After the latest update, some players are experiencing corrupted save files. Here’s a working fix using a clean save from another player.

Person A (Corrupted Save Files)

Person B (Non-Corrupted Save Files)

⚠️ Warning

This method copies the character of Person B. Your original progress will be completely lost.

This fix is mainly intended for players who were playing duos or similar setups with roughly the same progress, so the transferred save still matches your progression.

Steps for Person B (the one with a working save)

1. Press Windows Key + R
2. Type: %appdata%
3. Navigate to: AppData → Local → R5 → Saved → SaveProfiles → YourSteamID
4. Copy the entire folder
5. Compress it into a .zip file
6. Send the .zip file to Person A

Steps for Person A (the one with corrupted saves)

1. Press Windows Key + R
2. Type: %appdata%
3. Navigate to: AppData → Local → R5 → Saved → SaveProfiles
4. Find your own SteamID folder
5. Delete it
6. Extract the folder you received from Person B into this location
7. Rename the folder to match your own SteamID

Final Steps

1. Launch the game
2. Edit your character name (if needed)
3. You're good to go!

💡 Important: This replaces your corrupted save with a clean one so you can keep playing.

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