PPSSPP is the #1 emulator for the Sony PSP! It has the usual bundle of features we expect from an emulator. Its game compatibility is very good. PPSSPP's drawback is that it's too good of an emulator - it's resource demanding! Even if you have a pretty fast computer, PPSSPP may struggle to.
Saves can be a few different places, depending on your platform and how PPSSPP is installed. They're always in the 'memory stick' which is just a folder. Inside this folder, saves are usually in PSP -> SAVEDATA.
If you extracted the zip somewhere in your Downloads or Desktop, the memory stick will be in 'memstick' next to the PPSSPP program.
When PPSSPP can't create files next to the program (usually because it's in Program Files or something), it puts them inside My Documents. Look for a PPSSPP folder.
The memstick is just the same as your storage - it's meant to be just like the PSP.
The memstick is found in your 'home' or 'user' folder, inside ~/.config/ppsspp
(you can select Go To and paste that path into the Finder or other file manager.)
If you long press on a game, you should see the 'game id' at the end of the title. This might be something like ULUS12345.
Different regions have different codes - and often create different save files. If you're trying to load a save from a European game with a US game, it probably won't work.
Games almost always have a separate folder inside SAVEDATA for each save, and it starts with their game id. Often, it might be ULUS1234501 when it's the '01' save for 'ULUS12345'. This is the same structure you'll see on a real PSP or in downloaded save data.
Corrupted save data can cause crashes or glitches, and may not load. Some ways you can get corrupted data:
Note that sometimes games have bugs - some even delete your save data depending on how much free space you have.
Save states are, from the perspective of a game, a very futuristic time travel device.
If you save in the game (or if it auto saves) and then you load a save state from before that save was created, the game may become flummoxed. It might refuse to load or save, because it thinks the save came from another PSP / play session.
The safest option is to always overwrite or delete your save states whenever you save in game.
Saves work pretty well these days, but sometimes there are bugs. Check the PPSSPP forum to see if other people have the same problem with that same game.
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