You have quite a lot of activities to complete inFallout 4, including managing the Settlements.Companions can help you with this, but unfortunately, they have a bad habit of getting lost from time to time. Companions can get lost in the Wasteland for a variety of reasons. For example, you might fast travel to another location or find a new Companion. In any case,Fallout 4provides several ways to find them again, though they’re easy to miss.
How To Locate Lost Companions In Fallout 4
One way to do this isavailable only to PC playersand is not entirely fair, while the second method can be used by everyone. To locate a lost Companion inFallout 4, you need to use the NPC teleport Console Command or create a Vault-Tec Population Management System.
How To Use Console Commands To Find Lost Companions
Unfortunately,Console Commandsare only available to PC players. To find your lost companions inFallout 4using a Console Command, you must follow these steps:
Each Companion inFallout 4has a unique ID, except Automatron, which changes depending on how you build it. And to make it more convenient for you, allFallout 4Companion IDs have been compiled below:

0001ca7d
0002e210a

00079305
0500a5b1
0100ff12
0003f2bb
0001a4d7
0002a8a7
00102249
0005de4d
00002f25
0002f1f
00045ac9
02006e5b
0001d162
00022615
How To Use The Vault-Tec Population Management System To Locate Lost Companions
If you do not want or cannot use Console Commands, then this method is what you need. While in your Settlement, open the build menu, select Power, and then the Miscellaneous section. There, you will find the Vault-Tec Population Management System, which will help you find Companions inFallout 4. Once you have built it, interact with it and go to the VIP tracker tab. There, players can select specific or all Companions and mark theirlocation on the map. But this, of course, only applies to recruited NPCs.