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The corrupt profile thread (Back up your data NOW!)

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My thought is to have this thread be the single source of information regarding corrupted LBP PSP profiles and other save data issues. I will keep this post updated with the latest and greatest findings. If you have any information or experiences with corrupted LBP PSP data, please post here.

Yesterday I was the lucky recipient of the dreaded corrupt profile bug. This has happened to a few people around here (including Sackwise... twice!) and let me tell you, it's a major pain in the burlap. I was out of commission for most of the day, but after much tinkering I managed to get LBP up and running again. Yes, that's right: It is possible to recover your profile without losing any My Moon levels you have created. Read on.

Before we go any further, stop what you are doing and BACK UP YOUR DATA NOW. If you do not have a backup of your LBP save data, you are screwed in the event of a corrupted file. Stop reading, and go run a backup. Seriously. I can wait.

How do I backup my LBP PSP data?
Quit LBP and exit to the home screen (aka "XMB").
Plug your PSP into a PC using a USB cable.
Manually browse to your LBP save data folder. It is located under PSP > SAVEDATA > UCUS98744PROFILE . (Note: This is for NA region games. EU region games use UCES01264PROFILE, and other regions' save data folder names will also likely vary.)
Select the entire UCUS98744PROFILE folder and copy it somewhere convenient on your computer.
Rename the folder to reflect today's date (e.g., "UCUS98744PROFILE 12-3-09") This will help you locate historical backups in the future and will also prevent you from accidentally overwriting previous backups.
That's it! You've just backed up your LBP PSP save data. (It is a good idea to retain one or two previous backup files in the event you need to revert to a prior date.)
It is highly recommended that you retain a "master" save data backup (that you never delete) when you finish story mode, collected all items, and/or aced all levels. This will serve as your baseline profile recovery point.

With that out of the way, let's get on to the details. I've done my best to organize the content below into sections to make it easier for people to find the information they need.

What is a corrupt LBP PSP profile?
A corrupt profile is a situation that occurs where you are able to load the game but are unable to edit your Sackperson or play any levels, including story mode, community, and My Moon levels. The game will begin loading a level, freeze, and reboot your PSP. (Note: In some cases, it is possible to enter Create mode and edit a My Moon level with a corrupt profile. Entering Create mode, selecting "save level", and exiting Create mode may resolve the corruption.)

What causes profile corruption?
Although it is unclear at this time exactly what causes a profile to become corrupt, it seems to be linked to create mode. I have read reports of people placing race gates in a My Moon level and immediately experiencing data corruption. Unlethalizing a gas cloud (then saving the level and exiting create mode) is what killed my profile, so we can add that to the list. It may well be that there is no particular action that will cause data corruption but rather a combination of actions. Just be aware that if you are using create mode, you are at risk.

Help!! My profile is corrupt! What do I do?
STAY CALM and do not delete anything. Deleting My Moon levels, costumes, captured objects, community objects, or community levels will not fix your data. Just leave everything as is for now.
If you are able to enter Create mode, you may be able to un-corrupt your profile fairly easily. If you are unable to enter Create mode, skip ahead to Step 3. Choose any level on My Moon and select "edit".
Save the level and then exit back to My Moon.
Attempt to play a story mode level. If you are able to play a level, you have just repaired your corrupt profile! If your PSP freezes and restarts, continue to Step 3. You will need a historical backup of a previous save game. We will call this your "prior state backup". If you don't have a previous backup, then you might as well stop reading. There isn't much that can be done I'm afraid.
Make a backup of your current data. This will capture all of your My Moon levels that we will be restoring momentarily. (Be careful not to overwrite your previous backup on your PC!) We will call this your "current state backup".
Isolate your My Moon level files. This can be a little tricky but it isn't impossible, so stay with me. Every level on My Moon has five individual save data files associated with it on your PSP. To identify which files these are, load LBP, go to My Moon, and delete all the levels you want to keep. (I know this sounds backwards, but it will make sense in a moment.)
Exit LBP and connect your PSP to your computer again. Browse to your LBP save data folder (UCUS98744PROFILE) and identify the files that are missing by comparing them to your current state backup. I had over 200 files in my LBP folder, so this exercise took me a little while. My level file names were all two digits and started with a '7' (e.g., 72.xxx, 73.xxx, 7A.xxx, 7B.xxx, etc.). Your level file names should be similar but will vary.
Make a copy of all of these files and put them in a folder on your PC called "Levels I want to keep". Do not drag and drop them - you want to retain an unaltered version your current state backup! You should have five files for every My Moon level you want to keep. If you want to keep 7 levels, you should have 35 files. Double check to make sure you have all of them.
From your current state backup, also make a copy of the file called FECONFIG and put it in the "Levels I want to keep" folder. (This file may show up on your computer as FECONFIG.BIN) This is an index file that stores the locations of all your levels. Without it LBP will not know to look at My Moon for your levels. If you do not have your current state FECONFIG file for some reason, see the section below for an alternate method to restore your My Moon levels.
With your PSP plugged into your PC, browse to the UCUS98744PROFILE folder and delete all the contents.
Copy the contents of your prior state backup into the UCUS98744PROFILE folder on your PSP. We have now restored your previous save game but not your My Moon levels.
Copy the contents of your "Levels I want to keep" folder into the UCUS98744PROFILE folder on your PSP. When your computer asks if you want to overwrite the files, choose yes. We have now restored your My Moon levels to your previous save game.
Launch LBP and confirm that your save data works. If the game does not load and you get a "corrupt save data" error message, you missed a step somewhere. Just start over and try again.
Confirm that you can see your restored levels on My Moon.
Confirm that you are able to launch and play a level.
Congratulations, you have recovered your corrupted profile and kept all of your My Moon levels. Whew!!

I don't have a current version of my FECONFIG file. What do I do?
Thanks to jeffcu28, we now know the answer to this. You will still need your My Moon level files from your current state backup, but here is how you recreate a valid FECONFIG file: After you have restored your prior state backup, go to My Moon and create a new blank level in the same location as a level you want to restore. This will create a new FECONFIG file that points the game to look in a certain crater for a level.
Exit LBP and plug your PSP into your computer.
Copy the My Moon level files from your current state backup into the UCUS98744PROFILE folder on your PSP. When your computer asks you if you would like to overwrite the existing files, choose yes. What we have done here is to replace the blank level you created with your current state backup level.
Launch LBP, go to My Moon, and confirm that you can see your restored level in place of the blank level you created earlier.
Repeat this process for any and all My Moon levels you need to restore. It is critical that you choose the exact same crater on My Moon or this process will not work.

What if I also want to keep costumes? Or captured objects?
I did not have any costumes or captured objects I could not live without, so I skipped this step. The process, however, should be very similar to the above. Isolate the desired files, copy them to your PSP over your prior state backup, and copy the FECONFIG file. I cannot confirm at this time that this will work, but it should. If there is enough demand, I will do some experimenting and expand this section.

What file is being corrupted that causes this whole mess?
Right now, we simply don't know. It may be one file, several files, or some unique combination of files in a specific configuration. All we know at this point is that it's possible to restore current data into previous save games. If you have any insight, information, or suspicions what the root cause is, let me know!

Thanks, you saved my stuffing! What can I do in return?
Post your experiences here, and include as many details as you can. The more information we can gather on this the better.

**Edit: Added the alternate FECONFIG restoration section using jeffcu28's method.**
**Edit: Added the "Create mode fix" as documented by MrFlippant.**

2009-12-03 18:15:00

Author:
Taffey

Posts: 3187

Ok, I'll try to backup my save data. And thanks for the warning, Taffey.

2009-12-04 22:21:00

Author:
Black265

Posts: 208

I was working on a level, saved it, and exited. On the loading screen, a mysterious gray box appeared saying my data was corrupt. After pressing retry for about five minutes, I finally said "no" and the game restarted...all the way to the beginning of story mode. Everything was gone.

Panicking, I connected my PSP to my computer and examined the game save folder. I saved the corrupted game data on my computer, erased it on my PSP and created new save file for the game. I then copy and pasted all files that were not modified around the time my game save got corrupted into the new file I created, and my story mode progress and costumes were restored, but not my moon levels.

Looking at the remaining files that were modified around the time of the crash, my FECONFIG.BIN file was mysterious with a size of 0 KB. I copied everything else except the FECONFIG.BIN into the new folder, but my moon levels were still not there. I remembered where I had created my level on the moon so I created a new level there. I then examined the new saved data on my computer and seven new files were modified: They were the files mentioned in Taffey's list at number 4, files with numbers at the beginning designating the location of the moon, with extensions CBF, LBF, LVL, MBF, and MIP. In addition, the files CURCOST.CBF and CURCOST.CST were also modified. I replaced these files on my new game save with the ones from my corrupt save folder.

And voila, my level was back. Taffey's instructions suggest that FECONFIG.BIN on the corrupt data is essential to restoring my create moon levels, but my exprience showed that a new FECONFIG.BIN will also suffice, so long as you create a new blank level on the moon where you created your original level.

Hope this helps, and thanks for the help Taffey!

2009-12-04 23:22:00

Author:
jeffcu28

Posts: 648

Ok, I'll try to backup my save data. And thanks for the warning, Taffey.

No problem Black, and you're welcome.

Definitely do back up your data - you'll be glad you did!

I was working on a level, saved it, and exited. On the loading screen, a mysterious gray box appeared saying my data was corrupt. After pressing retry for about five minutes, I finally said "no" and the game restarted...all the way to the beginning of story mode. Everything was gone.Ah, this is a new type of data corruption I haven't seen yet. It would seem that LBP PSP has some file management issues.

Taffey's instructions suggest that FECONFIG.BIN on the corrupt data is essential to restoring my create moon levels, but my exprience showed that a new FECONFIG.BIN will also suffice, so long as you create a new blank level on the moon where you created your original level.

Hope this helps, and thanks for the help Taffey!Aha, this is a great find. So FECONFIG is definitely an index or pointer file of some type but clearly doesn't contain any level data per se. It only tells the game to look in crater number X for a level. I'll update my original post to reflect this an an alternative method to restore your levels.

Hope this helps, and thanks for the help Taffey!It does indeed. You're welcome and thank you for the input!

2009-12-05 16:55:00

Author:
Taffey

Posts: 3187

2009-12-08 17:16:00

Author:
kevin2314

Posts: 59

Great thread Taffey, props.

2009-12-08 18:05:00

Author:
ryryryan

Posts: 3767

Great thread Taffey, props.You betcha.

I hate to see anyone lose all their hard work on a level, especially the talented creators around here.

2009-12-08 18:39:00

Author:
Taffey

Posts: 3187

my thoughts on this is that the game just requires so much resources during loading different aspects such as gas cloud corner editing saving switching to play mode that the psp it's self can not compute fast enough or computes so much at once that it overloads.
Thats my thought on the matter anyway
Generally these kinds of issues are more caused by "memory bounds" issues. That is, somewhere in the programming code that for one reason or another writes outside the bounds of the allocated memory its using.

Unfortunately, on a machine such as the PSP these types of issues can also cause issues to other data on the machine, or even affect the configuration of the PSP itself.

I have not personally run into a corrupt profile, but I did have the PSP crash and reset to its default state after a session in create mode.

This means that until LBP PSP becomes stable, it would be best to backup your ENTIRE memory card - not just the LBP data.

