save data

[deathcrossed]

can someone help me my save data is corrupted and i got really far in the game and i dont know how to fix it someone please help

[Day Wrecker]

I think there is a save copier on Github, you'd have to compile it. You'd need to save a copy of your game save file, then create a new game after saving the original, then copy the data out of the old one into the new one.

[Kan]

could try verifying integrity

[ELFIE]

I had the same thing happen to me rip to 100 hrs, Tried making a thread but its gone rip.

I tried everything to reinstalling the game and verifying the files and still comes up with save data is corrupted.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Kha_xpAQMM

There is this guide that I followed but now when ever I try load my save the game just crashes but it seemed to work for others, I have been looking all day for fixes and this is the only thing I could find but for me it did not work, Was hoping someone here would have any idea on how to solve the issue other than just "Making a new save from scratch"

[deathcrossed]

Originally posted by Shinobi Ougi:

could try verifying integrity

I TRYED

[deathcrossed]

Originally posted by Goldy:

I had the same thing happen to me rip to 100 hrs, Tried making a thread but its gone rip.

I tried everything to reinstalling the game and verifying the files and still comes up with save data is corrupted.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Kha_xpAQMM

There is this guide that I followed but now when ever I try load my save the game just crashes but it seemed to work for others, I have been looking all day for fixes and this is the only thing I could find but for me it did not work, Was hoping someone here would have any idea on how to solve the issue other than just "Making a new save from scratch"

I DID the same thing it didnt work and i didnt want to start new

[deathcrossed]

Originally posted by Day Wrecker:

I think there is a save copier on Github, you'd have to compile it. You'd need to save a copy of your game save file, then create a new game after saving the original, then copy the data out of the old one into the new one.

how do u do that

[ELFIE]

We could always just start over (: (I don't see any other way around it honestly which is total bs) but what else can we do :\

[deathcrossed]

Originally posted by Goldy:

We could always just start over (: (I don't see any other way around it honestly which is total bs) but what else can we do :\

i dont want to do that it took me forever to kill all them bossses my self

[Day Wrecker]

Are you on Windows, and do you have your save data backed up, I can likely help you, I compiled the save file copier/backup and can put in on google drive in a minute

[Day Wrecker]

If you are on Windows, press the Windows key+R to bring up the run window, or search in the search bar for Run, it shows as an App on Windows 10 and then copy this:
%USERPROFILE%/AppData/Roaming/EldenRing/
into the bar and press enter, it will open a folder where your saves are stored, there should be a folder with some random numbers there...

You need to save that folder or at least the files inside, and we can go from there

[Day Wrecker]

The copier is here:
Edit: update link
https://www.zipshare.com/download/eyJhcmNoaXZlSWQiOiIxZGFmZWM3Ny0xMDNmLTQ4ODgtYmVjMy1hZDE5NGM2MDE1Y2MiLCJlbWFpbCI6Imx1Y2FzLnN0b25lMUBnbWFpbC5jb20ifQ==
it's 3 files, zipped up. i have not tested this, but as far as I am aware, you need to have all 3 of these in the same directory/location... so unzip them where ever you wish to work from.

You need that save backed up that I mentioned. Then you will have to go into Elden Ring and delete the old save data you just copied, if you cannot do it from within the game, you can go delete that save folder you opened and delete it.

Next you will need to go into Elden Ring and make a new game, that will be where we copy the save data into. After that new save is made, you can just exit out, you don't need to do any quests or anything. Now for the save copier part:

When you launch the copier, it will have a "Source file" input and a "Destination file" input, the source will be the save you just backed up, so click the browse button, and locate the file you backed up. The file itself you are looking for is typically named something like "ER0000.sl2", click on that file and select the open button to set the source file. The program will take a minute to read the file, so give it some seconds, mine took about 4 or 5 before the input box showed up, after that, you will have to browse for the new save for the destination and select the file name in there, likely the "ER0000.sl2" file again.

After that shows up, there is a drop down where your old characters name should appear, if you had multiple characters in that old save, click the drop down and select the one you wish to back up. On the right side drop down, you can click the drop down and select an empty slot to copy to, it will have a list, probably with the new character you created in the new save and then Slot 2, slot 3, slot 4 all the way to Slot 10, just pick the next Slot, likely slot 2, the green Copy button should light up now, and then press copy, your character should now be in the Character list now, next time you launch Elden Ring, and you can delete the temporary new character if you wish. The old save should now be restored and you can use it again.

[Day Wrecker]

So apparently, Google drive claims it's a violation, I will upload it elsewhere and share that link...

