PROFILEDATA Converter

Extract text from Forza Horizon save files (PROFILEDATA)


Drop or upload your .PROFILEDATA file
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How to extract text from your PROFILEDATA file

  1. Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your PROFILEDATA file.
  2. You’ll see a preview, if available.
  3. Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert PROFILEDATA to another file type

To convert PROFILEDATA save files to another format, you need Forza Horizon 5 or other Game software.

Convert a file to PROFILEDATA

To convert other file formats to the "Encrypted Player Save" file type, you need software like Forza Horizon 5 or a similar tool.


About PROFILEDATA files

A .PROFILEDATA file is a proprietary save file format used by the Forza Horizon racing game series (specifically Forza Horizon 4 and 5) on Windows and Xbox. It stores a player's complete profile, including garage inventory, credits, game progression, and custom settings. These files are generated and read directly by the game engine developed by Playground Games. Modders and players often use third-party hex editors like 010 Editor or specialized decryption tools to inspect or modify the underlying data. A major drawback of .PROFILEDATA files is that they are heavily serialized, tied to a specific Xbox User ID (XUID), and encrypted to prevent cheating. Standard text editors or online converters cannot read them. Furthermore, Microsoft Store and Steam versions handle these saves differently, causing immense frustration for players attempting to transfer their progress between storefronts. A simple copy-paste often results in an Invalid Profile error. Players usually need to convert the file into a Decrypted Save format or raw Hex data to update the XUID, before re-encrypting it back to .PROFILEDATA. Because this is a closed, proprietary game format, standard online converters fail to process it. If our analysis detects a supported underlying or embedded format, viewing or conversion may still be possible.

Convert.Guru analyzes your PROFILEDATA file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.


FAQ

If you want to convert PROFILEDATA file to , you can use Forza Horizon 5 or similar software from the "Player Progression Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert files to PROFILEDATA, try Forza Horizon 5 or another comparable tool in the "Player Progression Storage" category.



The PROFILEDATA Converter Story

The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our PROFILEDATA converter.