diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/files/UncivFiles.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/files/UncivFiles.kt
index f3ab20b40a..62fc8cd3d1 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/files/UncivFiles.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/files/UncivFiles.kt
@@ -59,7 +59,10 @@ class UncivFiles(
         val localFile = files.local(location)
         val externalFile = files.external(location)
 
-        val toReturn = if (preferExternalStorage && files.isExternalStorageAvailable && (externalFile.exists() || !localFile.exists())) {
+        val toReturn = if (files.isExternalStorageAvailable && (
+                        preferExternalStorage && (externalFile.exists() || !localFile.exists())
+                        || !preferExternalStorage && (externalFile.exists() && !localFile.exists())
+                ) ) {
             externalFile
         } else {
             localFile
@@ -97,7 +100,7 @@ class UncivFiles(
         debug("Getting saves from folder %s, externalStoragePath: %s", saveFolder, files.externalStoragePath)
         val localFiles = files.local(saveFolder).list().asSequence()
 
-        val externalFiles = if (files.isExternalStorageAvailable) {
+        val externalFiles = if (files.isExternalStorageAvailable && files.local("").file().absolutePath != files.external("").file().absolutePath) {
             files.external(saveFolder).list().asSequence()
         } else {
             emptySequence()
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/screens/savescreens/LoadGameScreen.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/screens/savescreens/LoadGameScreen.kt
index 96c25b4c17..080c3fd5bd 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/screens/savescreens/LoadGameScreen.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/screens/savescreens/LoadGameScreen.kt
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class LoadGameScreen : LoadOrSaveScreen() {
     override fun onExistingSaveSelected(saveGameFile: FileHandle) {
         copySavedGameToClipboardButton.enable()
         rightSideButton.isVisible = true
-        rightSideButton.setText("Load [$selectedSave]".tr())
+        rightSideButton.setText("Load [${saveGameFile.name()}]".tr())
         rightSideButton.enable()
     }
 
@@ -115,14 +115,14 @@ class LoadGameScreen : LoadOrSaveScreen() {
     }
 
     private fun onLoadGame() {
-        if (selectedSave.isEmpty()) return
+        if (selectedSave == null) return
         val loadingPopup = Popup( this)
         loadingPopup.addGoodSizedLabel(Constants.loading)
         loadingPopup.open()
         Concurrency.run(loadGame) {
             try {
                 // This is what can lead to ANRs - reading the file and setting the transients, that's why this is in another thread
-                val loadedGame = game.files.loadGameByName(selectedSave)
+                val loadedGame = game.files.loadGameFromFile(selectedSave!!)
                 game.loadGame(loadedGame, true)
             } catch (notAPlayer: UncivShowableException) {
                 launchOnGLThread {
@@ -183,9 +183,10 @@ class LoadGameScreen : LoadOrSaveScreen() {
     private fun getCopyExistingSaveToClipboardButton(): TextButton {
         val copyButton = copyExistingSaveToClipboard.toTextButton()
         copyButton.onActivation {
+            if (selectedSave == null) return@onActivation
             Concurrency.run(copyExistingSaveToClipboard) {
                 try {
-                    val gameText = game.files.getSave(selectedSave).readString()
+                    val gameText = selectedSave!!.readString()
                     Gdx.app.clipboard.contents = if (gameText[0] == '{') Gzip.zip(gameText) else gameText
                 } catch (ex: Throwable) {
                     ex.printStackTrace()
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/screens/savescreens/LoadOrSaveScreen.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/screens/savescreens/LoadOrSaveScreen.kt
index eaa9bff61b..4341e8cbcb 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/screens/savescreens/LoadOrSaveScreen.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/screens/savescreens/LoadOrSaveScreen.kt
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ abstract class LoadOrSaveScreen(
     abstract fun onExistingSaveSelected(saveGameFile: FileHandle)
     abstract fun doubleClickAction()
 
-    protected var selectedSave = ""
+    protected var selectedSave: FileHandle? = null
         private set
 
     private val savesScrollPane = VerticalFileListScrollPane()
@@ -79,19 +79,20 @@ abstract class LoadOrSaveScreen(
     }
 
     private fun onDeleteClicked() {
-        if (selectedSave.isEmpty()) return
+        if (selectedSave == null) return
+        val name = selectedSave!!.name()
         ConfirmPopup(this, "Are you sure you want to delete this save?", "Delete save") {
             val result = try {
-                if (game.files.deleteSave(selectedSave)) {
+                if (game.files.deleteSave(selectedSave!!)) {
                     resetWindowState()
-                    "[$selectedSave] deleted successfully."
+                    "[$name] deleted successfully."
                 } else {
-                    "Failed to delete [$selectedSave]."
+                    "Failed to delete [$name]."
                 }
             } catch (ex: SecurityException) {
-                "Insufficient permissions to delete [$selectedSave]."
+                "Insufficient permissions to delete [$name]."
             } catch (ex: Throwable) {
-                "Failed to delete [$selectedSave]."
+                "Failed to delete [$name]."
             }
             descriptionLabel.setText(result.tr())
         }.open()
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ abstract class LoadOrSaveScreen(
     private fun selectExistingSave(saveGameFile: FileHandle) {
         deleteSaveButton.enable()
 
-        selectedSave = saveGameFile.name()
+        selectedSave = saveGameFile
         showSaveInfo(saveGameFile)
         rightSideButton.isVisible = true
         onExistingSaveSelected(saveGameFile)