major issue with my saves

Post » Tue Jan 01, 2013 7:53 pm

Sup guys, I stumbled across yet another issue with the game involving the DB DLC (or so I think). I was very excited to get this and was looking forward to everything but I noticed that a few days after I got it, I tried starting up my Skyrim (I have a installed version due to laser burn on the disc) and believe it or not, when I went to go load my save I got a message, "The disc is undreadable." That's right, The disc is unreadable on a installed version. Anyway I tried deleting the save and trying older saves, I tried clearing system cache, I tried clearing game cache, and I tried deleting and re-installing the title-update. Nothing seemed to work. I unfortunately had to delete all my save files and start all over. I had over 200 hours on my save. Level 81 ALL Locations discovered, and all notable items in the game. Yes, it was very difficult for me to delete the saves. Anyway I started over and after about 80 more hours of working my way back to where I was this same problem happens to me AGAIN. I pretty much tried to stopped playing Skyrim but couldn't for long but now I want to know why this is happening and how I can fix it. Thanks. :smile:

I'm not sure if this is an issue with the Dragonborn DLC itself or just Skyrim. The thing is I've never had this issue with just Skyrim or Dawnguard.
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Post » Tue Jan 01, 2013 9:46 am

The first thing to bear in mind is that the error message "The disk is unreadable" does not necessarily mean what you think it means. It is a "catch all" read error that is displayed when the Xbox's operating system cannot read data from a device. That device could be the DVD, the HDD, or a USB. The problem could occur when Skyrim is reading game data itself (i.e. loading a level or software), a savegame, or a file in the game cache.

So, when you say "the disk is unreadable on an installed version", the game (or the Xbox operating system) could well be having a problem with the HDD.

Because the error message is so vague, and each players console and setup is different, it is difficult to know (given the limited information provided) exactly what is causing your particular problem. However, here are a few things to consider;

1) When exactly does the error message appear? Most likely, it is happening because of a corrupted save file (i.e. the error message pops up after loading Skyrim and choosing a device. At this point, the game will attempt to collect information on savegames, and if your latest savegame is corrupt, it will display an error without it actually telling you it is trying to read the savegames. Hence, you may think it is the disk that is going wrong). If this is so, try moving your latest (only) savegame onto a different device because it could be corrupted (do this from the dashboard). Then, try loading the game again. If the error occurs again, repeat the same procedure. Keep doing this until the game does not display the error (assuming your savegames are corrupted).

2) Savegame corruption can (and has happened) at any time (i've had it myself). This may or may not necessarily be Skyrim itself that is causing the corruption (there is a small chance that your HDD is wearing out!). I would assume the problem is with the savegames, and not with a problem reading Skyrim or the DLC itself, because you mentioned that when you deleted all of your savegames, you could play the game again.

3) In general, If you are writing your savegames to a USB, I would avoid that because of the possibility of a "read disturb" with USB devices. What this means is that data can be corrupted simply by a USB access to nearby data. I did used to have savegame corruption when I stored my games on a USB, but I have not had a savegame corrupt since keeping my saves on the HDD.
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Post » Tue Jan 01, 2013 5:55 pm

The first thing to bear in mind is that the error message "The disk is unreadable" does not necessarily mean what you think it means. It is a "catch all" read error that is displayed when the Xbox's operating system cannot read data from a device. That device could be the DVD, the HDD, or a USB. The problem could occur when Skyrim is reading game data itself (i.e. loading a level or software), a savegame, or a file in the game cache.

So, when you say "the disk is unreadable on an installed version", the game (or the Xbox operating system) could well be having a problem with the HDD.

Because the error message is so vague, and each players console and setup is different, it is difficult to know (given the limited information provided) exactly what is causing your particular problem. However, here are a few things to consider;

1) When exactly does the error message appear? Most likely, it is happening because of a corrupted save file (i.e. the error message pops up after loading Skyrim and choosing a device. At this point, the game will attempt to collect information on savegames, and if your latest savegame is corrupt, it will display an error without it actually telling you it is trying to read the savegames. Hence, you may think it is the disk that is going wrong). If this is so, try moving your latest (only) savegame onto a different device because it could be corrupted (do this from the dashboard). Then, try loading the game again. If the error occurs again, repeat the same procedure. Keep doing this until the game does not display the error (assuming your savegames are corrupted).

2) Savegame corruption can (and has happened) at any time (i've had it myself). This may or may not necessarily be Skyrim itself that is causing the corruption (there is a small chance that your HDD is wearing out!). I would assume the problem is with the savegames, and not with a problem reading Skyrim or the DLC itself, because you mentioned that when you deleted all of your savegames, you could play the game again.

3) In general, If you are writing your savegames to a USB, I would avoid that because of the possibility of a "read disturb" with USB devices. What this means is that data can be corrupted simply by a USB access to nearby data. I did used to have savegame corruption when I stored my games on a USB, but I have not had a savegame corrupt since keeping my saves on the HDD.
Hmm, I see thanks. And I realized that it could be my USB because I only started saving my games to the USB when i installed my skyrim on it. I started saving to that a few days before my first save file. Ill try creating the new account on my hard drive. Thanks :)
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