NFS Underground 2 Save Files: Location and Backup

The default Windows career folder is %LOCALAPPDATA%\NFS Underground 2\. PCGamingWiki and the independent nfsu2-web import guide both identify it. Browser ports use their own storage, although the PC browser project documents importing a PC profile. This page does not offer finished saves to download.

I typed the environment variable out by hand against the wiki table so I would not 'correct' it into Documents or AppData\Roaming. Local AppData is the line they printed.

Where each version keeps progress

Copy the whole folder only while the game is closed.

Save locations named by the sources
Version	Location
Windows PC	%LOCALAPPDATA%\NFS Underground 2\
Settings	Registry: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\EA Games\Need for Speed Underground 2\
nfsu2.xyz	Browser profiles; player guide documents backup, PC profile import and optional passphrase-protected cloud saves
nfsunderground2.site	Browser virtual PS2 card; host documents .ps2 memory-card import/export for PCSX2. Its online session uses a separate empty card.
nfsu2.org	Local browser save, no online

Move to another PC

Close the game, copy the complete NFS Underground 2 folder, and put it at the same default location for the destination Windows user. Paste %LOCALAPPDATA% into Explorer to avoid confusing Local with Roaming. Regional and heavily modded profiles are not guaranteed interchangeable. WidescreenFix's release INI includes CustomUserFilesDirectoryInGameDir, so a modded setup may deliberately change the default save path; that option is documented by the tool author alone.

For the PC browser project, follow its player guide's import flow rather than dropping files into a browser cache directory. The PS2 browser uses a different memory-card format: it is not the Windows career folder. Export backups before deleting site storage; this audit does not independently certify every cross-version transfer.

Underground 2 Display settings menu showing 1920x1080 in the widescreen fix gallery — ThirteenAG WidescreenFixesPack: Source image

nfsu2-web start page screenshot from the project repository, not in-game footage — th0mk/nfsu2-web project screenshot: Source image

Questions

The folder is missing.

Start the game once so it can create the directory. Local AppData is hidden in Explorer until you show hidden items.

Can I download a finished career?

Not from this site. Edit the save you made.

Keep going

PC installPatch level before you trust a save.CheatsCodes apply to the profile you load next.Browser savesExport them before you clear site data.

Sources

Checked 2026-10-29. One source alone is labeled as such. Disagreements are left side by side.