Saving and loading problem on ps3

okay so ive used emulators before and i like to think i know what im doing but when i try save a game i can load it fine again as long as i dont quit the game, if i change emulator, say snes to gen, then come back to my first game and try and load the save state, it simply saves failed to load etc etc.

Do i have to create a specific file path, set a default path or what? ive never had an issue so simple with emulators so i cant help but feel im being a moron but at the same time cant find the solution!

thanks in advance

You shouldn’t use those versions anymore. RetroArch 0.9.8 is coming out this week for PS3, and it should fix most of your problems.