How exactly do I use this to fix the problem? the dsv file you gave me is named differently from the save state file i gave you. When i moved the .dsv you gave me into the desmume folder and loaded the save state I gave you and saved, it just made another dsv file with the same name as the save state (9K again). I tried renaming the dsv and the save state file, doesnt seem to work. What'd you do to fix it?

how do I send you the file?

I started it in 0.9.6. I pretty sure I left the save file size on auto detect, but I'm not 100% sure. So you're saying that if I did specify it, then I screwed myself over completely and would have to start over, right? If we assume I didn't specify and left it on auto detect, is there anything that could be causing this?

I tried copying the 513 K file like you said.

Basically, it looks like the 513 K file is there while i turn on desmume and load the save state, but when the game saves, a 9K version replaces the 513 K file. When I looked at the link on your faq it said the correct save size for platinum was 5MB, so I'm guessing 9K overwriting is the problem, but I tried re-extracting to my documents and moving all the roms like you said, and no matter where it's located the 9K file seems to replace the .dsv when I load the save state and try to save. Is there any way around this?

Right, I saw that when i read the faq, and tried it but it still doesnt work. I tried running desmume as an admin, re-extracting desmume, re-downloading and then re-extracting, and combinations of everything. It says the game is saved, but when i reset the emulator it starts the game all over. Is there anything else you can recommend?