Renpy This Save Was Created On A Different Device Link [verified] 〈OFFICIAL ✧〉

This message is part of a Save Token Security system introduced in Ren'Py 8.1. It is a security feature designed to protect your computer from malicious save files when you transfer progress from a different device. How to Resolve the Message When you see this prompt, you generally have two choices:

  • Workaround: Use a PC emulator (like Bluestacks) with the same Google Account to back up the Android data. Or, find the persistent file via Android/data/[game.package.name]/files/renpy/persistent. Root access is usually required. For 99% of users, this link is impossible.

Here’s a short paper/explanation on the Ren’Py error “This save was created on a different device” and how to resolve it.

init python:
    config.use_cpickle = False
    config.save_json = True

Security: It prevents unintended errors from loading data that might reference files or paths that don't exist on the new device. How to Link Devices and Sync Saves

This message is part of a Save Token Security system introduced in Ren'Py 8.1. It is a security feature designed to protect your computer from malicious save files when you transfer progress from a different device. How to Resolve the Message When you see this prompt, you generally have two choices:

Here’s a short paper/explanation on the Ren’Py error “This save was created on a different device” and how to resolve it.

init python:
    config.use_cpickle = False
    config.save_json = True

Security: It prevents unintended errors from loading data that might reference files or paths that don't exist on the new device. How to Link Devices and Sync Saves