PS2 FMCB save data.

[LittenRages]

Are you able to save data on an FMCB Card? I've got a 64 mb FMCB card and I'm worried as once my 8 MB card is full I wont have any space for save data. So is it possible to save on an FMCB card - and if so what should I note?

Thanks!

 

[CaptainToad]

Yes it is. I've done it and it was fine for years, although now I switched to two OEM 8MB cards (FMCB in the second port) and I just periodically back up my saves to a USB stick when slot 1's card gets full. If you don't have an easy way of getting FMCB back up and running I recommend not saving on it though or cloning it to another card if possible just in case.

 

[Lee__Kanker]

Yep

Just don't insert it into slot 2

 

[themoon]

You can. I wouldn't, but you can.

 

[LittenRages]

So in a nutshell it can be done but it isn't recommended. Can I ask why it isn't recommended?

 

[themoon]

FMCB does things that the PS2 and its memory card were never supposed to do. You're risking data corruption, and sometimes managing the saves can be a real pain. I think the console may have a harder time figuring out how much space is left on a card that has filetypes it doesn't recognize. If your saves aren't important enough to you to buy a cheap mc to use only for saves, then it doesn't matter, go ahead and do it

EDIT: As I read that last bit, it sounds hostile. It was not intended to be

 

[LittenRages]

FMCB does things that the PS2 and its memory card were never supposed to do. You're risking data corruption, and sometimes managing the saves can be a real pain. I think the console may have a harder time figuring out how much space is left on a card that has filetypes it doesn't recognize. If your saves aren't important enough to you to buy a cheap mc to use only for saves, then it doesn't matter, go ahead and do it

EDIT: As I read that last bit, it sounds hostile. It was not intended to be

Sorry for the late response lel


Don't worry lol I didn't find it too hostile. Anyway thanks for the response.