Restoring LDPlayer Game Data After an Upgrade or Reinstall

Your game data may seem gone after an upgrade or reinstall. The usual cause is a new install folder that differs from the old one. The new install then creates a separate setup and does not reach the old instance data. Installing into the o

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Before You Start

Prerequisites: Do not rename the old installation folder. A renamed folder cannot be overwritten, so the data will not carry over.; If you have space, copy the old installation folder to another drive before you change anything. This gives you a backup if a step goes wrong.; Note whether LDPlayer still opens. The first steps differ depending on that.

## Overview Your game data may seem gone after an upgrade or reinstall. The usual cause is a new install folder that differs from the old one. The new install then creates a separate setup and does not reach the old instance data. Installing into the original folder can bring the data back.

## Why this works LDPlayer stores each instance’s files in a vms folder inside its installation folder. A new install in a different location does not see those files by default. Pointing the new install at the original folder lets it use the existing files. This guide does not apply if you deleted the old folder. In that case, see the damaged-instance guide in Related.

## What to expect After step 10, the installer finishes and points to the old folder. When you open the new LDPlayer, your old instances should appear. If they do not appear, the install did not reuse the old folder.

## Verify Open the new LDPlayer and check that your game data from the old version appears. Start one game and confirm that your progress loads.

## Common mistakes

Renaming or moving the old folder before the install.
Installing into a new folder and expecting the old data to appear.
Deleting the old folder before you confirm the data appears.
Skipping the backup copy, which removes your fallback if the install fails.

## Notes and Troubleshooting

If LDPlayer was installed to the default path earlier, Overwrite Install is another option. It keeps the old data, but browsing to the old path first is safer.
If the data still does not appear, see the guide for recovering data from a damaged instance.
Installing a newer version can change the instance layout. Check your key game data after each upgrade.

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