Game won't save settings

[epimitheus]

After a new steam install the game won't save its settings. This is on Windows 11, running the 64-bit version.

Onedrive has moved my document folders to "C:\Users\USERNAME\Onedrive\Documents". I've created the proper folders under "C:\Users\USERNAME\Documents\My Games",copying the "Grim Dawn" folder from "C:\Users\USERNAME\Onedrive\Documents\My Games" but the game still won't save any settings.

Characters are saved, but that's because of steam cloud sync, they are saved in a different folder.

There are no error messages and I can't find any logs. Nothing relevant is read only.

Anybody knows where the game expects to save the settings, or what could be blocking it?

Or alternatively, the location of any logs?

[gNuff!~©~gNom3™]

probably need to proper unlink documents folder from one drive, just manually creating folders might not solve it?
anyways, when game doesn't save settings, and it's not onedrive's fault, it's usually one of these
start game, exit game, use repair tool in grim dawn game folder
if that doesn't work, manually delete the settings folder in users/documents/my games/grim dawn
if that doesn't work then you might need to whitelist the grim dawn game folder and grim dawn documents folder
if that doesn't work you can check if you have a permission issue, ie you can't modify the folder or file, which should "show" if you try to manually edit the options.txt file in grim dawn documents settings folder

[epimitheus]

Thank you for the detailed reply, I appreciate it!

Unfortunately I've tried these, nothing worked. Files are there, editable, permissions are fine, Onedrive is unlinked and unistalled, whitelisted the folder in Windows Defender. Repair tool creates the folder in the right place, but the game can't write.

[gNuff!~©~gNom3™]

what do you mean the game can't write?
did you try edit the options.txt file manually and save it, and the game is not acting on those changes?
ie if you change resolution settings manually inside the options.txt file or other settings?

[NovaAetheria]

Hi. Try to create a new user on the same computer and launch it from there. It's a bit of a hassle, but worked for me.

[Childe Roland]

Make sure that the documents folder isn't set to "Read only". Windows seems to do that as a default for some reason. Just go into the folder properties and make sure that box is clear.

[epimitheus]

By won't write, I mean that you choose something in the options, press accept and it doesn't do anything. Doesn't remember the setting, doesn't take effect, and doesn't touch the settings file.

Will look into a new user when I get home.

[gNuff!~©~gNom3™]

Originally posted by epimitheus:

and doesn't touch the settings file.

that would then suggest the permission issue/being read only or such/not having access to the file in the right path
which is why i asked if the game settings take effect if you modify/set the settings in the file manually