diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/Src/FileUtil.cpp b/Source/Core/Common/Src/FileUtil.cpp
index 63464ae256..11fd035ad9 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/Src/FileUtil.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/Src/FileUtil.cpp
@@ -172,9 +172,13 @@ bool CreateFullPath(const char *fullPath)
 		return true;
 	}
 
-	const char *position = fullPath;
+	// safety check to ensure we have good dir seperators
+	std::string strFullPath(fullPath);
+	NormalizeDirSep(&strFullPath);
+
+	const char *position = strFullPath.c_str();
 	while (true) {
-		// Find next sub path, support both \ and / directory separators
+		// Find next sub path
 		position = strchr(position, DIR_SEP_CHR);
 
 		// we're done, yay!
@@ -184,9 +188,9 @@ bool CreateFullPath(const char *fullPath)
 		position++;
 
 		// Create next sub path
-		int sLen = (int)(position - fullPath);
+		int sLen = (int)(position - strFullPath.c_str());
 		if (sLen > 0) {
-			char *subPath = strndup(fullPath, sLen);
+			char *subPath = strndup(strFullPath.c_str(), sLen);
 			if (!File::IsDirectory(subPath)) {
 				File::CreateDir(subPath);
 			}
@@ -196,7 +200,7 @@ bool CreateFullPath(const char *fullPath)
 		// A safety check
 		panicCounter--;
 		if (panicCounter <= 0) {
-			ERROR_LOG(COMMON, "CreateFullPath: directory stracture too deep");
+			ERROR_LOG(COMMON, "CreateFullPath: directory structure too deep");
 			return false;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/EXI_DeviceMemoryCard.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/EXI_DeviceMemoryCard.cpp
index abc890f5b1..c9c097ef7b 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/EXI_DeviceMemoryCard.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/EXI_DeviceMemoryCard.cpp
@@ -101,10 +101,7 @@ CEXIMemoryCard::CEXIMemoryCard(const std::string& _rName, const std::string& _rF
 
 }
 
-
-//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-// Create new memory card
-// ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ
+// Flush memory card contents to disc
 void CEXIMemoryCard::Flush(bool exiting)
 {
 	FILE* pFile = NULL;
@@ -115,7 +112,7 @@ void CEXIMemoryCard::Flush(bool exiting)
 		std::string dir;
 		SplitPath(m_strFilename, &dir, 0, 0);
 		if(!File::IsDirectory(dir.c_str()))
-			File::CreateDir(dir.c_str());
+			File::CreateFullPath(dir.c_str());
 		pFile = fopen(m_strFilename.c_str(), "wb");
 	}
 
@@ -134,8 +131,6 @@ void CEXIMemoryCard::Flush(bool exiting)
 		Core::DisplayMessage(StringFromFormat("Wrote memory card %c contents to %s", card_index ? 'B' : 'A', m_strFilename.c_str()).c_str(), 4000);
 	}
 }
-//////////////////////////////////////
-
 
 CEXIMemoryCard::~CEXIMemoryCard()
 {
diff --git a/Source/DSPTool/DSPTool.vcproj b/Source/DSPTool/DSPTool.vcproj
index 982f4e6cf6..715349ed89 100644
--- a/Source/DSPTool/DSPTool.vcproj
+++ b/Source/DSPTool/DSPTool.vcproj
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
 				OutputFile="../../Binary/Win32/$(ProjectName)D.exe"
 				LinkIncremental="2"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
+				ProgramDatabaseFile="$(PlatformName)\$(ConfigurationName)\$(TargetName).pdb"
 				SubSystem="1"
 				TargetMachine="1"
 			/>
@@ -143,6 +144,7 @@
 				OutputFile="../../Binary/x64/$(ProjectName)D.exe"
 				LinkIncremental="2"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
+				ProgramDatabaseFile="$(PlatformName)\$(ConfigurationName)\$(TargetName).pdb"
 				SubSystem="1"
 				TargetMachine="17"
 			/>
@@ -218,6 +220,7 @@
 				OutputFile="../../Binary/Win32/$(ProjectName).exe"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
+				ProgramDatabaseFile="$(PlatformName)\$(ConfigurationName)\$(TargetName).pdb"
 				SubSystem="1"
 				OptimizeReferences="2"
 				EnableCOMDATFolding="2"
@@ -296,6 +299,7 @@
 				OutputFile="../../Binary/x64/$(ProjectName).exe"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
+				ProgramDatabaseFile="$(PlatformName)\$(ConfigurationName)\$(TargetName).pdb"
 				SubSystem="1"
 				OptimizeReferences="2"
 				EnableCOMDATFolding="2"