Failed to create save game error and how I'm trying to "fix" it. about xgp-save-extractor

[EuphoniousNonsense]

For Reference here is the reddit post.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Starfield/comments/167b50s/failed_to_create_save_game/

[Fitzpaa]

You shouldn’t be changing and file names.

Ensure that your gamepass save is on your C drive and that you have Python version 3.1 or greater installed.
Download the xgp-save-extractor.exe from https://github.com/Z1ni/XGP-save-extractor/releases

[Fitzpaa]

Whatever directory your xgp-save-extractor.exe is in will get a starfield zip file with all your saves in steam format. Just grab the save you want there and place it in your C:\Users\myusername\documents\my games\starfield\Saves

And run your game and load you save file

[EuphoniousNonsense]

My save files are located in C:\Users\*myusername*\AppData\Local\Packages\BethesdaSoftworks.ProjectGold_3275kfvn8vcwc\SystemAppData\wgs\00090000039FB06A_0000000000000000000000007BF72399 as there is no save folder in C:\Users\*myusername*\Documents\My Games\Starfield yet I can still, to this second, load my most recent save. I did what you posted prior to making my previous post. If it wasnt obvious I was simply trying to move past the errors in hopes the last save file would convert and I could just move on with my life. As you can tell that was not the case. I/WE shouldn't be having to do any of this shit at all but hey it's Bethesda...... Right??

On Sat, Sep 9, 2023 at 11:28 PM Fitzpaa ***@***.***> wrote: You shouldn’t be changing and file names. Ensure that your gamepass save is on your C drive and that you have Python version 3.1 or greater installed. Download the xgp-save-extractor.exe from https://github.com/Z1ni/XGP-save-extractor/releases — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#18 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/BCPAHL7TJQM5RO2DI753Z33XZU6VDANCNFSM6AAAAAA4R4NNKI> . You are receiving this because you authored the thread.

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[EuphoniousNonsense]

I tried it the way you mentioned again and end up with this error. C:\Users\*myusername*\Downloads>xgp-save-extractor.exe Xbox Game Pass for PC savefile extractor ======================================== Installed supported games: - Starfield Failed to extract saves: Traceback (most recent call last): File "main.py", line 255, in main File "main.py", line 102, in read_containers FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'C:\\Users\\*myusername\\AppData\\Local\\Packages\\BethesdaSoftworks.ProjectGold_3275kfvn8vcwc\\SystemAppData\\wgs\\00090000039FB06A_0000000000000000000000007BF72399\\6A105BD4D7F54CFB819A80B6C046C7A5\\container.2'

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On Sat, Sep 9, 2023 at 11:33 PM Keaton K ***@***.***> wrote: My save files are located in C:\Users\*myusername*\AppData\Local\Packages\BethesdaSoftworks.ProjectGold_3275kfvn8vcwc\SystemAppData\wgs\00090000039FB06A_0000000000000000000000007BF72399 as there is no save folder in C:\Users\*myusername*\Documents\My Games\Starfield yet I can still, to this second, load my most recent save. I did what you posted prior to making my previous post. If it wasnt obvious I was simply trying to move past the errors in hopes the last save file would convert and I could just move on with my life. As you can tell that was not the case. I/WE shouldn't be having to do any of this shit at all but hey it's Bethesda...... Right?? On Sat, Sep 9, 2023 at 11:28 PM Fitzpaa ***@***.***> wrote: > You shouldn’t be changing and file names. > > Ensure that your gamepass save is on your C drive and that you have > Python version 3.1 or greater installed. > Download the xgp-save-extractor.exe from > https://github.com/Z1ni/XGP-save-extractor/releases > > — > Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub > <#18 (comment)>, > or unsubscribe > <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/BCPAHL7TJQM5RO2DI753Z33XZU6VDANCNFSM6AAAAAA4R4NNKI> > . > You are receiving this because you authored the thread. > Message ID: ***@***.***> >

[EuphoniousNonsense]

I have a feeling its trying to pull files that somehow got corrupted. I only want to do the most recent save.

[Z1ni]

If you can zip up and send me the files in the C:\Users\*myusername\AppData\Local\Packages\BethesdaSoftworks.ProjectGold_3275kfvn8vcwc\SystemAppData\wgs folder and also the backup you made earlier, I can take a look. You can find my email in my profile.

[willrun4fun]

I'm getting the same error. I am also emailing my zipped folder.

[wildermason]

I get the same error as well. I wonder if its either a corrupted save or a deleted save that hasn't synced properly or something. Checked the folder it mentions and it indeed empty.

I have 708 folders in the C:\Users\<USERNAME>\AppData\Local\Packages\BethesdaSoftworks.ProjectGold_3275kfvn8vcwc\SystemAppData\wgs\000900000643B5A0_0000000000000000000000007BF72399 directory, and checking a few I notice they are empty, but no idea just how many (seems like there are more empty ones than with files inside).

All I care about is getting the most recent save of mine exported/backed up. Is there any way to just target specifically 1 save (maybe just get the most recent) or skip any that are empty?

[willrun4fun]

The latest update fixed it for me. This started happening after I deleted a lot of my old saves from the in-game UI.

[Z1ni]

I'm pretty sure that these issues are caused by in progress / interrupted Xbox cloud save syncing or too many saves.

The newest release outputs warning messages if files are missing, but you can still continue. In some cases the missing files are duplicated in the save data, so the extracted saves are complete, even though the script warns about missing files.

If you're still having this issue, please check out the newest release and reopen this issue if the error persists.