2009-12-08 19:52:00

Author:
CCubbage

Posts: 4430

I will back up my save right after I ace every level. (2 MORE TO GO!) I hate Tinsel Town. (NOTE: Racing Dead People was easy. Others are hard)

2009-12-18 23:47:00

Author:
eTristan

Posts: 38

I read this thread with interest because it caught my eye, not because I knew of any problem with my save. Then I read Taffey's description of how he got it by "Unlethalizing a gas cloud" and realized I had done exactly that but hadn't played any story levels since. So I tested it to find that I had a corrupted profile. As soon as I moved in a story level, it froze and shut down my PSP. No backup of my Profile, either.

So, I read jeffcu28's description and thought that it was at least worth a try. I didn't have anything to lose, since it was all potentially already gone.

I copied the corrupted profile folder to my PC, then deleted it from my PSP and ran LBP to create a new profile. I viewed both folders (the new one on the PSP and the "corrupted" one on my PC) to compare them. The corrupted one had a LOT of files that the new one didn't have, but rather than compare tons of file names and dates, I sorted the corrupted folder by date. There were three files that had been changed at the time of corruption:
CURCOST.CBF
CURCOST.CST
FECONFIG.BIN
Since I had nothing to lose, I simply copied ALL the OTHER files from the "corrupted" folder to the new folder.
BAM! Everything was back. I tried a level (one I hadn't aced yet) and managed to ace it on my first try, saved and returned to my pod just fine.

Now, I would like to note that I only had one level I was messing with on my moon, and I can't find it. My memory is bad, though, so it's entirely possible that I deleted it and forgot I had done so, but in any case there don't appear to be any levels on my moon any more. I'm going to fiddle some more and see if I can't get my level back, in case I didn't delete it (which I don't think I did). BUT, it looks like this method will work fine for people who haven't begun creating in earnest yet, and just messing around like me, and managed to corrupt their profile in this same way.

Hmm... before posting I decided to see about that level I thought I had. There were some numbered files in my "corrupted" backup, so I figured they were a level, but it wasn't showing on the moon because of the CURCOST files having data that doesn't agree with a level being there.
I tried to create a new level, but it got stuck at creating it. Got past template selection, but not to the actual create mode.
So, I checked out files again, and re-read Taffy's fix. I decided I would try reloading my corrupted profile in total, then locate that level on the moon (and remember the location), delete it from the moon, then go through the process of creating a new profile, getting to the create point after the first few levels, creating a level in the same place and then replacing everything but the new CURCOST files.
Before doing all that, though, I messed around with my restored but believed to be corrupt profile. I went to edit my level, and was able to get into it for editing. I flew around a little and then returned to the pod while saving the changes (none actually made). Interesting. Maybe the profile was fixed, or perhaps not really corrupt? Hoping that loading and saving without changes "fixed" things, I loaded up a story level and played it through. No problem!

So.. huh..
I'm SURE I had the corruption bug, 'cus I did just like Taffey with the unlethalizing and saving, and I DID try a story level after that and it DID crash. But then it would seem all I needed to do was re-edit my level without changing anything to fix things.

So... umm... inconclusive, I guess? I decided to post anyway, simply to add a glimmer of hope to people who have run into this bug. All is not necessarily lost. BACKUP YOUR PROFILE, even if it's possibly corrupt. Then try some of the things in this thread. At the very least, you've got nothing to lose, and potentially a lot to gain if you've been working hard on a level. I'm glad I wasn't, or I'd have been in a much worse mood while messing with this.

2009-12-21 07:25:00

Author:
Unknown User

Excellent information - I really appreciate you posting it in such detail. Your experience definitely helps expand our collective understanding of profile corruptions.

I have updated my original post to reflect the possibility of un-corrupting a profile by means of create mode.

2009-12-22 03:51:00

Author:
Taffey

Posts: 3187

hey guys...i don't have lbp psp yet but...you might want to do what my sig says...yep lbp psp was updated,you just have to do it manually!after you update,see if its fixed!

2009-12-22 04:29:00

Author:
theswweet

Posts: 2468

hey guys...i don't have lbp psp yet but...you might want to do what my sig says...yep lbp psp was updated,you just have to do it manually!after you update,see if its fixed!Thanks for the heads-up on this. I checked for this update earlier today and I already had the current version of the game. So, I'm pretty sure that update is one and the same as the 2.01 patch from last month.

2009-12-22 05:16:00

Author:
Taffey

Posts: 3187

Also, Taffey, I don't know if this helps, but I was running 2.0, not 2.01, and I crashed in levels created by others, and not story levels.

2009-12-22 06:18:00

Author:
eTristan

Posts: 38

What if I don't have the necessary cable in order to do a backup? Can I just plug the Memory Stick into a PC and do it that way? Also, do I need a specific cable or will a generic one work? If generic is a possibility, what type of cable would suffice?

EDIT: My PSP just crashed (and subsequently turned off) while attempting to modify one of the PSP settings in the XBM, should I be worried?

2009-12-27 07:33:00

Author:
zeldarocks

Posts: 120

I can't think of any reason why backing up directly from memory stick wouldn't work, so if you have a reader for it, by all means, go ahead.

Crashing in XMB? Sounds like the troubles your having are not LBP related then.

2009-12-27 13:52:00

Author:
Rogar

Posts: 2284

I just realized that I do not have the necessary adapter to read the Stick via PC, what kind of cable would I need in order to get the job done?

Also, could I get a second opinion in regards to the PSP XMB crashing issue? I am truly worried...

2009-12-27 15:02:00

Author:
zeldarocks

Posts: 120

You need a regular USB-to-mini-USB cable, you might have one lying around from a PS3 controller, a phone or some other mini-USB device.

2009-12-27 15:25:00

Author:
Rogar

Posts: 2284

Rogar is right - any mini USB to standard USB cable will do the job for a standard PSP. Most people have one laying around the house somewhere. If you don't have one, you can buy them very cheap. I can find them in the US for just a couple dollars, and I'm sure the price is equivalent elsewhere on the globe. Memory card USB adapters are also a cheap and easy option. You'll need one that can read a Memory Stick Pro Duo.

If you have a PSP Go, you already own the cable you need.

2009-12-27 16:26:00

Author:
Taffey

Posts: 3187

I just managed to backup my entire PSP folder, am I all set for the time being?

2009-12-27 18:50:00

Author:
zeldarocks

Posts: 120

Yes, you're set. All you really needed to copy was the UCUS98744PROFILE folder, or the whole SAVEDATA folder if you want to back up all of your games. Copying the entire PSP folder is not necessary.

2009-12-27 20:32:00

Author:
Taffey

Posts: 3187

2010-01-03 10:29:00

Author:
jimdog000

Posts: 4

no no no... Your SAVE is corrupt, your game is fine though, if you were to delete your data you'd be back in business... But wait for more feedback before resorting to that.

2010-01-03 11:13:00

Author:
zeldarocks

Posts: 120

i just deleted all my save and dtuff restarted it rebooted it. dam! i had story mode allmost on 100% and had a pretty good mymoon level...... i saved that level, would it be wise to put it back in the game files?...... he he good advise for someone who just found out you need a usb cable:star:

2010-01-03 11:27:00

Author:
jimdog000

Posts: 4

Umm... How do I find the PSP files on my PC?

2010-01-03 13:37:00

Author:
FlipMeister

Posts: 631

um well... the only reason i came to this thread was because my lbp files were already currupted. and i hadn't made any backup files does this mean im gone for good! the game is rubbish now! couldn't i just delete all the files and start again!

no no no... Your SAVE is corrupt, your game is fine though, if you were to delete your data you'd be back in business... But wait for more feedback before resorting to that.zeldarocks is right - your game is fine and will never be permanently broken. You can always delete all the files in the UCUS98744 folder and start the game all over again but you will lose all your progress, My Moon levels, costumes, objects, etc.

i just deleted all my save and dtuff restarted it rebooted it. dam! i had story mode allmost on 100% and had a pretty good mymoon level...... i saved that level, would it be wise to put it back in the game files.If you have a copy of the four files associated with that level on your PC, then yes you can restore it. If you've already started a new game, then your UCUS98744 folder will have been wiped clean and your level is gone forever... unfortunately.

Umm... How do I find the PSP files on my PC?I think you're asking how to you find your PSP after you plug it in to your PC. Assuming you're on a Windows system, the easiest way is to use Windows Explorer. You can find it in your Start Menu under All Programs > Accessories > Windows Explorer. Alternately, you can right click on your start menu button and select 'Explore'. Underneath the 'My Computer' icon will be a list of drives attached to your PC. Your PSP will show up somewhere underneath your C: drive. Unless you have a ton of stuff plugged into your computer it will probably be E:, F:, or G:. Does that answer your question?

2010-01-03 17:52:00

Author:
Taffey

Posts: 3187

lol good, i had to back up with a new file because some unknown glitch occured while playing LBP my psp froze up and shutted off automatically. why? i dk do you know?

2010-01-04 00:50:00

Author:
fatcat1413

Posts: 132

2010-01-04 01:03:00

Author:
Taffey

Posts: 3187

before i deleted all my files and restarted it i kept a level, with my new profile and stuff i made a new moon level (a blank one) then renamed my old level from my currupted file the same as my new level, but then everything got currupted again! so it turns out that level was the culpret for all this mess! dam that level was 2 notches on the thermometer

2010-01-04 03:49:00

Author:
jimdog000

Posts: 4

I think you're asking how to you find your PSP after you plug it in to your PC. Assuming you're on a Windows system, the easiest way is to use Windows Explorer. You can find it in your Start Menu under All Programs > Accessories > Windows Explorer. Alternately, you can right click on your start menu button and select 'Explore'. Underneath the 'My Computer' icon will be a list of drives attached to your PC. Your PSP will show up somewhere underneath your C: drive. Unless you have a ton of stuff plugged into your computer it will probably be E:, F:, or G:. Does that answer your question?
Yes, it does answer my question. Thanks! But, then I remembered that my PC has a memory stick reader, so I just used that.

2010-01-04 18:46:00

Author:
FlipMeister

Posts: 631

Hey guys I'm new around here. Just had my level crash on me. My profile I guess is OK as I can play story levels, downloaded levels, and my other create levels.

I just have one level that will not load. I was creating, then I saved and went to play mode and the thing crashed on me. Now the level will not load, about 4 days worth a work on this level gone!!!!!!!

2010-01-04 19:04:00

Author:
Unknown User

Ouch, sorry to hear that! I have had that happen to me a bunch of times already, but I have not yet found a way to recover a specific level that has become unloadable. I hate to tell you this but your level is probably toast.

The only real work-around is preventative: Make regular backup copies of your My Moon levels as you work on them. Every 30 minutes or so, sometimes less, I will exit my whatever level I'm working on and make a copy of it. Add "v1" or something to the end of the level name so you know which copies are old and which are new. I keep a set of three backup copies that I rotate through, always overwriting the oldest. So, I'll have the original version that is my work-in-progress, v1, v2, and v3 - when it comes time to make a backup of v4, I overwrite v1. When I backup v5, I overwrite v2, and so on. I have had to revert to old level backups 5 or 6 times so far. It's a minor inconvenience but this way you will never lose more than 30 minutes of your hard work.

During this save/backup process, it's also a good idea to playtest frequently. I playtest my entire level every time I make a backup just to make sure nothing at the beginning of the level has broken since I last saved it. By the time I publish a level I have probably played it close to 100 times. Seriously. It can get boring but it's a great way to iron out bugs.

