If the folder is empty when you first install the emulator, don’t panic. The emulator usually generates these files the first time you run a game or configure your memory card settings. How to Manage and Edit your Memory Card

Since you cannot easily read the "draft text" in a text editor, use these specialized tools to view and manage the actual save data within the file:

Yes, but ePSXe will only auto-detect epsxe000.mcr for slot 1 by default. You can manually point to any .mcr file in the Memory Cards config menu.

: The "epsxe000.mcr" file is typically the first of four possible memory card slots (000 to 003) that ePSXe supports. It's used to store game saves, much like a real PlayStation memory card.

file the next time you start the emulator and attempt to save. Are you trying to recover a lost save , or are you looking to download a completed save file for a specific game?