"Lost progress or unable to access in Elden Ring on Xbox/PS4/PC"

"It might be a long shot, but I'm really hoping someone can offer some advice on how to recover lost game progress. I've been playing Elden Ring since its release on PS4, and I've made sure to properly save my progress in Elden Ring whenever I exit the game."

I was playing when a power cut struck, and when electricity was restored, I found that I had lost almost 20 hours of progress, reverting from level 60 to 25. I knew Elden Ring would be ruthless, but, good grief…

Elden Ring Players Are Losing Progress Unexpectedly

"Elden Ring" is an action role-playing game developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco, set in a vast open world known as the "Lands Between." Players traverse this world, overcoming various challenges and collecting fragments to restore the "Elden Ring" and become the "Elden Lord." The game is available on multiple platforms, including Windows, PlayStation, and Xbox. Within days of its release, "Elden Ring" captured the attention of millions of players worldwide.

Whether you're on PC, Xbox, or PlayStation, early adopters of any video game are bound to encounter a variety of issues, and Elden Ring is no exception. Since its release, players have reported problems such as lost progress, unavailable data, and game crashes. To address the issue of Elden Ring lost progress, we've compiled some effective solutions for you.

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How to Find the Save File Location for Elden Ring

When you try to launch Elden Ring, Steam might display a message notifying you that the save files on your computer are out of sync with the ones saved in the Steam Cloud. It will ask if you want to use the cloud saves or your local files to start the game, mentioning that there's a conflict between your local save file and the one stored in the Steam Cloud.

Knowing the location where game saves are kept can help you see more. First, show hidden files in Windows 11/10/8/7, and then navigate to the following file paths.

C:\Users\[Your Username]\AppData\Roaming\EldenRing

Bandai Namco recommends that you back up your save files locally. You can do this using Steam's backup feature or by locating the default save file location for Elden Ring and manually creating a backup.

How to Fix Progress Loss in Elden Ring on Xbox/PS4/Steam

When your progress in Elden Ring becomes lost or unavailable on your Xbox/PS4/Steam, how can you recover it? A traditional approach to this issue is to restore or download saved game files and replace the old ones.

1. Recovering a saved Elden Ring game from a local disk

You only need to save the game files on your local disk, but what if you lose your Elden Ring game files on the drive? How can you get them back? You can turn to professional game data recovery software – tools Data Recovery Wizard. This is a free data recovery software that can recover lost and deleted images, videos, audio files, and more. This flexible tool can retrieve deleted files from almost any storage device.

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Download and run this data recovery software to retrieve your saved game files for Elden Ring from your local drive.

Step 1: Select the disk and start scanning

Launch the Data Recovery Wizard and hover the mouse over the partition where you lost your data. This can be an internal hard drive, an external disk, USB, or SD card. Then, click “Scan.”

Select the location to scan

Step 2: Preview and select the files to recover

Please use the file type filter on the left or in the top-right corner to narrow down the search results until you find the file you need. If you wish, you can click the "Preview" button or double-click the file to preview its content.

Step 3: Recover the lost data to a secure location

Check the box next to the files you wish to recover and click “Recover” to restore your lost data to a secure location. We advise against saving recovered data to the same disk from which it was lost.

After the scan is complete, copy the recovered files and paste them into your save game location.

2. Download the Elden Ring save file and import it

If you download an Elden Ring save file, you will have access to everything unlocked, including all collectibles, gear, weapons, money, unlimited materials, unlimited components, all map locations, and more. Here's the process:

• Download the game archive file
• Unzip the ZIP file
• Copy and paste the files to the save location

[3] Seek assistance from a data recovery expert

If you continue to experience issues, you can reach out to Bandai Namco's support team for personalized assistance.

Elden Ring Steam Cloud Sync Error: How to Prevent Progress Loss

Losing game progress is terrible. To avoid this, you need to back up your Elden Ring data regularly. Here's how.

Step 1: Open the Steam client and go to your "Library."

< strong > Step 2: Right-click the game's name and select "Properties."

Step 3: Click the "Local File" tab, then select "Backup Game Files." Choose Elden Ring and click "Next."

Step 4: Choose the folder where you want to save the backup. By default, it will be saved in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\Backups.

Then click “Next” and name your backup file. Choose a size for the file and click “Next.”

Conclusion

That concludes our guide on Elden Ring data recovery and error fixes. Feel free to skip solutions that don't apply to your situation and opt for the ones that best resonate with your circumstances.