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This guide details how to save your progress in Grand Theft Auto 5 (GTA 5) and GTA Online. Both games utilize autosave, but manual saves offer additional security.
GTA 5: Saving Your Game
GTA 5's Story Mode offers two primary saving methods:
1. Sleeping at a Safehouse:
This is the standard manual save method. Safehouses are marked with a white house icon on the map. Enter a safehouse, approach your character's bed, and press:
- Keyboard: E
- Controller: Right on the D-pad
This will initiate a save.
2. Using the Cell Phone:
For a quicker save, use your in-game cell phone:
- Open the cell phone (Keyboard: Up arrow; Controller: Up on the D-pad).
- Select the cloud icon to access the Save Game menu.
- Confirm the save.
GTA Online: Forcing Autosaves
GTA Online doesn't have a dedicated manual save menu. Instead, you force autosaves using these methods. Look for a spinning orange circle in the bottom-right corner to confirm a successful autosave. Repeat the process if the circle doesn't appear.
1. Changing Outfits/Accessories:
- Open the Interaction Menu (Keyboard: M; Controller: Touchpad).
- Select Appearance, then Accessories. Change any accessory, or change your Outfit.
- Exit the Interaction Menu.
2. Accessing the Swap Character Menu:
- Open the Pause Menu (Keyboard: Esc; Controller: Start).
- Go to the Online tab.
- Select Swap Character. You don't need to actually swap characters; accessing the menu triggers an autosave.
Remember, an orange, clockwise-rotating circle in the bottom-right corner indicates an autosave is in progress. While autosaves occur frequently, these manual methods provide extra protection against data loss.
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