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IDProjectCategoryView StatusDate SubmittedLast Update
0003699Dwarf FortressTechnical -- Saving/Loadingpublic2010-11-20 17:242011-03-16 21:59
Reporterventuri 
Assigned ToLogical2u 
PriorityhighSeveritycrashReproducibilityrandom
StatusresolvedResolutionduplicate 
PlatformOSWin7(64bit)OS Version
Product Version0.31.18 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0003699: Game Save is corrupted
DescriptionWhen loading a game I get a error message "One of the compressed files on the disk has errors in it. Restore from backup if you are able."
Steps To ReproduceRandom / have not been able to pinpoint cause
Additional Information
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Relationships
duplicate of 0002017acknowledged Loci Using COMPRESSED_SAVES causes save corruption on some systems 
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Issue History
Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2010-11-20 17:24venturiNew Issue
2010-11-20 17:39Logical2uNote Added: 0014073
2010-11-20 17:39Logical2uTag Attached: AWAITING UPDATE
2010-11-20 17:39Logical2uRelationship addedrelated to 0002017
2010-11-20 21:37venturiNote Added: 0014080
2010-11-20 22:03Logical2uNote Added: 0014081
2010-11-20 22:03Logical2uRelationship replacedduplicate of 0002017
2010-11-20 22:03Logical2uStatusnew => resolved
2010-11-20 22:03Logical2uResolutionopen => duplicate
2010-11-20 22:03Logical2uAssigned To => Logical2u
2010-11-20 22:03Logical2uTag Detached: AWAITING UPDATE
2011-03-16 21:59dash27Issue Monitored: dash27

Notes
(0014073)
Logical2u   
2010-11-20 17:39   
Do you have save compression turned on in the init settings?
(0014080)
venturi   
2010-11-20 21:37   
Yes
(0014081)
Logical2u   
2010-11-20 22:03   
For now, please turn off save-compression, it should prevent further corruption. I'd also recommend you make any further reports on 0002017, unless turning off save-compression on new saves doesn't stop the same crash from occurring.