Scratch the Ticket Save Files and Soft Resets

Sometimes the best Scratch the Ticket strategy is a clean save. This Save Files page documents the Windows folder players share for LotteryTicket saves, explains when resets help, and keeps you from fighting a corrupted or tilted session forever.

Reported save location

Players point to C:\\Users\\<YourName>\\AppData\\Local\\LotteryTicket\\Saved\\SaveGames as the save directory. Replace the username segment with your Windows account. Close the game before copying or deleting files.

When to reset

Reset after soft locks, missing gadgets from physics glitches, or bankrolls so destroyed that learning stops. Do not reset merely because one bomb hurt your feelings. Use Cash-Out Strategy first.

Safe reset steps

1. Close Scratch the Ticket completely.
2. Open the SaveGames folder.
3. Back up files to a zip on your Desktop.
4. Remove or move the active save.
5. Relaunch and confirm a fresh state.
6. Re-run onboarding habits from Getting Started.

Demo versus full game

Paths should stay similar if the project name remains LotteryTicket, but verify after patches. Launch changes will be noted near Launch Day and Demo Notes.

Backups before experiments

Before testing greedy rules or upgrade spikes, duplicate your save. Experiments are healthier when you can roll back. Pair experiments with Upgrade Path and Cash-Out Helper.

Cloud and Steam notes

If Steam Cloud is enabled for your build, cloud sync can restore deleted local files. Be prepared to reconcile cloud and local copies. Official installers remain on the Links Hub.

Privacy caution

Save folders can contain progress you care about. Do not upload random save dumps to strangers. This wiki will not ask for your files.

Related recovery reading

If controls feel broken after a reset, revisit Controls. If you are resetting because Drop addiction wrecked you, read Drop X-ray and Gadget Timing.

Mindset

A reset is not shame. It is a training tool. The apartment fantasy on Apartment Goal rewards process more than clinging to one cursed desk.

Know where your saves live before you need them. Panic is a bad file browser.

Final reminder before deleting saves

Backup first, close the game first, then reset. Panic deletes create longer nights.

Unique expansion 1 for Save Files

Close the game, backup the folder, then reset—never delete mid-panic. Practice on the Scratch the Ticket Steam demo, wishlist App 4626940 for August 13, 2026, and keep Spy, UV Flashlight, Drop, printers, and cash-out rules aligned with the downtown apartment goal. Ignore idle-bot advice from unrelated scratch games.

Also review sibling links on this topic so your next ticket decision is informed instead of emotional.

Unique expansion 2 for Save Files

Close the game, backup the folder, then reset—never delete mid-panic. Practice on the Scratch the Ticket Steam demo, wishlist App 4626940 for August 13, 2026, and keep Spy, UV Flashlight, Drop, printers, and cash-out rules aligned with the downtown apartment goal. Ignore idle-bot advice from unrelated scratch games.

Also review sibling links on this topic so your next ticket decision is informed instead of emotional.

Unique expansion 3 for Save Files

Close the game, backup the folder, then reset—never delete mid-panic. Practice on the Scratch the Ticket Steam demo, wishlist App 4626940 for August 13, 2026, and keep Spy, UV Flashlight, Drop, printers, and cash-out rules aligned with the downtown apartment goal. Ignore idle-bot advice from unrelated scratch games.

Also review sibling links on this topic so your next ticket decision is informed instead of emotional.