Archiving tools

An open source Windows command line tool to make all archive editors work again!

Hogwarts Legacy Save Tool

📜 Version information

Check out the "Changelog" drop-down menu at the top of the page.

🧙‍♂️ Tool Introduction

Around March/April 2023, an official update to the game changed the format of save files, causing all save editors to become invalid and unusable to this day.

This module is a Windows command line tool whose mission is to convert archive files in the new format (compressed) back to the old format (uncompressed). You can use the old save editor to edit the unzipped file, and then use this tool to convert it back to a compressed format so the game can read it normally.

⚠️ **IMPORTANT WARNING**: Never try to load the unzipped save file directly into the game, it won't work! **Must recompress after editing**.

• It has been confirmed that unzipped archive files can be used with the following archive tools (bringing them "back to life"):
• Hogwarts Legacy Save Game Editor
• Hogwarts Legacy Save Editor
• Legilimens - The Hogwarts Legacy Collectible Finder

🙏 Acknowledgments

This tool was not created by me (@icouldifiwantedto), I just posted it on . The real credit goes to programmer **@katt** who generously put in a few weeks of his time despite never having played Hogwarts Legacy. Thank you so much @katt!

📥 Installation Guide

• Unzip the ZIP file and place the **HLSaveTool** folder in a convenient location.
• Download this file and place it in the **HLSaveTool** folder.

🛠️ Tutorial

• In Windows Explorer, go to: **C:\Users\[your username]\AppData\Local\Hogwarts Legacy\Saved\SaveGames\**
• You will see a folder named by an 8 or 9-digit number, that is your archive folder.
• Find the archive file you want to edit based on its creation date.
• Rename its extension from **.sav** to **.orig** (for example: `HL-03-05.sav` to `HL-03-05.orig`).
• Copy the file (e.g. `HL-03-05.orig`) to the **HLSaveTool** folder.
• First **left-click** on your **HLSaveTool** folder, then hold down the **SHIFT** key and **right-click** on it.
• Select "Open command window here" or "Open PowerShell window here" (whichever is available or whichever you are comfortable with), and then enter the following command in the new window that pops up:
• **Extract** your archive file, for example: `.\hlsaves.exe -d HL-03-05.orig HL-03-05.decomp`
• Edit the unzipped file using the editor of your choice (e.g. HLSGE) and save it with the **.edited** extension (e.g.: `HL-03-05.edited`).
• **Compress** the file you edited, for example: `.\hlsaves.exe -c HL-03-05.edited HL-03-05.sav`
• Copy the compressed file (eg: `HL-03-05.sav`) back to your archive folder.

The picture below is what the CMD window should look like after the operation is completed (but without color). The PowerShell window is similar.

🗑️ How to uninstall

Just delete the **HLSaveTool** folder directly.

🐛 Question feedback

If you encounter any problems:

• Add the verbose output flag `-v` at the end of the command and rerun the tool.
• Let @icouldifiwantedto know in the post and attach the tool’s output information. If he can't solve it, he will advise you to:
• Submit a ticket (with tool output and archive files attached) to

💻 Source code

The source code of this tool is here:

⚠️ Known issues and error messages

The following are known issues. If you encounter other problems, please let us know in the post.

• The error message starts with **←31m** and ends with **←[0m**. These are control sequences. In modern terminals such as [Windows Terminal], they color the text. In older terminals like CMD it won't, but that's nothing to worry about.
• **[Error] LoadLibraryEx failed with error code 126**: Please see step 2 of the installation guide.
• **[Error] Expected SQLite signature "SQLite format 3" got "╔╔╔╔"**: You are trying to compress an archive file in a **new format** (i.e. a file that is already compressed).
• **[Error …