diff --git a/res/values/strings-no-translate.xml b/res/values/strings-no-translate.xml
index 8624b335ab..c4bc21c709 100644
--- a/res/values/strings-no-translate.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings-no-translate.xml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     <string name="actionHelp_uriBug" translatable="false">http://github.com/paulscode/mupen64plus-ae/issues</string>
     <string name="actionAbout_uriCredits" translatable="false">http://www.paulscode.com/forum/index.php?topic=836.msg7873#msg7873</string>
     <string name="actionAbout_uriChangelog" translatable="false">http://www.paulscode.com/forum/index.php?topic=96.msg2243#msg2243</string>
+    <string name="assetExtractor_help" translatable="false">tinyurl.com/bfbb4jc</string>
 
     <!-- Encoded values -->
     <string name="inputMap_defaultOn" translatable="false">true/0:22,0:-31,1:21,1:-32,2:20,2:-33,3:19,3:-34,4:108,6:99,7:96,7:23,12:103,13:102,16:-1,17:-2,18:-3,19:-4</string>
diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index 6fbb8ccb3c..a4ed4c6d7e 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@
     <string name="assetExtractor_initializing">Initializing</string>
     <string name="assetExtractor_progress">%1$.0f%% done: %2$s</string>
     <string name="assetExtractor_finished">Finished</string>
+    <string name="assetExtractor_failed">Error extracting app data.\nPlease unplug USB cable, reboot device, and re-launch app.\nFor help, please visit %1$s.</string>
 
     <!-- Cheats Configuration -->
     <string name="cheats_titleFor">Cheats for %1$s</string>
diff --git a/src/paulscode/android/mupen64plusae/MainActivity.java b/src/paulscode/android/mupen64plusae/MainActivity.java
index abd84415ad..b0e719b786 100644
--- a/src/paulscode/android/mupen64plusae/MainActivity.java
+++ b/src/paulscode/android/mupen64plusae/MainActivity.java
@@ -119,24 +119,34 @@ public void run()
         {
             // This runs on non-UI thread and ensures that the app is responsive during the lengthy
             // extraction process
+            boolean success = true;
             
             // Extract the assets if they are out of date
             if( mAppData.getAssetVersion() != ASSET_VERSION )
             {
                 FileUtil.deleteFolder( new File( mAppData.dataDir ) );
                 mAssetsExtracted = 0;
-                AssetExtractor.extractAssets( getAssets(), SOURCE_DIR, mAppData.dataDir,
+                success = AssetExtractor.extractAssets( getAssets(), SOURCE_DIR, mAppData.dataDir,
                         MainActivity.this );
-                mAppData.putAssetVersion( ASSET_VERSION );
             }
             
-            updateText( R.string.assetExtractor_finished );
-            
-            // Launch the MenuActivity
-            startActivity( new Intent( MainActivity.this, MenuActivity.class ) );
-            
-            // We never want to come back to this activity, so finish it
-            finish();
+            // Launch menu activity if successful; post failure notice otherwise
+            if( success )
+            {
+                mAppData.putAssetVersion( ASSET_VERSION );
+                updateText( R.string.assetExtractor_finished );
+                
+                // Launch the MenuActivity
+                startActivity( new Intent( MainActivity.this, MenuActivity.class ) );
+                
+                // We never want to come back to this activity, so finish it
+                finish();
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                String weblink = getResources().getString( R.string.assetExtractor_help );
+                updateText( R.string.assetExtractor_failed, weblink );
+            }
         }
     };
     
diff --git a/src/paulscode/android/mupen64plusae/util/AssetExtractor.java b/src/paulscode/android/mupen64plusae/util/AssetExtractor.java
index 1bc10fcb32..f295dcdf83 100644
--- a/src/paulscode/android/mupen64plusae/util/AssetExtractor.java
+++ b/src/paulscode/android/mupen64plusae/util/AssetExtractor.java
@@ -39,9 +39,11 @@ public interface OnExtractionProgressListener
         public void onExtractionProgress( String nextFileExtracted );
     }
     
-    public static void extractAssets( AssetManager assetManager, String srcPath, String dstPath,
+    public static boolean extractAssets( AssetManager assetManager, String srcPath, String dstPath,
             OnExtractionProgressListener onProgress )
     {
+        boolean result = true;
+        
         if( srcPath.startsWith( "/" ) )
             srcPath = srcPath.substring( 1 );
         
@@ -89,8 +91,11 @@ public static void extractAssets( AssetManager assetManager, String srcPath, Str
             catch( IOException e )
             {
                 Log.w( "AssetExtractor", "Failed to extract asset file: " + srcPath );
+                result = false;
             }
         }
+        
+        return result;
     }
     
     public static int countAssets( AssetManager assetManager, String srcPath )