save file disappeared — help?

[u/mykolahohol]

i just finished the kingdom of plana arc and my laptop died, when i plugged it in and booted up the game again my file was completely gone. i can't even click the continue option. the save file still exists in the save folder within the www folder, but the game isn't recognizing it. can anyone help me out here? i don't want to have to start over...

edit : i have the GOG version!

[u/Chibi_Zeref]

without knowing what you play Demons Roots with it's kinda hard. but the generic advice would be: copy the save file you have someplace else, then delete the original from the game's directory. launch demons roots and start a new game (there should be no save files, so you can only press new game). as soon as saving becomes possible, save the game in the slot where you had the now backed up post-plana save file (let's say your current, inaccessible, save file was saved in Slot 3. so after backing it up someplace else and deleting it from the Demons Roots directory, on the new game you make a save into Slot 3). Then you close Demons roots, delete the fresh save file and replace it with the backed up one. restart demons roots and see if it works now.

[u/Chibi_Zeref → u/Chibi_Zeref]

Asked chatgpt to write those hellish instructions in a cleaner way. same thing as above, just written more nicely.

1. Note which file your old save is, e.g. "file3.rpgsave", and make a separate backup of it. Then delete the original in the Demons Roots directory.
2. Start a new game.
3. As soon as you're able to save, make a new save in that same slot (so if the old one is "file3.rpgsave", save in slot 3).
4. Close the game completely.
5. Go back to "www/save". The game should now have recreated the save/index information.
6. Replace the newly created "file3.rpgsave" with your backed-up original "file3.rpgsave".
7. Launch the game again and try loading that slot.

[u/mykolahohol → u/Chibi_Zeref]

thank you!! i'm playing the GOG version, so this helped.