If you get a new phone, follow these steps to keep your Wasteland Story progress:
Many modern file managers (like Solid Explorer) can access the Android Backup function.
Now we enter advanced territory. "Save scumming" is the practice of reloading a previous save to reroll random outcomes. In Wasteland Story, this is used for: wasteland story save data
Since local saves are fragile on mobile devices, backing up is the most critical aspect of managing your data.
Practical tip: automate with a lightweight script (Windows batch, macOS Automator, Linux cron) to copy the save folder daily with timestamps. If you get a new phone, follow these
Example Windows quick backup (save as backup_wasteland.bat):
xcopy "%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Wasteland 3\PlayerProfiles" "D:\WastelandBackups\WL3_%date:~-10,4%%date:~-5,2%%date:~-2,2%" /E /I /Y
(Adjust paths and date formatting for region.) For multiple profiles, back up each profile subfolder
This is the easiest platform to manage saves.
Wasteland Story often creates autosave.tmp or save_game_0.bak. Rename save_game_0.sav to save_game_0.corrupt. Then rename autosave.tmp to save_game_0.sav.