diff --git a/doomsday/plugins/common/src/g_game.cpp b/doomsday/plugins/common/src/g_game.cpp
index be259363dd..61879315e9 100644
--- a/doomsday/plugins/common/src/g_game.cpp
+++ b/doomsday/plugins/common/src/g_game.cpp
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ gameaction_t G_GameAction()
     return gameAction;
 }
 
-/// @return  Relative path to a saved session in /home/savegames
+/// @return  Absolute path to a saved session in /home/savegames
 static inline de::String composeSavedSessionPathForSlot(int slot)
 {
     return de::String("/home/savegames") / G_IdentityKey() / SAVEGAMENAME + de::String::number(slot) + ".save";
@@ -986,7 +986,7 @@ static de::game::SavedSession *savedSessionByUserDescription(de::String descript
 {
     if(!description.isEmpty())
     {
-        de::Folder &saveFolder = DENG2_APP->rootFolder().locate<de::Folder>("home/savegames");
+        de::Folder &saveFolder = DENG2_APP->rootFolder().locate<de::Folder>(de::String("home/savegames") / G_IdentityKey());
         DENG2_FOR_EACH_CONST(de::Folder::Contents, i, saveFolder.contents())
         {
             if(de::game::SavedSession *session = i->second->maybeAs<de::game::SavedSession>())
@@ -3035,6 +3035,8 @@ void G_DoLeaveMap()
             Writer_Delete(writer);
             SV_CloseFile();
             outFile.setMode(de::File::ReadOnly);
+
+            saveFolder.populate(); // Populate the new contents of the archive.
         }
     }
     else // Entering new hub.
diff --git a/doomsday/plugins/common/src/gamesessionwriter.cpp b/doomsday/plugins/common/src/gamesessionwriter.cpp
index 28cf354065..14ee10b92d 100644
--- a/doomsday/plugins/common/src/gamesessionwriter.cpp
+++ b/doomsday/plugins/common/src/gamesessionwriter.cpp
@@ -105,9 +105,12 @@ void GameSessionWriter::write(SessionMetadata const &metadata)
     de::Writer(save) << arch;
     save.setMode(File::ReadOnly);
     LOG_RES_MSG("Wrote ") << save.description();
-    folder.populate();
 
-    SavedSession &session = folder.locate<SavedSession>(d->savePath.fileName());
+    // We can now reinterpret and populate the contents of the archive.
+    File *updated = save.reinterpret();
+    updated->as<Folder>().populate();
+
+    SavedSession &session = updated->as<SavedSession>();
     session.cacheMetadata(metadata); // Avoid immediately reopening the .save package.
     d->saveRepo().add(session);
 }
diff --git a/doomsday/plugins/common/src/saveslots.cpp b/doomsday/plugins/common/src/saveslots.cpp
index 44db52fa2e..337892404f 100644
--- a/doomsday/plugins/common/src/saveslots.cpp
+++ b/doomsday/plugins/common/src/saveslots.cpp
@@ -224,9 +224,12 @@ void SaveSlots::Slot::copySavedSession(Slot const &source)
     de::Writer(save) << sourceSession.archive();
     save.setMode(File::ReadOnly);
     LOG_RES_MSG("Wrote ") << save.description();
-    saveFolder.populate();
 
-    SavedSession &session = saveFolder.locate<SavedSession>(d->savePath.fileName());
+    // We can now reinterpret and populate the contents of the archive.
+    File *updated = save.reinterpret();
+    updated->as<Folder>().populate();
+
+    SavedSession &session = updated->as<SavedSession>();
     session.cacheMetadata(sourceSession.metadata()); // Avoid immediately opening the .save package.
     d->saveRepo().add(session);
     DENG2_ASSERT(d->session == &session); // Sanity check.