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Okay, here's my entire folder, compressed.

kovarex wrote:This is strange, I'm sorry for the trouble, there are 3 more things that might be tried/checked.

1) Does it freeze when you press the load? (it opens the saves in very similar way).
2) Does it happen with the zip package? (the one is completely contained, so no %appdata% config or saves are used and everything is in the local folder.
3) What language do you use?
4) Can you post the log file?

1) Nope, loading saves is perfectly fine
2) yep, just tested it sadly hangs there as well (haven't tried the steam version yet)
3) english
4) already did twice, as I said, the fileoutputstream isn't getting flushed and due to me having to terminate using the taskmanager it never gets flushed, thus I get log files that are useless.

Hope this helps

EDIT: As GuyMonkey below me said: waiting lon enough returns a file in use C:/User error also the tests fail on the CheckScriptOutputPath with the same error. Furthermore, the error message never contains the full path suggesting a bad character in the string literal and finally the path is outputed as C:/Users\<user path here> which is strange if you consider this being windows, suggesting ONLY \ being used

Hi,
I've got the same problem in 0.12.26. It didn't happen in 0.12.24.

Start Factorio -> start a new game -> save game -> load game -> try to save again -> freeze.
Start Factorio -> load game -> try to save again -> freeze.
But if you wait long enough, a messagebox and a log entry occurs : ' Process cannot access file because it's used by another process'.

Already had uninstalled Factorio, deleted %Appdata%\Factorio and then reinstalled the game, nothing changed. And it's the only save file in save folder.

Does it also happen if you use the zip package?

Currently I tested both the zip version and the installer version. The steam version also does not like saving for me.

GuyMonkey wrote:Hi,
I've got the same problem in 0.12.26. It didn't happen in 0.12.24.

Start Factorio -> start a new game -> save game -> load game -> try to save again -> freeze.
Start Factorio -> load game -> try to save again -> freeze.
But if you wait long enough, a messagebox and a log entry occurs :

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  16.419 Factorio initialised
  19.906 Loading map C:/Users\GuyMonkey\AppData\Roaming\Factorio\saves\Frei 1.zip
  19.933 Info Scenario.cpp:124: Map version 0.12.26-0
 254.032 Error Util.cpp:57: boost::filesystem::read_symlink: Der Prozess kann nicht auf die Datei zugreifen, da sie von einem anderen Prozess verwendet wird: "C:/users
 261.598 Steam API shutdown.
 261.599 Goodbye

' Process cannot access file because it's used by another process'.

Already had uninstalled Factorio, deleted %Appdata%\Factorio and then reinstalled the game, nothing changed. And it's the only save file in save folder.

As the errors says, it seems like there is problem with symlink on the path. Do you use symlinks?

I need a conclusion for this one.

If the zip version is enough to play it, than use it. It might be system problem with the symlinks. If you still can't play in the zip version, you can obviously ask for refund, as I have no idea what is causing it.

Okay so a full reinstall with the zip version somehow fixed it (winderp ftw).
Anyway thanks for the help kovarex.

PS: Why would I want to give back one of the greatest sandbox games I currently have?

I actually still have the exact problem with the steam version of the game.

Wheerd wrote:I actually still have the exact problem with the steam version of the game.

Post the log (factorio-current.log) after the error happened, you find it here:
steam library, right click on factorio, preferences, local files tab, browse local files

I have attached the log file.

That is indeed the same error message in the log, but since this bug report concerned originally a different bug, is an unreadable mess and does not give any help anyway I would recommend you make a completely new report referencing this one. Don't forget to post your log there again.

Greetings Loewchen