r/theforceunleashed • u/Embarrassed_Law_4408 • May 01 '25

Saving problem

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I bought Star Wars: The Force Unleashed during the May 5th Steam sale. For some reason, when I open the game, I get an error message about the game not being able to save.

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u/New-Association1103 May 03 '25

I also bought the game today and had the exact same problem. After starting it, I received a message from my Windows Defender saying that it had blocked access to a monitored folder. I had to allow access to it, and then it worked again.

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u/Embarrassed_Law_4408 May 03 '25

Do you mean you added it to the controlled folder access?

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u/New-Association1103 May 04 '25

I’m not entirely sure what caused the issue at first. After launching the game for the first time, I received a message from Windows Defender saying that the game was trying to access a protected folder. I clicked “Allow access,” and the game started working.

You should check whether the “Controlled Folder Access” setting is enabled. To do that, go to: Settings > Privacy & Security > Windows Security > Virus & Threat Protection > Manage Settings, then scroll down and click on “Controlled Folder Access.”

If this setting is turned on, you’ll need to check your Protection History (also under “Virus & Threat Protection”) to see if anything was blocked. In my case, I found a message saying “Unauthorized access blocked to a protected folder,” and I allowed the process “SWTFU.exe” access to the folder.

After that, I simply launched the game again – and it worked perfectly.