Why do I get so many corrupt saves?

Almost every time I turn my XBox on and start up Fallout 4, I am unable to use the "Continue" option because the most recent save is corrupt.

I instead use the "Load" option. Here, I can see that the last save I manually performed is perfectly fine, and load it with no problem. However, there is an additional, corrupt save with the same time stamp immediately after it.

This doesn't happen quite every time, but often enough that I'm surprised when there's no corrupt save waiting for me to delete it.

I've tried a few things to solve this, including exiting to the game's main menu before turning the XBox off, going out to the guide before turning the XBox off, turning it off immediately after saving, and waiting a while after saving.

Why do I get all these corrupt saves? Do others have this problem? How do I fix it?

Best Answer

After performing a save, you must re-enter the pause menu and use the 'Exit' option. This will prevent saves from becoming corrupt.

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Can you fix a corrupted save?

Save games that are corrupted cannot be repaired.

What to do when all files get corrupted?

How to Fix Corrupted Files

Perform a check disk on the hard drive. Running this tool scans the hard drive and attempts to recover bad sectors. ...

Use the CHKDSK command. This is the command version of the tool we looked at above. ...

Use the SFC /scannow command. ...

Change the file format. ...

Use file repair software.

What are corrupted saves?

Corrupted files are computer files that suddenly become inoperable or unusable. There are several reasons why a file may become corrupted. In some cases, it is possible to recover and fix the corrupted file, while at other times it may be necessary to delete the file and replace it with an earlier saved version.

How do I uncorrupt a save in Fallout 4?

If the whole play through has been corrupted, then the only thing that you can do on a console platform (Xbox One/Series X or PS4/PS5) is uninstall Fallout 4, delete your settings data for Fallout 4 and your game data for Fallout 4. Then reinstall Fallout 4 and start a brand new game.

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