OOTP cannot load this database because it has been created with an earlier version of OOTP

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This is one of the more common error messages encountered and typically occurs when the game experiences a crash or is shut down improperly or due to a power failure. The steps below are provided as first step to try and recover the game. 

Restore from autosave instructions:

1) Open the game and on the start screen, click on Settings.

2) Now click on the tab "Troubleshooting".

3) Click "Open folder containing saved games".

4) Now open up the league folder you're wanting to restore.

5) Then select all of the .dat files in the folder and back them up (just in case) by copying them to a temporary folder or creating a zipped file with them

6) Open the folder called "auto-save".

7) In there, select all of the ".dat" files and copy them to the league folder (the parent of the current folder) overwriting all of the ".dat" files in the league folder.

8) Now start the game and load your league.

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