PS2 How to properly backup MC to USB/HDD?

[dailyroutine]

I've been looking for various ways to do it. Some say use regular copy then paste it and some say use mccopy then mcpaste it. But I decided to ask it here.

Also, is it possible to save to MC while the game is running on VMC? Can I still continue to use VMC on the game after saving it to MC?

Thanks

 

[Berion]

Copy (on save folder on source device) >> PSU Paste (on target device).

While VMC is active, You cannot use real MC. I never checked of this is per slot (i.e setting VMC for slot0 and real MC on slot1) or globally, but high probably globally.

 

[dailyroutine]

Copy (on save folder on source device) >> PSU Paste (on target device).

While VMC is active, You cannot use real MC. I never checked of this is per slot (i.e setting VMC for slot0 and real MC on slot1) or globally, but high probably globally.

When I psupaste it, it said paste failed and only 2 files that seems successful. (Sticker MC)

But when I tried it with my another MC (Plain MC), it didn't failed. Why the sticker one failed?

 

[Berion]

Fake Memory Card (with crosslinked blocks, bad blocks etc.) or just simply worn out.

"PSU Paste" option taking whole folder contents and pack it into *.psu container which keeps all file attributes, dates and names. This is ultimate save preservation method for PS2 game saves (even better than PSV). "MC Paste" is older solution and it is just copying saves (folder + files inside) + making additional file which contains important meta data for restoring, using the same option. You can still using it if You for some reason prefer, but much more handy is just one file.

However, I don't know which v4.43a are You using (this is wLE, a more modern fork of uLE v4.42e, which is v4.43a in version name but can be different build, recommended version is 2019-01-14). Maybe, just maybe, it have broken PSU Paste/MC Paste which could result in paste failing. I don't know that and I doubt it but in theory it is possible. Try version 4.42e but personally I'm pretty sure that fault is Your mc (even original memory cards are currently ancient and start failing, and one day there will be no more healthy PS2 MC on this planet ;]).

 

[Peppe90]

Copy (on save folder on source device) >> PSU Paste (on target device).

While VMC is active, You cannot use real MC. I never checked of this is per slot (i.e setting VMC for slot0 and real MC on slot1) or globally, but high probably globally.

I'm pretty sure OPL set MC separately. So you can use slot 1 VMC and slot 2 real MC or viceversa.