{"id":76656,"date":"2020-08-08T11:16:32","date_gmt":"2020-08-08T06:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/?p=76656"},"modified":"2020-08-08T11:18:58","modified_gmt":"2020-08-08T06:18:58","slug":"how-to-fix-horizon-zero-dawn-save-game-failed-error-on-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/how-to-fix-horizon-zero-dawn-save-game-failed-error-on-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"How to fix Horizon Zero Dawn Save Game Failed Error on PC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em><strong><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/tag\/horizon-zero-dawn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Horizon Zero Dawn<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em>is an action role-playing game<strong> <\/strong>from\u00a0<em><strong><em><strong>Guerrilla Games<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>and\u00a0<em><strong><strong><em>Sony Interactive Entertainment<\/em><\/strong>. <\/strong><\/em>The title originally came out on the\u00a0<em><strong><strong><em>PS4\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/em>back in\u00a02017\u00a0but is now available on<em><strong> PC <\/strong><\/em>as well<em><strong>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>The <strong><em>PC <\/em><\/strong>release for this game is a bit rocky and suffers from some technical problems. If you are running into the <em><strong>Horizon Zero Daw<\/strong><\/em>n Save Game Failed Error, here is how you can fix it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We hope the developers address all these issues in the upcoming patches. They are aware of some problems, and have promised to look into the rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Horizon Zero Dawn Save Game Failed Error<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Some players have been getting this error, followed by a prompt that says they don&#8217;t enough storage for saving data. To fix this, follow the methods below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fix 1: Run the game as administrator <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Head over to where Horizon is installed and locate it&#8217;s executable<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Right-click on the HorizonZeroDawn.exe<\/li><li>Head into Properties, and then the Compatibility tab<\/li><li>Now, check Run as Administrator<\/li><li>Hit Apply and try running the game again<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"361\" height=\"477\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Run-as-admin-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-76658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Run-as-admin-1.png 361w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Run-as-admin-1-76x100.png 76w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 100vw, 361px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"361\" height=\"477\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Run-as-admin-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-76658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Run-as-admin-1.png 361w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Run-as-admin-1-76x100.png 76w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 100vw, 361px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Run as Administrator<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fix 2: Disable Windows Defender ransomware protection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>On Windows 10, use the search functionality within the taskbar to locate and select&nbsp;<strong>Virus &amp; threat protection<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Scroll down to select&nbsp;<strong>Manage ransomware protection<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Toggle&nbsp;<strong>Controlled folder access<\/strong>&nbsp;to off if enabled.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fix 3: Remove Cyrillic characters from Steam Username<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Some users have noted that removing any Cyrillic characters from their steam username has fixed this issue. You can do this by editing your username through the chat application in Steam, or Account Settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Horizon Zero Dawn on Steam<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can now purchase the title on <strong><em>Steam <\/em><\/strong>from the <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1151640\/Horizon_Zero_Dawn_Complete_Edition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">following link<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Horizon Zero Dawn on Epic Games Store<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can now purchase the title on <strong><em>Epic Games Store<\/em><\/strong> from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epicgames.com\/store\/en-US\/product\/horizon-zero-dawn-complete-edition\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">following link<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Was this guide useful? Let us know in the comments below and share your thoughts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Horizon Zero Dawn\u00a0is an action role-playing game from\u00a0Guerrilla Games\u00a0and\u00a0Sony Interactive Entertainment. The title originally came out on the\u00a0PS4\u00a0back in\u00a02017\u00a0but is now available on PC as well.\u00a0The PC release for this game is a bit rocky and suffers from some technical problems. If you are running into the Horizon Zero Dawn Save Game Failed Error, here is how you can fix it. We hope the developers address all these issues in the upcoming patches. They are aware of some problems, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":76659,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[185],"tags":[750,7518,1759,301,1630],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to fix Horizon Zero Dawn Save Game Failed Error on PC<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"If you are running into the Horizon Zero Dawn Save Game Failed Error on PC, here are a few things you can try to fix it and get in the game.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/how-to-fix-horizon-zero-dawn-save-game-failed-error-on-pc\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" 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