What happens if I turn off my console while it is saving data?

Question

All console games warn players at the beginning of any game:

Please do not turn off your console when you see the saving icon/indicator.

What if I turn it off or there occurs a power outage while saving data? What are the chances? Is it for sure that there will be a harm in every case?

Asked by Mehper C. Palavuzlar

Answer

You could either lose or corrupt the data you are attempting to save. If the game is overwriting an existing file, this could mean that you will not be able to recover it.

Additionally if the console does not have a method for deleting the corrupted data you could wind up with inaccessible portions of your storage device.

It will mess up the ph balance in your pool. (Ok, not the last one).

Answered by Stephen

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