Fortnite replays are stored locally on your PC, and the fastest way to find the exact folder is Career → Replays → pick a replay → Open Replay Folder, which opens the real directory in File Explorer. Epic's own documentation only names the parent path %localappdata%/FortniteGame/Saved/; the replay subfolder itself isn't written down anywhere official, so that button is the reliable answer (verified September 14, 2026). Keep in mind that a replay is not a video file: it's a recording of the network traffic between you and the server during the match, so double-clicking it in Explorer does nothing and it only opens inside Fortnite's replay viewer. If the list is empty or the Play button does nothing, start with Fortnite replays not showing up or not playing, which covers the setting, platform and version checks.
The answer: skip the path and use the Open Replay Folder button
Short answer: you don't need to memorize a path. Launch Fortnite, select Career at the top of the screen, select Career again on the left, then hit the Replays button in the bottom right. Select any replay and you get Play, Delete, Rename and Save, Open Replay Folder and Refresh; Open Replay Folder drops you straight into the local folder where the files live, and because it reads the real location on your install, it beats any path table. Finding the file is only half the job, though. Epic's help article states: You can only playback items in the version of Fortnite in which they were recorded. After a new update, old replays will no longer be valid unless they were saved. Epic does not promise that a saved replay will open in a newer version, so treat every replay as something that can expire on patch day. Replays also do not produce videos on their own, which means anything you want to keep needs screen recording; the full process is in how to save a Fortnite replay as a video or MP4.
How to open the replay viewer and control it
- 1Check that replay recording is on — Open Settings, go to the GAME tab and scroll to the bottom for the REPLAYS group, where Record Replays lives (Record Creative Mode Replays sits next to it). If it's off, no file will ever appear in the folder no matter how many matches you play, so check this before hunting for a path.
- 2Open the Career tab in the lobby — Launch Fortnite, select Career from the menu at the top of the screen, then select Career again on the left-hand side. The replay browser is inside this screen, not in Settings.
- 3Hit Replays, pick a file, press Play — The Replays button in the bottom-right corner opens the replay browser. Selecting a replay reveals Play, Delete, Rename and Save, Open Replay Folder and Refresh. Playback always starts from the lobby, and Open Replay Folder is where you go when you want the file itself.
- 4Learn the viewer controls — Play/pause and scrubbing on the progress bar work like any video player, with separate buttons to raise or lower playback speed. Use the curved arrows beside the player name or click a teammate's name to switch the player you follow. If you hide all controls, press Esc twice to bring them back.
- 5Switch between the five camera modes — Third Person (with Off, Auto and Lazy follow), Drone Follow, Drone Attach, Drone Free and Gameplay, which shows exactly what that player saw. The mouse wheel zooms (not in Gameplay view), the left and right mouse buttons move the camera, holding Q or E while moving the mouse pans up and down, and the drone cameras move with WASD. Controls appear at the bottom of the screen whenever you switch cameras.
- 6Rename replays you want to keep, and record video before the update — Renaming a replay in the browser removes the unsaved tag so a new match won't overwrite it. Even so, a season or chapter update can change the map data and stop playback, so capture anything important as video before then. To leave the viewer, press Esc and use the exit arrow in the bottom left.
Fortnite replay storage, size and validity at a glance
| Item | What Epic's docs confirm | Notes (as of September 14, 2026) |
|---|---|---|
| Where replays live | Local storage on your console or PC, not the cloud | Epic's replay system post: “Replays are stored locally on your console or PC.” |
| Windows parent folder | %localappdata%/FortniteGame/Saved/ (Epic's docs make no Windows 10/11 distinction) | Path as written in Epic's log-gathering guide; paste it into Win+R. The replay subfolder is not named in official docs |
| Exact folder | Career → Replays → select a replay → Open Replay Folder | Can differ by install, so the button is the source of truth |
| Size per file | About 10 MB for a full match | Network data, not video |
| Auto-save and keep limits | Saved (renamed) replays: unlimited on PC, 10 on PlayStation and Xbox | Unsaved auto-saves: 100 recent matches on PC, 10 on console per the April 2018 post; not in the current help article |
| Playback condition | Only in the Fortnite version that recorded it | Unsaved replays are invalid after an update; not available in Save the World |
If the replay file is missing, check these first
- Settings → GAME → REPLAYS: is Record Replays turned on?
- Is the game version you're running the same one that recorded the replay? Unsaved replays become invalid after an update
- Was it a Fortnite: Save the World match? Save the World does not support replays
- Did you move or delete the folder in Explorer? Use Career → Replays → Open Replay Folder to re-check the real location
- Did you press Refresh in the replay browser, and has an unsaved replay simply been overwritten by newer matches?
One patch kills a replay — DOR keeps a video file that survives any version
By now one thing should be clear: a replay exists only on your PC, and a single patch can make it unplayable. So for the eliminations and build fights you actually want to keep, it's more reliable to capture video while the match is happening than to dig up a replay later. DOR is a free Windows app that detects Fortnite automatically, records the full match, and cuts eliminations and other highlights into clips on its own, storing everything in its in-app library. It uses NVIDIA NVENC hardware encoding by default, so the recording stays light while you play, and it captures game audio and your mic together. From the library, open any clip in the browser clip editor without installing anything, trim it, and share it as a dor.gg link that squadmates can watch in a mobile browser. To be clear, DOR does not recover replays that have already expired; it makes sure the matches from here on are saved as video files regardless of version. Use the replay viewer to review ranked games, and let DOR handle the shareable moments. The clipping flow is covered in how to clip Fortnite highlights.
Sources and verification date
The Career → Replays → Play path, the REPLAYS settings location, keep limits (10 on console, unlimited on PC), the roughly 10 MB file size and the version-compatibility wording were checked on September 14, 2026 in Epic Games' Fortnite replay help article. Local storage, the five camera modes, cinematic settings and the PC numpad shortcuts come from Epic's Battle Royale replay system announcement, which dates from April 2018, so figures like the auto-save count may differ today. The Open Replay Folder button and the viewer controls were confirmed in Epic's replays feature guide, which that help article links to directly. The parent path %localappdata%/FortniteGame/Saved/ is quoted from Epic's log-gathering guide; the replay subfolder name and file extension are not in any official document, so this article does not state them. Menu names and settings can move with patches, so re-check the latest docs.
