“We can’t save more data for this game or app” Minecraft

Discus and support “We can’t save more data for this game or app” Minecraft in XBoX on Consoles to solve the problem; My Minecraft world is 3.9 GB as I’ve been playing on it for a very long time now on my Xbox Series X. I now am unable to load the world as it comes up... Discussion in 'XBoX on Consoles' started by Costas Delidakis, Apr 19, 2025 at 8:22 AM.

  1. “We can’t save more data for this game or app” Minecraft


    My Minecraft world is 3.9 GB as I’ve been playing on it for a very long time now on my Xbox Series X. I now am unable to load the world as it comes up with the error/popup as stated in the title. From doing research, I’m aware that Xbox only allots 4GB of saved data to Minecraft.

    Is there anyway to allot more space for saved data to Minecraft?? I find it funny how it’s supposed to be an infinite world and endless possibilities but your world can only be so big. I’ve tried every “solution” such as deleting local saved data for Minecraft and other games as well. Deleted Minecraft, deleted other games, factory reset with games, deleting other worlds, skins, texture packs, etc.

    After trying all of these steps I still cannot load the world. I also can’t find a way to edit the world so that I can utilize the “play on realm” feature, assuming that making it a realm would fix my problem completely as it would be up to Mojang to maintain the server and all the saved data.

    If anyone has found a solution with this issue please help as it is very frustrating to work around. Playing Minecraft of Xbox is such a handicap and makes the games unplayable to a certain extent when you can’t save anymore data.

    Please let me know if there is a solution.

    :)
     
    Costas Delidakis, Apr 19, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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  2. Rodrigo Oliver Win User

    “we can’t save more data for this game or app”

    Hi Jack, my name is Rodrigo. I'm an Independent Advisor and a member of the Microsoft community and I'd love to assist you today.

    I am sorry to hear that.

    Please, clear the local saved games, power cycle the console and open the game again.

    To do it, follow these steps:

    Press the Xbox button on your controller to open the guide.

    Select Profile & system > Settings > System > Storage.

    On the Manage storage devices screen, select: Clear local saved games. This deletes games saved to your hard drive, but they'll still be saved to the cloud.

    Then, turn off your console by pressing the Xbox button on the front of the console for about 10 seconds, until it shuts down completely.

    Unplug the console's power cable. Wait 60 seconds.

    Important Be sure to wait at least 60 seconds. This step resets the power supply.

    Plug the console power cable back in.

    Press the Xbox button on your console to turn it on.

    For more information: https://support.xbox.com/help/hardware-network/power/restart-or-power-cycle-console
  3. RainingRoses Win User

    Can’t save more data for game or app

    Hi Helen,

    What console are you experiencing this issue with - Xbox One or Series X|S? Please specify the exact model.

    Are you an Xbox Insider and what OS version are you currently on? You can find this info in Settings > System > Console info.

    This error is generally related to insufficient storage or a corrupt game file. Do you receive the error with other accounts/profiles? Refer to ‘we can’t save additional info for...’ in this guide:

    Syncing Xbox game saves to the cloud error messages | Xbox Support

    I see you have a 2TB external storage drive, so there’s a possible workaround to this. If the game is on your internal storage, try to move it to the external (or vice versa) and see if there’s any difference after. Be sure to restart your console by disconnecting the power cable (from both the wall outlet and console itself) and wait at least 10-15 seconds to completely reset the power supply before relaunching the game.

    Don’t worry, you don’t necessarily need to completely uninstall and reinstall the game again. Moving (or copying) games is significantly faster than installing:

    Transfer multiple games at once to your Xbox console | Xbox Support

    If this persists, please report the problem so it can be looked into and properly addressed. You may add [Xbox Forums] to the title of the report, then share this here once complete.

    Hope this helps.
  4. Helen Mendez Win User

    Can’t save more data for game or app

    The game loads perfectly on a friend’s console.

    I only deleted the files on our console. I was worried that if I deleted it everywhere all his progress would be lost. (He had just gotten to level 50 not too long ago).
  5. JosefLBohorquez Win User

    Can’t save more data for game or app

    Hi and thanks for reaching Microsoft Xbox gamer's community. My name is Josef.

    I'm an Independent Advisor and a Microsoft Xbox user like you.

    Hope you're doing great today despite this Helen

    Probably the game is telling you that it needs more cloud space data.

    Can you try deleting unused saved data in the cloud and test the game?

    In case you need to know how to delete cloud saves, check this article:

    "You can manage your data for individual games through My games & apps on your Home screen. Here's how:

    On Home, select My games & apps.

    Highlight the game, press the Menu  button on your controller, then select Manage game & add-ons.

    Select the Saved data box, then choose the item you want to delete."

    Article: https://support.xbox.com/help/games-apps/game-s...

    After that, restart your console and give it a new try
  6. JosefLBohorquez Win User

    Can’t save more data for game or app

    Thanks, I saw that you tried resetting the console but keeping games and apps.
    As the issue is happening only with this console I think the next step will be do a factory reset deleting all the local content.

    Before that you can try performing an offline update for your console.
    For this you need a USB and PC to format it and transfer files provided in the link below (with steps):

    https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help/hardware-ne...
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