Save data transfer

[The Gooiest]

So, I manually copied my save data to an external HDD when I got my new computer build set up. Transferred it, thought everything would be hunky dory.

Yakuza 0 just seems to refuse to acknowledge that I actually have the save data at all, only giving me the option for new game, and even when I jump in there and go to save in the hopes it'll recognize the files then, it just gives the option of "Create New Save Data".

I really don't want to start over again, but I'm at a loss and can't seem to find anyone else that has this particular issue. Any ideas of what I might be doing wrong?

[Metseven3]

I don't know if you fixed it, but I have similar issues. I am in the same situation as you and I for some reason already had saves there (I think they were cloud saves) but my more up-to-date saves for some reason wont be recognized even though the directory matches up. Ill get back to this thread if I figure out a solution.

[joebeard]

Hey folks, I just had a similar issue trying to xfer saved games from my downstairs rig to an upstairs laptop. Presumably, there is a saved game manifest somewhere that the game uses to check what saves exist, and that isnt updated. What I did was start a new game, save immediately after the intro (pay phone on the left) a couple of times. Now Yakuza 0 thinks there are saved games, and you can happily overwrite the dummy saves with your backups and everything should work.

[chilvence]

Thank you so much for the tip about saving after the intro, I had to reinstall windows because it had crapped itself silly, but I was halfway through this game. You have single handedly saved my business empire that I spend weeks violently painstakingly building up.

It's annoying that the game doesn't just look at the folder full of save files and let you load them, but at least this workaround let me restore my progress.

[[DPDN] Leet]

Originally posted by joebeard:

Hey folks, I just had a similar issue trying to xfer saved games from my downstairs rig to an upstairs laptop. Presumably, there is a saved game manifest somewhere that the game uses to check what saves exist, and that isnt updated. What I did was start a new game, save immediately after the intro (pay phone on the left) a couple of times. Now Yakuza 0 thinks there are saved games, and you can happily overwrite the dummy saves with your backups and everything should work.

Bro can i buy you a beer or something I love you.

[Spiderwest]

Originally posted by joebeard:

Hey folks, I just had a similar issue trying to xfer saved games from my downstairs rig to an upstairs laptop. Presumably, there is a saved game manifest somewhere that the game uses to check what saves exist, and that isnt updated. What I did was start a new game, save immediately after the intro (pay phone on the left) a couple of times. Now Yakuza 0 thinks there are saved games, and you can happily overwrite the dummy saves with your backups and everything should work.

I know it's been over a year since this reply but I just had a similar issue and this solved it for me, thank you so much!
Just in case: I had three saved game files that I wanted to import, so I had to save three times in order for the game to recognize them. What I mean is that you have to CREATE THE SAME AMOUNT OF NEW SAVED GAME FILES AS SAVED GAME FILES YOU WANT TO IMPORT.

[Supremacy]

Yakuza 0 like many games has Cloud Save. You didn't have to backup yourself

[Average Megane Danshi Enjoyer]

Originally posted by Spiderwest:

I know it's been over a year since this reply but I just had a similar issue and this solved it for me, thank you so much!
Just in case: I had three saved game files that I wanted to import, so I had to save three times in order for the game to recognize them. What I mean is that you have to CREATE THE SAME AMOUNT OF NEW SAVED GAME FILES AS SAVED GAME FILES YOU WANT TO IMPORT.

Whoops... So I'm gonna have to create a new save file 31 times, huh?

Originally posted by Supremacy:

Yakuza 0 like many games has Cloud Save. You didn't have to backup yourself

Sometimes Cloud Save can fail, so it's not a 100% reliable method of backing up your saves. It's better to back the files up manually (in addition to turning Cloud Save on) just in case.

[citrus]

might be late but if i save i don't find ANY saved files in the save data location? for me it is literally just 1 save file in the folder and i have saved about 11 times with steam cloud off

[citrus]

Originally posted by NPC:

might be late but if i save i don't find ANY saved files in the save data location? for me it is literally just 1 save file in the folder and i have saved about 11 times with steam cloud off

by that i meant i dont see any files in there even though i have saved enough to the point it should be updated

[Dicur3x]

Originally posted by The Gooiest:

So

Please mark answer #2 as solution

[protatoguy]

Originally posted by joebeard:

Hey folks, I just had a similar issue trying to xfer saved games from my downstairs rig to an upstairs laptop. Presumably, there is a saved game manifest somewhere that the game uses to check what saves exist, and that isnt updated. What I did was start a new game, save immediately after the intro (pay phone on the left) a couple of times. Now Yakuza 0 thinks there are saved games, and you can happily overwrite the dummy saves with your backups and everything should work.

I know it is kinda an old post, but I think the manifest file you are talking about is the remotecache.vdf file stored in the Y0 appid folder. Apparently, the game looks at that file to see what save files are there. I edited it so the game detects my 4 save files that I have made for my y0 legend run.

This is the general gist of what I did to get it to detect my saves.

1. Turn off steam cloud in the settings menu
   
2. Run the game, then quit
   
3. Edit the remotecache.vdf file
   
4. For each save file you want to import, copy this line of code that is in your remotecache.vdf. Make sure you rename the string to the correct file names.
   
   Example (do not copy this, copy whats inside your text file):
   

   	"SaveDataXXXX.sav"
   	{
   		"root"		"X"
   		"size"		"X"
   		"localtime"		"X"
   		"time"		"X"
   		"remotetime"		"X"
   		"sha"		"X"
   		"syncstate"		"X"
   		"persiststate"		"X"
   		"platformstosync2"		"X"
   	}
   

5. Rerun and quit your game without steam cloud enabled.
   
6. Turn on steam cloud and run your game.

If you want to check if it worked, you can go and view your remote storage on the steam website.

[Silas]

Originally posted by joebeard:

Hey folks, I just had a similar issue trying to xfer saved games from my downstairs rig to an upstairs laptop. Presumably, there is a saved game manifest somewhere that the game uses to check what saves exist, and that isnt updated. What I did was start a new game, save immediately after the intro (pay phone on the left) a couple of times. Now Yakuza 0 thinks there are saved games, and you can happily overwrite the dummy saves with your backups and everything should work.

you are a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ lifesaver!!, I LOVE YOU, you saved my 40 hours of gameplay of the pirated game!! haha, THANK YOU SO MUCH

[joebeard]

Oh hey you're all most welcome, glad it helped a bit :P