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Watch Dogs 2 Stuck on "Creating Profile Data"? Here’s How to Fix It

Few things are as frustrating as buying a new game, installing it, and then being blocked by a loading screen before you even press "Start." For many PC players of Watch Dogs 2, this is a common reality. The game often gets stuck on the initial launch screen with the message "Creating Profile Data."

4. Disable Your Antivirus (Temporarily)

Add an exception for the entire Watch Dogs 2 installation folder and the save folder (Documents\My Games\Watch Dogs 2). Windows Defender, Bitdefender, and McAfee are known to interfere. watch dogs 2 creating profile data stuck

• Open Ubisoft Connect.
• Go to Menu (three lines) > Settings > Downloads.
• Uncheck "Enable cloud synchronization for supported games".
• Restart Ubisoft Connect and launch Watch Dogs 2.
• If this works, you can re-enable cloud saves later—but only after a clean local save is established.

: Corrupt files in the save directory often cause this hang. Navigate to: Watch Dogs 2 Stuck on "Creating Profile Data"

Locate your user ID folder and find folder 3353 (the ID for Watch Dogs 2). Delete the contents of this folder. Open Ubisoft Connect