barneyrubs Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 Even if I save the game and then just close the window or exit the game it still takes 3 or minutes to shut down? Surely if it's saved it should be pretty much instant? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigfacemonkeyman Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 Do you have data collection enabled? I have no idea what may be going on if you are talking about FM12. I read on here someone from SI said you shouldn't shut down immediately after saving as it can corrupt your save. (but it was seconds not minutes) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
barneyrubs Posted November 12, 2011 Author Share Posted November 12, 2011 Do you have data collection enabled? I have no idea what may be going on if you are talking about FM12.I read on here someone from SI said you shouldn't shut down immediately after saving as it can corrupt your save. (but it was seconds not minutes) I'm talking abou the game itself closing.....maybe it's just my laptop being a bit old How do I check if I have data collection enabled? Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim_Cdy Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Are you playing via a DVD. If so, are you removing it before you shut down the game? Not sure if it is relevant to modern day games, but back in the day, that could cause issues. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phnompenhandy Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 You can close it on task manager much more quickly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leumd Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 There are probably disk operations taking place behind the scenes, cleaning up temporary files, closing file/database connections, and other special magic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
philly_flyer10 Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 It uses over a gigs worth of memory, so it will be clearing the swap file, temp files etc and laptops have slow hard drives. Firefox can take several second for me to shut down too with a fast computer and fast disk. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigfacemonkeyman Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 I'm talking abou the game itself closing.....maybe it's just my laptop being a bit oldHow do I check if I have data collection enabled? Thanks Preferences. EDIT: If you have another save that does load, then it sounds like the other one has been corrupted- the saving process can run for short while after you exit the game so best to leave the computer for about 30 seconds before shutting down Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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