When you add a game (drag & drop, Steam, or manual), SaveState tries to locate the save folder automatically.
The detection engine is thorough:
- Deep Scan — recursively searches candidate directories when a standard scan fails
- Fuzzy Matching — handles abbreviated titles and naming variations
- Steam Awareness — avoids false positives in Steam Userdata folders
Flow of the main steps:
If detection fails or looks wrong, open the Log Console (terminal icon) to see what SaveState tried:
You can always fall back to New Profile... and paste the save path manually.