Fallout 4. cant save PC (SOLVED)

[David Senpai]

Hello community
i bought fallout 4 a time ago and i have been playing it ever since.
i was playing and i tried to save because i had to go. when i launched fallout i found out it dident save! when i loaded my old save i tried to save but it dident work. then i did a couple of things (see list below) but it diden work. Anyone who knows a solution?? (i could really use some help)

i already tried:

1. removing old saves.
   
2. reinstalling game.
   
3. checking my files using steam.
   
4. adding fallout to exeptions at defender.
   
5. deleting mods and mods file
   
6. removing all saves and starting new game.
   
7. Contacting bethesda

all these things did not work!


Solution:
there was a setting on my pc witch disabled programs from writing to my files.
idk how it went on but i put it off and it solved my problem! thanks for the
help!

[bunny de fluff]

did you update your windows 10 recently?

[David Senpai]

Originally posted by bunny de fluff:

did you update your windows 10 recently?

just checked. there are updates available but they wont update unless i say so.

[bunny de fluff]

someone please help him Im feeling a bit lazy, ronr42?

[ronr42]

If you have Bitdefender installed, it blocks Fallout 4 from saving. Add FO4 to the exceptions in it and in Windows Defender.

[David Senpai]

Originally posted by ronr42:

If you have Bitdefender installed, it blocks Fallout 4 from saving. Add FO4 to the exceptions in it and in Windows Defender.

Already tried. But it dident work

[bunny de fluff]

http://steamcommunity.com/app/377160/discussions/0/496880503082614820/

[David Senpai]

Originally posted by bunny de fluff:

http://steamcommunity.com/app/377160/discussions/0/496880503082614820/

not the problem.

[cheshirm]

different game but same company:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/22380/discussions/0/1620599015889326182/

[David Senpai]

Originally posted by cheshirm:

different game but same company:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/22380/discussions/0/1620599015889326182/

i have already tried to add fallout 4 to the exeptions list at my defender
or to disable my defender for a while. but it dident work.

[Void#151625]

do you use C:\Program , C:\Program (x86), C:\Program Files and C:\Program Files (x86)
this are UAC block folder
what will break game and system functions and media calls
if you use those folders for games
if Steam and games are installed in those, then UAC is mostly the culprit
to fix: uninstall games and steam then reboot your PC

reinstall steam into like C:\Games\Steam
and reinstall games and reboot your PC
and you will no longer be affected by UAC
and so skip all UAC related bug


*UAC = User Account Control ( or as i call it User Account Crash)
its a system that removes all and any control from the user when using UAC blocked Folders,
if you use C:\Program , C:\Program (x86), C:\Program Files and C:\Program Files (x86)

those are blocked by UAC

[bunny de fluff]

Originally posted by Mr.Dave:

Originally posted by bunny de fluff:

http://steamcommunity.com/app/377160/discussions/0/496880503082614820/

not the problem.

try it, you would be surprised.

[David Senpai]

Originally posted by Void#151625:

do you use C:\Program , C:\Program (x86), C:\Program Files and C:\Program Files (x86)
this are UAC block folder
what will break game and system functions and media calls
if you use those folders for games
if Steam and games are installed in those, then UAC is mostly the culprit
to fix: uninstall games and steam then reboot

reinstall steam into like C:\Games\Steam
and reinstall games and reboot
and you will no longer be affected by UAC
and so skip all UAC related bug


*UAC = User Account Control ( or as i call it User Account Crash)
its a system that removes all and any control from the user when using UAC blocked Folders,
if you use C:\Program , C:\Program (x86), C:\Program Files and C:\Program Files (x86)

those are blocked by UAC

i will try it
but i am doubting if it will work because i have 2 hard drives.
one ssd (solid state drive) for my system files called System(C:) 250GB
and one hard drive for my other files called DATA (D:) 1 tb
i installed steam and fallout on my second Drive (D:)
but its worth a shot C:

[Void#151625]

Originally posted by Mr.Dave:

Originally posted by Void#151625:

do you use C:\Program , C:\Program (x86), C:\Program Files and C:\Program Files (x86)
this are UAC block folder
what will break game and system functions and media calls
if you use those folders for games
if Steam and games are installed in those, then UAC is mostly the culprit
to fix: uninstall games and steam then reboot

reinstall steam into like C:\Games\Steam
and reinstall games and reboot
and you will no longer be affected by UAC
and so skip all UAC related bug


*UAC = User Account Control ( or as i call it User Account Crash)
its a system that removes all and any control from the user when using UAC blocked Folders,
if you use C:\Program , C:\Program (x86), C:\Program Files and C:\Program Files (x86)

those are blocked by UAC

i will try it
but i am doubting if it will work because i have 2 hard drives.
one ssd (solid state drive) for my system files called System(C:) 250GB
and one hard drive for my other files called DATA (D:) 1 tr
i installed steam and fallout on my second Drive (D:)
but its worth a shot C:

ps reboot after uninstall is important or UAC will keep bugging you
same thing after reinstall to update the windows registry

Windows Registry is only freshly loaded and updated after a pc start up/ reboot of the PC

for this reason skiping reboots will cause a mess

simple rule if you install or do alter the windows registry to show the change and get it into effect you will have to reboot!

what you also might want to do is reset the caches.
cache folder %tmp% (delete old temporary cache files.)
cache file of memory C:\pagefile.sys is reset in your windows pagefile / virtual memory settings for windows need reboots to take effect.
both can cause data conflict operation system wide, if those cache gets either dated or corrupted.

[ronr42]

Originally posted by bunny de fluff:

http://steamcommunity.com/app/377160/discussions/0/496880503082614820/

OP, make sure you tried ^that.




If you have Steam Cloud Saving enabled for the game, turn it off.

There is a chance that the game is trying to save to Onedrive. Here's how to disable it to test;

https://www.windowscentral.com/how-disable-or-uninstall-onedrive-windows-10


Also, Make sure you either don't have Bitdefender installed or that you have added Fallout 4 to the exceptions. Bitdefender and Windows Defender are not the same thing.

If you have any other virus protection software installed, add FO4 to the exceptions or disable it to test.

Edit; After I read the others posts, I'd like you to please go to Documents/My Game/ Fallout 4 and make sure you still have a save folder there.

If you have reinstalled the game onto a different drive than your Documents folder is on, you must make sure the game can write to your Documents folder in order to create saves.

[Wicked]

Launch the game as administrator