Question about SD card and game saves

[dmaul1114]

I noticed that once you copy a save over, if you try to copy it again later (i.e. after you put several more hours in and want to back it up again) it will say that the file already exists and won't let you do so (have to delete the file from the SD card and then copy it).

But I was thinking, perhaps once you copy a save file, maybe the file automatically gets updated on both internal memory and the SD card everytime you save?

Probably unlikely, and it's probably just lame and can't tell that the file you are trying to copy is newer and thus should overwrite the old file.

Anyone know which is the case? Or how to find out? I couldn't find any info on the save files in the memory management screens, and it didn't seem like there was a way in Zelda to open a file off the SD card to see if it was the new or old one either.

[botticus]

Best way to tell would probably be to throw the SD card in a reader on your PC and check the file date. Chances are it's the original copy date. I think I heard that you have to clear the file off the SD card in order to copy the save again.

Edit: Winnar!

[daroga]

Um... I'm not sure. My guess is that it's just unable to overwrite the files. The way to test I guess would be to pull the SD card out and check the date on the file.

EDIT: botticus wins our fun race ;)

[dmaul1114]

I don't have (or really even have a need to get) an SD card reader for my PC (may camera uses compact flash) so I can't check that way either.

I'm pretty sure it is just keeping the old one, as it's highly unlikely that both would update.

Hopefully a future update will allow the save files to overwrite existing older ones to save us a step when backing up.