# Saving GAMES
**URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/saving-games/6303
**Category:** The Garage
**Created:** [May 28, 2014, 9:28pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/saving-games/6303 "2014-05-28T21:28:02Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@Markutsk](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Markutsk)
#### Post date: [May 28, 2014, 9:28pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/saving-games/6303/1 "2014-05-28T21:28:02Z")
So I have to quit the game.
I go Shift+S
The small window appeare (Are you sure Y/N)
Shift+Y
Nothing gappens.
Caps lock \> Y
Nothing happens.
Assume it’s saved.
Alt+F4
Come back later, load. No saves.
Why? :C
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### Author:  [@KA101](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/KA101)
#### Post date: [May 29, 2014, 1:45am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/saving-games/6303/2 "2014-05-29T01:45:38Z")
OK. Since you used Alt-F4, we’ll presume you’re using a Windows version. It’d help us to know what version you’re using (either a stable, or the weird number & letter hash on the title screen/window title bar if it’s an experimental).
Does this routinely happen, or is it a one-off thing?
If it’s your first time or routinely happens: can you check whether you’ve unzipped DDA to a folder that permits writing to a file? If you’re playing it zipped or don’t permit DDA to write a file, it can’t save your game. (Yeah, that may sound mean, but people have made that mistake before.)
Thanks for helping us help you.
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### Author:  [@Markutsk](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Markutsk)
#### Post date: [May 29, 2014, 2:11pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/saving-games/6303/3 "2014-05-29T14:11:06Z")
I downloaded the stable version, it’s unzipped.
So how do I allow DDA to write files?
And thank you :3
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### Author:  [@Mrnocamera](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Mrnocamera)
#### Post date: [May 29, 2014, 2:12pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/saving-games/6303/4 "2014-05-29T14:12:48Z")
Sorry if you’ve already tried this, but have you changed the option for Force Y/N for answers?
If you turn it off, you don’t need to press shift, so that might do something?
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### Author:  [@Markutsk](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Markutsk)
#### Post date: [May 29, 2014, 2:33pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/saving-games/6303/5 "2014-05-29T14:33:01Z")
Thank you!
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### Author:  [@KA101](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/KA101)
#### Post date: [May 29, 2014, 10:45pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/saving-games/6303/6 "2014-05-29T22:45:19Z")
[quote=“Markutsk, post:3, topic:6303”]I downloaded the stable version, it’s unzipped.
So how do I allow DDA to write files?
And thank you :3[/quote]
That’d be a folder permissions thing. Varies on what computer/OS you’re using; if you use WinXP like I do your save and config folders should not be “Read-only” in their Properties.