Profile lost - unable to add or restore old profile

Discus and support Profile lost - unable to add or restore old profile in XBoX on Consoles to solve the problem; I was having issues with the xbox (lagging) and then reset the xbox by going through settings. This caused my profile to be erased (although my games... Discussion in 'XBoX on Consoles' started by thandouk007, Feb 11, 2021.

  1. thandouk007
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    Profile lost - unable to add or restore old profile


    I was having issues with the xbox (lagging) and then reset the xbox by going through settings. This caused my profile to be erased (although my games are still in my libabry). When I click add a profile, the spins around and then goes back to the add profile screen. I have tried pressing the button on the xbox for ten seconds to do a soft reset but the button just flashes. I can log into my account on www.xbox.xom and my profile name appears however how do i restore or add my old profile to the xbox.

    :)
     
    thandouk007, Feb 11, 2021
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  2. Smwutches Win User

    Profile Restoration

    Your game saves would be saved on your hard drive. If you go to your settings and storage, you can find the games you want to remove the saves from and delete those save files (they are saved separate from the actual game files). Game saves on the 360 are
    not automatically saved to the cloud unless you have them set up to be saved there. If that is the case, you can also access your cloud storage and delete those save files. You don't have to delete your profile and redownload it.

    However, depending on the game, some information may be saved on the game's servers. In those cases, you would have to start over on another profile.
  3. SPeD Inc Win User

    Profile Restoration

    IloMilo and BattleBlock don't use local gamesaves or I wouldn't have this issue, I could try playing offline, but somehow I don't think they are server based saving. Looking online I believe they are saved as GPD files in my profile, but thinking that way,
    these are likely the same files that store achievements, which I seem to recall are also pulled back on restore
  4. HyruleBalverine Win User

    Profile Restoration

    These, like many arcade games, store the game save data as part of the game download file. You should be able to delete the game from your storage device and download it again, allowing you to create a new game save.
  5. white knight ax Win User

    Unable to add new profile

    Good afternoon. Try unpluged the console and internet for two minutes and plug. Its resolve many of the situations.
  6. XBF Diego M Win User

    Unable to add new profile

    Hi there!

    Thank you for posting on the forums today, I'd be happy to help.

    Have you done any of the basic troubleshooting for the Xbox? If you haven't already done so, Go ahead and do a

    hard reset and power cycle
    . Hold down the power button on the console for about 10 seconds until it shuts down and then remove the power cable from the Xbox and the power outlet for about 2-3 minutes. Then re-connect and
    turn on the Xbox.

    Try that first and let us know if you still can't add a new profile.
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