Brand new memory card needs to be formattted

Zazabar · 03-20-2019, 07:54 AM #1

I'm using Dolphin 5.0 and every time I either import a real Gamecube memory card to use on Dolphin or use Dolphin to create a new memory card, my games tell me it needs to be formatted. I'll format through the game and save to it, but I get that message any time I load a new game up and the saves never register.

**DJBarry004** · 03-21-2019, 03:46 AM #2

Use latest dev build. 5.0 stable is old a.f.

Zazabar · 03-27-2019, 10:01 AM #3

(03-21-2019, 03:46 AM)DJBarry004 Wrote: Use latest dev build. 5.0 stable is old a.f.

I took your advice and downloaded the latest beta build and it works, but now I can't load whenever I set a memory card.

I imported my Gamecube saves to my computer as .raw files. I can see the save data on them in the memory card manager, but the data never seems to load in game. The game continues as if it's a brand new memory card, with no save data. When I minimize the game and go back into the memory card manager, it shows the memory card slot is empty.

**mstreurman** · (This post was last modified: 03-28-2019, 03:36 PM by mstreurman.)

(03-27-2019, 10:01 AM)Zazabar Wrote: I took your advice and downloaded the latest beta build and it works, but now I can't load whenever I set a memory card.

I imported my Gamecube saves to my computer as .raw files. I can see the save data on them in the memory card manager, but the data never seems to load in game. The game continues as if it's a brand new memory card, with no save data. When I minimize the game and go back into the memory card manager, it shows the memory card slot is empty.

Is the gameversion (NTSC-U/PAL/NTSC-J) the same as the card version? (MemoryCardA.USA.raw/MemoryCardA.EUR.raw/MemoryCardA.JAP.raw)? If not, then that is your problem. Please don't just rename the card to the same name, as that won't work either. You need the save file for your specific version/country.