{"id":32769,"date":"2026-04-19T19:09:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T19:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2129886"},"modified":"2026-04-19T19:09:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T19:09:51","slug":"gog-advises-cyberpunk-2077-players-to-keep-a-lower-amount-of-items-to-avoid-corrupting-save-files","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/gog-advises-cyberpunk-2077-players-to-keep-a-lower-amount-of-items-to-avoid-corrupting-save-files\/","title":{"rendered":"GOG advises Cyberpunk 2077 players to &#8220;keep a lower amount of items&#8221; to avoid corrupting save files"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/gog-advises-cyberpunk-2077-players-to-keep-a-lower-amount-of-items-to-avoid-corrupting-save-files.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the latest of a long litany of issues, reports are now coming in that Cyberpunk 2077 save files are becoming permanently corrupted for players if they exceed 8MB in size.<\/p>\n<p>Though initially reported as affecting games across <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/cyberpunkgame\/comments\/kg47yz\/psa_your_save_file_is_capped_at_8mb_on_all\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">all platforms<\/a>, some now suggest it&#8217;s just a PC issue. However, without confirmation from developer CD Projekt Red either way, players have been advised to &#8220;keep a lower amount of items and crafting materials&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>In a response posted on the <a href=\"https:\/\/support.gog.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360016743298-Cyberpunk-2077-Saved-data-is-damaged-and-cannot-be-loaded-?product=gog&amp;pp=d965a463ac183af4828302b14522bb3371cec49f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GOG website<\/a>, CDPR has confirmed that once corrupted, there&#8217;s no way to recover the save, so it recommends you keep &#8220;a lower amount of items and crafting materials&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2020-12-20-gog-advises-cyberpunk-2077-players-to-keep-a-lower-amount-of-items-to-avoid-corrupting-save-files\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2020-12-20-gog-advises-cyberpunk-2077-players-to-keep-a-lower-amount-of-items-to-avoid-corrupting-save-files\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the latest of a long litany of issues, reports are now coming in that Cyberpunk 2077 save files are becoming permanently corrupted for players if they exceed 8MB in size. Though initially reported as affecting games across all platforms, some now suggest it&#8217;s just a PC issue. However, without confirmation from developer CD Projekt Red either way, players have been advised to &#8220;keep a lower amount of items and crafting materials&#8221;. In a response posted on the GOG website, CDPR has confirmed that once corrupted, there&#8217;s no way to recover the save, so it recommends you keep &#8220;a lower amount of items and crafting materials&#8221;. 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