Regarding fla & mpk files...

[CKMBDavis]

So for the second time in a year, I've had a ton of edits and creations just disappear, I'm assuming to some type of corrupted save file or something else unknown. I thought I had been backing up my work but over time I got lazy about it and now it seems none of my edits are showing up. Anyway, my question is, what is the proper way to backup files, etc? Besides the actual .png images, should I only copy the .mpk and .fla files and save them all to a separate folder, or are there other files I should save as well? You guys have always been so helpful in the past, so any advice is appreciated.

 

[metzger203]

Usually when I backup my stuff I copy the .fla .mpk and .cht files, plus the entire textures folder. As far as I know these contain all your save data, mempak CAWs, cheats, and textures. Not sure if anything else is really necessary.

 

[CKMBDavis]

Yeah, I had been saving the mpk & fla files and my textures folder. Once these issues started, I tried to use one of my backed up mpk & fla files, but everything was still missing. Not sure what may have happened as I've done nothing out of the ordinary. Thanks for your insight.