Anyway to fix my corrupt 70 hour FFXII file!!??

PLEASE GOD SOMEONE HELP ME!!! Is there any way to retrieve or fix a "corrupted" save file? I've been playing Final Fantasy XII non stop for the past month now and had 67 hours logged with every character having all 3 quickenings available and everybody around level 40-43. I dont really know much about the technicalities of save memory but it was on an 8mb NYKO memory card. I wasat the end of a 2 hour play sessiontonight and was about to save and turn it off when all of a sudden while attempting to save it read "could not save, file corrupted". So i freaked a little and turned off and on my ps2 to enter the browser and look at the memory card files my self. Sure enough there was a blank block where my FFXII file used to be that is now labled "corrupted file". What the hell is a corrupted file and more importantly how does this happen??? Is there any way to get my SAVE BACK!!?? My gut tells me there is no way to fix it and its just a **** happens" sorta thing. But damn, couldnt one of my other files become corrupt, like any onebesides MY 70 HOUR FFXII FILE!!!!! Anyway im sure someone knows whats up.

I just went out and bought a Sony Memory card. Now is it not a good idea to copy my files from other games onto my new mem card? Or is it just the corrupt file that is contaminated?toolheadchris

I cant download these with only a PS2?

I cant download these with only a PS2?

toolheadchris

As a general rule of thumb - and I know this is out-dated advice now, but whatever - stick to first-party memory cards at all times. Otherwise, you WILL learn your lesson the hard way.

But that totally sucks about your save file. I've had it happen to me before (not with FF XII, but still), and you get this completely helpless feeling. :(