Is there any way to recover my save files here? (FFVIII)

[HawkAhriman]

okay...uh...this is semi-complicated. might be hard to explain...

basically, I've been using save files aswell as normal saves. last time I ran EPSXE, I found that my most recent saves for some reason didn't appear on my memory card, so I loaded a save on the memory card, and then loaded a recent save state. Later on, when I tried to save, all my save files from the previous playing were there. And when I soft resetted, I could load them no problem.

Today, I'm having the same problem. When I run the game, my saves aren't there, when I load the state and soft reset, everything seems to be working fine. If I try and save in a new memory card, it just doesn't appear when I try to load it.

I know that save states are kind of unsafe and unstable, and I know it's liable to screw up sooner or later and lose me all my saves (as it has done before)

so is there anything I can actually do here, or do I have to go load the newest save file I can? (which will set me back a good 3 or 4 hours)

[Shendo]

Try to make a new memory card, mount it, load a savestate, save to a new memory card,
exit ePSXe (with esc so that the memory card is saved), after that try loading that save.

Edit: hm... as i re-read your post I see that you have tried that already...

then it seems like you will need to start off with an old save.

[GreenImp]

Savestates affect the memory card. As in if you save on your memory card, after the save completes, you have to make a new savestate as well 'cause an old savestate will revert the memory card to it's previos state too.

[HawkAhriman]

okay, thanks for that. I'll make sure not to make the mistake again.

upon closer inspection, I actually saved AFTER I spent hours trying to get a Rosetta Stone...so it's all good. It'll take like half an hour to get back to where I was.