i recently got one after saving killswitch on my memory card and i didnt notice this till i tried to load from my save and it wouldnt let me. now when i look at the saves on my memory card i get one that has a blue or purple square that says corrupted data. i try to delete it but it wont go away so am i pretty much sol or is there a way to clear the corrupted info off of my card?
have any of you ever gotten the corrupted data thing on your memory card?
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You can't delete corrupted data? Might be bad sectors, then, which is an indicator it could be coughing on its last fumes.
You might want to nab a new card, and in the future, disable autosaving in games that have that functionality (EA Games, Soul Calibur II/III, etc.)
I remember the camera pictures from the original Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (not Substance) appeared as corrupted data when I viewed it in the system browser, but the game knew exactly what they were when loaded.
You might want to nab a new card, and in the future, disable autosaving in games that have that functionality (EA Games, Soul Calibur II/III, etc.)
I remember the camera pictures from the original Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (not Substance) appeared as corrupted data when I viewed it in the system browser, but the game knew exactly what they were when loaded.
This is precisely why I kept the broken Holiday 2004 demo disc they sent out. You know, the one with the Viewtiful Joe demo that would eat your card and result in you being prompted to format your memory card from the PS2's browser screen. Has come in handy once in a blue moon.
youre probably right about getting a new card ive been having troubles with it for a bit now never corrupted memory but sometimes when i start a game it wont register in the ps2 so i have to jiggle it a bit and then it reckognizes that its there. its had a long run though funny i never had this problem with all my psx memory cards even the generic ones.
This is a pretty bad sign. If it had this problem of recogntion while it was saving, that's instant corrupted data right there.
Is this an official Sony or a generic one? I highly recommend sticking to official memory cards. Generic ones aren't worth the risk, in my experience.
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Corrupted only means the data is missing links in the chains. Rightnow my HD has some bad clusters and is basically data that is in limbo from all the security webpages.
What I would do is zero fill the area if it was a HD. For a game like the GCN or PS2 you need a reader that will red the Memory card like a flash drive and copy everything and delete the afflicited data.
Like somebody mentioned Data like Pictures tends to be in a raw state and will be corrupted most of the times along with recorded video, sound, incomplete save data.
Do not reformat. Just search your brains out for a reader that will allow you to transfer your data to a folder via your COMP. The problem with that the card might be in a diffrent format then your OS.
I wish I had thought of that before. Now I know.
What I would do is zero fill the area if it was a HD. For a game like the GCN or PS2 you need a reader that will red the Memory card like a flash drive and copy everything and delete the afflicited data.
Like somebody mentioned Data like Pictures tends to be in a raw state and will be corrupted most of the times along with recorded video, sound, incomplete save data.
Do not reformat. Just search your brains out for a reader that will allow you to transfer your data to a folder via your COMP. The problem with that the card might be in a diffrent format then your OS.
I wish I had thought of that before. Now I know.
[quote name='espy605']This is a pretty bad sign. If it had this problem of recogntion while it was saving, that's instant corrupted data right there.
Is this an official Sony or a generic one? I highly recommend sticking to official memory cards. Generic ones aren't worth the risk, in my experience.[/quote]
no its an official sony memory card. i dont go into buying other companies versions of memory cards after the hell i went through with a 3rd party memory card for the n64. damn thing would keep deleting everything i saved so now i only deal with the brand name memory cards its less of a hassle. until now that is lol.sucks you cant get name brand ones any cheaper than 20 bucks.
Is this an official Sony or a generic one? I highly recommend sticking to official memory cards. Generic ones aren't worth the risk, in my experience.[/quote]
no its an official sony memory card. i dont go into buying other companies versions of memory cards after the hell i went through with a 3rd party memory card for the n64. damn thing would keep deleting everything i saved so now i only deal with the brand name memory cards its less of a hassle. until now that is lol.sucks you cant get name brand ones any cheaper than 20 bucks.
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I had a memory card that out of the blue corrupt data appeared, but it wasnt cause I turned off the system when I was saving, or anything like that. It just apeared one day. I transfered the memory to another card, then deleted everything. I was missing 1k of data, LOL. It was an official card too, not sure what went wrong with it.
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never ever use ARMAX products, they cause this often too.
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