how do i keep a saved game in No$gba?

You wouldn't happen to have TuneUp Utilities or a program like that, would you?Because the "cleaner" programs sometimes mistake trash for not trash and delete important files.

idk, well, i exited out of No$gba, re-opened it and my data was not there

how do i find out if i have tune up utilities?

Do you not know what programs you've installed on your computer? ;)

like what?

Gah, I'll just leave this issue to you guys. I'm not in the mood for punishment ;) Otherwise, just redownload no$gba 2.6a, and test that.