Data corruption worries...

[SodaDog]

i have the game since release and now, i'm scared of losing my data. I don't have OCD, but i'm worried that i will wake up one day and find out that my data is corrupted, losing hours of work . When i turn off the game, i always go back on it to check and see if it is fine. I don't know if it is good because it might push the game to corruption.

I also made my camper dreamie move in, but i'm worried about corruption too.

Anyone give me some advice?

 

[Wish]

do you have digital? you can back that up onto your computer

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

Never back up onto computer. My friends had their data corrupted thanks to that.

 

[Sholee]

do you have digital? you can back that up onto your computer

Nope! You will DEFINITELY corrupt the game this way
http://www.belltreeforums.com/showthread.php?107390-Backing-up-SD-card-data-caused-my-town-to-delete!

Best way is to make sure your game is COMPLETELY saved before turning it off.

 

[beffa]

I AM SO NERVOUS ABOUT CORRUPTION

i'm extremely careful to save correctly and turn off when it's on the title screen

 

[SodaDog]

I have physical.

 

[Wish]

Nope! You will DEFINITELY corrupt the game this way
http://www.belltreeforums.com/showthread.php?107390-Backing-up-SD-card-data-caused-my-town-to-delete!

Best way is to make sure your game is COMPLETELY saved before turning it off.

really? wow I didn't know sorry
I backed it up a few times but that's it

 

[KarlaKGB]

You won't definitely corrupt the game just by making a backup, but if you try to apply the backup, you'll lose your town.

 

[Sholee]

You won't definitely corrupt the game just by making a backup, but if you try to apply the backup, you'll lose your town.

yep, once you paste the back up file to your sd card. Your town is dead. Copying onto your computer is fine but what's the point if you can't ever paste it back to the card.

I REALLY wished nintendo didn't do that

 

[Flyffel]

Umm...
You don't need to be worried about your file being corrupted...
Just make sure your game fully saves before ending the game and never save when your battery is dying (the red light is blinking).
Wtf... your fear is totally irrational.

 

[Wish]

Umm...
You don't need to be worried about your file being corrupted...
Just make sure your game fully saves before ending the game and never save when your battery is dying (the red light is blinking).
Wtf... your fear is totally irrational.

um wtf towns can corrupt other ways too??

 

[RainbowYoshi]

Umm...
You don't need to be worried about your file being corrupted...
Just make sure your game fully saves before ending the game and never save when your battery is dying (the red light is blinking).
Wtf... your fear is totally irrational.

Umm...
What's with the "um's" and ...'s, and the Wtf?
You're comment toward him is totally irrational.

 

[KarlaKGB]

Umm...
You don't need to be worried about your file being corrupted...
Just make sure your game fully saves before ending the game and never save when your battery is dying (the red light is blinking).
Wtf... your fear is totally irrational.

People have had corrupted files even when following your infallible suggestions.

 

[MadisonCrossing]

Just make sure you always save and keep your 3DS charged. There's really not too much to worry about, since it isn't that common to have your data corrupted. Most likely it won't be. Don't worry about a thing!

 

[Flyffel]

People have had corrupted files even when following your infallible suggestions.

I have never heard of a game that corrupts itself just like that.

Umm...
What's with the "um's" and ...'s, and the Wtf?
You're comment toward him is totally irrational.

How so?

um wtf towns can corrupt other ways too??

Other ways than...? Not saving properly? Well, by backing up your game and appying it, too, yeah.

 

[Laurina]

Games do corrupt. I've played tons of games on all kinds of devices where I woke up one day and the data was gone for no reason what so ever. Luckily I haven't had problems with ACNL. I've had a friend wake up to her town corrupted she had a physical copy. I've had another who woke up to his town corrupted as well and he had a digital copy. They always saved properly, suspended and closed to game properly, and turned the 3ds off properly.

A few of my friends, coworkers, and relatives have had New Leaf games corrupted due to not saving properly, 3ds batteries dying, dropping their 3ds, transferring their data onto their PC, and accidentally ejecting their cartridge.

You just need to be careful on how you handle everything. Do everything properly to prevent it. There's no way of telling if you're going to wake up to your town gone. Don't get too worked up over it. Plus you are apart of an understanding community here who will help if such a horrible thing were to happen to you. If you're really worried you'd probably have to get a second copy and make a second town to your liking that way if anything were to happen you'd have a backup plan.

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How so?

Just how you worded your comment came off a bit rude. Especially "Wtf... your fear is totally irrational." Since this is a problem and fear that people have and some people can't control it. It was just unnecessary to say since they were just asking for help/advice not someone to call them out like that.

 

[Flyffel]

Games don't corrupt "just like that", no matter what you say or think... something must have happened.

 

[Laurina]

Games don't corrupt "just like that", no matter what you say or think... something must have happened.

Of course something must have happened. But if Nintendo and any tech support can't explain what happened to lead it to corruption I see it as "it just happens." It doesn't happen very often but AC and ACNL has a huge fanbase around the world and somethings are just bound to happen to some people. You can't control it mind as well enjoy the game and don't worry about it.

 

[Flyffel]

You can't control it mind as well enjoy the game and don't worry about it.

Exactly. It's like fearing that you win in lotto. An irrational fear.

 

[majnin]

I know how you feel, I used to be terrified with my old town and all the hours I put in. And I thought about it this way: If my data got corrupted I would be so so upset to lose all of that, but it's just a game.

This is coming from someone who has played WW, CF and now NL and I game a lot. But sometimes we attach ourselves to a game and it becomes our everything. Your data gets corrupted? Yeah it's a massive shame, and you're allowed to be upset. But then it's best to just move on and accept it. Hey, think of it as a way to start afresh and fix all those mistakes you made at the start!