2010-01-04 20:43:00

Author:
Taffey

Posts: 3187

I started backing up I am using media go to transfer my saves to and from.

I hope they get these bugs ironed out as I really really enjoy the game, blows my mind how good it is on PSP. Your levels are great I have given you 5 stars and a heart really well done. I am just starting to get the hang of it, been doing a lot of testing in a blank level I just don't want to publish a crap level.

Thanks for the reply.

2010-01-04 21:51:00

Author:
Unknown User

yorucky the whole story mode and all levels didn't crash!

2010-01-06 10:10:00

Author:
jimdog000

Posts: 4

I'm confused, i now have this bug but the punctuation and numbers are just in japanese... what do i do now?

2010-01-06 11:43:00

Author:
Unknown User

Phew, my game corrupted but I managed uncorrupt it!

EDIT: My game may be saved but my level I was working won't load. Oh well, time to start again.

2010-01-06 14:19:00

Author:
Fastbro

Posts: 1277

I'm confused, i now have this bug but the punctuation and numbers are just in japanese... what do i do now?That's bizarre. It sounds like the game is confusing the language sets for some reason... If you have a backup I'd say go for a restore.

2010-01-09 01:11:00

Author:
Taffey

Posts: 3187

I finally aced all the levels and collected all the prizes and now backed up my save, now I can sleep at night without being too nervous.

2010-01-10 16:42:00

Author:
napero7

Posts: 1653

Hey guys!

I have a corrupted file.... -.-

I have a backup from yesterday. (So i think its not that bad).

BUT is there a way to not loose the stuff i made after the backup. (Some hours of work on my new level)

I just tell what happened:
I played many different levels in a short time (i searched for "pinball" on the community moon and wanted to know how many copies of the sackball level there are).
So i often started a level, saw that its a sackball clone again and exited right away. I think i wasnt really aware of the risk.
Anyway my save is corrupted now and i cannot even enter mymoon without the grey box appearing. (so i cant delete the levels i want to keep to identify them in my backup file)

Any tipps?
Is it right that i can copy my backup file to my psp and will then have my levels back? (ok without the changes after the backup but i will have the rest?)

I just had a closer look into my backup and thought of the different filenames and what they contain. Maybe it would be helpful to have a list of that. I just start with what i can think of now (XX stand for Numbers):

COBJXX: Community Object
MYOBXX: My Object
MYCSTXX: My Creations???
BCXX: ???
BSXX: ???

Edit: Ok i made a test restore now (i have a copy of the corrupted save). Everything works and i have my levels. But i realized how much i created yesterday evening... any chance to get that back?

Edit #2: Ha! i am officially a genius! After several tries and much messing around with different backup files i got the idea to sort the files in my corrupted savedata by date/time. Then i looked for the files from yesterday and copied it into my backup data. (and i of course left out the corrupted files from this morning)

My work from yesterday is back again and i did not lose anything. (In fact i spent the time to redo what i would have left now to solve it by recovering the files

)

Maybe this report will be useful for anyone. (otherwise i could delete it, cause i helped myself

)

Edit #3. Funny thing: You all are sleeping or working right now and i write this post and am kind of talking to myself...

Stupid time difference.

2010-01-23 09:19:00

Author:
Arrestor

Posts: 363

one time i was playing a simple level then at the end my psp sudenly froze in time and shut off, so i restart and LBP goes smoothly then my psp does the same thing, i was like ARRGH i tried everything i could think of even did the steps you told us and still to no prevail it didin't work so i had to use my backup file and had to recreate all costumes and all levels i made.

2010-01-23 14:56:00

Author:
fatcat1413

Posts: 132

Hey Arrestor - sorry to hear your profile exploded!

We should be able to recover all your My Moon levels, and possibly your costumes and objects if we get lucky.

Funny thing: You all are sleeping or working right now and i write this post and am kind of talking to myself...

Stupid time difference.I just woke up, which I guess means it's about 6pm your time - I think. I haven't had my coffee just yet so my brain isn't fully switched on.

Ha! i am officially a genius! After several tries and much messing around with different backup files i got the idea to sort the files in my corrupted savedata by date/time. Then i looked for the files from yesterday and copied it into my backup data. (and i of course left out the corrupted files from this morning)

My work from yesterday is back again and i did not lose anything. (In fact i spent the time to redo what i would have left now to solve it by recovering the files

)

Maybe this report will be useful for anyone. (otherwise i could delete it, cause i helped myself

)Awesome! Ok, glad you figured it out. Yay!! Sorting by time/date was a good idea, and you're lucky because you had a backup that contained the right information. That should be a lesson to everyone out there - see how useful it is to have a backup of your data?

Just for fun, here's an alternate method. If you had an older backup without those files, here's how you'd do it:

Copy every file that has a two-digit name that starts with a '7' from your current state backup. Where "xxx" is the file extension, copy everything that looks like: 72.xxx, 73.xxx, 7A.xxx, 7B.xxx, etc. Each of your My Moon levels has 4 files associated with it, each with the same file name but different extension. Put more simply, instead of looking for the specific files you need just grab everything with a '7' and follow the steps in my original post.

Thanks for posting all the details of your corruption problem - hopefully we'll be able to help someone else who has had the same issue you did.

I just had a closer look into my backup and thought of the different filenames and what they contain. Maybe it would be helpful to have a list of that. I just start with what i can think of now (XX stand for Numbers):

COBJXX: Community Object
MYOBXX: My Object
MYCSTXX: My Creations???
BCXX: ???
BSXX: ???I may start experimenting with this eventually. You're probably right about COBJXX and MYOBXX, but I think MYCSTXX might be costumes.

2010-01-23 16:40:00

Author:
Taffey

Posts: 3187

I just did my master back-up file 0.o
thx for the heads up

EDIT: There's four folders total 0.o for LBP

2010-01-23 17:39:00

Author:
Spark151

Posts: 801

I just did my master back-up file 0.o
thx for the heads upGood stuff - glad to hear you're backed up!

There's four folders total 0.o for LBPIn addition to UCUS98744? Which folders?

2010-01-23 18:51:00

Author:
Taffey

Posts: 3187

but I think MYCSTXX might be costumes.

Yes that could be right. Didnt think of that. Replacing the MYCST Files didnt help for getting back the levels on mymoon.

Btw: Yes i think i am 9 hours earlier here in Germany.

2010-01-23 22:05:00

Author:
Arrestor

Posts: 363

THANK YOU!!!! I JUST MANAGED TO SAVE MY LEVELS!!!!! I LOVE YOU!! (No homo)

2010-01-29 18:25:00

Author:
Juiceboy125

Posts: 10

THANK YOU!!!! I JUST MANAGED TO SAVE MY LEVELS!!!!! I LOVE YOU!! (No homo)LOL awesome.

Glad to be of service!

2010-01-29 18:38:00

Author:
Taffey

Posts: 3187

If you already updated your version of LBP PSP to 2.03 you should make a new Master-Backupfile now! Seems like the old ones wont work for the updated Game Version.

2010-02-09 12:16:00

Author:
Arrestor

Posts: 363

Yes, that is an excellent point indeed - thanks for the heads up!

Everyone, do as Arrestor says and RUN A BACKUP NOW!

2010-02-09 17:52:00

Author:
Taffey

Posts: 3187

And I just backed up last night...

2010-02-09 18:10:00

Author:
Fastbro

Posts: 1277

Its backup time again! (Master backups before the new update dont work anymore.)

Everyone make a new Master-Backup Version 2.04!

2010-03-02 15:24:00

Author:
Arrestor

Posts: 363

I just made another backup of my profile

If you have not backed up your LBP Data, PLEASE DO IT NOW!!! It took me about 2 minutes to do it, and if I hadn't been doing something else at the time, it would have taken even less time!

2010-03-16 15:31:00

Author:
amazingflyingpoo

Posts: 1515

Thanks for the reminder poo - it's been a good couple of weeks or so since my last backup. :blush:

I better get on that!

2010-03-16 16:16:00

Author:
Taffey

Posts: 3187

2010-03-20 11:57:00

Author:
amazingflyingpoo

Posts: 1515

Call me crazy, but I just backed up again :-) I'm finishing up a level, so I'm putting a LOT of time into it every day, which means that I am backing up a bit more than usual, but EVERYONE should backup at least every once and a while!!!

finishing up a level? dare i ask if you have made a new one?!?

also i always have to copy's of my level just in case

2010-03-20 12:00:00

Author:
Lilman1101

Posts: 91

Yup, I have a new one

And it's nothing like anything I have made before, but it won't be published until next Tuesday probably.

As for backing up your profile, it's good to have multiple saves like you have (I usually have around 10 copies of a level at different stages when I am creating a level :-P ), but it is also important to back up your ENTIRE profile. Check out the first post of this thread for the details. If your profile becomes corrupt instead of just a single level, then you will lose ALL of your data (including all of the items you have collected and all the levels you have ever made). It's super easy to back up though! I highly advise checking it out

2010-03-20 15:00:00

Author:
amazingflyingpoo

Posts: 1515

Amazingflyingpoo, I do the exact thing
Work on one level, but i'm also working on anthoer secretly :kz:

2010-03-20 16:46:00

Author:
Spark151

Posts: 801

I just ran another backup of my profile as well. I'm 50-ish percent way through my next level and I'm officially past the "paranoid threshold". Let the obsessive level copying and profile backing up begin!

2010-03-20 18:24:00

Author:
Taffey

Posts: 3187

Amazingflyingpoo, I do the exact thing
Work on one level, but i'm also working on anthoer secretly :kz:

OHHH!!! A secret Spark level! Let the excitement begin

2010-03-20 18:28:00

Author:
amazingflyingpoo

Posts: 1515

wow a new AFPoo level and a new spark level. hip hip hooray anyone?

2010-03-21 06:34:00

Author:
Lilman1101

Posts: 91

man, im scared, i don't have a computer USB cable:eek:

2010-03-21 06:39:00

Author:
Lilman1101

Posts: 91

man, im scared, i don't have a computer USB cable:eek:Well, I take it you have PSP 1000/2000/3000, as the Go comes with a cable.

So you don't have a cable anywhere? It's a standard USB to mini-USB... They come with all sorts of things like digital cameras and external hard drives. If you have a PS3 it's the cable that you use to sync/charge your controllers.

Pretty much any store that carries computer peripherals will have this cable. Office supply stores, home theater stores, department stores, and obviously computer stores should all have this cable, and it should cost less than a Starbucks latte.

2010-03-21 16:30:00

Author:
Taffey

Posts: 3187

Well, I take it you have PSP 1000/2000/3000, as the Go comes with a cable.

So you don't have a cable anywhere? It's a standard USB to mini-USB... They come with all sorts of things like digital cameras and external hard drives. If you have a PS3 it's the cable that you use to sync/charge your controllers.

Pretty much any store that carries computer peripherals will have this cable. Office supply stores, home theater stores, department stores, and obviously computer stores should all have this cable, and it should cost less than a Starbucks latte.

nah, i don't have a cable like that but you made me want one

, also no starbucks here.....

