The only thing I can think of is that it was in the middle of a save when your laptop died, and now the data in there is only partially intact. What I would recommend to do for now is go to Settings > General > Show Save Data, and copy the entire game's save folder as a backup, then go back to the game and delete all data.
If that still doesn't work, try manually deleting the entire save folder in Windows Explorer (Should just be named something like "Tales From the Herd"). When you boot up the game again, it will automatically create a fresh folder again.