mass effect saves issue

Anybody? T_T

If you're running on Windows 10, the game may need to be run as Administrator. Other than that, I can't think of anything that would interfere with saving.

I'm running the game on Windows 7 through Origin.

I tried running it as administrator, and still the same issue... 

All of my careers seem to be acknowledged (the preferences are saved when I try making a new career), and when I try to load the game, all of the careers seem to exist, I can choose between different "Shepards", but then no save files show up, not even autosave. Also, the game itself forces me to build a new career every time I turn it on, without the option to continue where I left off...

I have the updated version (at least I think so, because I did the update through Origin), I re-installed a couple of times, I made sure the save folder is not "read-only" and I ran the game as administrator, still the same issue...

Make sure your save folder is not set to 'read only'.

windows 7 is not exactly letting me fully remove the "read-only" attribute (I've tried MANY things, the square stays blue), but from what I have read that should not be a problem... So I have no idea what to do :/

Cloud saving also don't work?

I'm not sure how to check that... I tried syncing my "save files" with the cloud ones - didn't work. I tried syncing them with the ones of my disk - didn't work :/

In Origin Top left corner click "Origin" > "Application Settings" scroll down to "Cloud storage" If it is enabled, disable it or vice versa.

Make also sure that your Origin Client is the newest version.

You saves are under "(Drive):\Documents\BioWare\Mass Effect\Save"?

Also go to "My Games" right click on Mass Effect > "View game details"  > "Cloud storage" How are the settings?

Okay, so I checked, the cloud storage was enabled (so I disabled it), and in the game details of Mass Effect it was disabled (so I enabled it). Didn't work ☹️ 

I tried disabling the cloud storage in the Mass Effect game details as well, didn't work...

Basically as far as I can say (I'm not a tech savvy person, I'm sorry), the game itself seems to work properly, it says the game is saved successfully (same for auto save and quick save) etc. The options preferences are being kept as well. What the problem is, no save files are actually created... when I go to the "(Drive):\Documents\BioWare\Mass Effect\Save", there is only one file there named Profile.MassEffectProfile. Nothing more...

You must set the cloud storage to enabled or to disabled in both settings at the same time, otherwise it's a mismatch.

Please, do this and try again.

Also search your PC for "*.MassEffectSave" files. Search the entire PC not just "Documents"

Then go to your Mass Effect save file folder, right click on it > "properties" > "Security" the "Authenticated Users" should have every right short of "Full control" and "Special  permissions" "System" and "Administrator" should have every right included "Full control" and you normal account should have "Read & execute", "List folder contents" and "Read" permission.

Furthermore disable your Anti virus for a short time while trying to save.