2010-03-22 13:11:00

Author:
Lilman1101

Posts: 91

Broke my glitchy piece of crap game even further. Made a new file, unlocked MyMoon, put my levels back in my save data, and it says it can't load "because the specified file was not found." So I delete the levels, hoping to reverse this failed excuse of coding we call Little Big Planet PSP, and the problem persists. Now my new file is broken too. Meaning I get to restart... AGAIN. And I STILL don't have my level back.

LBP devs have released countless updates in the recent past, fixing little bugs here and there...but will they make their game actually work? God forbid they fix the issues that actually matter.

2010-03-26 04:49:00

Author:
xero

Posts: 2419

It can definitely be frustrating... Believe me, I know.

It sounds like you might simply be missing a step in the profile recovery process. Do you have a backup before your file went corrupt? If not there's another way to get your level back.

2010-03-26 04:58:00

Author:
Taffey

Posts: 3187

Ok, taff-

Heard of this one? So I was working on designing objects for a new level... Left my ps3 on in pause, but in a level...

One of my designs reminiscent of ... (Google mobile muppet labs) left an artifact/ imprint of 3 distinct light bulb shapes and engine emitted coulds of smoke on my level... no big deal... they're uncapturable so will be there forever... Turns out... evey level I've ever made now has this 3 hazy lights in it in the same exact spot! any thoughts?

2010-03-26 06:12:00

Author:
Gravel

Posts: 1308

It can definitely be frustrating... Believe me, I know.

It sounds like you might simply be missing a step in the profile recovery process. Do you have a backup before your file went corrupt? If not there's another way to get your level back.
No, I don't have a backup prior to. I did everything mentioned on the first post. The only difference being I simply made a new file instead of restoring a backup (since I didn't have a backup prior to corruption), then I immediately added my level files to the new data.

There's another way to get it back? Please enlighten me!

2010-03-26 06:45:00

Author:
xero

Posts: 2419

One of my designs reminiscent of ... (Google mobile muppet labs) left an artifact/ imprint of 3 distinct light bulb shapes and engine emitted coulds of smoke on my level... no big deal... they're uncapturable so will be there forever... Turns out... evey level I've ever made now has this 3 hazy lights in it in the same exact spot! any thoughts?Whoa.. That's bizarre. Never heard of that one before. Have you exited to the XMB and restarted the game since that happened?

No, I don't have a backup prior to. I did everything mentioned on the first post. The only difference being I simply made a new file instead of restoring a backup (since I didn't have a backup prior to corruption), then I immediately added my level files to the new data.Aha. Well there's your problem - if you don't have a prior backup the method in my post won't work. You will need to re-ace all the levels and collect all the story mode items again BUT I can still get your level back for you. This excerpt is courtesy of a recovery method jeffcu28 discovered:

I don't have a current version of my FECONFIG file. What do I do?
Thanks to jeffcu28, we now know the answer to this. You will still need your My Moon level files from your current state backup, but here is how you recreate a valid FECONFIG file: After you have restored your prior state backup, go to My Moon and create a new blank level in the same location as a level you want to restore. This will create a new FECONFIG file that points the game to look in a certain crater for a level.
Exit LBP and plug your PSP into your computer.
Copy the My Moon level files from your current state backup into the UCUS98744PROFILE folder on your PSP. When your computer asks you if you would like to overwrite the existing files, choose yes. What we have done here is to replace the blank level you created with your current state backup level.
Launch LBP, go to My Moon, and confirm that you can see your restored level in place of the blank level you created earlier.
Repeat this process for any and all My Moon levels you need to restore. It is critical that you choose the exact same crater on My Moon or this process will not work.

2010-03-26 16:48:00

Author:
Taffey

Posts: 3187

Oh, haha. I must've overlooked that section of the first post, it seems to be the only thing I didn't do. Well I tried it...and my level still freezes upon load. Based on this, we can deduce that 1 or more of the level files has become corrupt, possibly in addition to the FECONFIG.bin file. Looks like I get to start from scratch. Yipee.

Also, I noticed you mentioned 4 level files...but I seem to have 5. They're name/number is based on moon location it seems, and mine are 50.CBF, 50.LBF, 50.LVL, 50.MBF, and 50.MIP.

2010-03-26 21:22:00

Author:
xero

Posts: 2419

Oh, haha. I must've overlooked that section of the first post, it seems to be the only thing I didn't do. Well I tried it...and my level still freezes upon load.This could be due to the fact that the level in question contains materials, stickers, etc. that you haven't unlocked yet. That's just a theory though - I have no idea if that's the actual cause.

Based on this, we can deduce that 1 or more of the level files has become corrupt, possibly in addition to the FECONFIG.bin file. Looks like I get to start from scratch. Yipee.

That is unfortunately a distinct possibility.

Also, I noticed you mentioned 4 level files...but I seem to have 5. They're name/number is based on moon location it seems, and mine are 50.CBF, 50.LBF, 50.LVL, 50.MBF, and 50.MIP.Well whaddya know... you're absolutely right. They must have changed that in one of the recent updates. I'll have to update my guide.

Thanks for catching that!

2010-03-27 04:45:00

Author:
Taffey

Posts: 3187

This could be due to the fact that the level in question contains materials, stickers, etc. that you haven't unlocked yet. That's just a theory though - I have no idea if that's the actual cause.The thought crossed my mind also...hopefully that's all it is.

Well whaddya know... you're absolutely right. They must have changed that in one of the recent updates. I'll have to update my guide.

Thanks for catching that!Haha no problem, I just found it odd while I was trying to recover my file to find contradicting facts. Just thought I'd point it out.

EDIT: Well, now in my new file I've noticed if I try to edit my sackperson, it brings up the "Materials" page in the popit menu and the same problem occurs..."Could not load because the specified file was not found." This repeats over and over again until I turn off the game, meaning my file works fine as long as I don't edit my sackperson.

2010-03-27 05:48:00

Author:
xero

Posts: 2419

It's been about 2 weeks, and I hadn't backed up after finishing A Dingo Down Under (plus I've been working on a new level for the last few days), so I figured this is as good of a time as any to back up :-)

Remember to keep backing up updated versions of your profile everyone (and if you haven't backed up at all, make sure to back up your profile at all!!!) :-D

2010-03-30 14:24:00

Author:
amazingflyingpoo

Posts: 1515

I don't have it backed up - is it really a common problem?

2010-03-30 14:58:00

Author:
Unknown User

It hasn't happened to me yet, but there are people on LBPC (Taffey for instance) who have had it. In my opinion, having just one of our active members experience the problem is enough to warrant backing up your profile because if your profile does become corrupt then you lose everything (all of your story mode data as well as all of the levels you have ever built).

It's super easy to backup your profile, so I would highly advise it :-)

2010-03-30 15:02:00

Author:
amazingflyingpoo

Posts: 1515

I think I might. It is easy and quick, and it would be intensely frustrating if I lost everything... Thanks!

2010-03-30 15:07:00

Author:
Unknown User

Sure thing! I'm super happy that you are going to do it! Jeffcu28, Taffey, and I have been trying our hardest to get the word out that people should backup their profiles (it seriously takes less than 2 minutes to do if you know what you are doing (thanks to Taffey's great guide), because if a profile becomes corrupt, it could easily lead one of the excellent members of LBPC to quite the game

2010-03-30 15:21:00

Author:
amazingflyingpoo

Posts: 1515

Do you back up both of the LittlebigPlanet saves, or just one? *EDIT* Nevermind, I figured it out... *END OF EDIT* And yeah, that would be tragic if one of the LBPC members left. Thanks for spreading the word! What about the Workshop? Any notes on this there?

2010-03-30 15:24:00

Author:
Unknown User

Oddly enough, I just made a post on someone else's thread about it, but I haven't actually made a full out post. Way back in the day (literally over a year ago) I had a lot of people get mad at me for posting about other sites when I was on LBW, so I have always been afraid to do it because I don't want people flaming me when I am only trying to help. I'd be glad to link back to this thread, but if you want to then you can feel free to as well. All we need is a thread that is called something like: "Corrupt Profiles: Back Up Your Profile NOW!!!", and it can link back over here. Do you want to do it or do you want me to?

2010-03-30 15:29:00

Author:
amazingflyingpoo

Posts: 1515

I don't care....I guess I'll do it, if you don't want to. Let me know though if you do, because I really don't care

2010-03-30 15:32:00

Author:
Unknown User

You can go ahead

It really shouldn't take much effort for whoever does it. Maybe you can pick up some Kudo's for it :-D

2010-03-30 15:40:00

Author:
amazingflyingpoo

Posts: 1515

I finished it. And I don't really care about Kudos, because I don't really go over to the Workshop much anymore. But hey, I'm fine with getting Kudos

You can see it here, if you want:
http://forums.littlebigworkshop.com/t5/PSP-General-Discussion/Corrupt-Profiles-Back-Up-Your-Profile-NOW/td-p/240484

2010-03-30 15:52:00

Author:
Unknown User

Hmmm.. What do you know.. you just got a Kudo! I wonder who that was from :-) And you got a thanks on LBPC as well... Sounds like you must have done something good :-D

2010-03-30 16:05:00

Author:
amazingflyingpoo

Posts: 1515

Well, what do you know! You got some Kudos too!

Um, is there a way to take away Kudos? I just accidentally gave myself Kudos, which I bet is frowned upon

2010-03-30 16:11:00

Author:
Unknown User

LOL, I was wondering how you got 2 Kudos and I am the only one who replied. I actually tested if I could Kudo myself back in the day and it wouldn't let me, so they must have accidentally let you do it when they did the site overhaul a few weeks back... oopsie...

Oh, LOL, I just saw that you Kudo'd as CantFindUsername, so that would explain why it let you do it. I have no idea how you un-Kudo. I would figure that it would be a simple thing, but it doesn't seem to be very simple (if it is possible at all). I think the only thing that you could do is send a PM to on of the Mods over there, but I really don't know if it is worth the effort. I guess it is your call.

[EDIT: I figured out how to Un-Kudo and VM'd you about it]

2010-03-30 16:20:00

Author:
amazingflyingpoo

Posts: 1515

Yeah, I don't have Kudo abilities with ThisIsInsane over at the Workshop, so I Kudoed you with my other account.... And ended up Kudoing myself. But all is fine now, and thankfully, the mods didn't see it or didn't care or realized it was an accident. Anyhow, everything's fine

2010-03-30 16:59:00

Author:
Unknown User

Awesome, thanks guys for spreading the word! It's always sad to see unprepared people get nailed with bugs like this. It's so easy to mitigate everyone should be prepared.

Oops, I think I just used a work word. Uh, mitigate compensate for.

2010-03-31 01:24:00

Author:
Taffey

Posts: 3187

Yup... You guessed it... I just backed up again. I had a nice creating marathon last night and I wanted to make sure that I wouldn't lose anything if something happened, so I made a copy of the level on my moon AND I backed up my profile.

Please remember to make a recent backup everyone!

2010-04-03 03:22:00

Author:
amazingflyingpoo

Posts: 1515

I didn't lose any data in a long time.
What I've found out is each time I go to edit mode on my "Metroid: Sackboy & Samus" level, it would corrupt.
There's something in the level that corrupts...
Oh well, I've avoided editing that level.

In conclusion..,, BACK UP YOUR DATA

2010-04-03 03:34:00

Author:
Spark151

Posts: 801

Just backed up my data. Now I can sleep safe again, when I'm working on my new Garden Themed level.

