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Gabriel Knight seriesGK3: "an error occurred while saving the game: cannot create save file"(4 posts)(4 posts)
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Posted April 28, 2013
In the starting area I decided to try and save for the first time and got the above message. I'm not sure why this is happening and I can't find any information anywhere detailing a solution.

Does anyone have any idea what might be happening? Everything installed fine and the game seems to run fine.

Thanks,
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Posted May 03, 2013
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jonnyman99: In the starting area I decided to try and save for the first time and got the above message. I'm not sure why this is happening and I can't find any information anywhere detailing a solution.

Does anyone have any idea what might be happening? Everything installed fine and the game seems to run fine.

Thanks,
It sounds like a similar problem others had where the installation process hadn't created the save games folder. Try this:

1. Go to the folder where you installed GK3
2. Create a new folder
3. Rename the folder - call it "save games" (exactly as written, but without the quotation marks).

For example, if you installed to C:\Program Files\GOG Games\GK3, the folder should be "C:\Program Files\GOG Games\GK3\save games".

You may also want to make sure access isn't blocked to those folders if the game is in Program Files\.____.

source: http://www.sierrahelp.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=1406
Posted May 04, 2013
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jonnyman99: In the starting area I decided to try and save for the first time and got the above message. I'm not sure why this is happening and I can't find any information anywhere detailing a solution.

Does anyone have any idea what might be happening? Everything installed fine and the game seems to run fine.

Thanks,
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mondo84: It sounds like a similar problem others had where the installation process hadn't created the save games folder. Try this:

1. Go to the folder where you installed GK3
2. Create a new folder
3. Rename the folder - call it "save games" (exactly as written, but without the quotation marks).

For example, if you installed to C:\Program Files\GOG Games\GK3, the folder should be "C:\Program Files\GOG Games\GK3\save games".

You may also want to make sure access isn't blocked to those folders if the game is in Program Files\.____.

source: http://www.sierrahelp.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=1406
Thanks, I'll try that!
Posted May 04, 2013
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jonnyman99: In the starting area I decided to try and save for the first time and got the above message. I'm not sure why this is happening and I can't find any information anywhere detailing a solution.

Does anyone have any idea what might be happening? Everything installed fine and the game seems to run fine.

Thanks,
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mondo84: It sounds like a similar problem others had where the installation process hadn't created the save games folder. Try this:

1. Go to the folder where you installed GK3
2. Create a new folder
3. Rename the folder - call it "save games" (exactly as written, but without the quotation marks).

For example, if you installed to C:\Program Files\GOG Games\GK3, the folder should be "C:\Program Files\GOG Games\GK3\save games".

You may also want to make sure access isn't blocked to those folders if the game is in Program Files\.____.

source: http://www.sierrahelp.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=1406
Hi Mondo84,

None of those suggestions worked unfortunately so I uninstalled it and re-installed to the default directory and it works fine now! It was on a secondary drive which shouldn't have been a problem but somehow must have.

Thanks anyway,
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