Where to Find Salvaged Data

Discover the most efficient ways to farm Salvaged Data in No Man's Sky. Learn how to locate Buried Technology Modules and other reliable sources for this crucial item.

Alright, let's talk about Salvaged Data in No Man's Sky. This stuff is super important because you'll use it to buy blueprints for all sorts of cool tech and base-building parts from the Construction Research Station on the Space Anomaly. You're gonna need a LOT of it, so grab it whenever you can. Honestly, focus on base-building items first – they make the game way more enjoyable and help you farm other resources faster.

The absolute best way to get your hands on Salvaged Data is by digging up Buried Technology Modules. You can find these on pretty much any planet. Just whip out your Analysis Visor, and you'll be able to spot them. Once you find one, tag it with the visor and head over. Most of them are buried, so you'll definitely need the Terrain Manipulator upgrade for your Multi-Tool to dig 'em up. Each module usually gives you around 2 to 5 Salvaged Data, and there are tons of them scattered around. If you spend an hour or two hunting them down, you can rack up hundreds of Data units.

While digging up modules is the easiest method, there are a few other ways to get Salvaged Data, though they're less reliable. You might find some by buying it from Minor Settlements you stumble upon, as rewards from Local or Nexus Missions, or from Guild Merchant Envoys. Right now, Salvaged Data is just for trading, not crafting. If you're struggling to find Minor Settlements, use your Analysis Visor to spot a Beacon – that's a point of interest that'll show you the way to a settlement when you interact with it. Alternatively, you can grab Planetary Charts from Cartographer NPCs on space stations to find them.