[Known Issue][PS4/XB1] Stuck in "Cleaning Up" phase on load

Will I lose my progress as I’m on day 90 and I already settled it will be the last time I won’t start a new save. I did it a lot already. Any news for now?

Hi John,

Sorry for my delay in responding to your messages. Can you elaborate on what you mean by your cartographer wasn’t the same as your previous save? When this occured, was all the progress in the map reset as well as your character? Did this occur on loading into your pre-existing save? Please note that the seed number for the slot affects both the single player and multiplayer save of that slot.

Unfortunately I do not have any updates on the next patch for the game or when it’ll be released at this time. If this is indeed the same as the previous “cleaning up” issue, them I’m afraid there is a very high chance that a fix for this will not restore an affected save.

متى تعمل اللعبة مرة اخرى ؟؟؟ ps4

Translation added by Clare using Google Translate
PS4 When will the game work again???

Hi Salman, welcome to the forums,

I have edited your post to have an English translation. We ask that players post in English or include a translation as per the Rules and Guidelines of the forums:

As our Staff and Moderators are all English Speakers, please avoid using other languages. We need to be able to read everything posted in order to effectively run the forums. If you are unable to or do not feel confident writing in English, please use an online translator. If you are concerned about your post being mistranslated you may post in your preferred language on the condition that a 1:1 translation accompanies it.

Thank you for your understanding.

With regards to the “Cleaning Up” load phase, all of the current information is included in the top post. The team are currently working on the next update for the PS4/XB1 version but we do not have confirmation on the contents of the update at this time. If you are experiencing this or any other issue please submit a new bug report with as much information as possible and I will respond as soon as I can.

Buonasera, ho salvato nel rifugio dopo l’aggiornamento 1.11, si è bloccato tutto, ho ricaricato il gioco e sono 20 mn che è bloccato su pulizia.
Prima dell’aggiornamento funzionava tutto.
L’ultimo salvataggio è proprio quello in cui si è bloccato il gioco, però ho letto che non c’è soluzione.
Ps4
Quindi cancello il gioco?
Ricominciare per la decima volta proprio no! Tre aggiornamenti in poco tempo, hanno presentato errori diversi dopo averli fatti…

Good evening, I saved in the shelter after the 1.11 update, everything froze, I reloaded the game and I am 20 mn which is stuck on cleaning.
Before the update everything worked.
The last save is the one where the game crashed, however I read there is no fix.
Ps4
So I cancel the game?
Starting over for the tenth time really no! Three updates in a short time, presented different errors after making them …

@Clare too had the same issue. I just defeated the squid, my final boss, got the trophy and propeller part, saved on my raft with the sleeping bag and my game just froze…not went to the blue error screen for PS4, but just froze. NOW, I can’t even load my save. Thank god I had already pretty much did everything and can watch the takeoff from the carrier online, but now when my game loads it just continually slips back and forth on the loading bar but never loads my actual game. My biggest disappointment is that I’ll never be able to load the three story house I built over the past 2weeks. This game is buggy as hell and while the “no interactivity” bug was fixed after a month or so, this happens…like I said, I’m just glad the only thing left to do after the squid was take my last part to the carrier and take off. Otherwise, I’d probably sue for loss of time…

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Game just updated to 2078 on xb1. Tried to save from the sleeping bag and save hung. Waited up to 10 minutes and gave up and quit the game. Tried loading my save but game stops loading at the Cleaning Up stage - load icon spins continuously and never finishes. I’m up to day 77 - is there hope to resurrect my saved game?

Same crap here more problems than what they fix

Once again I can’t play, but now I can’t even load in my game after game hung and I gave up a quit it

Hi @Daxter, @Bobmacks and @Sub,

I have moved your posts to this known issue report as I believe it is related to the issue above. If I am incorrect in this assumption, please let me know.

I am sorry to hear that this issue has occured after you have updated to version 2078. I have alerted the team so they can investigate what may have caused this to occur.

In the past the team have stated that fixes for game saves stuck in the “Cleaning Up” phase cannot be restored but further fixes would prevent them from happening again. It is my understanding that this is still the case.

When your games hung when saving, hand anything dropped through the map or any other issue occured in the save before you saved your game?

