Uhhh... I think my save file deleted itself?

[unlubricated jashole]

I dunno... So I was playing, and it got to the screen where it was counting all the money I made for the day. Then, my pc died. I get back on to play again, but then my world save isnt there? I check the saves folder, but then I see the save data for said world? could someone explain how I fix this?

[Aluvard]

Backup save and verify game files.

[unlubricated jashole]

Originally posted by Aluvard:

Backup save and verify game files.

could you elaborate on that? What does "backup save" mean? I already verified the game files...

[supersand]

maybe the save got corrupted

-open any windows folder, go to the URL bar and type %appdata%
-click StardewValley and open "Saves"
-copy the save folder that matches your farm name and back it up somewhere
-open the folder and delete the file that is your farm name + numbers
-rename the file that is the same but has _old at the end and remove _old
-you will now be on the previous day

you might need to do the same thing with savegameinfo, but I've never bothered and it works fine with just the farm name files but it might be corrupted too, but maybe try doing nothing with it unless its still broken solely because IDK what this file actually does.

[Queen Droxxanna]

this is where you will find your save backup files
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Stardew Valley\save-backups

it could be the game didnt save completely because your pc died, you may have to load a previous save and go back a day , replay the day you lost.

[unlubricated jashole]

Originally posted by supersand:

maybe the save got corrupted

-open any windows folder, go to the URL bar and type %appdata%
-click StardewValley and open "Saves"
-copy the save folder and back it up somewhere
-open the folder and delete the file that is your farm name + numbers
-rename the file that is the same but has _old at the end and remove _old
-you will now be on the previous day

you might need to do the same thing with savegameinfo, but I've never bothered and it works fine with just the farm name files but it might be corrupted too, but maybe try doing nothing with it unless its still broken.

okay so i did this- still nothing.

[unlubricated jashole]

Originally posted by Queen Droxxanna:

this is where you will find your save backup files
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Stardew Valley\save-backups

it could be the game didnt save completely because your pc died, you may have to load a previous save and go back a day , replay the day you lost.

how do i access this?

[supersand]

Originally posted by Jsng143:

Originally posted by Queen Droxxanna:

this is where you will find your save backup files
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Stardew Valley\save-backups

it could be the game didnt save completely because your pc died, you may have to load a previous save and go back a day , replay the day you lost.

how do i access this?

right click stardew valley in steam libary > click properties > go to installed files tab > click "browse" button

it will be .rar files that have every save you have and you can pick older saves if both recent saves got corrupted, sort by date and try one the next most recent save

the game still uses the %appdata% location to read saves thou

[unlubricated jashole]

yeah. nothing's working. I still have the game file in saves but it wont show up in-game. i tried everything here

[supersand]

Originally posted by Jsng143:

yeah. nothing's working. I still have the game file in saves but it wont show up in-game. i tried everything here

if you make a new game, does that appear in the load list?

[unlubricated jashole]

Originally posted by supersand:

Originally posted by Jsng143:

yeah. nothing's working. I still have the game file in saves but it wont show up in-game. i tried everything here

if you make a new game, does that appear in the load list?

what do you mean by "it?"

[unlubricated jashole]

eh... i give up. thanks for trying to help.

[Nakos]

The SDV wiki has a helpful page on save files: https://stardewcommunitywiki.com/Saves

Your Save files, should include a save, and a second file with the "_old" suffix. The second one (with the "_old" suffix) should be a backup that's one day behind the main save.

Locate your save folder. >>>Make a manual back up of the entire folder.<<<. Do that first, before trying anything else.

Then delete your main Save file, and duplicate your _old file and remove the suffix, then try relaunching your game.

You might need to turn the Steam cloud save off temporarily to get the whole thing to work.