2010-04-03 13:41:00

Author:
ghik16

Posts: 311

2010-04-03 16:08:00

Author:
Taffey

Posts: 3187

I just ran another backup as well. I'm getting close to finishing my next level, so I am in super-paranoia mode right now. I'm running two backups a day sometimes. :blush:

I know I'm not going to lose my work though!

lol! I was working on my level the other day and it corrupted. Then I went to my backup and that had corrupted too! My PSP gained a few dents that day...

2010-04-03 16:11:00

Author:
Fastbro

Posts: 1277

I just got back from a 3 day trip which involved two different 5 hour train rides, so I put a LOT of creating in. I have actually backed up my profile twice during that time (once on the train, and once after I got home).

This is just another friendly reminder to make sure and keep an updated backup :-D

2010-04-07 16:49:00

Author:
amazingflyingpoo

Posts: 1515

Hi guys I just created an account on this site to ask you question 'cos you seem to know your stuff! Today I bought LBP on the PSP without even playing it before, and after it told me about Autosaving and after it 'Installing game data' it came up with this message! And I hadn't even played it before!

Any help would be great!

If it's any help I am running version 6.20...

2010-04-07 19:26:00

Author:
palmsy95

Posts: 5

palmsy what did the message say? also, if it helps anyone my lbp psp save data file is called UCES01264PROFILE.... Its different to taffeys....

2010-04-07 20:28:00

Author:
trianglepigsquar

Posts: 144

it says ' save data load failed because the data is corrupt (or ' cos the data is not found&apos

retry? Or quit the game and retry. Corrupt data may be deleted in-game after restart' [ Even though I can't go 'in-game]

"/ any help...?

2010-04-07 21:33:00

Author:
palmsy95

Posts: 5

And it says that even though I don't have any save data... :@ I got it today aswell!!!!!

2010-04-07 21:35:00

Author:
palmsy95

Posts: 5

And when I hook it up to the computer, it doesn't even say anything about LBP

2010-04-07 21:47:00

Author:
palmsy95

Posts: 5

palmsy what did the message say? also, if it helps anyone my lbp psp save data file is called UCES01264PROFILE.... Its different to taffeys....Awesome, thanks! I'll update my main post with that info.

And when I hook it up to the computer, it doesn't even say anything about LBP

Hey palmsy-

So there's bad news and there's good news. The bad news is, your profile is hosed and there isn't anything you can do to fix it without a backup. The good news is that you profile didn't have anything in it!

So, just delete your installed game data and reinstall the game - that should fix the problem.

As for backing up your profile, you won't see anything to do with LBP when you hook your PSP up to your computer. Did you follow the "How do I back up my LBP PSP data?" instructions in the top post? If they're confusing I'd be happy to walk you through them.

2010-04-08 00:55:00

Author:
Taffey

Posts: 3187

Thanks for that!

When I don get onto the game itself and start making maps I will definately back them up

But when you say ' Just delete the installed game data' I dont know where that is! :S When I go onto the game and get the message, there is always two new 'corrupt data files' in my Save Data File - Both worth 4kb. And when I delete them I still get the message! :/ Any more tips?

And by the way, Thanks for all the advice!

2010-04-08 18:42:00

Author:
palmsy95

Posts: 5

I just backed up again :-) I've been doing a lot of creating lately on my newest level, and it would REALLY suck to lose the data if my profile corrupted.

Remember to keep a recent backup!

2010-04-10 17:53:00

Author:
amazingflyingpoo

Posts: 1515

I just re-finished my campaign for the 4th time.

2010-04-11 02:04:00

Author:
xX-EPIC_MEATWAD-Xx

Posts: 160

Im the 100th comment! :hero: (sorry for being off topic) :blush:

2010-04-11 02:06:00

Author:
xX-EPIC_MEATWAD-Xx

Posts: 160

Well, my wife wanted to put a new book on her Sony E-reader, and it just so happens that the data transfer cable for that is the same as the data transfer cable for PSP (and also the same cable that you use to charge you PS3 remote, so if you have a PS3 then you have no excuse for not backing up your profile!!!), so when she was finished, I just plugged my PSP in and backed up in under 2 minutes (maybe even in under 1, but I wasn't timing it so I will be conservative and say 2).

If you still haven't backed up, then P-L-E-A-S-E do! The last thing that any of us want is for one of you amazing creators to lose you profile (and all your levels, DLC, Story Mode date, etc...)!

2010-04-12 13:57:00

Author:
amazingflyingpoo

Posts: 1515

2010-04-13 17:43:00

Author:
xero

Posts: 2419

GAH! im at work and just got paranoid cuz i forgot to back up for a while now... uuuuuh..... I cant find a USB cable

2010-04-14 00:51:00

Author:
poorjack

Posts: 1806

Maybe we can rename this the "Poo is Paranoid" thread :-P

I just backed up once again. I am adding the finishing touches to my newest level, and that means that I get more and more worried that I might lose my data. I'm excited to see that more people are backing up their profiles! If you haven't jumped on the bandwagon yet, then please check out the original post by Taffey on this thread and follow the SUPER easy instructions to back up your profile!

2010-04-14 16:44:00

Author:
amazingflyingpoo

Posts: 1515

Sorry for the revive, but help me out here please.

So I used the ole' computer here and put my savedata on another Memory Stick. For some reason though, the downloading process haulted, and a screen came up. It said something like:

"Unable to copy file 'MyAmazing$15...' to Memory Stick F:"

When I read this, I was like "WTF?" Sorry for that, but it's true. I got on LBP PSP and checked my Downloaded Levels section, but no level that I had was named that. So, I decided it was no big deal and let it be deleted. Next thing you know, my data went corrupt!

So, any idea on how this happened?

2010-04-25 04:54:00

Author:
CyberSora

Posts: 5551

No idea, but I never move data around without media GO. Doing it directly always seems to break stuff for me.

2010-04-26 13:15:00

Author:
Bovrillor

Posts: 309

Sorry for the revive, but help me out here please.No worries - my apologies for not bumping this thread myself.

So I used the ole' computer here and put my savedata on another Memory Stick. For some reason though, the downloading process haulted, and a screen came up. It said something like:

"Unable to copy file 'MyAmazing$15...' to Memory Stick F:"

When I read this, I was like "WTF?" Sorry for that, but it's true. I got on LBP PSP and checked my Downloaded Levels section, but no level that I had was named that. So, I decided it was no big deal and let it be deleted. Next thing you know, my data went corrupt!

So, any idea on how this happened?Reading data from your memory stick (to copy it) should have zero effect on the condition of your profile. You're copying data to a new memory stick, however, and that's a whole different thing. For whatever reason the file in question doesn't want to copy over, perhaps because it contains a character not recognized by our computer's OS or perhaps the file name is too long. Regardless, your original data is fine, right? Only the copy is corrupt?

2010-04-28 19:32:00

Author:
Taffey

Posts: 3187

No worries - my apologies for not bumping this thread myself.

Not a problem Taffey.

Reading data from your memory stick (to copy it) should have zero effect on the condition of your profile. You're copying data to a new memory stick, however, and that's a whole different thing. For whatever reason the file in question doesn't want to copy over, perhaps because it contains a character not recognized by our computer's OS or perhaps the file name is too long. Regardless, your original data is fine, right? Only the copy is corrupt?

No, just the copy. It wasn't able to read at all. After a while, I gave up on it. Thanks anyways....

BUT, let me just say this....

:blush:

I checked my original profile, then I pressed Triangle. Well, it said Copy, and I pressed it. After following a 1 2 step process, I actually copied my profile to another Memory Stick via PSP. I know, I barely figure this out! I'M SUCH A NOOB!

:blush:

2010-05-02 00:22:00

Author:
CyberSora

Posts: 5551

i used to back up my data on my other mem stick but i gave up on that as it takes about 3/4 of an hour to copy the 60-100mb's that my savefile is

2010-05-02 01:56:00

Author:
Alismuffin

Posts: 1328

i used to back up my data on my other mem stick but i gave up on that as it takes about 3/4 of an hour to copy the 60-100mb's that my savefile is

Really? That long? That's insane! It takes me less than 10 seconds to back up my data on my PC...

2010-05-02 08:45:00

Author:
xero

Posts: 2419

I love this thread, it always reminds me to make a backup!

If I make a backup, XP claims that the PSP is a controller and Ubuntu claims it's an MP3 player.

Is that case with you too?

2010-05-02 10:18:00

Author:
Dhana777

Posts: 122

I love this thread, it always reminds me to make a backup!

If I make a backup, XP claims that the PSP is a controller and Ubuntu claims it's an MP3 player.

Is that case with you too?

I use Windows Vista (unfortunately), and it just recognizes it as an external drive. The G: drive, to be exact.

2010-05-02 22:36:00

Author:
xero

Posts: 2419

I took a bit of a break from creating after finishing up Destiny, but I am getting back into Create Mode once again, and that means that I need to continually back up my profile!

SOOOOOooooooooo.......

I just made a new backup!

2010-05-14 13:07:00

Author:
amazingflyingpoo

Posts: 1515

Whew, I almost lost my latest level! Something happened during a save and the level would instantly freeze my PSP whenever I tried to edit it. By some miracle I had recently made a copy of the level on another crater, so I only lost three simple platforms. I've also just now made a new backup of my profile just in case something worse happens.

It's scary how easily anyone can lose days of work in an instant. It's also a testament to how a healthy dose of precaution/paranoia can help avoid a lot of heartache. I know I had a big sinking feeling when the level would freeze and I was sure my crater-copy was not recent.

Remember everyone, make copies and backups of your work-in-progress regularly! It's better to be safe than sorry. :eek:

2010-05-18 01:16:00

Author:
Gilgamesh

Posts: 2536

I mainly started having problems when I downloaded the DLC, could that be a cause? taking up too much space?

2010-05-19 05:35:00

Author:
Xayias

Posts: 13

I've been getting re-addicted to create mode for the 6th time, and that means that I need to start making frequent updates. I'm backing up my profile right now, and I'm posting here to remind all of you to do the same if you have been doing some creating of your own!

2010-05-23 17:19:00

Author:
amazingflyingpoo

Posts: 1515

I've just started digging through all my backups to retrieve some of my old half finished levels that I regret deleting. It's nice to see my old work.

2010-05-23 19:16:00

Author:
Fastbro

Posts: 1277

Well I hope this doesnt happen to me, as I have no way to make a Physical backup of the files, But I have have lost hours of work on creating my first levels, and the times where I actually get inspired to make something then The map gets Corrupted and then I lost it xD.

2010-05-27 02:42:00

Author:
Inva

Posts: 3

2010-05-27 18:11:00

Author:
amazingflyingpoo

Posts: 1515

Oh! thanks thanks thanks, I got corrupted data a few days ago and your thread saves my game and my future level...Dark & Blue trees and cute pinks flowers are grateful to you (and yes, this is a small preview

)
Really thanks Taffey!

2010-05-28 07:45:00

Author:
rOckalOvEer x73

Posts: 112

I'm still creating like crazy, and I just finished a long create session today, so I decided to back up my profile once again. Please remember to keep a recent backup of your profile even if you already have a backup. And if you don't have a backup, PLEASE MAKE ON NOW!!!Eep! I made the thread and even *I* forgot to make a backup recently - thanks for the reminder poo. I really, REALLY would hate to re-ace all the Turbo! pack levels.

