If you're able to play theHunter: Call of the Wild, but your progress isn't saved, then it sounds like you're having an issue with your saved game files.
Unfortunately, theHunter: Call of the Wild saves data to your machine locally, as such, there is nothing we can do to restore things like gamesaves / trophies / progress / etc for you :(
Additionally, your APEX account is not in any way linked to your savegame data.
Your savegame data can be lost or completely wiped in the following (but not limited to) cases:
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Starting a new game
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Files are corrupted due to PC crash (e.g. power cut)
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Files are corrupted due to game crash
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Deleting 'Documents' folder or subfolders
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Starting the game on a different PC / different user account
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Reinstalling Windows without backing up your files
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Reinstalling the game without enabling Steam Cloud
This issue is more than likely linked to your security suite, for example Windows Defender, BitDefender, Avast, Norton, Acronis, etc. It may be that your anti-virus/security suite is stopping COTW from (over)writing the necessary save files to record your game progress. Could you please make sure your anti-virus software(s) have "theHunterCotW_F.exe" whitelisted?
The specific solution is unique to each security suite, but the common occurring setting is often known as ransomware protection. When this setting is enabled, it will protect your My Documents folder and prevent theHunter: Call of the Wild from creating or modifying existing saved game files.
You need to either disable this feature (not recommended) within your security or whitelist the file (recommended) "theHunterCotW_F.exe". This file can be found in your steam games folder - ...\steamapps\common\theHunterCotW\
For users using Windows Defender, they can follow the steps listed below to perform either action:
To add theHunter: Call of the Wild as an exclusion (recommended) :
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Open Windows Defender (also known as Windows Security).
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Go to Virus & threat protection settings.
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Click manage settings.
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Navigate to Controlled folder access.
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Click "Manage Controlled Folder Access".
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Click "Allow an app through Controlled Folder Access".
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Add an allowed app
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Navigate to your steam games folder (...\steamapps\common\theHunterCotw\theHunterCotW_F.exe)
To disable the ransomware feature entirely (not recommended):
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Open Windows Defender (also known as Windows Security)
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Go to Virus & threat protection settings.
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Click manage settings.
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Navigate to Controlled folder access.
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Click "Manage Controlled Folder Access".
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Turn the setting from "On" to "Off".
Finally, Cloud Backups could be rolling back your game progress. You could try turning them off to see if that is causing your issue.
It might be possible to restore some, or even all of your data by loading a save "slot" (PC) or a Cloud backup.
This article describes how to access your savegames on PC and PS4/5. Once you've found your Saves folder, there will be a folder called Slots. The "Slots" contain savegame backups. Backup everything in your current save, and then move it from the "Saves" folder to somewhere safe on your PC (except for the Slots folder of course). Then put the files from one of your save slots into your Saves folder.
Unfortunately, it is not known to be possible to access savegame data on XBOX consoles.
For information about Cloud backup services, please refer to the following articles published from the associated platforms:
(restoring a Cloud backup will only work if the corrupted files have not overwritten the latest backup).
You could also check out this community guide for troubleshooting corrupted saves thread on Reddit. Or ask the community to give you a "donor savegame" (PC and PSN).