This guide covers the fastest method to unlock every achievement in a Ubisoft title at once by swapping the game’s local save-spool file, skipping the usual grind and repeated playthroughs entirely. If you’re the type who wants the 100% completion badge without spending another dozen hours replaying the campaign, the steps below will get you there in under five minutes.
I put this together because chasing a handful of stragglers after finishing a game is one of the most tedious parts of achievement hunting — especially in titles that gate certain unlocks behind multiple runs. One thing worth flagging before you start: this method relies on overwriting a synced cloud file, so read the warning below before you touch anything.
How the Spool Swap Works
Ubisoft’s launcher stores achievement-related save data in a local “spool” folder, one subfolder per account ID. By dropping a pre-made spool file into your own account folder and letting the launcher sync it, the game reads that data as your own progress and hands out every associated achievement on launch. No external tools, no cheat engine — just a file placement and a restart.
Editor Warning: This overwrites your existing achievement spool for that game. If you have legitimately earned progress you don’t want to lose, back up the original folder first. Once the game syncs the replacement file, the old data is effectively replaced both locally and on the cloud.
Finding Your Ubisoft Spool Folder
The spool directory is hidden a few levels deep inside your Windows AppData folder, and the fastest way in is through the Run dialog rather than clicking through File Explorer manually.
- Press Win + R to open the Run box.
- Type %appdata% and press Enter. This drops you into the Roaming folder.
- Move up one level from Roaming into the parent AppData folder (click the “up” arrow or the folder name in the address bar).
- Open the Local folder.
- Locate and open the Ubisoft Game Launcher folder.
- Enter the spool subfolder.
Inside spool you’ll see one or more folders named after your Ubisoft account ID — a string of letters and numbers. Open the folder that matches your account.
Editor Warning: If more than one account folder is present, only the one tied to the account you’re currently signed into will sync. Picking the wrong ID means the file sits in the wrong place and nothing unlocks.
Installing the Spool File and Unlocking Everything
| Step | Action | Detail | Editor Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Download the spool file | Grab it from the shared Google Drive link provided in the source | Essential |
| 2 | Place it in your account folder | Paste the file into the spool subfolder matching your Ubisoft account ID | Essential |
| 3 | Launch the game | Start the title through the Ubisoft launcher and let it sync | Essential |
Once the file is in place, close out of the launcher completely if it’s already running, then start the game again. On launch, the launcher should sync the new spool data and every achievement tied to it will unlock in one go.
Download link for the spool file: spool file
Editor Warning: If the achievements don’t populate on the first launch, fully exit the Ubisoft launcher from the system tray and relaunch — a background instance holding the old file in memory can block the sync.
When It Doesn’t Work
A few things can throw this off. If your launcher is set to offline mode, it won’t pull the replacement data — make sure you’re online so the sync actually runs. Antivirus or OneDrive-managed folders occasionally lock files in AppData, which can silently block the paste; if the file refuses to copy in, temporarily pause syncing or your AV protection.
Achievement unlocks are also tied to which title the spool belongs to — this file only affects the specific game it was built for, so don’t expect it to cascade across unrelated Ubisoft titles in your library.
The End
For pure completionists, the spool swap is the least painful route to a full set when the remaining achievements are locked behind slog you never want to repeat. Back up the original folder, then let the launcher do the rest.