Hex editing can easily corrupt the file if the size changes. Only overwrite existing bytes.
First, you might want to enable a developer mode. This can be done through a configuration variable or a specific key press. renpy edit save file link
: Some newer Ren'Py versions include save protection. To bypass it, you may need to modify the renpy.exe or renpy.sh launch scripts by searching for if token_dir is None: and changing it to if True: . Hex editing can easily corrupt the file if the size changes
She deleted the menu. She scrubbed the code. But she couldn't delete what she'd learned. renpy edit save file link