Starsand Island - How to load a previous save instead of a previous day

In Starsand Island, savegames normally work like this:

• Each of the save slots has its own directory on PC, such as:
• \Users\<username>\AppData\LocalLow\SeedLab\StarsandIsland\steam\76561198064496726\Save\Role_1
• You can set the autosave frequency as high as 20 minutes.
• Some events automatically save, ignoring this time window.
• When you save, a file "Archive_#############.sav" is updated.
• The start (when you wake up) of the current day and the previous 7 days are saved in files "Auto_###########.sav"

When you want to roll back, you are apparently not allowed to reload the last save point, only the start of a day.

To bypass this (for example, you might want to run some experiments without permanently messing up your game):

• Turn off Cloud Saves before starting the game, to make sure there are no mismatch issues
• Steam Library > right-click the game title > Properties > General > Steam Cloud
• Find the save game directory and back it up (e.g., make a zip file of the entire "Save" directory to save everything).
• If you want to rollback to the last saved point you have backed up:
• Exit to Main Menu
• Delete the "Save" directory
• From your zip file of the "Save" directory, restore the entire directory
• At the Main Menu, Load the game you want.

The above is the safest way that also backs up any rollback points (the last 7 days).

If you just want to roll back to the most recent save, you can shortcut this:

• Identify which "Role_#" directory corresponds to the character / save slot you are playing.
• Go to that directory and find the "Archive_..." file. This is the last save the game made.
• Make a copy of it and on that copy, rename it to not have the ".sav" extension so the game won't get confused.
• Go back to playing the game.
  

If you need to restore that save point:

• Return to the Main Menu (game will save and make a new Archive_... file).
• Delete the current "Archive_...sav" file -- this will delete the last in-game save.
• Using the copy of the previous "Archive_..." file you made, restore that save file.
• Go back to the game and from the Main Menu choose Load and load your game again.

Closing the game first does not seem to be necessary.