Transferring save data

Weirdofreak · Post by **Weirdofreak** » Thu Sep 02, 2004 8:40 pm

I tried to migrate my roms (well, only one of them so far) from Windows to Linux, but it doesn't seem to be recognising my save files. I moved the files:
Final Fantasy 3.zip
Final Fantasy 3.SRM
Final Fantasy 3.ZS2
Final Fantasy 3.ZST
Final Fantasy 3.ZS9
And FF3.zip contained just
Final Fantasy 3 - Version 1.0 (US).smc
When I started playing, it didn't recognise my save files or states.
Am I missing a file? There was nothing else beginning with Final Fantasy 3 in my roms folder on the Windows, and I couldn't see any all-purpose save files - I assume that the .srm file is the save data, and the only thing I can think of for the ZS* ones are save states. My zsnesl.cfg and zsnesw.cfg files both have SaveDirectory blank.

Aah - just did another test. It seems that if I save a state and then delete all the files except the .zip I can still load that state. Very confused now. I haven't tested the same with actual saves, because it takes too long to get to a place to save on that game, but my assumption is that the same would happen.

I have version 1.337 on the Linux box, and the Windows box says it's also got version 1.337 but version 1.0 of the Windows port. Any help'd be great.

Post by **grinvader** » Thu Sep 02, 2004 8:45 pm

For saves to be recognized, the srm and zs* files must have the rom's name.
Example:

FF3.smc -> FF3.srm and FF3.zs*

If your ROM is compressed (as zip for example) make sure both names (in and out the archive) are the same and that should take care of it:

FF3.smc in FF3.zip -> FF3.srm and FF3.zs*

On a side note, I highly advise you to update your zsnes. You can get the latest WIP sources along with windows/dos builds at ipher's zsnes wip page.

Weirdofreak · Post by **Weirdofreak** » Fri Sep 03, 2004 12:50 am

I didn't rename anything while transferring, so it should still work with the same names. I did try taking out the plain .smc file though and renaming it to just Final Fantasy 3.smc, but still no luck when I try to run it.

Noxious Ninja · Post by **Noxious Ninja** » Fri Sep 03, 2004 4:40 am

Try making the extensions of the saves lower-case.

Ichinisan · Post by **Ichinisan** » Fri Sep 03, 2004 9:55 pm

Noxious Ninja wrote:Try making the extensions of the saves lower-case.

Yes. *nix operating systems are usually case-sensitive (depending on the file system?).

Weirdofreak · Post by **Weirdofreak** » Fri Sep 03, 2004 10:43 pm

Aah yes, that worked. Thankees.