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Wrong. I've used every emulator except the switch emu, and not only do you not randomly lose saves, you can duplicate, move them, etc. I've used emulators on laptops, desktops, phones, etc. And I have even transferred saves between them and never had an issue. I have- right now, saves over 20+ years old.
Wrong. I've used every emulator including the switch emu, and not only do you randomly lose saves, you can lose duplicates. I've used emulators on laptops, desktops, phones, etc. And I have even transferred saves between them and see files being corrupted. I have- right now, saves over 20+ years old (tales of fantasia in japanese). I just lost 10 hours of gameplay from Seiken Densetsu 2 on Emu Deck last month.
Sounds like you have a hard drive issue bud.