Mass Effect 3 cloud save corrupted, game crashes on launch

Question

Mass Effect 3 cloud save appears to be corrupted , and the game crashes on launch.&nbsp; This happened to me years ago before the EA app replaced Origin. Then, I simply disabled cloud saves and that fixed the problem. The EA app doesn't allow that. Is there any workaround to this?&nbsp; I've tried blocking the EA background service and other tasks through my firewall, but it still won't launch - it crashes every time when it tries to sync with the cloud, and I cannot find a way to have it not try to sync.

holger1405 · Answer

PhilosWarrior&nbsp;

Make surre Steam and EA app are completely closed.
Disable the internet connection of your PC.
Go to your "C:\Users\&lt;Your User Name&gt;\Documents\Bioware\Mass Effect 3" folder.
Move the "Save" folder to your desktop. (The folder must be gone from the original path! )
Now the game should start again.&nbsp;

philoswarrior · Answer

This worked to make the game launch again, but when I tried to reconnect to the ME server (which you have to do play multiplayer or load an existing playthrough/game), it crashes again. Any thoughts?&nbsp; Thanks for your help.

holger1405 · Answer

PhilosWarrior&nbsp;
Normally the EA app should sync your save folder with the cloud at the fist start of the game.&nbsp;If the folder is empty the (probably corrupt) cloud save should be deleted in the cloud and not re-sync.&nbsp;You should test your saves before you go back online. It is likely that one of the last saves you made is the culprit.&nbsp;(Make a backup of all your saves.)After you found the corrupt save, delete it and leave the working saves in the folder &gt; go online.&nbsp;

Forum Discussion

Mass Effect 3 cloud save corrupted, game crashes on launch

3 Replies

About Mass Effect Franchise Discussion

Recent Discussions

Mass Effect: LE refuses to install

Mass Effect 3 - Online Pass requirement on PC?

Fixing ea converter mentor ID

Can't log in to ME3 N7 HQ Site

EA App integration fix for ME3MP