Hi JOlisija, welcome to the forums,
I’m sorry to hear you have experienced this issue in your saves. In case you have not seen it, I have a Known Issues report on this here: [Known Issue][PS4/XB1] Stuck in "Cleaning Up" phase on load - please note that this overs an earlier version of the issue, a hotfix, and now the increased reports of the issue after the update to 2078. The latest from the team is that they have found a fix for at least one trigger of the issue and are working to get it released to the community.
Please let me know…
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In your save, did you ever lose or dump anything in the ocean before this issue occurs?
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When starting a new save, were you able to travel to a new island and save or did the freeze occur then too?
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Do you recall any of the actions taken before one of your freezes occured? I believe there may be multiple triggers for this issue and the more info we have on what players did or experienced before or during saving may provide clues as to what those triggers can be.
I completely understand how disheartening this issue can be. With regards to workarounds, it appears this issue is mainly affecting single player saves. You may find you are able to progress better if you play a multiplayer game solo and in private mode so no one else can join. This is the same game as single player mode except the label maker does not work in multiplayer.
Another player also reported that when the game freezes they can enter the options menu and if they set the wildlife to passive, it can stop the freeze. I don’t yet know what long term effects this has on the save but it may be worth trying if you get stuck again.
I know these workarounds are not ideal, but I hope they can be of some help while the team continues to work on this issue.