How to Edit your Stardew Valley Save

With the help of Stardew Valley Save Editor (Farm Foundry), it is possible to make a number of changes to your Stardew Valley save including season, weather, farmer level, unlocked recipes and a range of other helpful options.

Warning: Changing your Farm Type may cause cabins and placed furniture/items to become stuck inside terrain.

Downloading/Running SDVSE

Before editing your save you will first need to download SDVSE from Nexus Mods.

  1. Navigate to SDVSE's Nexus Mods page.
  2. Click the Manual download button.
  3. Extract the downloaded .zip file.
  4. Double click FarmFoundry.exe to open the save editor.

Downloading your Farm's Save

Your server's save file can easily be downloaded using your server control panel's built-in file manager or an external FTP client.

  1. Navigate to your control panel and Stop your server.
  2. Access your server files via FTP, we recommend using FileZilla.
  3. Navigate to /StardewValley/Saves/<Your Farm's Name>/.
  4. Right-click on the file with your farm's name and click Download.

Editing your Farm's Save

Once you have your farm's save and SDVSE downloaded you're ready to make any required changes to the save.

  1. Open SDVSE (FarmFoundry.exe).
  2. Click Load.
  3. Click Load From File.
  4. Locate and Open the save file you downloaded in the previous section.
  5. Make and required changes to your Farm's Save then click Save.

Uploading your Farm's Save

After making any changes to your farm's save you'll need to upload it to your server.

  1. Navigate to your control panel and Stop your server.
  2. Access your server files via FTP, we recommend using FileZilla.
  3. Navigate to /StardewValley/Saves/<Your Farm's Name>/.
  4. On your local site (the left panel of FileZilla) locate your edited farm save file.
  5. Right-click the save file and click Upload.
  6. When prompted choose to Overwrite the file and click OK.
  7. Navigate to your control panel and Start your server.

If you would like any additional information or have more questions about configuring your Stardew Valley server, you can find our other articles here.

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