These are your "official" saves. They contain the data you save at in-game fountains, typewriters, or world maps. If you want to move your save to a real PS2 or another emulator, these are the files you need.

If you want to keep your saves in a cloud-synced folder like Dropbox or OneDrive, you can change the default path in the settings:

If you downloaded a .zip or .7z file and extracted it to a custom folder (like C:\Games\PCSX2 ), your saves are kept inside that same folder. [Your PCSX2 Folder]\memcards Save States: [Your PCSX2 Folder]\sstates For Linux Users Memory Cards: ~/.config/PCSX2/memcards

If you have OneDrive enabled, Windows might have moved your Documents folder into C:\Users\[YourName]\OneDrive\Documents\PCSX2 . Summary Table File Extension

~/.var/app/net.pcsx2.PCSX2/config/PCSX2/memcards 2. Difference Between Memcards and SStates

These are "Save States" created when you hit F1 or use the "Save State" menu. They are specific to the version of PCSX2 you are using; a save state from an old version may not work on a newer one. 3. How to Change the Save Path