Ok, "hate" is a strong word, because those are some pretty fun levels. How about instead "I would be mostly annoyed".

)
Really thanks Taffey!

Whew! I'm glad you were able to save your work - you're welcome!

2010-05-28 17:36:00

Author:
Taffey

Posts: 3187

I am still creating a lot, and that has already lead to another backup! I'm actually posting a day after the backup because I was in such a hurry to head to bed after backing up. My most recent was on 05/29/10. Remember to keep backing up (and it's awesome to hear that you made a recent backup Taffey, and that Rockalover was able to save his newest level!!!).

2010-05-30 15:13:00

Author:
amazingflyingpoo

Posts: 1515

Yup.... I backed up again. In fact I actually backed up 2 days ago as well as today, but I didn't want to be posting too often here (especially since I'm already double posting as it is!). Make sure to keep backing up your profile if you are doing a lot of creating! And if you haven't even backed your profile up once, then please, please, PLEASE do it! It's so easy!

2010-06-02 16:15:00

Author:
amazingflyingpoo

Posts: 1515

Yes, i did it yesterday! (creating again! woohoo!)

poo you can post again and it wont be a double post

2010-06-02 16:19:00

Author:
Arrestor

Posts: 363

Thanks for the bump poo - it's critical that the community at large remembers to back up their data.

(On an aside, "bump poo" just sounds wrong.)

And yay, Arrestor's back!! *does a happy dance* It's great to see you back on the boards.

2010-06-02 19:07:00

Author:
Taffey

Posts: 3187

Thanks! And there is some more of me in the projects section too!

2010-06-02 19:13:00

Author:
Arrestor

Posts: 363

Yup... I just backed up again

I've done a good amount of creating today and yesterday, and it would really suck to lose that if I ran into a profile issue, so now I can sleep easy tonight.

2010-06-05 17:50:00

Author:
amazingflyingpoo

Posts: 1515

Woo-hoo! Going for the double post! But it's for a good cause: I am letting you know that I just backed up my profile once again, and I want to remind you to do the same!!!

I've done a few hours worth of creating this evening, and man would it suck to lose that if I lost my profile, so I backed it up so that I can sleep well tonight

And you know what? That peace of mind only took me 2 minutes! Just logged out of LBP, plugged the system into my computer, copied the files, and presto! I am all set for a good night sleep!

2010-06-07 17:28:00

Author:
amazingflyingpoo

Posts: 1515

Oh man, I was working on Episode VI last night and my game crashed on me right in the middle of a corner edit. GULP. I went to load up my level and my PSP crashed again! Ohhhhhh no. My last backup was 4 days ago and I really, REALLY didn't want to hassle with restoring my level in progress to a backed up profile.

I loaded up my game a 3rd time and went in to a recent copy of my level and it worked. W. H. E. W. I lost maybe 10 minutes of work and about 3 gallons of cold sweat. What did I do next? You guessed it - I backed up my profile yet again!

Obsessive backing up FTW.

2010-06-07 17:49:00

Author:
Taffey

Posts: 3187

Woo-hoo! My level is getting so close to being done! I put a lot of time into it today, so as usual, I decided to backup my profile before heading to bed so that I don't end up fretting about it all night.

Remember to keep a recent backup of your profile! And if you have never made a backup then PLEASE make one! It is so easy. Just check out Taffey's original post on this thread for all of the details :-D

2010-06-10 16:56:00

Author:
amazingflyingpoo

Posts: 1515

Has anyone experienced the profile corruption with a PSP-1000? That's what I have, and it's never happened to me.

2010-06-10 17:06:00

Author:
Unknown User

If it helps, when I was still on version 2.00, unlethalizing a gas cloud and placing a race gate made no problems-but when I updated to cherry pie, the first thig that happened after i finished my level was "your data has failed to load because it is corrupt(or something on those lines)" came up in a system grey box

2010-06-11 21:00:00

Author:
ziberoo

Posts: 2

I have been backing up my PSP like crazy in the last two days. I think that I backed it up 4 times in 24 hours because I am in that final crunch where I am finishing up the final details on the level.

While it might not be necessary to go that crazy with backing up, I would highly encourage everyone to make sure to have recent backups in case their profile corrupts!

2010-06-14 13:25:00

Author:
amazingflyingpoo

Posts: 1515

I have been backing up my PSP like crazy in the last two days. I think that I backed it up 4 times in 24 hours because I am in that final crunch where I am finishing up the final details on the level.

Oh.... I think I beat that. I've been backing up twice every hour!

[EDIT: Oh, you meant your profile. I meant a level...
Oops :blush:]

2010-06-15 15:19:00

Author:
Unknown User

Wow, it's a good job I actually read this. I back up whenever I play on it now, especially since both my PSP and LBP were bought second hand.

2010-06-24 23:17:00

Author:
CeruleanSky

Posts: 12

My turbo that i paid for dissapeared is this part of the delete

2010-06-26 17:03:00

Author:
lbp is awespme

Posts: 657

The 5 "My Moon Level"-files are named: xxx.CBF, xxx.LBF, xxx.LVL, xxx.MBF and xxx.MIP! YOU ALSO NEED THE "FECONFIG.BIN"-file!!!!!!!!!!!!
The 4 "My Costume"-files are named: MYCSTx.CBF, MYCSTx.CST, MYCSTx.MIP and MYCSTx.PMD! YOU ALSO NEED THE "MYCST.ILB"-file!!!!!!!!!!!!
The "My Object"-files are named: MYOBx.xxx. There are as many files for the object as there are parts in it! YOU ALSO NEED THE "MYOBJ.ILB"-file!!!!!!!!!!!!
All I got for now

Be sure to use it now

2010-06-29 17:43:00

Author:
TomBurk

Posts: 84

Wait, just to be exactly sure I've been doing everything correctly. I just need to save a copy of the LBP PROFILE, right? Nothing else?

2010-06-30 08:54:00

Author:
TheNerd

Posts: 840

I'm finally getting back to work on Destiny 2, so I have begun backing up once again. I backed up two days ago but forgot to post, so I figured that I would post now to remind everyone to backup!

2010-06-30 10:48:00

Author:
amazingflyingpoo

Posts: 1515

Awesome! Any news on a release date?

2010-06-30 11:50:00

Author:
TheNerd

Posts: 840

No :-( I'm already fighting with the thermo a lot, which slows down creating. I hope to have it out before the end of July, and it would be nice to have it done by the middle of July. We will see though...

2010-06-30 12:04:00

Author:
amazingflyingpoo

Posts: 1515

Hey afp, I dunno if this helps but heres a way to add moar to a level Cheating the PSP Thermo (https://lbpcentral.lbp-hub.com/index.php?t=28161-How-to-Cheat-the-PSP-Thermo)

this will not cause lag. if there is lag in ur level it will be due to and overload of dynamic objects.

2010-06-30 12:45:00

Author:
Alismuffin

Posts: 1328

Wow, that is such an obvious idea, but I never thought of it. When I made the first Destiny, I actually ran into a problem where I could save and play the level, but it wouldn't allow me to publish because the level was too full. I wonder if this could cause issues like that. Either way, I am going to give it a try, because I am literally tearing my hair out and I still have more than one planet/moon to make that I haven't even started!

Thanks ali!

2010-06-30 12:50:00

Author:
amazingflyingpoo

Posts: 1515

I used this alot with I.Z and it never gave me any publishing problems so it should be fine. Just dont forget that once u want to save and quit u should change all the cardboard back to the proper materials

2010-06-30 12:55:00

Author:
Alismuffin

Posts: 1328

Wait, just to be exactly sure I've been doing everything correctly. I just need to save a copy of the LBP PROFILE, right? Nothing else?Yes, you should make a copy of the entire LBP save data folder, which is called UCUS98744PROFILE.

(I'm guessing that GamerLand is in the US based on the time zone.

)

2010-06-30 17:43:00

Author:
Taffey

Posts: 3187

Yup... I just backed it up again last night :-) I spent hours building something that turned out better than I ever expected and I wasn't about to lose it all to a profile crash. I was able to sleep easy knowing that even if the worst possible thing happened, I would easily be able to retrieve my profile :-D

Remember, backing up your profile is SUPER easy and quick (takes less than a minute if you are a pro

), so there really is no excuse for not doing it!

2010-07-01 07:53:00

Author:
amazingflyingpoo

Posts: 1515

Yes, you should make a copy of the entire LBP save data folder, which is called UCUS98744PROFILE.

(I'm guessing that GamerLand is in the US based on the time zone.

)

Actually GamerLand is a U.S. Territory. We're a day ahead of most States. But we are still in the phase of "hoping" to become a state. We're in the same union as Hawaii. Although GamerLand is what I call it, because literally Gaming is what I do most of the times. But the real name does start with "G" I'll give you another hint though, "deepest underwater trench on Earth."

Ok, thanks Taffey!

2010-07-01 08:08:00

Author:
TheNerd

Posts: 840

Hey look what I found on Page 2

*blowsawaythedust*

Maybe we all should make an up to date Backup? (;

2010-07-09 01:35:00

Author:
Dhana777

Posts: 122

I made a backup just before starting work on my level again. It's better to be safe than sorry, after all I hadn't made a backup since buying the Turbo Pack!

2010-07-09 02:07:00

Author:
Gilgamesh

Posts: 2536

My PSP has crashed on me at least a dozen times so far. I'm averaging about twice a week.

I have no idea what causes it, but there seem to be three basic types of crash. The first is a mid-game freeze, which happens randomly while playing levels. The second occurs during loading, which is scary because it makes you think your profile is corrupt. The third is the mid-create crash, which is the nastiest kind. In addition to losing your level progress, it is likely to corrupt that particular level save file and has a chance to fry your entire profile. Every once in a while, I will also get a "red screen of death" after a crash. The entire screen turns red during the crash process.

Yeah, I just got the red screen of death the other day while creating. I pretty much freaked out and thought my game was corrupted. I then went back to the game and tested everything out just to make sure it all worked. Turns out it was all fine. I guess it wouldn't have been that bad since I've been backing up my game ever since the third time I had to start the game over.

2010-07-09 02:23:00

Author:
eagerneph

Posts: 1536

As Taffey and Jeffcu are already aware, Destiny 2 is finished but I just can't publish the level for some reason. I have been really confused by the whole ordeal but just now as I was messing with the levels (copying them, trying to publish under different names, modifying little things) I ran into a Corrupted Level message. I have had levels that refused to open, and I assumed that these were the corrupt levels, I never realized that it could be corrupt to the point that the game lets you know about it when you try to copy.

I have 9 copies of the level, and none of them will publish. Based off of the fact that the 2 newest ones are actually willing to admit that they are corrupt, I am going to wager that the rest are corrupt as well and I just need to find out at what stage the whole thing started going down-hill.

I assume that the best way to handle this would be to try to attempt my first-ever profile recovery. I have been doing a so-so job at backing up recently (I backed up my profile yesterday, 4 days age, 6 days ago, 9 days ago, etc...) so I have a lot to work with.

Does this seem to be the best course of action? Should I just follow the same procedure that is listed for a corrupt profile in order to figure out if Destiny 2 was ever publishable?

2010-07-11 07:44:00

Author:
amazingflyingpoo

Posts: 1515

So let me get it straight, you have profile backups that you can use, but are worried they'll lead up to a corrupt Destiny 2 again? I got confused in your last statements. :blush:

2010-07-11 07:49:00

Author:
TheNerd

Posts: 840

Weird stuff poo. Well obviously you need to make a current backup of your profile so that you can restore everything to its current state, but I'll assume that's something you've already done.

