#How to deal with save problems

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There are three possible situations when the topic is “save problems” with 100% Orange Juice, and it all depends on the message you get:

  • In case you got no message at all, some of your data is weird AND you didn't play the game for a bit of time before coming back (read as, the last time you played was before June 2024), your save data got accumulated incompatibilities under the old format (user.dat) and it's a miracle it didn't crash the game while loading! In this case not much can be done about it, but if the corruption is somewhat blocking you from playing the game, contact a Fruitbat, and we will do everything possible to help you.

  • In case you got the message "There was a problem processing the save load, the game will now close to preserve your data", contact us with your user.dat and save folder as soon as possible, the likelihood of this message is extremely low, but in case it appears, a bug is the cause, no doubt, and it needs to be investigated.

  • In case you got the message "While trying to load your save data, the game discovered that a profile was externally corrupted in some way", the situation is simple, your data was corrupted in some way that isn't related to the game, it's probably caused by hardware failure or external modifications. In this case, you can restore a backup, and everything should be ok! Below you can find how to do so!~

  • In case you are playing on a Linux device now (or played with Proton before), and somehow ended up with both a Save and save folders on your game directory, delete the save and rename the Save to save as soon as possible or restore a backup from this path (%APPDATA%/FBF/100OrangeJuice) under Proton (if you played with it before) or your Windows device. The path on Proton is likely ~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/282800/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/AppData/Roaming/FBF/100OrangeJuice.

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** How to restore a backup (the manual way)**

A backup of each profile is generated at the game's user data directory, the location of this folder depends on your operational system:

  • Windows: %APPDATA%/FBF/100OrangeJuice
  • Linux: ~/.local/share/FBF/100OrangeJuice
  • macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/FBF/100OrangeJuice

Inside this directory, each time a profile is successfully loaded by the game, a backup is generated! Exactly at:
{User Data Directory}/save/backup/profile{0,1,2}/{Your Steam ID}_{UNIX Timestamp from backup time}.ojs

You just need to copy the file from the specific profile you want to restore to the game folder at:
{Game Folder}/save/{Your Steam ID}/profile{0,1,2}.ojs

If you don't have much notion of UNIX Timestamps, you may sort the files by most recent change and pick the newest one.

BE SURE TO EXECUTE THE COPY OPERATION WITH THE GAME CLOSED!

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** How to restore a backup (the automated way [beta]) **

  • Download the OJ Backup Manager in one of the messages below
  • Execute it
  • You should be able to see three columns and two buttons!

FIRST AND FOREMOST CLOSE THE GAME, YOU WON'T BE ALLOWED TO DO ANYTHING WHILE THE GAME IS OPEN!

  1. Use the Select Game Dir Button
    (You can find the game directory via right-click on the game entry on Steam, and then Manage and then Explorer Local Files)

  2. Select your Steam user on the first column

  3. Select your desired profile on the second column (just add a 1 to the number, and it will be the corresponding in order inside the game)

  4. Select the backup moment on the third column

  5. Restore and confirm, and you are ready to go!

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Conclusion

Your problem should be solved, hopefully! If it is, have a nice day!

If it isn't, contact us with a ZIP File containing your save folder and your backup folder at the {User Data Directory}, and if you used OJ Backup Manager, the folder "backup" that was created inside the program folder (it doesn't overwrite the target save files without backing them up first, doesn't matter if they are corrupted or not)