OK, so, a couple of weeks ago, I changed the email address associated with my Xbox Live account from my Xbox One.
This caused a problem with Microsoft’s websites, which would not allow me to sign in with that email, so I changed it again, but this time from xbox.com.
This caused a new problem with the Xbox One, which wouldn’t let me sign in without entering my password every time, so I went to the support section of xbox.com, which told me to wait 48 hours (which I did), and if that didn’t work (which it didn’t), then I should delete my profile from the console and download it from the cloud (which I also did), which solved the problem.
But, of course, this caused a problem even worse than both of those combined. I couldn’t sync my Forza 5 data with the the cloud.
So, I looked around on the internet to find a solution, and I’ve tried everything besides doing a factory reset, which, with my internet, would probably take about two weeks to recover everything.
I’ve tried waiting for it to sync, but it just stops after about twenty minutes without any error message or anything.
I’ve tried playing offline, but of course, since Microsoft told me to delete my profile, it just tried to make a new save.
I’ve tried uninstalling the game and reinstalling it.
I’ve tried deleting all of the Forza 5 save data left from the console, but I still can’t retrieve it from the cloud.
No matter what I do, I’m always met with an endless message of “Syncing data for Forza Motorsport 5… We should be done soon!”
I’ve spent a lot of time and effort painting in this game, and I can’t do it again, so if I can’t get it back, then I probably won’t play the game anymore, and just wait until Forza 6 comes out next year (or the next).
So, is there any way to get my data back, or is it gone forever?