Issues with read only farming

[PaleKing2]

I'm trying to read only farm but nothing seems to work. There are two save files in my folder, one is a sav file called Save0001, and the other is a bak file called Save0001.sav, both of which update as I play the game. I've tried setting both of them to read only as well as one at a time but neither works. I'm also making sure to save using my BAR and I'm re selecting my character on the title screen, but all of my tests have failed. Am I doing something wrong? Also, I should mention I'm using the SDK version of the Exodus mod.

[Nakos]

Okay ... first of all, NEVER (never, never, EVER) work on your original save folder.

Make a BACK UP of the entire thing before you do anything else.

Second, right-click on your game, turn Cloud-save off (at least temporarily).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlJwk7Pv0L4

Rather dated, but it was originally posted by Lord Cyphre, who was an expert at the technical side of the game (back when he used to post).


(The .sav file is your actual character. The .sav.bak file is the automatic backup, made periodically (I think it's when you start the game up, but I could be wrong).