So you're down to your last missing Synch Disk, combing through the entire city, opening every locker, looting every apartment - and it's still not showing up. That was me for hours. I needed one last disk to unlock the "Complete Synchronicity" achievement (the one you get for collecting all Synch Disks). I finally gave in and found a "creative workaround" to force the disk into the game.

Here’s the method:
🔍 Step 1: Find a Synch Disk Reward Job

Go to a job board and find a side job that lists a Synch Disk as a rare reward (and some cash too).

Make a note of the fake number listed in the job ad. Example: 878-5633 → Save this as 8785633

⚙️ Step 2: Prep for Save File Editing

Before saving the game, go to Settings:

Turn off Save Game Compression (This makes your save files readable in Notepad.)

Save your game and exit to desktop.

🗂 Step 3: Access and Edit the Save File

Press Windows + R → type %appdata% → press Enter.

Navigate out of Roaming and into:LocalLow > ColePowered Games > Shadows of Doubt > Save

Open your most recent save file in Notepad.

If it looks like gibberish, you forgot to turn off save compression. Go fix that and make a new save.

🔎 Step 4: Edit the Reward

Hit CTRL+F and search for the fake number you noted earlier (e.g., 8785633).

You’ll find a line like this:"posterID":252,"purpID":66,"reward":2950,"rewardSyncDisk":"ElGen-Constitution","fakeNumber":8785633,"fakeNumberStr":"878—5633"

Change the value of "rewardSyncDisk" to whatever disk you're missing.

💽 All Synch Disk Codes (for reference):

BlackMarket-Infiltrator
BlackMarket-Interceptor
BlackMarket-Trespasser
Candor-Cartographer
Candor-Community
Candor-ModelCitizen
Candor-PublicService
ElGen-Beauty
ElGen-Constitution
ElGen-Frame
ElGen-Physique
ElGen-Tenacity
ElGen-Vigor
Kaizen-DovePlus
Kensington-AmbassadorScheme
Kensington-SpartanInsuranceSchemes
Starch-BrandAmbassador
Starch-SugarDaddy

I personally got stuck on Starch-BrandAmbassador, so I just edited the save to:

"rewardSyncDisk":"Starch-BrandAmbassador"

Save the file (CTRL+S) or File > Save.

Close Notepad and relaunch the game.

📞 Step 5: Complete the Job

Go finish the side job.

The Synch Disk might:

Appear in a briefcase somewhere in the world, or

Be added to your inventory immediately after completing the job (usually via a phone call confirmation).

If that job’s bugged or too hard, just repeat the trick on another job with a reward disk.

🧠 Final Notes

This isn’t the most elegant solution, but it works when you're desperate to 100% your Synch Disk collection.

It’s not breaking the game—just telling it to finally give you what it’s supposed to.

Use responsibly. Or don’t. Go wild. 😎

Hope this saves someone from the mental breakdown I nearly had. Feel free to ask if you need help finding the exact string!