Tutorial  Updated

Transfer Saves from PS2 to PS3

The purpose of this tutorial is to convert saves from a physical PS2 Memory Card to a virtual PS3 Internal Memory Card, using a Windows PC (without a PS3 Memory Card Adapter).

In order to complete this tutorial, the PS2 needs to be running FMCB to retrieve the save with uLaunchELF. Also, a USB storage device is used to copy the save from the PS2, to the PC, to the PS3.

PS2 Memory Card --> PS2 (FMCB) --> USB --> PC --> USB --> PS3 [Virtual Memory Card]


0. Download


1. PS2, uLaunchELF
  • Insert USB into PS2
  • Copy game's save folder (mc0:/ , mc1:/ )
  • psuPaste save to USB (mass:/ )
copyPSU.png


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2. PC, PSV Save Converter
  • Insert USB into PC
  • Drag and Drop .PSU onto .EXE to make .PSV
PSUtoPSV.png



3. PC
  • Move .PSV into "\PS3\EXPORT\PSV" folders
  • Copy "PS3" folder to USB root directory (USB:\PS3\EXPORT\PSV\file.PSV)
PSVfolder.jpg



4. PS3, XMB
  • Insert USB into PS3
  • Select: Memory Card Utility >> USB Device >>
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    : Options >> Copy >> (PS2) Internal Memory Card
PS3-MCutility.jpg


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Original Thread: https://gbatemp.net/threads/transferring-ps2-saves-to-ps3.540118/
Thanks: TheBeverage
 
Last edited by zfreeman,

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This is excellent. Exactly what I needed! Just a shame it wasn't the first Google result. If anything Sony should've make this process more streamlined, but then again they did try with that limited(?) Memory Card Adapter for PS3. Anyway, thanks for the help.
 
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