So you're actually getting messages that tell you the level is corrupt? I have heard of that before but it's something I have never experienced myself. Doing a profile restore per my original post probably is the next logical step as far as finding out what the issue is. At this point, having narrowed down what we know so far, we should be trying things in order of how easy they are to do. In this case, treating your profile as corrupt and restoring it is reasonably simple and shouldn't take more than a few minutes. Give that a shot and see what happens.

The next thing in line after that is for you to make a copy of your level and do whatever you can to publish it. By that I mean changing ALL the material to basic cardboard, changing the background, etc. By process of elimination that way you may be able to determine what exactly is messing you up.

Your third option involves having someone else that you trust try publishing the level for you on a different PSP. This will involve manual e-mailing of the files or use of adhoc Party, both of which I can walk you through. Of course, adhoc Party means waiting until you're back in the states.

I'll see if I can come up with any other options for you, but in the mean time at least you have a few things you can try.

2010-07-11 08:11:00

Author:
Taffey

Posts: 3187

I have LBP PSP for two of my PSP's, with each one having a different save. on my PSP 3000 i have a corrupt save file... But when i take out my memory stick and insert in, reboot my PSP and it works! I don't know if this will work for you guys but i hope it help for some of you.

2010-07-11 23:17:00

Author:
Ragefulnoobs

Posts: 76

I can't wait until Destiny 2...

2010-07-11 23:34:00

Author:
Ragefulnoobs

Posts: 76

I'm going on holiday for a week and of course I'm taking my laptop with me , so I can make backups from my psp profile

2010-07-16 07:15:00

Author:
Dhana777

Posts: 122

I'm getting close to finishing up my next level so the paranoia is really kicking in. I'm backing up daily and I may even make a backup on my work computer as like a backup backup.

Losing work at this stage of the creation process would be catastrophic - I'm not going to let it happen!

2010-07-16 18:43:00

Author:
Taffey

Posts: 3187

Yes! Finally something from Taffey!

2010-07-16 18:47:00

Author:
CyberSora

Posts: 5551

CATASTROPHE!!! Sort of.

Here I am, about 95% done with my new level, and I got the "failed to load level" bug. :eek: My level is lost forever!!!

Oh wait, no it isn't. I made a copy of my level files, restored an old backup, and presto! I'm back creating again in 10 minutes and literally didn't even lose five seconds' worth of work.

Just to make things as painfully clear as I possibly can, I am going to write the next statement in unnecessarily large, annoyingly-colored font to make sure you don't accidentally overlook it:

WITHOUT A BACKUP, I WOULD HAVE JUST
LOST THREE MONTHS OF WORK.

But because I had a backup, I'm just fine. I would never risk that much work, which is why I back up my data regularly.

MAKE SURE YOU BACK UP YOUR DATA TOO.

That's it! I now return you to font normality.

2010-07-20 03:18:00

Author:
Taffey

Posts: 3187

you will have to backup the profile folder AND the local istall folder

2010-07-20 19:10:00

Author:
TomBurk

Posts: 84

I've only ever backed up the profile folder... I've never needed the install folder for anything. Or are you saying the install itself may corrupt as well?

2010-07-20 19:12:00

Author:
Taffey

Posts: 3187

i'm so glad to see this has happened to other people, 1 week after i got lbp (i beat all story mode) i got corrupted data and lost EVERYTHING! I deleted and reinstalled lbp data but was lucky enough i didn't lose my profile. I had to do all of story mode again to get stickers and music.

2010-07-20 19:25:00

Author:
anoken

Posts: 1654

I have rebooted my save files 4 times :O corrupt, corrupt, corrupt, "unable to save load stuff"!

2010-07-26 15:45:00

Author:
TomBurk

Posts: 84

@TomBurk Its cause u keep finding glitches
@Taffy new lvl=

@Ragefullnoobs after you backed up your data u didnt put the memory card in properly this means the data could not be read.
when you put it into the other psp u got it in in the right way so the data could be read. u dont need 2 psps to get that problem sorted

2010-07-26 19:00:00

Author:
unXpectiD

Posts: 1132

Um, when i try to look for UCUS98744PROFILE nothing comes up? it just shows UCUS98744INSTALL and then just UCUS98744

2010-07-29 14:59:00

Author:
dragonember

Posts: 607

Um, when i try to look for UCUS98744PROFILE nothing comes up? it just shows UCUS98744INSTALL and then just UCUS98744That's interesting... Well, the UCUS98744 folder should be the one you're looking for. Does it contain a file named FECONFIG?

2010-07-29 17:03:00

Author:
Taffey

Posts: 3187

The UCUS98744 folder only contains my DLC data, Like my downloaded costumes and stuff… But if the PROFILE isn't there how can my levels still be there?

2010-07-29 17:38:00

Author:
dragonember

Posts: 607

Yay! Corruption again! Why do I keep forgetting to backup?

2010-08-02 13:43:00

Author:
Fastbro

Posts: 1277

^ Because you're too busy playing Blue Blitz?

Speaking of, I never got around to mentioning this, but I also almost lost my newest level due to corruption - except I had been saving endless backups.
So, since Taffey already used giant red font,

BACK UP YOUR PROFILE, OR WHEN IT CORRUPTS WE SHALL MAKE THIS FACE IN MOCKERY!

http://chzderp.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/552bce3a-66bf-4b05-b211-188c0c55488f.jpg

2010-08-02 14:07:00

Author:
Voltergeist

Posts: 1702

N-no... It can't be... My last working backup is before... I ACED HIGH ON RUGS, SEWN IDENTITY AND FRYING SAUCERS!!!!

2010-08-03 09:42:00

Author:
Fastbro

Posts: 1277

Ok I guess I deserve that stupid image B3!! I didn't back up and I got hit with this stupid bug!!! GRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!
But all is not lost! I backed up my corrupted file on to another memory stick(so that I can publish my really hard work as copyable so I can download it), and deleted it on my usual one, so now I have to start again, but then once I've aced everything, I'll make a back up that I can always fall back on if I need too.
So if there's anyone out there who needs to know where to find something, ask me to find it for you while I go and replay all Story and Turbo! levels and I'll let you know.

2010-08-03 10:52:00

Author:
Unknown User

I'm working on a new level and I started to make regular backups again

2010-08-07 17:47:00

Author:
Dhana777

Posts: 122

will be the first thing i do on my ps3 today!

2010-08-07 17:58:00

Author:
>er.

Posts: 785

If you can't backup you data and you want to protect your noncomleted levels, I came up with an idea.
1. Take your level and place the entrance in a nonescapable box preventing people from viewing the level.
2. Now you make the level noncopyable and publish it.
If your profile corrupts, all you need to do is create a new one and download your level, and copy them to my moon. All your levels are copyable to you and you only if you made them noncopyable. (is that confusing)

2010-08-07 18:25:00

Author:
ConverseFox

Posts: 2333

no accutuly that is a good idea

2010-08-07 23:55:00

Author:
lbp is awespme

Posts: 657

B3 just backed up his profile! Don't you want to be awesome and smexy like him? Then back up your profile today!

This message brought to you by the Data Erasing Retard Preventer, or DERP. I'm B3 and I approve this message.

2010-08-16 21:30:00

Author:
Voltergeist

Posts: 1702

lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2010-08-16 21:34:00

Author:
lbp is awespme

Posts: 657

Gone, every frigging thing is gone! As soon as I finished my awesome level too! Im gonna go cut my self now

2010-08-18 03:19:00

Author:
austimerr

Posts: 385

Thanks for the reminder! my latest back-up was almost a month old!

2010-08-18 04:07:00

Author:
swanbrown

Posts: 898

I had a hard time loading levels and edditing them, it kept freezing when i touched something, but I deleted unused downloaded levels, empty my moon levels, and a whole lot of community objects, it was like 516/100 and my objects! I hope this helps someone!

2010-08-21 02:25:00

Author:
Unknown User

Oh my gosh, taffey you are my best friend. I've been corrupted before, so I know what it looks like when it's about to. When scrolling through downloaded levels a few just float in the air off of the planet and never move. This just happened to me again. Luckily I backed up my data a while ago. Anyways I immediately quit the game and went to this thread trying to fix it by going to my moon, saving the level, and playing a story mode level. It fixed it!!! I love you!!! lol jk

2010-08-25 23:34:00

Author:
anoken

Posts: 1654

Awesome! I'm glad you avoided disaster valmassoi.

I've also come across the weird "floating level icon" thing. I've had it happen and eventually go away by itself, but I've also had it followed by a profile corruption on occasion.

In any case, I just recently ran my usual weekly backup of my profile. Who here has backed up their profile recently? Speak up and I'll give you a cookie!*

*All cookies are virtual, but it's the thought that counts right?

2010-08-27 23:26:00

Author:
Taffey

Posts: 3187

I can has cookie?

2010-08-27 23:27:00

Author:
Voltergeist

Posts: 1702

I can has cookie?

Given your tireless efforts with your DERP campaign, I'd say you more than deserve a cookie!

I present you with EPIC STAR TREK COOKIEZ!

http://i900.photobucket.com/albums/ac207/tross13/trekbadge1.jpg

2010-08-27 23:30:00

Author:
Taffey

Posts: 3187

I have

*gets cookie*
nom nom nom

2010-08-27 23:32:00

Author:
anoken

Posts: 1654

Well, I've been getting tons of freezes lately, but from the description of the corrupt profile I guess my profile isn't corrupted. (I can still play levels and create stuff, it's just really unstable as far as when it will decide to freeze on me)

And if it gets me a cookie, my last backup was yesterday.

(And before that was Aug 26, before that was Aug 25, then Aug 24, and finally Aug 20. I have earlier ones but they're too out of date.)

I also keep at least 3 in-game backups of whatever levels I'm working on.

Yeah... I've been pretty paranoid lately with all the freezes. @_@

[EDIT] *sees the epic cookie below.*

I'm gonna need a lotta milk.

2010-08-31 19:45:00

Author:
SirPaper

Posts: 150

And if it gets me a cookie, my last backup was yesterday.

(And before that was Aug 26, before that was Aug 25, then Aug 24, and finally Aug 20. I have earlier ones but they're too out of date.)For that, you get the most epic cookie ever created:

http://i900.photobucket.com/albums/ac207/tross13/72layeroreo.jpg

(Yes, I've posted this before elsewhere but I just can't resist. It's... so... beeyootiful...

)

2010-08-31 20:06:00

Author:
Taffey

Posts: 3187

HALP! LBP works normally and I am able to create but it seems that one level is corrupted. I am unable to open it, it just loads forever! (I waited a really long time)
It just happened suddenly, I tried to playtest and it just kept loading and loading...

I have no previous backups of that level (yes, I am stupid) and only backup I have now is that corrupted one...
Does anyone know a solution to this? I wouldn't want to create everything from scratch...

2010-09-05 21:06:00

Author:
napero7

Posts: 1653

I don't think there's anything to do about that, sorry man... I have some files to that load forever

2010-09-06 15:51:00

Author:
TomBurk

Posts: 84

That due to Turbo! pack most of the time, there a thread somewhere on how to avoid it, but unfortunately if its already happened theres nothing you can do.

