{"id":21052,"date":"2025-01-28T14:39:43","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T14:39:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/2025\/01\/28\/how-to-fix-baldurs-gate-3-save-bug-game-is-currently-syncing-issue-explained-dexerto\/"},"modified":"2025-01-28T14:39:43","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T14:39:43","slug":"how-to-fix-baldurs-gate-3-save-bug-game-is-currently-syncing-issue-explained-dexerto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/2025\/01\/28\/how-to-fix-baldurs-gate-3-save-bug-game-is-currently-syncing-issue-explained-dexerto\/","title":{"rendered":"How to fix Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 save bug: \u201cGame is currently syncing\u201d issue explained &#8211; Dexerto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How to fix Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 save bug: \u201cGame is currently syncing\u201d issue explained Larian StudiosBaldur\u2019s Gate 3 currently has a major bug that is marring an otherwise smooth launch by costing players hours of progress. We\u2019ve tracked down a fix for this pesky save issue. Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 is here and an explosive launch has gamers everywhere talking about the title. The game has already rocketed through the Steam Charts and is now the second-biggest PC launch of 2023. Reviews in progress are positive and praise Baldur\u2019s Gate 3\u2019s amazing gameplay and engaging narrative. Unfortunately, the game has a bug stopping some unlucky players from saving their progress and they\u2019re having to re-experience that narrative from scratch. Players have been encountering the message \u201cCan\u2019t save right now. The game is currently syncing\u201c. It\u2019s lost people hours of progress already and it\u2019s pretty devastating. Here\u2019s how to fix it. How to fix Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 save bug Larian is aware of the bug and has given players a temporary fix pending a complete repair of the situation. Players on the Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 subreddit have confirmed that the fix does indeed work. Unfortunately, to ensure you won\u2019t encounter the issue, you will have to turn off the game\u2019s highly requested cloud save feature. Here are the steps in order: Turn off the cloud sync to Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 (right-click the game in Steam > click properties > general > steam cloud > tick off) &#8211; Remove the folder \u201cC:\\Users\\myUser\\AppData\\Local\\Larian Studios\\Baldur\u2019s Gate 3\u201d &#8211; Start the game and do not enable the cloud sync &#8211; This fix will cause you to lose any progress you\u2019ve made but your next playthrough will allow you to save the game and continue playing on that file. That\u2019s the fix for now. If Larian releases info on a more concrete solution that doesn\u2019t result in a loss of progress, we\u2019ll be sure to update this guide. If you haven\u2019t started your Journey with Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 yet, we\u2019d suggest following the steps in this guide before beginning for safety\u2019s sake. For more Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 coverage, check out our massive list of guides: Best Sorcerer build | Best Bard build | Best Fighter build | Best Ranger build | Best Barbarian build | Best Druid build | Best Warlock build | Does Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 have crossplay &#038; cross-platform progression? | Can you play Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 on Steam Deck? | Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 voice actors for all characters | How long is Baldur\u2019s Gate 3? | Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 pre-release bonuses &#038; edition differences | Is Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 coming to Xbox? | Is Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 single-player? | Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 Mind Flayers explained | Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 proficiency explained | Illithid powers explained<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to fix Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 save bug: \u201cGame is currently syncing\u201d issue explained Larian StudiosBaldur\u2019s Gate 3 currently has a major bug that is marring an otherwise smooth launch by costing players hours of progress. We\u2019ve tracked down a fix for this pesky save issue. Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 is here and an explosive launch [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21052","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21052"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21052\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21052"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21052"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21052"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}