Sims Medieval - Error 16 while trying to save

by WingedSnek
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Sims Medieval - Error 16 while trying to save

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I migrated my copy of Sims Medieval to my new PC (Windows 11, 64-Bit, 16GM RAM). Unfortunately, every time I try to save I get the Error 16. I can only work around it via using the "Saving As" option every time I want to save the game, thus, resulting in a big amount of save files piling up in the saves folder, which I cannot even delete until I restart my whole PC, even after closing the game, because something seems to block it. The problem are the backups the game creates whenever I save the game. Unfortunately, deleting them does not resolve the problem, because deleting the backup (and not the actual saves) results in the save not being shown in game or the saved progress not being registered by the game. Does anyone have any ideas how to resolve this?

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@WingedSnek Error Code 16 became prominent in late 2022, as it was caused by changes Microsoft introduced in one of their Windows updates.

The problem seems to have been fixed for most players since then, so please first check for Windows updates to make sure you have the latest version of Windows 11.
Press the Windows key + I to open your Settings, on the left select Windows Update, and check for updates.

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@mate54 I just checked my PC for updates. It's unfortunately up to date, so that's not the problem. Could anything else work?
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@WingedSnek , the cause of Error 16 is the game thinks you do not have enough memory/hard drive space to save your game. Where is you game saving data? One Drive or your hard drive?

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@Tremayne4260 It's on my hard drive, which has 720GB of free space. On my old PC (Windows 10), which only had 1GB of free space left, there were no problems, so I assume it might be a problem with Windows 11.
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@WingedSnek , I think it is a Windows 11 error as this error appears to be solved for a time and then crops up again. Have you updated Windows 11 recently?

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@Tremayne4260 Yeah, I did. It's up to date.
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@WingedSnek , Error 16 relates to not having enough RAM to store your saved game data, which most computers seem to have. Apparently now, the error appears to be caused by Windows itself. Try updating Windows and see if the error goes away.

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@Tremayne4260 Unfortunately, I am out of updates.The most recent update did not seem to change anything or any of the previous updates, for that matter, since I changed to Windows 11. I assume I just need to wait until one of the system updates might fix the problem.
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Are you still experiencing the problem? I'm in the same situation; my Windows 11 is completely up to date, and I'm getting the error 16 codes every time I try to save, so I can't progress in the game. This is so frustrating.

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