2010-09-06 16:03:00

Author:
PygmyOwl

Posts: 1316

Now that you mention it, it happened right after I used that turbo pack wood...

I'll keep the level saved, maybe it gets patched.
I'll make the other chapters out of the way, then if I seem to have everything done and no patch in sight I'll remake it...
(I'm talking about the LOST GOLD chapters here, the level that is corrupted is chapter 2...)

2010-09-06 18:03:00

Author:
napero7

Posts: 1653

My corrupt profile experience.

I downloaded a junk communty level off the community moon, it was pretty junky but he gave me a LOT of worthless items. I always check my items before deleting them though, so after that the 3rd to last item gave me a pop up message saying the data could not be found. I deleted the item. The following day I launched LBP and the same message popped up again. So I switched off. This process is recurring by the way, I thought it was just a glitch. It only gave me the option to say "OK". So I kept pressing. It kept popping up. After a day I realised I haven't lost my LBP PSP. If I rushed to the My moon and went into create mode the message wouldn't pop up. Same with story mode levels. Just not downloaded levels. Then I set off to find help, leading me to the ultimate source of LBP related knowledge, Taffey, an abyss of knowledge if you will. He helped me out significantly. In the end I decided to delete my data and go to GameFAQ and download another LBP data fully beaten. All I have to do again is ace story mode, beat all the Turbo! premium level kit levels, and make a backup data after I'm done. I also should backup my lil' bro's data too so he doesn't lose his data as I have.

Hopefully I won't be posting here again,
The-Questor

2010-09-28 08:53:00

Author:
The-Questor

Posts: 1328

i encountered a corruption that was really bad. i was in my moon, ok?, i went out of my moon and went to downloded levels. and to my surprise all the downloded levels except for the ones i got that day were gone! so i thought to myself i better redownload thoes levels so i did. but somthing wierd was up, the levels that were hearted before they disapered were still hearted!
~
but i could still download them!
soooooo i went to downloaded levels played a level finished a level.... and what do you find? all the dissapered levels were back!
no i wasn't happy because some of the levels were coming off the planet.
after a bit of confusion the 'grey box of certain doom came up' .......... i geuss you know the rest of the story after that. BUT I MADE A BACKUP!!

th taffey

2010-10-12 06:29:00

Author:
jimydog000

Posts: 813

Oh, thank God I copy my levels before I edit them. The game crashes CONSTANTLY! I've figured out five ways to crash my PSP so far. This is why Sony needs to come out with the PSP 4000/2. The game's already too much for the PSP's little processor!

2010-10-12 14:21:00

Author:
Snicklin

Posts: 83

This is the corrupt profile thread, not corrupt level.

2010-10-12 15:26:00

Author:
The-Questor

Posts: 1328

GEEZ! THat's what happened to me! I am using my 4th or 3rd profile right now! Gosh... thanks! After i will do the Latvian right now in the morning (My mom wants me to) i will IMMEDIATLY copy it to a folder! Thanks Taffey!

2010-10-13 09:35:00

Author:
EdwardTen

Posts: 43

Floaty level logo from downloaded levels? That's what happened to my 3rd one! Yes... i am using the 4th one already...

2010-10-13 09:37:00

Author:
EdwardTen

Posts: 43

Why double post when you can edit one?

2010-10-13 19:43:00

Author:
The-Questor

Posts: 1328

I just thought I'd give this thread a bump because.... I just backed up my data!

You should back up yours too. C'mon, you know you want to.

2010-10-31 23:14:00

Author:
Taffey

Posts: 3187

you backed your data!?
hmm...
ill back up mine too...
*removes chocolate from psp memory card slot*
umm...
so thats why...
*eats chocolate*
bother... i just ate my save data...
good thing i have a backup...
*reaches for chocolate box*

2010-11-01 00:00:00

Author:
unXpectiD

Posts: 1132

I had just backed up our games data for the first time, and it corrupted the next day. I think I am permanently traumatised.

Thank goodness I had done it though, or four levels would have gone down the drain.

On that note, I should probably update my backup again now...

2010-11-01 09:39:00

Author:
PygmyOwl

Posts: 1316

Glad you were able to recover your data DZ! :eek:

On that note, I should probably update my backup again now...When I'm actively working on a level I back up daily - I'm paranoid like that.

2010-11-01 17:56:00

Author:
Taffey

Posts: 3187

My whole savedate corrupted yesterday but it seems like my backup is corrupting after a time period so i restarted the game. Ive still the data that corrupts after some time in my computer. I hope you can help!

Edit: i mean i started the game over again. Now i have to make my level over again. But i would do anything to play LBP =D

Floaty level logo from downloaded levels? That's what happened to my 3rd one! Yes... i am using the 4th one already...

Oh that happened to me too. I had that floaty icon and then i deleted the level that had that icon and played another level. When i came back to my pod i saw it floated another icon and i deleted that one too and played again

and after that my level corrupted.

2010-11-03 18:45:00

Author:
Unknown User

Why not try the 'save and exit' method next time? Hehe, its nice to see you are so positive, I go crazy if I lose any more than a few minutes work.

But I always end up returning to the ol' PSP. Its like when you intend to give someone the cold shoulder for life, and end up being doubly kind to them because they look lonely. Uh...yeah, kinda like that.

2010-11-03 20:58:00

Author:
PygmyOwl

Posts: 1316

How do you fix your My Moon not saving your levels? BTW does anybody know what the file types represent bc im probably going to start a new proflie but transfer all my materials and costumes to it.

2010-11-06 02:47:00

Author:
Random

Posts: 673

How do you fix your My Moon not saving your levels? BTW does anybody know what the file types represent bc im probably going to start a new proflie but transfer all my materials and costumes to it.

About My Moon: Press discard changes? Not sure if this is what you mean though. Sorry.

2010-11-06 20:48:00

Author:
PygmyOwl

Posts: 1316

No when I restart the game my moon is empty, liked everything is erased from it. So i cant save anymore levels.

2010-11-06 20:58:00

Author:
Random

Posts: 673

Oh, I am sorry, I meant next time. I am sorry to here you lost you stuff.

...Wait, what? Who am I talking to, what am I talking about?

2010-11-06 21:07:00

Author:
PygmyOwl

Posts: 1316

Recap: I have all my stuff still. My "My Moon" wont save my levels. When I start up LBP PSP in the morning and go to my moon nothing is there. I am wondering how to fix it.

BTW your talking to random.

2010-11-06 21:11:00

Author:
Random

Posts: 673

Oh right, one minute I was giving advice to Naruto then I was chatting to you, oops. Sorry for confusion.

Do you have a corrupted profile, or is this the backup you have transferred? If its the latter, I am not sure,

. If the first, do you have a backup?

2010-11-06 21:16:00

Author:
PygmyOwl

Posts: 1316

Yeah I have a backup, but its not updated in awhile. I say you could say my "My Moon" is corrupted.

2010-11-06 21:19:00

Author:
Random

Posts: 673

Thats worrying, perhaps you should have a go at transferring your backup and seeing if it fixes it.

2010-11-06 21:24:00

Author:
PygmyOwl

Posts: 1316

I just did and it didn't work

2010-11-06 22:02:00

Author:
Random

Posts: 673

Uh oh, check you did everything and have another go is all I can suggest. I expect Taffey could help you better than me though.

2010-11-07 10:55:00

Author:
PygmyOwl

Posts: 1316

Ha ha. I'm one of those stupid noobs who didn't back up their file, except the one I had FROM JUNE! Let this be a lesson: I went from having some awesome logic and vehicles and levels in production all on my moon. I had collected all gifts in levels and aced about half. NOW i have story mode that is an average of 70% complete, my first two levels, and only the levels I have published on community moon. Not sure how much I'll be able to recover, so... BACK UP YOUR PROFILES LIEK I DIDNT SO YOU DONT END UP LIKE ME!!! Oh yeah, I also have NO My oblects left, where I saved almost all of my individual work.

2010-11-11 03:15:00

Author:
Ricky-III

Posts: 732

Thats sad to hear. Don't give up though, but don't rush back into creating. I suggest chocolate, it helps a lot for frustration.

At least you won't forget next time.

2010-11-11 18:36:00

Author:
PygmyOwl

Posts: 1316

Welp, the game's been giving me so many fits (Was giving me tons of issues back in August/September so I took a break from it until now. Still giving me issues) that I've decided to just format my entire memory stick. If that doesn't fix it I'll probably just give up for good since the game is basically unplayable.

2010-11-13 00:38:00

Author:
SirPaper

Posts: 150

Sir Paper! I haven't seen you for ages. Welcome back!

I am not sure what you can do to fix your game, other than back up your profile and buy a new UMD.

I am sorry to hear you have been having such problems.

2010-11-13 14:06:00

Author:
PygmyOwl

Posts: 1316

Tsk, tsk! I haven't bumped this for over two months!!! So, here I am to remind everyone to P-L-E-A-S-E back up your profile on a regular basis!

2011-01-03 14:39:00

Author:
amazingflyingpoo

Posts: 1515

I remebered...
And i forgot to bump the thread...
I will put a reminder on a post it note
*sticks post it note to forehead*

2011-01-03 19:00:00

Author:
unXpectiD

Posts: 1132

Mine just corrupted... Luckly I had a backup.

2011-01-03 19:32:00

Author:
Random

Posts: 673

Gah! My profile just corrupted! Dang it!
Good job I backed up yesterday, then. Now let me just...

EDIT: Huzzah! It worked! Everthing's intact!

Taffey, thank you from the bottom of my heart

2011-01-16 19:41:00

Author:
Unknown User

I have LBP PSP.
I play then when i quit(by pressing the HOME button), when i turn the game on after i choose the language it says that the data is corrupted and asks me if i want to retry.
How do i fix this? is it the same as what Taffey said?

BTW i haven't created any MyMoon levels

Thanks

2011-03-11 11:29:00

Author:
Unknown User

You get "Save data failed to load retry?" on startup?!
Profile corruption.
Not much to be done there.
Try taking out the memory card and putting it back in again. It works sometimes however,
your best hope of restoing your game to a playable status is to all delete savedata and start lbp again.
Remeber to make a copy before you do that though, just in case.

2011-03-11 15:53:00

Author:
unXpectiD

Posts: 1132

Thanks unXpectiD i'll try it.

2011-03-12 11:26:00

Author:
Unknown User

It worked!
I moved all the saved to my computer and made a new LBP save.
then i quit and came back and it didn't say it was corrupt

Thanks again unXpectiD i really appreciate it.

Can i move the other saves back onto the memory card or will LBP corrupt again?

2011-03-12 13:46:00

Author:
Unknown User

Go for it, I doubt that you will get a problem with it.
Now move that data!
*Starts Dancing*

2011-03-12 16:01:00

Author:
unXpectiD

Posts: 1132

OH MY GOD! This is epicly helpful, as this has happened to me before, Thanks a-bunch for the help!!! *Angels singing*

2011-03-23 22:51:00

Author:
Unknown User

I encountered this bug a couple of times in as many days last week, before updating LBP. It seemed to happen exclusively when switching between Create and Play modes on My Moon. Then, after updating, it happened again, but the only thing lost was the sandbox level I'd been working on (yay, it was only a sandbox and not a full-on level)... Has this been fixed to a degree?

2011-03-25 01:04:00

Author:
BlackWolfe

Posts: 299

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