Conan Exiles Enhanced Save Migration: Back Up the Right Database

Identify branch, mode and map before copying

1. Confirm whether the installation is Conan Exiles Enhanced (UE5/Steam) or Conan Exiles Legacy (UE4); console versions remain on the UE4 branch per Funcom's page.
2. Record whether the database is Exiled Lands or Isle of Siptah and whether it is single-player, private server or Official server.
3. For Exiled Lands single-player, close the game and preserve the documented `ConanSandbox\Saved\game.db` before launching the Enhanced version.
4. For a private server, confirm the server owner copied the correct Exiled Lands database into the corresponding Enhanced server folder; the dedicated-server folder name changes.
5. Do not try to reuse a UE4 Isle of Siptah database as an Enhanced Exiled Lands database; use the published character migration route and plan to rebuild lost world structures.

References: Conan Exiles Enhanced: upgrade and save migration FAQ

Map and mode migration matrix

References: Conan Exiles Enhanced: upgrade and save migration FAQ

Preserve a rollback boundary

Funcom states UE4 databases are readable by UE5 but the reverse is not true after conversion. A copied database is only a safety copy if you preserve it outside the folder that the new client will update.

1. Make two dated copies of the original database/folder to a separate location and verify the copy size before updating.
2. Keep the untouched UE4 copy separate from the active Enhanced save directory.
3. Launch the Enhanced edition only after confirming the intended branch, map and database.
4. Verify the expected character and world; do not start another save or overwrite the legacy backup until confirmed.
5. If structures or progress are missing, stop writing new data and follow Funcom's current recovery/support instructions.

References: Conan Exiles Enhanced: upgrade and save migration FAQ · Conan Exiles player discussions

Before you play

• I identified UE4 Legacy versus UE5 Enhanced and platform.
• I confirmed Exiled Lands versus Isle of Siptah and the exact mode/server.
• The original database is backed up outside the active save folder.
• I understand UE5 save conversion cannot roll back to UE4.
• I did not treat user comments as migration instructions.

Frequently asked questions

Sources & revision notes

Editorial revision: November 6, 2026; not a gameplay test date. The reference notes identify source limits and version differences.

1. Conan Exiles Enhanced: upgrade and save migration FAQ (Official)

   Funcom documents the UE4-to-UE5 Conan Exiles Enhanced migration, map-specific database limits, backup paths and non-reversible direction. Enhanced is currently PC Steam; Xbox/PlayStation remain on the UE4 Legacy branch.

2. Conan Exiles player discussions (Community)

   External user-generated discussion. Server rules, mods and versions vary; never treat a comment as Funcom policy or post credentials, private server addresses or save databases.