Emulator Issues #12447
closed
Save data just dissapears for no reason
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Description
Game Name?
Applies to all games
What's the problem? Describe what went wrong.
So i had spent 2 months completing sonic heroes and Shadow The hedgehog to 100% and i turn on my emulator today and it acts as i i had just installed it, asking if i want to send information about its performance to the official website. upon booting up Sonic Heroes, my save file was gone. same for Shadow The Hedgehog and every other game. i had not updated it. i had not interfered with the save files in the dolphin folder. they were just gone.
What steps will reproduce the problem?
unknown.
Is the issue present in the latest development version? For future reference, please also write down the version number of the latest development version.
I am using development version 5.0-13178
Is the issue present in the latest stable version?
since the save files are shared throughout updates it's impossible for me to tell.
What are your PC specifications? (CPU, GPU, Operating System, more)
Mac OS
Is there anything else that can help developers narrow down the issue? (e.g. logs, screenshots,
configuration files, savefiles, savestates)
Loading save states and attemting to save afterwards says that the memory card isn't the original one.
Updated by JMC4789 almost 4 years ago
- Status changed from New to Invalid
Most commonly this is caused by other programs removing Dolphin's files. It's possible My Documents/Dolphin Emulator got cleared or you turned Dolphin into a portable build.
I've been using the same user directory for several years and have lost no savedata, so I can confidently say that Dolphin won't delete your files on its own. I suggest checking various cleanup/firewall/virus programs to make sure they aren't being overzealous.