Microsoft KB Archive/937070

= Xbox 360: Information about corrupted saved game files =

Article ID: 937070

Article Last Modified on 5/16/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft XBox 360 Video Game System
 * Microsoft Xbox

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SYMPTOMS
On rare occasions, a saved game or other content package may be corrupted. When you try to play a saved game that is corrupted, you may receive an error message depending on how the game title saves corrupted files. Some game titles will filter out corrupted content, while other game titles may display an error message that resembles the following:

saved game corrupted



CAUSE
This issue occurs if a saved game is corrupted.



THINGS TO TRY
To determine whether a saved game is corrupted, follow these steps:
 * 1) In the Xbox Dashboard on the System area, select Memory, and then press the A button.
 * 2) Select the storage location, and then press the A button.
 * 3) Select Games, and then press the A button.
 * 4) Select the game, and then press the A button.
 * 5) Select the saved game, and then press the A button.

If the saved game file is corrupted it will be marked as Corrupt Content and will have a yellow exclamation mark. Unfortunately you cannot recover saved game files that are corrupted. To protect other content, delete the corrupted saved game file.



MORE INFORMATION
For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

906939 Xbox 360: How to copy or delete items from the Xbox 360 Hard Drive

906942 Xbox 360: How to copy or delete items from the Xbox 360 Memory Unit

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