: Copy your existing User.profile.data to a safe location.

Disconnect your PC from the internet (turn off Wi-Fi or unplug your ethernet cable). This prevents the cloud save from instantly overwriting your changes. Open your game's active save folder. Delete or move the existing save files out of the folder.

The core loop of Forza Horizon is simple: Race > Win Cash > Buy Car > Tune Car > Win. When you cut out the "Buy Car" and "Win Cash" steps, the game loses its teeth. Within an hour of using the save, I found myself bored. There was no reason to race. No reason to explore. When you own everything, there is nothing to look forward to. You rob yourself of that "I finally bought it" dopamine hit.

Stay safe, stay online, and happy racing.

Path: C:\Users\ [Your Username] \AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.624f8b91-cc5c-424b-bf20-424a643b4c9e_8wekyb3d8bbwe\SystemAppData\wgs\

Disconnect your internet before launching the game for the first time. Drive out of a festival garage to force a local save rewrite before reconnecting online. How to Avoid Getting Banned

Because Playground Games frequently updates Forza Horizon 5 with new Series updates and seasonal cars, older save files will lack the newest vehicles. To get a truly complete garage, look for files explicitly labeled with the current year or the latest Series patch. Trusted Community Platforms

Access everything from hypercars to rare, time-limited Festival rewards.

I recently tested an updated save file to see if it lives up to the hype. Here is my breakdown.

Do not enter competitive online lobbies using cars that were clearly unlocked via modified save profiles.

Copy the downloaded save files into your game's save folder (see paths above).

Risks and consequences

has shifted from using complex third-party save files to utilizing the newly updated in-game Horizon Backstage The 2026 "All Cars" Update Playground Games recently announced that the Horizon Backstage now includes every previous Festival Playlist-exclusive car

Replacing your save overwrites all of your personal campaign progress, custom livery designs, fine-tuned car settings, and personal achievements.

April 2026 , the definitive way to access every car in Forza Horizon 5

: Download a verified "100% Save File" (ensure it is updated for 2026 to include the latest car packs).

If you don't want to lose your current progress (e.g., you have 200 hours but just want the new cars), consider instead of a full replacement.