Errors and crashes are common among even the most optimized games on PC. Horizon Forbidden West is one of the better-optimized games as developer Nixxes has put considerable effort into it. However, PC users are experiencing issues like Low FPS Performance, and Crashes. Aside from that, PC users report Horizon Forbidden West isn’t saving their progress and shows a Save error. In this Horizon Forbidden West guide, are fixes that resolve the Save error.
Try These Horizon Forbidden West Save Error Fixes
Save error is nothing new for the Horizon games as Zero Dawn’s PC version also experienced this error when it launched on PC. PC users are unable to save their progress due to the Save error. The following are the fixes that resolve the Save error on the PC.
Disable Controlled Folder Access
Developer Nixxes has noted that enabling the Controlled Folder Access through Windows Security is causing the Save error in Horizon Forbidden West and stops players from saving their progress. Controlled Folder Access restricts access to the My Documents folder on your PC, which causes the Save error. Disable the Controlled Folder Access to fix Horizon Forbidden West’s save game error.
- Open Windows Settings > Privacy & Security > Windows Security > Virus & Threat Protection.
- Click “Manage Ransomware Protection” under “Ransomware Protection”.
- Turn off “Controlled Folder Access”
- Play Horizon Forbidden West and you are now able to save your progress.
Run The Game As An Administrator
The lack of administrative rights causes Horizon Forbidden West’s save game error. Run the game as an administrator to fix the error. Follow these steps:
- Right-click Horizon Forbidden West in your Steam library > Manage > Browse Local Files.
- A new window will open containing game files.
- Right-click the executable > properties > Compatibility tab.
- Check “Run this game as an administrator” and apply changes.
- Play Horizon Forbidden West and the game will save your progress.
Disable OneDrive Backup For “My Documents” Folder
If you are using OneDrive on your Windows PC, It’s the cause of Horizon Forbidden West’s save error. Disable the OneDrive backup to fix the Save game error.
- Right-click the OneDrive icon in the Taskbar
- Go to Settings > Sync and Backup > Manage Backup
- Turn off the backup for the Documents folder
- Click “Save Changes”
- Launch Horizon Forbidden West, save your progress, and the game will create a save file.
Change User Folder Path
As I mentioned, OneDrive is one of the reasons for Horizon Forbidden West’s save error. However, some PC users report deleting OneDrive doesn’t fix the Save Error. This is because OneDrive changes the paths to user folders like My Documents and doesn’t revert them to default paths after it’s deleted. In this case, to fix the Save Error in Horizon Forbidden West, you need to change the paths to the user folders back to their defaults using the Windows Registry Editor tool. follow these steps:
- Press the Windows + R buttons
- Type regedit and press Enter
- Windows Registry Editor will open up.
- Navigate to the “Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders” path.
- You will find the path to the Documents Folder is “C:\Users\YourUsername\OneDrive\Documents”.
- Right-click the file that has the “C:\Users\YourUsername\OneDrive\Documents” path
- click on Modify
- Change the path to C:\Users\YourUsername\Documents and press Ok
- Change it for every file that has OneDrive in its path.
- Navigate to the “Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders” path in Registry Editor.
- Find the file named “Personal” and the path to the Documents folder will again be “C:\Users\YourUsername\OneDrive\Documents”.
- Modify the path to “C:\Users\YourUsername\Documents” and press OK.
- Launch Horizon Forbidden West and Save error is fixed.
That is all for our Horizon Forbidden West fixes for the Save error. Also, see our hub for commonly occurring PC errors and their fixes if you are experiencing errors with other PC video games or PCs.
