Visual Boy Advance does not load battery/save file

Question

I have a 128kb sav file that I want to use for Pokémon Fire Red. This sav file was not created by another emulator.

The filename of the sav matches that of the ROM - the sav file originated from the ROM file I have.

The ROM file is in the same directory as VBA, yet when I run it in VBA, no "Loaded battery" text shows up, and when I get past the game's main menu, the game acts as if I've never played even though there is a save file in the directory.

Importing through File → Import → Battery file results in no change.

Save type in Options → Emulator → Save type is Automatic/Flash 128k.

Unknow0059 · Accepted Answer

I got a reply. The file was corrupted.

Riyadh Kabir · Answer

From my experience VBA looks for sav file named exactly like the game in the current folder. So try renaming the sav exactly like the game without the extension.

Example:

Folder
    Firered.GBA
    Firered.sav

Then just run it.

Bill Rogers · Answer

For me the solution was to generate a .sgm file which can be loaded via File > Load. Just use these in the future as your main backups. Happy gaming.

Visual Boy Advance does not load battery/save file

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