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Fixing the "This Save Was Created on a Different Device" Error in Ren’Py: A Complete Guide

If you are an avid visual novel gamer or a developer testing builds across multiple machines, you have likely encountered a frustrating roadblock. You copy your saves folder from your laptop to your desktop, or from an Android device to a PC, only to be greeted by the ominous gray text:

• Avoid embedding device-specific absolute paths or transient UUIDs in persistent data.

What Causes the Error?

# Automatic save file conversion def convert_save_file(filename): # Load the save file save_data = load_save_file(filename) # Convert the save file to be compatible with the current device save_data = convert_save_data(save_data) # Save the converted save file save_game(filename)

Step 4: Use a Compatibility Layer

Ren'Py provides a compatibility layer that allows you to load save files created on different devices or platforms. You can enable this layer by adding the following code to your game/script.rpy file: renpy this save was created on a different device link

Ren'Py saves are rarely in the game folder itself. Depending on your OS, they are usually found here: Windows: %APPDATA%/RenPy/GameName-ID macOS: ~/Library/RenPy/GameName-ID Linux: ~/.renpy/GameName-ID Android: Android/data/com.developer.gamename/files/saves 2. Move the Persistent Data Fixing the "This Save Was Created on a