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Strange file in my SaveGames folder that won't go away, seems to be affecting my save data

A topic by ChillyChulie created Nov 22, 2024 Views: 852 Replies: 9

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ChillyChulie208 days ago

Whenever i try to delete this file it says it can not be found in the folder it appears in. This file has a blank paper icon and was last modified on the 25th of February and, for as long as it has been there, my other saves have been affected. I can no longer level up drives past level 0 and that makes progression much more difficult. Does anyone know how to remove this file?

Green Studio208 days ago (1 edit)

idk man regen data.sav that might fix it

ArakiSatoshi208 days ago(+1)

I'm so curious, can you send it via Google Drive or open it with a notepad to check the contents, or it's completely inaccessible?

ChillyChulie207 days ago

Can't do anything with the file. Notepad says the file can't be found when i try to open it. Trying to drag it out of the SaveGames folder only makes a pop-up saying the file isn't located in SaveGames.

ArakiSatoshi207 days ago

How it's named, can you write it or send its screenshot?

ChillyChulie207 days ago

The name came from a save file i had a year ago. Didn't really put much thought into what i named it. I can't change the file name.

ArakiSatoshi205 days ago (1 edit)

Ah I get it. I don't see your current save in this directory, does your current one have the same name as this one? If not, I think it should be safe to try deleting it with the command prompt,

Open the saves folder, hold shift and press the right mouse button somewhere in the window, choose "Open in Terminal", and type

del /p /f "s_I'm abouta die"

to forcefully delete the file with confirmation. Even if it won't delete it, the terminal generally should be more verbose about what the issue is.

ChillyChulie204 days ago

In trying to remove this file, all the other save files are gone (don't worry i haven't played in a while anyway). Also, typing the command caused this to appear:

Didn't remove the file, but perhaps this could help make the problem more clear.

ArakiSatoshi204 days ago

That's because PowerShell instead of command prompt popped up, that's okay, we just need a different command. Try this:

Remove-Item "s_I'm abouta die" -Force

ChillyChulie203 days ago

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"Voices Of The Void" Pre-Alpha

Strange file in my SaveGames folder that won't go away, seems to be affecting my save data