Will my saves carry over if I purchase My Boy! Premium?
I have the free version of the 'My Boy!' GBA emulator for Android. If I were to get the full version would I still be able to carry the saved game files from the free version to the full version? I'm using a Galaxy S4 if that makes a difference.
Best Answer
Your current (GBA Battery) saves will work in the premium version. Based on the site's FAQ, the saves are located in a the root folder of the ROM:
In-game save files are named as XXXX.sav, in the same directory as the game file is in.
This means that if your ROM is on "/storage/sdcard0/games", then the .sav (which is the battery save) would be in that same folder.
Note: The .SAV files that have been created may not work properly with any other emulator. As long as it's made by the same team, then your saves will appear like normal.
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How do I transfer my boy save files?
All you will have to do is either copy your saves to a microSD card, or send them wirelessly through bluetooth or NFC. To simplify the process I recommend using any of the numerous free archiving apps like ZArchiver to compress your saves before transferring them. I would recommend using . zip format.Can you transfer emulator saves?
Locate your saves folder for my boy through a file editor app (ASTRO) internalstorage/simcard->myboy->saves.Emulator Game Saves: Backing Up / Transferring / Downloading
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