Moving Ren'Py Saves: "This Save Was Created on a Different Device" Explained
Missing Screens: Sometimes the screen appears blank because the game's custom UI hasn't implemented the specific prompt variables (gui.UNKNOWN_TOKEN or gui.TRUST_TOKEN) introduced in newer Ren'Py versions.
The "This save was created on a different device" link error typically occurs when you try to load a saved game in Ren'Py that was created on a different device or platform. This error is often accompanied by a warning message that indicates the save file is not compatible with the current device or platform. renpy this save was created on a different device link
Navigate to your game's saves folder, typically found in %AppData%\RenPy\GameName. Find the tokens folder and open the security_keys.txt file.
If you have developer console access (enable it in Ren'Py settings or gui.rpy), you can bypass the lock manually. This does not "link" the devices, but removes the barrier. Moving Ren'Py Saves: "This Save Was Created on
Rebuild/Load:
⚠️ Warning: This does make saves more vulnerable to corruption or cheating. Mac to Windows)
If playing via Steam, the cloud might have synced a save from a different OS (e.g., Mac to Windows), which occasionally causes pathing errors within the save metadata [3]. How to fix it Force Load: Most of the time, you can simply click