PS4 Is there a way to connect a vita and ps4 together to transfer files?

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Sammax

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Hello,

I was wondering if anyone knows of a way to connect a ps vita and a ps4 together (both hacked) and browse and copy files between the two consoles?

I would imagine an ftp program of some sort…I've been trying to work out how to do this and haven't had any success.

Anyone got any ideas?

Thanks
 
For connection via FTP, You need FTP client, while on both platforms are only FTP servers.

Similar situation with USB. It needs custom protocol to talk with each other on both sides. CellOS see only FAT32 on MBR, some homebrew NTFS and/or exFAT. While PSV/PSTV have custom partition table and TexFAT on most partitions, but anyway, their OS doesn't expose it in MSC mode on USB but some custom junk called CMA. So from whatever side You want start, You need take care both of them (similar situation is on PS3 side: custom partition table, UFS2 for main partition, FAT32 for cache partition). Last nail to the USB coffin is that MSC mode cannot be used until both side dealing with both sides internal storage encryption, so everything must be done on higher level.

While scene on Vita is quite active, PS3 suffering of only few active developers. Easiest things IMO is FTP or SMB road. Eventually utilizing somehow CMA or game packages transfer mode from older fw in whatever way they communicating.

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Now there's a client app for both vita and PS4. Just search for the GitHub project, it's a nice client that supports FTP and other protocols
 
As ftp is slower than usb, I suggest you to use vitashell to enable usb connection (that allow to r/w on vita memory card partition ux0), connect to ps4 via usb and use a file explorer on your ps4 (as ps4 xplorer) to transfer files.

Vitashell also has a built in fpt server, so u may just want to use an ftp client on your ps4 (ps4 ftp client is the name of the app) to copy and transfer files wirelessly.

Anyway I reccomend you to turn off psvita, take out the micro sd (because everyone use an sd2vita adapter with a micro sd), put the micro sd in a sd card reader that support usb 3.0 and transfer files using ps4xplorer on ps4: this is a faster way to transfer files as psvita has just a usb 2.0 while you could use usb 3.0 on ps4 (anyway you will be limited by the speed supported by the micro sd)
 
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Thank you all for the replies.

I wasn't aware it was as simple as just plugging the vita into the ps4 and reading it like a memory card. I'll try it later.

All I need to transfer is save files of game boy advance and snes from retroarch. I just want to play the same save game on ps4 and vita.

On that note, I'll ask a question here to save making a new thread, but may open a new one if no one sees it.

Is there a way to transfer save games from adrenaline and other emulators between vita and ps4. So I want to use the built in emulator for ps1 and psp via adrenaline on the vita, and then use the same save on a version of the same game running from the ps4 built in engine, not retroarch?
 
Sammax said:
Thank you all for the replies.

I wasn't aware it was as simple as just plugging the vita into the ps4 and reading it like a memory card. I'll try it later.

All I need to transfer is save files of game boy advance and snes from retroarch. I just want to play the same save game on ps4 and vita.

On that note, I'll ask a question here to save making a new thread, but may open a new one if no one sees it.

Is there a way to transfer save games from adrenaline and other emulators between vita and ps4. So I want to use the built in emulator for ps1 and psp via adrenaline on the vita, and then use the same save on a version of the same game running from the ps4 built in engine, not retroarch?
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Psp and ps1 saves are stored, on psvita, in ux0:/pspemu/...(there are some folders, look for savedata folder) so you can transfer files from these foldes to your ps4 using vitashell (enabling usb transfer or even via ftp).

As you want to transfer small files i suggest you to use ftp (still via vitashell that has fpt server included).

Remeber that before plugging usb cable on ps4 you must enable usb transfer on vitashell otherwise it will not work.
 
PSP saves (Adrenaline using PSP virtualiser) are in "ux0:/pspemu/PSP/SAVEDATA/<GameID>/" (if my memory not faulting me ;]). Saves on PS4 will be inside encrypted PFS container related to specific GameID in somewhere in user partition (largest) - however this will not true if we talking about RetroArch, if there is RetroArch or PPSSPP for PS4).
 
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PSP saves (Adrenaline using PSP virtualiser) are in "ux0:/pspemu/PSP/SAVEDATA/<GameID>/" (if my memory not faulting me ;]). Saves on PS4 will be inside encrypted PFS container related to specific GameID in somewhere in user partition (largest) - however this will not true if we talking about RetroArch, if there is RetroArch or PPSSPP for PS4).
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Isnt possible to encrypt(for importing save from psvita)/decrypt(for exporting save to psvita) ps1 and psp savedata directly on ps4 by using apollo savetool?
 
ou need take care both of them (similar situation is on PS3 side: custom partition table, UFS2 for main partition, FAT32 for cache partition). Last nail to the USB coffin is that MSC mode cannot be used until both side dealing with both sides internal storage encryption, so everything must be done on higher level.
 
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