erasing files

Post Posted: Jul 23, 2009 10:33 pm

I have 2 saved files on my game. My friends where playing it and they somehow deleted a file. I dont understand how that is possible. How can you delete a file. I thought you can only overwrite with a new one. Is there anything I can do to recover the file. I have 2 questions and i need to answers. Thanks=)

Mmq · Post Posted: Jul 23, 2009 10:48 pm

As far as I know, you can't recover files.

I didn't know you could just delete files either, so I could be wrong.

But I think your file is gone.

HMM · Post Posted: Jul 24, 2009 10:02 am

When you overwrite with a file, lets say file 1, and you use it to overwrite file 2, then its deleted. Gone for good.

Harvest Fairy · Post Posted: Jul 27, 2009 12:54 am

Actually the same thing happened to me... my file somehow just got deleated and there were no save games whatsoever, and it was kind of disappointing considering that I was on my fourth year and had to start over again. I never managed to figure out how someone may have deleated it, but yeah, I was never able to recover it.

tpchittock · Post Posted: Jul 27, 2009 10:09 am

help quick wrote:I have 2 saved files on my game. My friends where playing it and they somehow deleted a file. I dont understand how that is possible. How can you delete a file. I thought you can only overwrite with a new one. Is there anything I can do to recover the file. I have 2 questions and i need to answers. Thanks=)

Harvest Fairy wrote:Actually the same thing happened to me... my file somehow just got deleated and there were no save games whatsoever, and it was kind of disappointing considering that I was on my fourth year and had to start over again. I never managed to figure out how someone may have deleated it, but yeah, I was never able to recover it.

I think this is usually referred to as "your game batery dying".
It usually happens when you haven't played the game for a while...
This happened to my Pokemon Gold and Silver GBC Cartridges

It also meant, in my case, that I could no longer save onto the cartridge, but this isn't always the case.
As long as you play regularly and are careful, you should be fine.

HMM · Post Posted: Jul 27, 2009 8:04 pm

But the OP had his friends playing, so the game wasn't not played for a while.

HMman · Post Posted: Jul 27, 2009 9:32 pm

tpchittock wrote:I think this is usually referred to as "your game batery dying".

HMM wrote:But the OP had his friends playing, so the game wasn't not played for a while.

The same thing happened to me too. I had played it the day before, and then it was gone. I dunno...

tpchittock · Post Posted: Jul 28, 2009 2:31 am

HMman wrote:
tpchittock wrote:I think this is usually referred to as "your game batery dying".
HMM wrote:But the OP had his friends playing, so the game wasn't not played for a while.
The same thing happened to me too. I had played it the day before, and then it was gone. I dunno...

well...
I don't think it ONLY occurs if you haven't played for a while...
I think it might just be the unreliability of the GBA cartridges...

HMM · Post Posted: Jul 28, 2009 10:33 am

Well thats not good D: If it happens for no reason, then i'm scared, I've put in a lot of effort in my only file.

harvestmoonaddict · Post Posted: Jul 28, 2009 6:48 pm

Harvest Fairy wrote:Actually the same thing happened to me... my file somehow just got deleated and there were no save games whatsoever, and it was kind of disappointing considering that I was on my fourth year and had to start over again. I never managed to figure out how someone may have deleated it, but yeah, I was never able to recover it.

the exact same thing happened to me, i was on year 4 too, had the teleport stone, went to the bottom ot both mines, and all tools to mythic.

it was a huge loss. and no one deleted it either, it just kinda deleted itself. like a glitch... D:

HMM · Post Posted: Jul 28, 2009 8:35 pm

« What The Eggplant », never knew there was such a thing as this, cuz this is rediculous! Files disappearing for no reason.

harvestmoonaddict · Post Posted: Jul 29, 2009 5:13 am

inorite? now im scared to make another file. it might be deleted too! D:

tpchittock · Post Posted: Jul 29, 2009 8:03 am

I only have one file too
and I have put LOADS and LOADS of work into it :p
I surpose you just have to try to be extra careful with the game cartridge lol

HMM · Post Posted: Jul 29, 2009 8:16 pm

Well, if we play, we will have to take the chance, and i don't think the catridge can die very easily, can it?
I put tons of effort into it too, and i would be very frustrated if it just died.

Miss Langston · Post Posted: Jul 30, 2009 1:39 am

Mine disappeared of it's own accord once, as well.
I freaked out. BUT, I took out the game, blew gently into it, and then re-inserted it into the gameboy, and the file was back.

I think it was just extreme luck, though.
Every other time that happened, I had lost it for good.
So, I didn't mean to get anybody's hopes up there, or anything..