# Bugs During Save **URL:** \ **Category:** Bug Reports\ **Created:** [April 4, 2026, 10:20am UTC](https://aurora4x.com/t/bugs-during-save/339 "2026-04-04T10:20:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 7
**Author:** ![CopyOfSatan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b5e925/32.png) [@CopyOfSatan](https://aurora4x.com/u/CopyOfSatan)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2026, 2:59pm UTC](https://aurora4x.com/t/bugs-during-save/339/7 "2026-04-29T14:59:30Z")
Sometimes I make pretty dumb mistakes. I saved the game, made a couple more changes, and wanted to save the game again with saving previous backups. I deleted the .db file, but did not rename the backup file. And pressed the save button. After several errors I closed the game through the task manager. I checked the game folder the next day. Both backup save files were corrupted. I tried to repeat it. I downloaded a new one .db file from the forum, saved the game a couple of times to create backups, deleted .db and clicked the save button. The game made an error and created a new one .db file. This file and the first backup file occupied 0 bytes of memory. **The first backup was corrupted immediately at click the save button.** ![NoDBError_1](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/aurora4x/original/2X/8/874fcb1a1b7a97e5c369a366c56257abdb94556a.png) After closing the error window several times, I checked the game folder again. All 3 save files had a weight of 4 KB. The game continued to give errors, so after a couple of minutes of holding the Enter key, I closed it through the task manager. After trying to launch the game, I got 4 errors and an empty window. Clicking on any buttons caused several errors. ![NoDBError_3](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/aurora4x/original/2X/7/7805f8a19daa27f1782ef28dfd85e5e12c3fd650.png) I suppose checking for a .db file in game folder and interrupt saving if there’s no .db could easily prevent this from happening. Goodbye, my 205-year game. 🫡 --- _[View the full topic](https://aurora4x.com/t/bugs-during-save/339)._