Since its launch, Baldur’s Gate 3 has had several bugs and issues. There were issues with the in-game Long Rest feature, and then there was an issue with the Save Game. While most of these issues have been fixed, some of them still remain in the game. I’m talking about the bug where the Shovel doesn’t work for god knows what reason. Any attempt to use this tool is a waste, because it does nothing.
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We know how annoying this can be and that's why we're here to help you through it. So if you want to get rid of this Shovel not working issue in Baldur's Gate 3, this is the right place to start.
Actually, a lot of players have been experiencing this Shovel issue, as there is an entire Reddit Post about it. Referring to a solution given by a Redditor (maulrat17), the only way to fix the Shovel in Baldur's Gate 3 is to drop it and pick it up again. When you do this, your character will register that he is holding a Shovel. And after that, you can use it to dig up the earth.
If that didn’t work for you, there’s something else to try. According to a Redditor known as Camerickoo, transferring the Shovel between characters worked for him. So you can also give Shovel to another character and take it back after a while. This should work for you, just like it did for others.
