BGEE Save Files Don't Show Up

[sosbor60]

I just installed the game on my computer and played for a while. Saved the game multiple times during my play (and surely there were some auto saves). However when I restarted the game and try to load the saved game, nothing shows up in the load file selection menu. I can find the saved files, but apparently the game cannot. Where are they supposed to be so the game can find them?

[Julius Borisov]

It may very well be that your Antivirus is actually preventing the save files to be created. This is a common problem recently. See https://support.baldursgate.com/issues/34386#note-2, for example

[sosbor60]

I don't think that is the problem. The save files are created in the directory noted at other places in the community. Unfortunately, the game does not appear to be looking in that directory. I can save games. I just can't get BGEE to offer them for loading from the load games window.

[D'amarr from Darshiva]

Originally posted by sosbor60:

I can find the saved files, but apparently the game cannot.

Please tell the exact path to the folder you found on your computer.

[sosbor60]

C:\Users\sosbo\OneDrive\Documents\Baldur's Gate - Enhanced Edition\save

[Julius Borisov]

Or, this is the issue - you use OneDrive! See https://forums.beamdog.com/discussion/65867/missing-save-files

[Julius Borisov]

This may also be the lead for you: https://support.baldursgate.com/issues/34472#note-1

"Good News! I just figured out what was stopping BGEE and BG2EE from creating folders in my Documents folder when installing the game, and have successfully fixed the problem. My save game files are now properly going to the correct save folders in the Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition and Baldur's Gate II Enhanced Edition folders in My Documents.

The previous problem was caused by a new anti-ransomware feature that comes with Windows 10 version 1709. If you go into the Windows Defender Security Center and turn on "Controlled Folder Access", it will block suspicious programs from making any changes to your Documents folder. For some reason, it appears that Windows 10 views Steam, BGEE and BG2EE as suspicious programs, so was blocking the creation of Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition and Baldur's Gate II Enhanced Edition folders in My Documents folder. This was then preventing the games from placing a baldur.lua file there, as well as not creating save game subfolders there.

Once I changed the "Controlled Folder Access" toggle back to OFF, both games installed 100% okay."

[slayermakure]

If you're using Avast as your antivirus, the program WILL prevent your save files from saving as intended, blacking out pictures and hindering your Quicksave/AutoSave. To circumvent this, you'll need to disable the Ransomware portion of the Antivirus until a fix is discovered. Go to Menu -> Settings -> Components in order to access the various shields.

As mentioned above, anti-ransomware features of antivirus programs seem to be the main culprit, regardless of what program you're using.

[gregorypicone]

I cannot find my character files in the folder does anyone else have that issue?