[Day Wrecker]

New link, I'll update the old post too...
In case the old link doesn't work, here is another:

https://gofile.io/d/IAIlhe

[Stiftung]

Originally posted by Day Wrecker:

The copier is here:
Edit: update link
https://www.zipshare.com/download/eyJhcmNoaXZlSWQiOiIxZGFmZWM3Ny0xMDNmLTQ4ODgtYmVjMy1hZDE5NGM2MDE1Y2MiLCJlbWFpbCI6Imx1Y2FzLnN0b25lMUBnbWFpbC5jb20ifQ==
it's 3 files, zipped up. i have not tested this, but as far as I am aware, you need to have all 3 of these in the same directory/location... so unzip them where ever you wish to work from.

You need that save backed up that I mentioned. Then you will have to go into Elden Ring and delete the old save data you just copied, if you cannot do it from within the game, you can go delete that save folder you opened and delete it.

Next you will need to go into Elden Ring and make a new game, that will be where we copy the save data into. After that new save is made, you can just exit out, you don't need to do any quests or anything. Now for the save copier part:

When you launch the copier, it will have a "Source file" input and a "Destination file" input, the source will be the save you just backed up, so click the browse button, and locate the file you backed up. The file itself you are looking for is typically named something like "ER0000.sl2", click on that file and select the open button to set the source file. The program will take a minute to read the file, so give it some seconds, mine took about 4 or 5 before the input box showed up, after that, you will have to browse for the new save for the destination and select the file name in there, likely the "ER0000.sl2" file again.

After that shows up, there is a drop down where your old characters name should appear, if you had multiple characters in that old save, click the drop down and select the one you wish to back up. On the right side drop down, you can click the drop down and select an empty slot to copy to, it will have a list, probably with the new character you created in the new save and then Slot 2, slot 3, slot 4 all the way to Slot 10, just pick the next Slot, likely slot 2, the green Copy button should light up now, and then press copy, your character should now be in the Character list now, next time you launch Elden Ring, and you can delete the temporary new character if you wish. The old save should now be restored and you can use it again.

i did everything but when i load in my character the game just crashes.

[Day Wrecker]

Originally posted by Stiftung:

Originally posted by Day Wrecker:

The copier is here:
Edit: update link
https://www.zipshare.com/download/eyJhcmNoaXZlSWQiOiIxZGFmZWM3Ny0xMDNmLTQ4ODgtYmVjMy1hZDE5NGM2MDE1Y2MiLCJlbWFpbCI6Imx1Y2FzLnN0b25lMUBnbWFpbC5jb20ifQ==
it's 3 files, zipped up. i have not tested this, but as far as I am aware, you need to have all 3 of these in the same directory/location... so unzip them where ever you wish to work from.

You need that save backed up that I mentioned. Then you will have to go into Elden Ring and delete the old save data you just copied, if you cannot do it from within the game, you can go delete that save folder you opened and delete it.

Next you will need to go into Elden Ring and make a new game, that will be where we copy the save data into. After that new save is made, you can just exit out, you don't need to do any quests or anything. Now for the save copier part:

When you launch the copier, it will have a "Source file" input and a "Destination file" input, the source will be the save you just backed up, so click the browse button, and locate the file you backed up. The file itself you are looking for is typically named something like "ER0000.sl2", click on that file and select the open button to set the source file. The program will take a minute to read the file, so give it some seconds, mine took about 4 or 5 before the input box showed up, after that, you will have to browse for the new save for the destination and select the file name in there, likely the "ER0000.sl2" file again.

After that shows up, there is a drop down where your old characters name should appear, if you had multiple characters in that old save, click the drop down and select the one you wish to back up. On the right side drop down, you can click the drop down and select an empty slot to copy to, it will have a list, probably with the new character you created in the new save and then Slot 2, slot 3, slot 4 all the way to Slot 10, just pick the next Slot, likely slot 2, the green Copy button should light up now, and then press copy, your character should now be in the Character list now, next time you launch Elden Ring, and you can delete the temporary new character if you wish. The old save should now be restored and you can use it again.

i did everything but when i load in my character the game just crashes.

I forgot to add, there will be a backup file that needs to be deleted, typically "ER0000.bak" in the same file where the legit game save is, you will need to delete that file. Give that a try and see if that gets it working for you, I apologize that I left it out. Also the link for the github does have a release version out now, so if that gets updated, you nay wish to grab that.

The page with some info is here:
https://github.com/BenGrn/EldenRingSaveCopier

The releases section is here:
https://github.com/BenGrn/EldenRingSaveCopier/releases

Click on the section that says "Assets" and apparently you only need the "EldenRingSaveCopy.exe" file to get it to work properly. The other files must have been extra for my system, from compiling the source code locally. Mine was a debug version, the version they released seems to run slightly faster...