Can't Save

[jimmineycrikit]

I know there have been a couple threads on this, but on top of not being able to save now, I keep getting a message when I start it that sends me to a place in Windows Defender Security center I can't find myself that says "Allow An App Through Controlled Folder Access". This started happening after I did the OneDrive thing, moving my hijacked documents back and making it so things save to my computer again.
The thing is, when I click "Add An Allowed App", I go down the filepath and can't find Fallout4.exe, or anything that it would actually recognize as a Fallout 4 app anywhere...
So I guess some help with both of those things would be nice, they may even be related. Google has been especially useless on this one.

[jimmineycrikit]

Man, all night and no replies, huh? How do I bump this post???

[cheshirm]

right click on the fallout game in your steam game library, then properties then local files then browse local files. thats where fallout4launcher.exe and fallout4.exe are. I dont use One Drive so someone else will have to help you with that.

[MageThis]

At your desktop just slap "windows key + R" then type "defender" in the box.

[SuperSledgeNY]

You also might want to take a peek at this, just in case you overlooked something.

https://www.pcworld.com/article/2993360/windows/how-to-stop-windows-10-from-saving-files-to-onedrive.html

[MageThis]

Your Fallout 4 game should be listed under "settings" > "apps". You may also have to change folder properties to see the .exe in file manager.

[jimmineycrikit]

Originally posted by SuperSledgeNY:

You also might want to take a peek at this, just in case you overlooked something.

https://www.pcworld.com/article/2993360/windows/how-to-stop-windows-10-from-saving-files-to-onedrive.html

I did that already, it seemed to reset some things, like I had to change my in-game settings to my personal preferences again, but it didn't help with saving. And then, like I said I started getting that other message. But now that I've found the filepath (thanks btw cheshirm), it won't let me add Fallout4 to my allowed apps. It gives me a message asking if I want to let Windows Defender Security Center to make changes on my computer. I click "yes". And then, it promptly does nothing...

[cheshirm]

might be the account you are logged in on has some kind of weird permission problem. login as administrator. create a new normal account. logout. login with the new normal account. start steam as admin. try to play Fallout 4.

[jimmineycrikit]

Yeah I had to run Windows Defender as admin or something. I just went to a wedding and had some drinks so I don't exactly remember..