Remember the golden rule: Always exit PES 2021 completely before making changes. And when in doubt, the ProgramData\KONAMI folder is your home base on PC.

You can then open this Player.bin using a PES 2021 save editor on your PC. Microsoft consoles do not allow direct access to .bin files. The Player.bin is encrypted within the game save container. There is no legal or safe way to extract a raw Player.bin from an Xbox One or Series X.

However, finding the specific Player.bin file is notoriously tricky. Unlike previous iterations of the series, PES 2021 (including the Season Update) scatters data across multiple directories depending on your platform, mods, and save game states.

(Note: CUSA18743 is the NA version of PES 2021. EU is CUSA18744 .)

Use the in-game "Export Team Data" feature, which creates a compatible file, but it will not be named Player.bin . For deep editing, Xbox players typically rely on PC cross-save (not available for PES 2021) or manual in-game editing. Troubleshooting: Can't Find Player.bin? Here are four common reasons why Player.bin is missing from your system: