PS3 CFW COBRA REBUG & Internal HDD Change

[CFW1971]

the limitation is likely software-based, because the 360 can read 2TBs just fine even when it's not supposed to. that's deliberate. it's probably due to stability concerns, but what's odd is that there seems to be no limit to game/dlc installs, yet there's a limit to how many themes can be installed.

I will tell you ...
I understood that SONY programmers in 2005-2006 didnt expected people putting over 1TB HDD in their system.
personally i would have build a better console , but its easy to tell now in 2020.
they done their best back then with their knowledge. they surpassed themself for the PS4 and will do for the PS5

Slowly I will reach my goal and will be able to retire playing MY generation games all under the PS3 hood.
I will not buy the PS4 and PS5 , for me it will end with the PS3 and frankly i will not live long enough to play all the NES-MASTER SYSTEM/GENESIS/SNES/NEO-GEO/SEGA CD/TURBOGRAFX/PC-ENGINE/PC Point & Click/PSX-PS2-PS3 i will have in this single console.

Maybe im 10 years behind , but i know i will have a very cool POOR retirement.

I will never live the jet set life , will not even have enought money to take a single vacation outside my country or even my own town ....but i will be happy playing games.

 

[CFW1971]

Because i could never imagine you was bypassing that warnings 100% of the times since years ago, but you didnt even mentioned it in this thread

Before that you was saying your hdd was 2tb, and suddenly you start telling that is 1.5tb, at that point i thought your hdd was working perfect and you was doing the manteinance filesystem checks at least one time in all this years
You are not the first person that tells 1.5tb works fine, there is a lot of confusing info in internet about this because people doesnt worries about the "restore filesystem", so they considers is fine even when their PS3's cant complete the "restore filesytem" and filesystem manteinance functions
But no, it looks like you never did the filesystem manteinance ever, you are bypassing all that warnings since the first day, but you dont consider worths to be mentioned in this thread ?
Now what do you want me to tell, is like if you are cheating me in the info you gave me

And now you say that warnings never appeared to you ?...and the only ones you saw was asking you to send the console to sony ?... to be honest, it looks you was not even reading that warning texts

it would had changed NOTHING since the 1.5TB DONT allow the check system file....Full , Half full or even EMPTY !

 

[sandungas]

Listen , I have bypassed 2-3 of theses messages in two years
in theses 24 months i ONLY installed games on this console , never played any of them and never erased a single thing too. and it change nothing as i made the check system file immediatelly after i decided/resigned myself to wipe/reformat it and it did NOT passed the check since the 1.5TB is TOO BIG in size.

Ohh, but this is another important thing that matters a lot, if you only install files, but never delete or move them (or even play a game that could generate his own files, use cache, copy files to gamedata, etc...) then i guess the filesystem should not have errors and the PS3 should not have crashes or freezed to you much, the only errors posible that could cause a crash or freeze and filesystem problems would be by interrupting a file transfer (from FTP or USB ---> to internal hdd)
That explains why you only saw that warning screen only 2 times in 2 years

But i was not aware about all this, i thought you was doing a normal usage of the PS3, as example:
Playing PS3 games... we have lot of crashes with them, specially when trying to boot them in JB format because the JB format allows for many combination of boot modes, and some are not compatible with specific games... everybody that uses JB format is used to that freezes or crashes because the only way to know the correct bbot mode is by trying combinations of settings
Playing PS2 games... there are a lot that needs a CONFIG file, just the fact is needed to learn how to use the CONFIG files is going to assure you 2 or 3 freezes or crashes in that first attempts to load a PS2 ISO + CONFIG... after that, if you continue trying with other games, and eventually try the CONFIG editors or make some test with other CONFIGs you are going to have mroe freezes and crashes
Other homebrews, like retroarch have bugs that cause freezes or crashes... it just happens very frequently
Or ask the people using HAN/HEN, it freezes the PS3 every few boots

With all this i mean... everybody using a PS3 with an "unnofficial" firmware is used to all this freezes and crashes, is annoying but it happens a lot, so soon or later the PS3 is going to reboot and display that warning screen

I knew you was using that hdd since 2 years ago and had many games in it, so i thought you was doing a normal usage of the PS3 (and as consequence, you saw that warning screen tenths of times)
When you said your hdd was 1.5tb, and the fact you was not mentioning bypassing that warning screen made me think your hdd was working fine and you passed the "restore filesystem" procedures many times before (in the past 2 years), in some way i thought you was confirming that 1.5tb works fine
This is why i said "Nice, then yes, enter recovery menu and do the restore filesystem, mostly as a confirmation that everything is fine, and also as manteinance"
You was interested in doing it (and i thought you was confirming 1.5tb works fine) so that was like the real proof that evrything was fine

I regret in writing that post though, i should have tell you "wait a bit" and ask you more questions to try to figure why your hdd was so special

 

[CFW1971]

Ohh, but this is another important thing that matters a lot, if you only install files, but never delete or move them (or even play a game that could generate his own files, use cache, copy files to gamedata, etc...) then i guess the filesystem should not have errors and the PS3 should not have crashes or freezed to you much, the only errors posible that could cause a crash or freeze and filesystem problems would be by interrupting a file transfer (from FTP or USB ---> to internal hdd)
That explains why you only saw that warning screen only 2 times in 2 years

But i was not aware about all this, i thought you was doing a normal usage of the PS3, as example:
Playing PS3 games... we have lot of crashes with them, specially when trying to boot them in JB format because the JB format allows for many combination of boot modes, and some are not compatible with specific games... everybody that uses JB format is used to that freezes or crashes because the only way to know the correct bbot mode is by trying combinations of settings
Playing PS2 games... there are a lot that needs a CONFIG file, just the fact is needed to learn how to use the CONFIG files is going to assure you 2 or 3 freezes or crashes in that first attempts to load a PS2 ISO + CONFIG... after that, if you continue trying with other games, and eventually try the CONFIG editors or make some test with other CONFIGs you are going to have mroe freezes and crashes
Other homebrews, like retroarch have bugs that cause freezes or crashes... it just happens very frequently
Or ask the people using HAN/HEN, it freezes the PS3 every few boots

With all this i mean... everybody using a PS3 with an "unnofficial" firmware is used to all this freezes and crashes, is annoying but it happens a lot, so soon or later the PS3 is going to reboot and display that warning screen

I knew you was using that hdd since 2 years ago and had many games in it, so i thought you was doing a normal usage of the PS3 (and as consequence, you saw that warning screen tenths of times)
When you said your hdd was 1.5tb, and the fact you was not mentioning bypassing that warning screen made me think your hdd was working fine and you passed the "restore filesystem" procedures many times before (in the past 2 years), in some way i thought you was confirming that 1.5tb works fine
This is why i said "Nice, then yes, enter recovery menu and do the restore filesystem, mostly as a confirmation that everything is fine, and also as manteinance"
You was interested in doing it (and i thought you was confirming 1.5tb works fine) so that was like the real proof that evrything was fine

I regret in writing that post though, i should have tell you "wait a bit" and ask you more questions to try to figure why your hdd was so special

Its okay Sandungas , it exist worst thing in life that erasing a two year work HDD (for a 2th time in 4 years)
hopefully this time i made a exact replica back up on wich i have now retrieved my entire PS2 ISO collection.

Its just that it piss me off that i based my purchase 4 years ago for theses two 1.5TB on misleading "facts" found here and there on the web (actually a LOTS of reviews) , actually ANY freshly formated and empty 1.5TB CANNOT pass the restore system file sucessfully , the 1.5TB is TOO big by 500GB. but now i understand the restaure system file better and know the exact limit to not cross , i will be all fine. dont worry that much. I know i sound out of my shoes for 1 day or two but i was SO exasperated to experience that issue a 2th time in my life.

I know what to do for avoiding this now (purchasing 2x 1TB and i will using my 2x 1.5TB as external for ONLY my PS3.
I will have everthing i need with 1x 150gb usb stick , 1TB internal + 1.5 TB external. (and back ups!)

Everything will be fine , just matter of weeks/months to wrap everything
Thanks for your answer and again , no hard feelings my friend. like stated previously , we experience things worst than this worldwide right now
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[CFW1971]

2. Plug it into PS3 via usb port, go to multiman and highlight a game, press triangle then create iso, and copy it to dev_usb0 (which is external hard drive), multiman will create iso for that game on external hard drive to store or run directly without issue, you can also plug the ext drive to PC and backup your PS3 ISO to PC. When it's done, you can erase the game on internal hard drive and backup the rest of them with multiman to ext drive...

Hi ItsmeAJ ,
I finished extracting my +/- 350gb PS2 ISO on a HDD backup
I finished extracting my 17 PS3 Folders on my 1.5TB that now will be my external FAT32 HDD with PS3 games on it.

But I have a two question :

QUESTION #1 :
I understand the step 2 you gave me , its this tutorial : (start video at exactly 0:42 seconds of it)
VIDEO :

I seach a method to scan my physical discs i have at home and create a "FOLDERS" of them to be installed on my FAT32 HDD....

The thing i need to know is , this operation create a ISO image of the disc or a "FOLDER" ?
I tried to install read dead redemption that was a ISO image i had on a USB stick for awhile and it is TOO BIG to be installed on my 1.5TB FAT32 HDD.
Ive not tried the Multiman disc copy/transfert yet , but if you say to me that it will create a "folder" file of the game on my external 1.5TB HDD , than i will be super happy and good to process

EDIT : Ok i just read your previous post
so if my 1.5TB external in FAT32 have a single folder named "GAMES" with now 17 PS3 Games in folder format inside it , all my copy disc via multiman to /Dev_usb000 SHOULD go inside this folder automatically isnt ?

QUESTION # 2 :
I was remembering many advices read on the web that the external HDD SHOULD be in FAT32 format , but from what you said , it could also be in NTSF format and Multiman will have NO trouble reading it ?

 

[ItsmeAJ]

so if my 1.5TB external in FAT32 have a single folder named "GAMES" with now 17 PS3 Games in folder format inside it , all my copy disc via multiman to /Dev_usb000 SHOULD go inside this folder automatically isnt ?

QUESTION # 2 :
I was remembering many advices read on the web that the external HDD SHOULD be in FAT32 format , but from what you said , it could also be in NTSF format and Multiman will have NO trouble reading it ?

Yes, they should go to dev_usb000/GAMES automatically, I only ripped my disc to internal hdd and copy them to PC via USB before, havent tried rip directly to ext drive yet. But I can try today and take some pics for you.

Edit: ok I ripped my disc to FAT32 ext drive on multiman and the game goes directly to GAMES folder (multiman will create the GAMES folder in case it's not created yet)

External hard drive can be either FAT32 or NTFS, but there are some differences.

- If external drive is FAT32, multiman or other game managers can read and play games instantly (folder format) from GAMES folder and games (ISO format) from PS3ISO folder. But due to FAT32 limitation, ISO format can only be smaller than 4GB,if they are bigger, they will need to be splitted into 4GB part. But multiman can read them no problem by automatically join those splitted part into one big iso on PS3 internal. Also some games (folder format) have big files that > 4GB, multiman will split them into 4GB part like bigfile.66601, bigfile.66602, when you play them, multiman will auto join and copy them to internal drive. Lets say a game ~25GB, and its bigfile is 15GB in folder format on FAT32 ext drive, so when you want to play this game, it is 25GB (on ext) + 15GB (big file that will be joined and copied to internal drive in order to play) = 40GB. But if you create ISO and put it on NTFS ext drive, it only occupies 25GB without having to copy 15GB (splitted bigfile) to internal drive.

- If ext drive is NTFS, multiman or other game manager can read games (ISO format) from PS3ISO, but not games (folder format) from GAMES folder, so if you are using NTFS ext drive, all games should be converted to ISO by using PS3 ISO TOOLS V2.2 (some games will have problem like MGS4, MGS5 Phantom Pain and MGS5 Ground Zeroes, these games need to be created by using "ps3iso utils v1.9 (original) by bucanero" instead and run from ps3 internal drive).

I prefer NTFS ext drive because with no FAT32 4GB limitation, you can copy other media like bluray movies (> 4GB) and watch them on PS3 (using movian) or on PC without problem. Also iso format is superior to folder format, when you want to copy 25GB over FTP to PS3 internal drive, it takes ~ 25-30 mins to finish, but the same game being folder format, it takes much longer to finish, depends on how many files (hundreds or thousands small files) it has.

 

[psykosis]

Hi ItsmeAJ ,
I finished extracting my +/- 350gb PS2 ISO on a HDD backup
I finished extracting my 17 PS3 Folders on my 1.5TB that now will be my external FAT32 HDD with PS3 games on it.

But I have a two question :

QUESTION #1 :
I understand the step 2 you gave me , its this tutorial : (start video at exactly 0:42 seconds of it)
VIDEO :

I seach a method to scan my physical discs i have at home and create a "FOLDERS" of them to be installed on my FAT32 HDD....

The thing i need to know is , this operation create a ISO image of the disc or a "FOLDER" ?
I tried to install read dead redemption that was a ISO image i had on a USB stick for awhile and it is TOO BIG to be installed on my 1.5TB FAT32 HDD.
Ive not tried the Multiman disc copy/transfert yet , but if you say to me that it will create a "folder" file of the game on my external 1.5TB HDD , than i will be super happy and good to process

EDIT : Ok i just read your previous post
so if my 1.5TB external in FAT32 have a single folder named "GAMES" with now 17 PS3 Games in folder format inside it , all my copy disc via multiman to /Dev_usb000 SHOULD go inside this folder automatically isnt ?

QUESTION # 2 :
I was remembering many advices read on the web that the external HDD SHOULD be in FAT32 format , but from what you said , it could also be in NTSF format and Multiman will have NO trouble reading it ?

FAT32 has a size limitation of 4GB per file. NTFS does not, though it requires prepntfs run on the hard drive for the cfw/hen ps3 to read it. IIRC, FAT32 is intended for FOLDER based game-rips. GAMES should contain folder based games. PS3ISO should have your iso files

 

[CFW1971]

I dont know why , my multiman dont detect the PS3 blu ray disc inside my PS3 right now
I go to multiman show in the youtube video i posted previsouly ,....and i dont see the damn disc ?!

EDIT : I made "refresh" couples of times , ejected the disc and put another title , same result ?!

 

[CFW1971]

erased double post sorry

 

[CFW1971]

FAT32 has a size limitation of 4GB per file. NTFS does not, though it requires prepntfs run on the hard drive for the cfw/hen ps3 to read it. IIRC, FAT32 is intended for FOLDER based game-rips. GAMES should contain folder based games. PS3ISO should have your iso files

I dont know why , my multiman dont detect the PS3 blu ray disc inside my PS3 right now
I go to multiman show in the youtube video i posted previsouly ,....and i dont see the damn disc ?!

EDIT : I made "refresh" couples of times , ejected the disc and put another title , same result ?!

 

[CFW1971]

Ahhhh idiota
I inserted the disc WHILE i was in multiman and now it detected it...
I pressed square to open option and pressed X to copy to USB hdd , it seem to do it well....

 

[CFW1971]

- If ext drive is NTFS, multiman or other game manager can read games (ISO format) from PS3ISO, but not games (folder format) from GAMES folder, so if you are using NTFS ext drive, all games should be converted to ISO by using PS3 ISO TOOLS V2.2 (some games will have problem like MGS4, MGS5 Phantom Pain and MGS5 Ground Zeroes, these games need to be created by using "ps3iso utils v1.9 (original) by bucanero" instead and run from ps3 internal drive).

I prefer NTFS ext drive because with no FAT32 4GB limitation, you can copy other media like bluray movies (> 4GB) and watch them on PS3 (using movian) or on PC without problem. Also iso format is superior to folder format, when you want to copy 25GB over FTP to PS3 internal drive, it takes ~ 25-30 mins to finish, but the same game being folder format, it takes much longer to finish, depends on how many files (hundreds or thousands small files) it has.

3 REALLY GOOD QUESTION :

(1) PS3 ISO TOOLS V2.2 is a Multiman option ? or i have to rip disc on a PC using PS3 ISO TOOLS V2.2 ?

(2) you mentionned SPECIFIC games that i personally like (own the whole franchise)
DID once ripped in "Folder" on my external FAT32 HDD they will read/work flawlessly or i NEED to ABSOLUTELLY rip them in ISO on NTSC HDD in order to have them working properly ??

(3) you prefer ISO format saying its a superior format vs Folders : simply because of the time needed to rip them OR because i will experience LESS lags and other issues in ISO vs FOLDERS or they are really equivalent once after starting the games ??

 

[psykosis]

3 REALLY GOOD QUESTION :

(1) PS3 ISO TOOLS V2.2 is a Multiman option ? or i have to rip disc on a PC using PS3 ISO TOOLS V2.2 ?

(2) you mentionned SPECIFIC games that i personally like (own the whole franchise)
DID once ripped in "Folder" on my external FAT32 HDD they will read/work flawlessly or i NEED to ABSOLUTELLY rip them in ISO on NTSC HDD in order to have them working properly ??

(3) you prefer ISO format saying its a superior format vs Folders : simply because of the time needed to rip them OR because i will experience LESS lags and other issues in ISO vs FOLDERS or they are really equivalent once after starting the games ??

ISO is faster all around, and it normally offers better compatibility than standard folder structure. There are a few games where it only works in folder format, but more work in ISO than folder at this given time.

PS3ISO Tools is a PC app by rudi rastelli IIRC. That tool allows you to convert some of your folder games to iso, patch games, etc. Pretty much everything you would need on the computer to get a game backup up and running.

 

[ItsmeAJ]

3 REALLY GOOD QUESTION :

(1) PS3 ISO TOOLS V2.2 is a Multiman option ? or i have to rip disc on a PC using PS3 ISO TOOLS V2.2 ?

(2) you mentionned SPECIFIC games that i personally like (own the whole franchise)
DID once ripped in "Folder" on my external FAT32 HDD they will read/work flawlessly or i NEED to ABSOLUTELLY rip them in ISO on NTSC HDD in order to have them working properly ??

(3) you prefer ISO format saying its a superior format vs Folders : simply because of the time needed to rip them OR because i will experience LESS lags and other issues in ISO vs FOLDERS or they are really equivalent once after starting the games ??

1. Nah, PS3 ISO TOOLS V2.2 is PC application, this software will help you convert tons of PS3 games (folder format) to ISO in one go, just point it to GAMES folder which contains PS3 games (folder format), choose output location and it will automatically do the rest for you. Link : https://www.psx-place.com/resources/ps3-iso-tools.68/, before that you need to use multiman and rip your disc to folder format.

2. Some games like MGS4, MGSV Phantom Pain and MGSV Ground Zeroes have problem with PS3 ISO TOOLS V2.02, they wont boot or black screen and some other kind of errors even running from internal drive (MGS4, MSGV Phantom Pain wont install game data or black screen or infinite loading screen), this has been solved with "ps3iso utils v1.9 (original) by bucanero", just run makeps3iso.exe, then copy the link to game folder like D:\Download\Jdownloader Folder\PS3 Games Download\BLES01xxx-[xxxx] and enter, it will ask for name, just enter if you wish original name, then it will ask if you want to split to 4GB part (to fit on FAT32 drives), just press n and it will convert those problematic games to working iso. Link https://github.com/bucanero/ps3iso-utils/releases, just expand the Asset and download makeps3iso.exe.

As I said, ISO is better than folder format in many ways, if games in folder format work flawlessly for you so you don't need convert them to ISO, but if you want them in ISO format but encounter problem, you know where to find the fix.

I also suggest you find another way to backup your game just in case the physical drive fail some days later, like having them backup on another hard drive beside your 1.5TB ext drive, or using 7zip/winrar and pack them up, create free google account and upload them to google drive, by doing this you will always know your games can be recovered back to you. A free google drive account only gives you 15GB free of cloud storage, but you can create as many as you want. If games are under 15GB, just zip them in one pack, if games are over 15GB, just split them to 5GB/part. Then make an excel list on your PC or google sheet, place the game's name and google account that contains that game or parts of that game if they are over 15GB. By doing this you will always know exactly which account to download any game in your collection.

3. ISO is superior to folder format in many ways, like I said on previous comment, when you ftp a game from pc to ps3 internal drive by using gigabit connection on both PC and PS3, it takes ~10 mins to transfer the file 10GB (that's 1 file), but in folder format of the same 10GB game, it probably has thousands of small files and take ~30 mins or longer to transfer.

And you use HDD, not SSD for ext drive, it may take more time to load game texture when PS3 has to read files from thousand places (folder format) in your HDD instead of one place (ISO).

But it is personal choice anyway, so if you feel folder format is ok, it's ok.

 

[CFW1971]

ISO is faster all around, and it normally offers better compatibility than standard folder structure. There are a few games where it only works in folder format, but more work in ISO than folder at this given time.

PS3ISO Tools is a PC app by rudi rastelli IIRC. That tool allows you to convert some of your folder games to iso, patch games, etc. Pretty much everything you would need on the computer to get a game backup up and running.

Ok ,
it piss me off to have to restart my folders into ISO but better late than never i guess...

QUESTION : Where i can find a list of games that only works in folders ?? it would really be appreciated...

 

[ItsmeAJ]

Ok ,
it piss me off to have to restart my folders into ISO but better late than never i guess...

QUESTION : Where i can find a list of games that only works in folders ?? it would really be appreciated...

you dont really need a list, if you encounter any games that wont boot in iso format from ext drive, first move to to internal drive and run again.

If they wont boot from both int/ext drive, you can use PS3 ISO TOOLS V2.2 or ps3iso utils v1.9 (original) by bucanero to extract that problematic ISO back to folder format.

 

[CFW1971]

1. Nah, PS3 ISO TOOLS V2.2 is PC application, this software will help you convert tons of PS3 games (folder format) to ISO in one go, just point it to GAMES folder which contains PS3 games (folder format), choose output location and it will automatically do the rest for you. Link : https://www.psx-place.com/resources/ps3-iso-tools.68/, before that you need to use multiman and rip your disc to folder format.

2. Some games like MGS4, MGSV Phantom Pain and MGSV Ground Zeroes have problem with PS3 ISO TOOLS V2.02, they wont boot or black screen and some other kind of errors even running from internal drive (MGS4, MSGV Phantom Pain wont install game data or black screen or infinite loading screen), this has been solved with "ps3iso utils v1.9 (original) by bucanero", just run makeps3iso.exe, then copy the link to game folder like D:\Download\Jdownloader Folder\PS3 Games Download\BLES01xxx-[xxxx] and enter, it will ask for name, just enter if you wish original name, then it will ask if you want to split to 4GB part (to fit on FAT32 drives), just press n and it will convert those problematic games to working iso. Link https://github.com/bucanero/ps3iso-utils/releases, just expand the Asset and download makeps3iso.exe.

As I said, ISO is better than folder format in many ways, if games in folder format work flawlessly for you so you don't need convert them to ISO, but if you want them in ISO format but encounter problem, you know where to find the fix.

I also suggest you find another way to backup your game just in case the physical drive fail some days later, like having them backup on another hard drive beside your 1.5TB ext drive, or using 7zip/winrar and pack them up, create free google account and upload them to google drive, by doing this you will always know your games can be recovered back to you. A free google drive account only gives you 15GB free of cloud storage, but you can create as many as you want. If games are under 15GB, just zip them in one pack, if games are over 15GB, just split them to 5GB/part. Then make an excel list on your PC or google sheet, place the game and google account that contains that game or parts of that game if they are over 15GB. By doing this you will always know exactly which account to download any game in your collection.

3. ISO is superior to folder format in many ways, like I said on previous comment, when you ftp a game from pc to ps3 internal drive by using gigabit connection on both PC and PS3, it takes ~10 mins to transfer the file 10GB (that's 1 file), but in folder format of the same 10GB game, it probably has thousands of small files and take ~30 mins or longer to transfer.

And you use HDD, not SSD for ext drive, it may take more time to load game texture when PS3 has to read files from thousand places (folder format) in your HDD instead of one place (ISO).

But it is personal choice anyway, so if you feel folder format is ok, it's ok.

Well, thanks for all theses hints ItsmeAj !!!
i made couples of games into Folders and i tested them and they seem to all work flawlessly to say the least , just like physical disc read inside console.

YES , I have think and told to myself : "damn, i dont want to loose all this hard work a 2th time , would be a 3rd major lost for me" I have extracted the two 1.5TB i had , formated them via PC in FAT32 and considering that the game setting are installed internally (and considering that in order to avoid future "system file" issue i should not go higher than 850GB installed internally....I ordered two 1TB HGST 7200rp (thanks webman mod fan option) on wich i will ONLY install PSN & 350GB of PS2 ISO and only my PS3 disc/iso collection game setting (internal) and will stop at 850GB in order to have the "check system file" option doing his task at 100%.

I should have enough of 1.5TB to have all my PS3 collection in folder format on a singlel HDD.
once the 1st 1.5TB will be finished , i will simply plu it in my laptop and copy it into my 2th 1.5TB that i will seal in a ziploc plastic bag and stored away as my backup ....with the hope it will be okay to keep it in this condition for severals years.
maybe under 2 years when i will be able to breath a little with money , i will purchase a 2TB to copy eveything again into it , PSX/PS2/PS3 ....just to sleep with more ease...

with help of you guys , i start seeing the light at the end of the tunnel !
I just hope i will get 10-15 years of life to enjoy theses little digital treasures before passing away and having my wife throwing my consoles & hdd into garbage....

Its not easy to have some fun , i can tell you that

 

[CFW1971]

you dont really need a list, if you encounter any games that wont boot in iso format from ext drive, first move to to internal drive and run again.

If they wont boot from both int/ext drive, you can use PS3 ISO TOOLS V2.2 or ps3iso utils v1.9 (original) by bucanero to extract that problematic ISO back to folder format.

But from what i can understand , if folders work for me ...all of my games "should" work in folder format....isnt ?
I will have more compatibility score if all in folders , isnt ?

 

[CFW1971]

ahhh damn

dakillaz987 points·1 year ago
I will break them down and let you do the comparison, they all have their benefits and downfalls.

• ISO: A digital copy of a game disc, lets you play any PS3 game through WebMAN. Due to how ISO's behave, acting as a game disc, the games will "install" data to the HDD, making duplicate files and taking up more space. More difficult to mod due to needing to unpack the image.
• Folder: A directory copy of a game disc with all files held in a directory instead of ISO, still requires HDD install, only benefit is makes modding easier due to not needing to repack a file for every change. Some games don't support this though.
• PKG: A digital copy of a PSN Downloadable Game, modding can be fickle depending on the game, due to being a digital download by nature, no need for HDD install, saves space. Requires activation with ReactPSN/PSNPatch to work.

In my opinion, PKG whenever possible due to saved space benefits and being able to launch the game directly without needing to mount an ISO, also loads faster due to mounting needing to simulate disc read speeds, modding may be more difficult given a certain title, but overall a benefit. Second place is tied with ISO and Folder, ISO can be compressed to CSO at downside of increased load times, but may save some space. Folder is easier for modding, but compatibility is more limited than ISO.

 

[ItsmeAJ]

But from what i can understand , if folders work for me ...all of my games "should" work in folder format....isnt ?
I will have more compatibility score if all in folders , isnt ?

yes, all games should work flawlessly in folder format, iso format is personal choice only so you don't actually need to convert them all to iso.