PCSX2 · PlayStation 2

Where PCSX2 keeps your saves.

PCSX2 keeps PS2 memory cards in a memcards folder (Mcd001.ps2 and Mcd002.ps2) and save states in sstates, inside its data folder.

Save folders on each platform

Windows

Memory cards: Documents\PCSX2\memcards
States: Documents\PCSX2\sstates

In portable mode (portable.ini or portable.txt next to pcsx2-qt.exe), the folders are next to the program.

Mac

Memory cards: ~/Library/Application Support/PCSX2/memcards
States: ~/Library/Application Support/PCSX2/sstates

Linux and AppImage

Memory cards: ~/.config/PCSX2/memcards
States: ~/.config/PCSX2/sstates

Linux Flatpak

Memory cards: ~/.var/app/net.pcsx2.PCSX2/config/PCSX2/memcards
States: ~/.var/app/net.pcsx2.PCSX2/config/PCSX2/sstates

Steam Deck with EmuDeck

Memory cards: ~/Emulation/saves/pcsx2/saves
States: ~/Emulation/saves/pcsx2/states

Steam Deck with RetroDECK

Memory cards: ~/retrodeck/saves/ps2/pcsx2/memcards
States: ~/retrodeck/states/ps2/pcsx2

Find or change the folder

Tools, Open Data Directory opens the data folder. Settings, Folders changes the memory card and save state folders, and Settings, Memory Cards picks the card in each slot.

Moving saves between devices

A file card is one 8 MB .ps2 file. A folder card is a folder named like Mcd001.ps2; copy the whole folder. The Memory Cards settings convert one to the other.
A game can be set to its own card in its properties; check which card it uses before copying.
Save states (.p2s) are tied to the PCSX2 version. Move memory cards, not states.

Sync PCSX2 saves between devices

The SaveSync app for Windows, Mac, Linux, Steam Deck, and Android will watch PCSX2's save folders and sync them when you close a game. It is coming next.

Today SaveSync syncs RetroArch through its built-in Cloud Sync. See how to set it up.

SaveSync keeps the newest 20 versions of every save, so a bad sync or an overwritten slot is one click to undo.

Questions

Where are PCSX2's memory cards?

In the memcards folder of PCSX2's data folder: Documents\PCSX2\memcards on Windows, ~/.config/PCSX2/memcards on Linux, and ~/Library/Application Support/PCSX2/memcards on Mac.

Can I use one memory card on two computers?

Yes: copy Mcd001.ps2 (or the folder card) to the same place on the other computer while PCSX2 is closed there.

Checked against PCSX2's documentation and source in October 2026: Pcsx2Config.cpp (pcsx2), MemoryCardFile.cpp (pcsx2), EmuDeck's setup script, RetroDECK's setup.

Pick up where you left off.

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