Hacking Transferring PS2 saves to PS3

[Maq1217]

I'm using the file format via Ulanchelf and tried to copy & paste the save files from the PS2 memory card into the usb stick but the files won't paste into the usb stick, even tho I format it to FAT32. Ant suggestions?

 

[Maq1217]

I'm doing the folder format transferring save files from PS2 memory card to USB stick but the program won't allow me to paste the save files into the usb stick even tho its formated. Any help would be appreciated

 

[FanNintendo]

I have PS3 memory card adapter with ps1/ps2 memory slot much easy trasfering it with it - bought it at Bullmoose store for $2.99 and if it was from eBay they runs $75 - $180.

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[Maq1217]

Luckyyy, I thought about buying the memory card adapter but its close to $100 just for that convenience that I'll use for one time. (Tho just recently bought PS3 that's PS2 backwards compatible). So that's why I went with the other option.

 

[zfreeman]

I'm doing the folder format transferring save files from PS2 memory card to USB stick but the program won't allow me to paste the save files into the usb stick even tho its formated. Any help would be appreciated

Use the psuPaste command. The raw folder format is only used for the PS2.

https://gbatemp.net/threads/tutorial-transfer-saves-from-ps2-to-ps3.541059

 

[Maq1217]

Thanks for the guide, that will help me and immensely. Tho I'm stuck on the 2nd step where I can choose only New Dir or New Icon

 

[Youffie]

So that was not quite the end of the journey. It turns out that the PS2 Classics and actual PS2 games use entirely separate save methods on the PS3. Copying over the .psv files placed them into the "internal memory card" that I was prompted to create when I launched a PS2 Classics game for the first time (which seems quite odd, it doesn't actually use this memory card) does not place them into PS2 classics.

On the XMB, "Saved Data Utility (PS2)" holds the actual data. The PS2 Classics saves are not stored in the PSV format, but rather in a folder with four files, including two .VME files (the one ending in 0 being the one with the actual save data). The last post on this page helped a lot, simply replace the max drive save with a .psu save created with uLaunchELF: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/915821-playstation-2/75185205

Basically though, using two programs called ps2classics_GUI and mymc, and roughly following the instructions in that gameFAQs post, it is indeed possible to convert from a PS2 save to a PS2 Classics save. It was very difficult to find this information, prior to searching today I had seen no mention of any of this, so hopefully this thread will serve in the future to those trying to accomplish this.

The files provided by @zfreeman would have worked had I been using a backwards compatible PS3 and real PS2 games, but I'm on the slim so that's not an option. Thank you again for the help regardless!

That was so useful ! Thanks.