اهلا وسهلا وشكرا على الرد السريع.
إذا كتبت بلغتي ، فهذه هي لغتي الأم وأعتقد أن هناك فريق ترجمة للاعبين الذين اشتروا اللعبة لفترة طويلة وللأسف لم تنجح معهم.
شكرا مرة اخرى

Welcome and thanks for the quick reply.
If I write in my language, this is my native language and I think there is a translation team for players who have bought the game for a long time and unfortunately it did not work for them.
Thanks again

Tengo el mismo problema en PS4,fui a guardar partida en el refugio y la pantalla se congelo,no salió ningún error de PS y al volver a iniciar partida se queda atascado en limpiando, he reinstalado el juego y sigue sin funcionar, he creado otra partida y al guardar 3 veces a pasado lo mismo, espero que lo arreglen pronto

Translation added by Clare using Google Translate:

I have the same problem on PS4, I went to save game in the shelter and the screen froze, no PS error appeared and when I started the game again it was stuck in cleaning, I reinstalled the game and it still does not work, I have created another game and when saving 3 times the same thing happened, I hope they fix it soon

Hi @Clare
Nothing out of the ordinary in my case. Dropped a sleeping bag on another island and attempted to save the game but that hung. Quitting and reloading the game was when I ran into the stuck on Cleaning Up issue.

Hi Clare,

I am also experiencing save issues since the update yesterday.
Single player.
Was on a new game, about 10 days in.
Went to new island, created shelter, tried to save and game froze. Sat there at least 10-15 minutes.
Restarted game, would not load.
Stuck on “cleaning up”

Started new game in new save slot.
About 4 days in went to new island, same exact thing.

If I cannot go to new islands and save, the game is unplayable.

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System : ps4
Patch 1.12
Game version 2078
Game froze while saving
Tried reloading save, game hangs on cleaning up phase.

Is this a single player or multiplayer save?
–Single
How established is the save (in game days)
–2, still on first island.
Was the save created in the latest version (2074) or was it created in a previous version and updated?
–new game (2078) this seed #4132021
Do you experience any FPS drops / lag on your island?
– once in awhile when I pick up an object, not often.
When saving are you using a shelter or sleeping bag?
– Shelter
Have you noticed any common factors when the game crashes such as save location, time of day, what you did during your gameplay sessions, etc?

  • no

Hi. I downloaded new update 1.11 but still the game stuck in cleaning up mode , and didnot let me open the gameplay

Hi all,

I’ve moved some posts here to prevent some confusion in other threads.

I’ve informed the team of this issue occuring for players after the 2078 update and they are investigating. Please let me know…

  • When you saved after getting notificiations on the left hand side of the screen (errors or otherwise)
  • or, If you left for another island and then saved there.

Please also include what platform you are playing on and if you are playing on a new save or one updated from 2074 or earlier.

I will update the top post to redirect the comment here too.

Hola me ha pasado lo mismo jugando en ps5 , la partida se congeló después de haber guardado , reinicié el juego y cuando empieza a cargar se queda en “limpiando” y ya no carga absolutamente nada , espero no haber perdido mis 141 dias de Progreso e iba a por el platino , el juego está muy roto ,arreglalo por favor, juego en mundo predeterminado, fauna pasiva , probé a subir las partidas a la nube de PlayStation Plus y volver a descargar y reinstalar el juego pero nada funciona

Translation added by Clare using Google Translate

Hello, the same thing happened to me playing on ps5, the game froze after saving, I restarted the game and when it starts to load it stays in “cleaning” and it no longer loads absolutely anything, I hope I have not lost my 141 days of Progress and I was going for platinum, the game is badly broken, please fix it, I play in default world, passive fauna, I tried uploading the games to the PlayStation Plus cloud and re-downloading and reinstalling the game but nothing works

Hi Cristian5456cm, welcome to the forums.

I moved your post to this thread and added a translation to your post (we ask players to include an english translation when posting as all our staff are english speakers and it helps us both maintain the forums and get through posts quicker.).

Please see my recent comment above and if you can provide any extra information regarding your experience or what actions you took the last time you saved and if it matches either of the scenarios above I would greatly appreciate it - Thank you!

Tried to save, game froze tried to load it back up and now I’m stuck With the cleaning up BS this is crazy I was only on day 26 I can’t imagine being on day 100 or something you need to get ahold of this save glitch and get everyone’s saved back this is ridiculous honestly