Navigate to your save folder, typically: Documents\KONAMI\Pro Evolution Soccer 2013\save . Look for files named EDIT.bin or OPTION.bin .
Here’s a helpful, user-friendly draft you can use for a guide, FAQ, or forum post about fixing a “PES 2013 save data is corrupted” error.
Windows Security > Virus & threat protection > Manage settings , and ensure you allow the PES 2013 Controlled folder access The "Clean Start" Method
This is the oldest trick in the PES book. Often, the save file's header is corrupted, but the actual career data is intact. By tricking the game into re-reading the header, you can salvage it.
PES 2013 on PC often creates internal backups. You can sometimes recover your progress by manually swapping these files in your documents.
: Windows Defender sometimes blocks the game from writing to its own save files, leading to corruption errors. Go to