[READ FIRST] Common Issues and Solutions
[Copied from the official C&C forums] Last updated 07/05 '13 Most of this is meant for the First Decade and original versions but a lot of this should apply to The Ultimate Collection too. TO KEEP...
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I have had this one problem for a while now. With both Red Alert 3 and Tiberium Wars 3 (plus all the DLC) I cannot save at all. The programs each work fine, but when I try to save, I just receive an error box saying "Save Game Error." When I tried to fix this, I eventually stumbled upon "My Documents" (I mainly use a Mac by the way so on PC I am over my head.) I took a look at both flies for Red Alert 3 and Tiberium Wars 3 and both were empty apart from a single folder labeled replays. I have reinstalled several times each, I have downloaded the patch for each, but nothing works, and I have run Origin on the Admin account.
A small but crucial point is that I am running Windows XP through Parallels on my Mac, so some problems may come from that, but both OS are independent so they should not affect each other.
This is a huge problem and I cannot fix it with my minimal PC knowledge. If any specific information is required, I would be happy to tell you.
I think savegames don't end up in "Documents", but in the %appdata% folder of the game. Open a file browser and just type %appdata% in the address bar and press enter. There should be folders for the games in there as well.
I went into the %appdata% folder and there I found several files including one labeled Command and Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars. In that folder, only 3 folders were present. MapPreviews, Maps, and Profiles.
what should I do next? Move the files into another folder? Add a folder called "save"?
