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Yes I have been so tempted to delete the game in its entirety & start over myself. I haven't done very much & wouldn't be losing an awful lot, but I'm quite attached to what I have done. It can just be really frustrating seeing those corrupted saves that shouldn't be there to begin with, & not be able to save new things without them disappearing no matter what you do. Besides, it's likely I could restart only to face the same issue all over again just as you say.

I have since left a bug report & really hope the devs work quickly & effectively on this one. I thought we'd get a patch by now for this month, but hopefully another will come when they release the Romantic Garden DLC in about two weeks. If I somehow find any kind of solution, temporary or otherwise, that may possibly help then I'll definitely share.