OBSERVING Posted 2 hours ago Posted 2 hours ago My save file from my OG emerald game has been corrupted. This is my last ditch effort! Through many forums, discussions, and videos I have searched. I have read the other discussions here and abroad. I have used the RecoverSaveGen3 tool by Kaphotics to no avail. (Shoutout to him for the tool and information online).. I have pulled my save file into HxD and looked through the Hex data. It seems most of it has been corrupted and shows FF.... PKHex will not open it the save either (listed as too large a file / corrupted). When booting the game it says, "The save file has been erased due to corruption or damage." There is no other option other than starting a new game. I am 100% sure it is not bootleg, I own 20+ copies of GBA pokemon games I am aware of fakes. The cartridge's contacts have been cleaned and the save remains the same. I pulled the save using Epilogue Operator. (Something I did not own when this happened years ago) I am aware this is most likely not fixable. I will simply take the loss and restart, but I must be 100% sure Here is the save file. Let me know if there is anything I can do! Thank you all!! Pokemon - Emerald Version (USA, Europe).sav
Kaphotics Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago Referring to the wiki on save file structure and the recovery tool's output, your save file is missing critical parts of it (namely, blocks 0, 1, 2, which store your party, game progress, and trainer information). So there's not much to be able to recover besides box data. I copied the 3 missing blocks from a donor save file (mine) and ran it through the recovery program to even out the blocks. I don't advise trying to play the save file; only use it to recover your box data by dumping it into another save file. Pokemon - Emerald Version (USA, Europe) (1).sav
OBSERVING Posted 1 hour ago Author Posted 1 hour ago I am learning all of this still, so thank you very much! I have a few questions, I keep seeing blocks 1-4 mentioned. I have looked at the wiki on save data structure. I see where it lists where certian info exists. Where do blocks start and end? Is block 1 0000 - 0FFF? I will try doing the same with a separate file of my own to get better at this, thank you very much.
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