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PLR File - What is a .plr file and how do I open it?
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What is a PLR file? A PLR file is a player profile created by Re-Logic Terraria, a 2D action, exploration, and sandbox construction game. It contains a record of a player character's name, appearance, maximum HP and MP, inventory, game type, and time played. Terraria uses PLR files to show player profiles on its Select Player screen.
More Information PLR file open in Re-Logic Terraria In Terraria, players explore an open world, construct buildings and other structures, and battle a variety of creatures. Before players start playing, they must create a player profile. While creating this profile, they specify their character's following information: Name Gender and appearance Game type (Journey, Classic, Mediumcore, or Hardcore) Terraria then saves the profile as a PLR file. As the player progresses through the game, Terraria also records the player's maximum HP and MP, current item inventory, current buffs, and other data to their PLR file. Where Terraria saves PLR files The desktop versions of Terraria store PLR files in the following directories: Windows: ~/Users/YourUserName/Documents/My Games/Terraria/Players Mac: ~/Users/YourUserName/Library/Application Support/Terraria/Players Linux: ~/.local/share/Terraria/Players NOTE: Terraria also saves backups of each player profile. These .BAK files use the .plr.bak extension and are saved in the same directory as PLR files.
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.PLR File Extension
2 file types use the .plr file extension.
Terraria Player Profile
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What is a PLR file?
A PLR file is a player profile created by Re-Logic Terraria, a 2D action, exploration, and sandbox construction game. It contains a record of a player character's name, appearance, maximum HP and MP, inventory, game type, and time played. Terraria uses PLR files to show player profiles on its Select Player screen.
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PLR file open in Re-Logic Terraria
In Terraria, players explore an open world, construct buildings and other structures, and battle a variety of creatures. Before players start playing, they must create a player profile. While creating this profile, they specify their character's following information:
Terraria then saves the profile as a PLR file. As the player progresses through the game, Terraria also records the player's maximum HP and MP, current item inventory, current buffs, and other data to their PLR file.
Where Terraria saves PLR files
The desktop versions of Terraria store PLR files in the following directories:
NOTE: Terraria also saves backups of each player profile. These .BAK files use the .plr.bak extension and are saved in the same directory as PLR files.
How to open a PLR file
PLR file open in Terrasavr
You can open PLR files with Re-Logic Terraria. To open a PLR file with Terraria, place it in your ~/Terraria/Players directory (the full location of which is listed above). Then, the profile your PLR file contains will appear on Terraria's Select Player screen.
You can also edit PLR files with Terrasavr, an online Terraria character and inventory editor. For example, you can use Terrasavr to add items to your character's inventory, change the game mode with which your character is associated, or modify your character's attributes.
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Category: Game Files
Updated: May 20, 2025
rFactor Player File
| Developer | Image Space |
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Player file used by rFactor, a car racing game developed by Image Space; contains player profile information, such as the last race track used, the car the player drove, and many others; used for loading player data in the game.
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rFactor player files are stored in a plain text format and can be edited with a text editor. However, you should be careful when making edits, since changing the file can cause the game to malfunction.
PLR files are saved to the \UserData\[playername]\ directory of an rFactor installation.
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Updated: October 14, 2010