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Elden Ring
Inappropriate Activity Detected Ban Bug (PC Only)
There is a recent bug in Elden Ring that wrongly detects inappropriate activity for PC users and may ban them. Read on for more information about the bug, possible steps to take to fix it, and if the bug itself has been fixed!
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Is The Ban Bug Fixed?
Try Verifying Files
So far, FromSoftware has acknowledged that the bug exists on Twitter, but has not released a patch fixing it.
They advise players to attempt verifying their game files, but it has not been reported as a successful fix for everyone. They encourage players with persisting issues to contact their support team.
What is the Inappropriate Activity Detected Ban Bug?
Banned From Online Play in Steam
From Version 1.05, PC players attempting to launch their saves in Online Mode will find themselves faced with the error:
Inapprorpriate Activity Detected. Returning to Title Screen.
Attempting to relaunch their saves will receive the same error. This error is usually presented to those that have violated Elden Ring's Terms of Service by cheating and are banned. However, this error seems to be happening to all players on PC.
How to Fix the Inappropriate Activity Detected Ban Bug
Verify Game Files and Restart PC
One way to try to fix this issue is to verify the integrity of the game's files. You can do this by clicking the gear icon on the game's page on Steam and then selecting Local Files.
Click Verify integrity of game files. This will make Steam run a check if any files in the game itself is corrupted. After this process has finished, restart your PC.
If this does not work, the error is on FromSoftware's end and they will have to release a patch to fix it.
Missing Save Files
Caused by Selecting Exit to Desktop
A missing save file will cause the game to not show the Continue or Load Game option in the Main Menu.
The new Exit to Desktop feature introduced in the Version 1.05 update has also introduced a new error, which is players relaunching the game after selecting this option will find that their save is missing.
However, the save file itself is still within your computer's files. To locate it, search C://Users/[username]/AppData/Roaming/EldenRing on your computer.
If there is a folder, click it and check if there are files ending in .sl2. If there are, these are your save files. If the folder or the files are not there, you will need to go to System Settings on your PC and tick the option to Show Hidden and System Files.
Highlight the save file and then either Copy or Cut it to your desktop. Then, transfer the files back into the folder and relaunch Steam. This should fix the issue.
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