ME2 keeps asking to log in every time and lost my save

@M3asher98 

Did you tried a game repair?

(Right click the ME2 cover > Repair.)

Please disable "Origin in game".

It sounds like the game can't access the save location in your "Documents" folder.

Do you use MS OneDrive and if so did you set it to fetch your Data?

Did you enabled "Controlled folder access" inside the Windows defender?

Try to run Origin and the game as Administrator.

(Right click the Origin desktop and the "MassEffect2.exe" > Run as administrator.) 

@M3asher98 

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M3asher98  wrote:
4 I turned on Controlled folder access, but every time I played before I never had to switch it on

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Turn it off again. It can only be a problem if it is on.

The standard save directory is "C:\Users\>your user name<\Documents\BioWare\Mass Effect 2\Save."

Are the Save files present under this location?

If not search your system for files with the file extension *.pcsav.

(Open the Windows Explorer > select "This PC" >  Copy and paste *.pcsav into the search field.)

It's crazy how many issues I've had with ME2, let's list them:

1) I keep getting the "hardware not supported message". Opened "Nvidia control panel" and switched "Preferred graphics processor" from 'Auto Select' to 'High-Performance NVIDIA processor'. That one worked fine

BUT THEN

2) Every time I start the game I have to manually log in to EA Online for the Cerberus Network for my DLC, tried starting it switching "auto-login" off then exiting the game, opening again and switching it back on. Nothing worked

3) This one needs a little backstory, I played a bit of ME2 2 nights ago, got to Eden Prime then saved and exited, yesterday I started the game and no save, no "load save", no "resume game", nothing, it's like I was starting the game for the first time. And I'm worried that if I do play again the same thing will happen and I won't be able to make any progress

I have the trilogy on Origin and played through them a while back with absolutely zero issues

I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling ME2 but the problems are still there

I've tried running the game as administrator

I tried Repair

I tried installing the game to both C and D drive and it hasn't made a difference either

Nothing has worked with me

I'm on windows 10 

I've tried almost every solution and fix I could find for problems 2 and 3 and nothing has worked

It's honestly disheartening when I've spent 24 hours trying to find a way to play my favorite ever game and nothing is working, I'm seriously considering just uninstalling the trilogy and giving up at this point

Would appreciate any help

PS I posted last night about it but I thought I'd make another to explain a little clearer 

@M3asher98 

I merged your post into your old thread.

This is probably a permissions problem.

Press the Windows key and "X" at the same time > Click on "Command prompt (Administrator)" or "PowerShell (Administrator)"

• In the CMD or PowerShell window, at the prompt type or copy:  takeown /F "xxxxxxxxxxxx"   (With the quotes. Replace the X with the full path to the C:\Users\>your user name<\Documents\BioWare folder.) > hit "ENTER"

• Reboot.
• Shut down your Antivirus real time scanner.
• Test.

@M3asher98 

Please go to your ">drive<:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Mass Effect 2\data\" folder.

Make a copy of the "masseffect2config.xml" and put it on your desktop.

Rename the "masseffect2config.xml" to "masseffect2config.txt" and load it up

("Choose file" button in the Reply window.)

@M3asher98 

Open it with a text editor and make a screenshot of  of the 20 first lines.