Saves are read only instead of read/write

[KibSquib48]

Ludusavi version

v0.25.0

Operating system

Linux (Steam Deck)

Installation method

Flatpak

Description

I tried playing Sonic Adventure 2 with a save file restored from a Ludusavi backup, but it kept saying something like "File not saved!", so I checked the file's permissions and it turns out they've been set to read only instead of read/write.

Logs

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[mtkennerly]

Hi! I can look into this. I have some questions for you, just to narrow down where things went wrong:

• Are you using zip backups?
• Are the original backup files also read-only, or just the restored copies?
• Is this the same system where you made the backup, or did you copy the backup from another system?
• Had you played the game before restoring the backup?

[KibSquib48]

Hi! I can look into this. I have some questions for you, just to narrow down where things went wrong:

• Are you using zip backups?
• Are the original backup files also read-only, or just the restored copies?
• Is this the same system where you made the backup, or did you copy the backup from another system?
• Had you played the game before restoring the backup?

I'm backing up to a folder. The backups are read-only too. I backed up from the Deck, copied it to my PC with LocalSend, wiped and reinstalled SteamOS, then copied back and restored the backup. I restored the backup before launching the game.

[mtkennerly]

I just tested a Flatpak install on Ubuntu and confirmed that the backups are created with read/write permissions. I don't have a Steam Deck to test on, but I suspect that the permissions got changed when you transferred the files with LocalSend, so I think this is out of the scope of what Ludusavi should try to recover from automatically. I'd recommend manually fixing the existing backups with chmod. However, if you find that new backups are being created with the wrong permissions, please let me know.