Failed to save data

[Marki]

Hello everyone, I cannot save the game progress since I get the message the game failed to save data (red icon on the upper right). It also doesn't autosave. Do you have any idea what I can do? It's installed on an SSD. Many thanks in advance!

[Grimzy]

Do you maybe have one drive or things like that setup?
Generally when a game fails to save it means it cannot access the location where to create the save file so its something on your PC.

[catsniffer9000]

I've got the same issue here. Did you find a fix, OP?

[Mero]

Same problem. Any solution?

[Xyro]

Try freeing up space on the drive the game is trying to save to.

[sukuvnn]

i had the same problem but found solution.

If your autosave isn’t working it might be due to windows defender blocking access to the save folder.

Try this:

1 - Open windows security
2 - Go to 'virus & threat protection''→ Manage ransomware protection
3 - Click on Allow an app through Controlled folder access
4 - Add the game’s executable file (you can find it in the installation folder, usually in Steam\steamapps\common\FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH).

[Marki]

Thank you that worked fine!

[Ava Scarlett Ichigo]

I didnt work for me :( I have no idea what is going on...

[Mr Pleb]

I had the same problem and the windows defender solution didn't work for me either. For me the game had not created any empty save slots at download.
The solution that worked for me was to take an empty save file (ff7remake009) from my copy of FF7 remake and the "ff7remakecommon" and "ff7remakedevice" files. I renamed them to "ff7rebirthcommon" "ff7rebirthdevice" and duplicated the remake save file 9 times so that I had 10 save slots. I renamed these so that I had "ff7rebirth000" through to "ff7rebirth009". The game appears to be saving normally now.

[Ava Scarlett Ichigo]

Thanks Mr Pleb! I will give that a try when I have some time... spent like 3 hours trying to figure it out. so frustrating! especially when you have waited for like... months for the game...

[okdelgado]

I'm having the same issue as well, I tried the Windows Defender recommendation and it did not work. I attempted Mr Pleb recommendation, it still didn't fix the problem. I get a sense this is related to the application not identifying the correct location for saving the game data.

[Ava Scarlett Ichigo]

Originally posted by okdelgado:

I'm having the same issue as well, I tried the Windows Defender recommendation and it did not work. I attempted Mr Pleb recommendation, it still didn't fix the problem. I get a sense this is related to the application not identifying the correct location for saving the game data.

That is seriously annoying.... sigh

[foleym2]

Anyone had any luck? I've tried the firewall and defender stuff with no luck (even turning it off completely) and tried copying saved data from remake, which also didn't work and randomly turned about half of the menus and all of the subtitles into Japanese.

Been waiting since the PS5 launch to play this game, and not being able to save is killing me.

[msullivan.inc]

Hey im also having the issue and it began after i installed the widescreen fix from github... i dont know if it had anything else to do with it

[msullivan.inc]

you guys i fixed it. its in controlled access just like sukuvnn was referencing. I looked throught the history any everytime the game attempted to save was being blocked by the controlled access

[Hippocrates of Kos]

My issue started after the widescreen fix as well