The most common cause of this error is a lack of . If your emulator is installed in a protected folder (like C:\Program Files ), Windows may block it from creating or modifying save files.
Based on community reports and developer logs, here are the most effective ways to resolve this: The most common cause of this error is a lack of
By following these steps, you should be able to resolve the "unhandled exception" and get back to your game without losing any more save data. : Test with a clean, unmodified "Vanilla" version
: Test with a clean, unmodified "Vanilla" version of the game to see if the issue persists. If your C: drive (or the drive where
Windows is very protective of the C: drive, especially the Program Files and Users directories.
Modern games and save states can be large (anywhere from 1MB to 128MB per save). If your C: drive (or the drive where your ROMs live) has less than 200MB of free space, the emulator may fail mid-write.