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0005036Dwarf FortressTechnical -- Generalpublic2012-01-30 10:162015-07-06 17:54
Reporterninjanomnom 
Assigned Tolethosor 
PrioritynormalSeveritymajorReproducibilityhave not tried
StatusresolvedResolutionnot fixable 
PlatformOSWindows 7OS VersionUltimate
Product Version0.31.25 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0005036: Save file gets corrupted, doesn't show up in list
DescriptionI was playing Dwarf Fortress normally (in fortress mode) and then saved the game. When i got to the menu screen I just shut down the computer. Next time I ran DF my save wouldn't appear in the saved games screen (actually i couldn't get there because it didn't see the game). I did some testing and made another world/fortress. I could see this game in the saved games area but I couldn't see my old file. I looked at the world.SAV of both these games in a text viewer (I know it would just look like a jumbled mess) but in the corrupted game file it was void of all text. The corrupted world.SAV is still 10,618kb.
Steps To Reproduce1. Run dwarf fortress
2. Play an existing save
3. Save game
4. Shut down computer while DF is in menu screen. (Finished saving)
Additional InformationDon't have a way of viewing the SAV file in a readable way so no idea what it would look like then. Anyone have a program for that? or even better, an un-corrupter?
Tagssave game, saving, unplayable, world.SAV
Relationships
related to 0002017acknowledged Loci Using COMPRESSED_SAVES causes save corruption on some systems 
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Issue History
Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2012-01-30 10:16ninjanomnomNew Issue
2012-01-30 10:18ninjanomnomTag Attached: world.SAV
2012-01-30 10:21ninjanomnomIssue Monitored: ninjanomnom
2012-01-30 10:25ninjanomnomTag Attached: saving
2012-01-30 10:26ninjanomnomTag Attached: save game
2012-01-30 10:27ninjanomnomTag Attached: unplayable
2012-01-30 11:25ninjanomnomNote Added: 0019431
2012-01-30 11:26DwarfuNote Added: 0019432
2012-01-30 11:30ninjanomnomNote Added: 0019433
2012-01-30 11:31ninjanomnomNote Added: 0019434
2012-01-30 11:32ninjanomnomNote Edited: 0019434bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0019434#r7287
2012-01-30 11:39DwarfuRelationship addedrelated to 0002017
2012-01-30 11:58ninjanomnomNote Added: 0019436
2012-01-30 12:42FootkerchiefNote Added: 0019438
2012-01-30 12:44FootkerchiefNote Added: 0019439
2012-01-30 12:44FootkerchiefSummaryNot a bug, at least i dont think so. But not a feature either. Save file corrupted in an unusual circumstance => Save file gets corrupted, doesn't show up in list
2012-02-02 16:33ninjanomnomNote Added: 0019457
2014-12-30 20:18FootkerchiefRelationship replacedduplicate of 0002017
2014-12-30 20:18FootkerchiefStatusnew => resolved
2014-12-30 20:18FootkerchiefResolutionopen => duplicate
2014-12-30 20:18FootkerchiefAssigned To => Footkerchief
2015-07-06 17:47lethosorNote Edited: 0019457bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0019457#r13185
2015-07-06 17:49lethosorRelationship deleted0002017
2015-07-06 17:49lethosorNote Added: 0032852
2015-07-06 17:49lethosorStatusresolved => needs feedback
2015-07-06 17:49lethosorResolutionduplicate => reopened
2015-07-06 17:53lethosorNote Edited: 0032852bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0032852#r13187
2015-07-06 17:54lethosorStatusneeds feedback => resolved
2015-07-06 17:54lethosorResolutionreopened => not fixable
2015-07-06 17:54lethosorAssigned ToFootkerchief => lethosor
2015-07-06 17:54lethosorRelationship addedrelated to 0002017

Notes
(0019431)
ninjanomnom   
2012-01-30 11:25   
UPDATE:
I attempted to open it with dfWorldTinker but I got the error:
"Could not read world name"

Will post link to download in a moment
(0019432)
Dwarfu   
2012-01-30 11:26   
Reminder sent to: ninjanomnom

Are you on 64bit system with compressed saves enabled?

Does it not show the region in either the "Start Playing" or "Continue Playing" screens?
(0019433)
ninjanomnom   
2012-01-30 11:30   
Compressed saves is enabled, I read about that a few moments ago so i disabled it.
The world does not show at all in any screen,start playing and continue playing included.
(0019434)
ninjanomnom   
2012-01-30 11:31   
(edited on: 2012-01-30 11:32)
http://www.mediafire.com/?wytbh83h8q57k56 [^]

Download link to world ^
I believe it is the world.SAV file that is corrupted

EDIT: I would like to save the world in any form possible, even if i have to abandom the fortress itself...
(0019436)
ninjanomnom   
2012-01-30 11:58   
I would think this one is different than report 2017 because i cant even see my save in the loading screen.
(0019438)
Footkerchief   
2012-01-30 12:42   
Reminder sent to: ninjanomnom

Please edit existing notes instead of posting multiple notes in a row.

Your report is appreciated, but corrupted saves are not recoverable.

My guess is that your problem is the same as 0002017, and that the save may disappear entirely depending on what files get corrupted.
(0019439)
Footkerchief   
2012-01-30 12:44   
Also, please upload your save to http://dffd.wimbli.com/ [^] and post the link here. Mediafire takes files down quickly.
(0019457)
ninjanomnom   
2012-02-02 16:33   
(edited on: 2015-07-06 17:47)
[deleted]
New upload for dffd
(0032852)
lethosor   
2015-07-06 17:49   
(edited on: 2015-07-06 17:53)
The save on DFFD is gone, but the Mediafire save is not compressed.

However, that save is unrepairable - world.sav consists of 10872032 bytes, all of which are 0x00.