app in the list.

Access Stardew Valley Documents, and you should see the saves.

There you go! Once you have access to the saves, as above, simply copy the individual folder with your character’s name back and forth, and make sure you sync.

Keep in mind, if you’re using mods on the PC version, you’ll need to disable them and save before transferring over to either mobile platform.

You’ll want to be careful with backups, and take special care not to overwrite the wrong save. Once you have a system in place though, swapping save files between the two operating systems is super simple, and can dramatically improve your Stardew Valley experience.