Folder structure

Reference for the folder structure used on a removable USB storage device (flash drive, external hard-drive). The correct structure is essential when copying certain files to the PS3.

  • MUSIC
    • Album Name (when copying whole album to drive)
      • Song title 01.mp3
      • Song title 02.mp3
    • Song from another album.mp3 (when copy individual songs)
  • PICTURE
    • CIMG1387.JPG
  • PS3
    • EXPORT
      • BACKUP (created via PS3 backup feature)
        • 200911131808 (date backup was performed, format=YYYYMMDDHHMM)
          • archive.dat
          • archive_00.dat
          • archive_[XX].dat
          • archive2.dat
          • archive2_00.dat
          • archive2_[XX].dat
      • PSV (PS1/PS2 game saves)
        • BESLES-544543032.PSV
    • SAVEDATA (PS3 game saves)
      • BCES00001_PROFILE
        • ICON0.PNG
        • PARAM.PFD
        • PARAM.SFO
        • PROFILE.SAV
      • BCES00078-GAMEAUTOSAVE
        • ICON0.PNG
        • ICON1.PAM
        • PARAM.PFD
        • PARAM.SFO
        • PIC1.PNG
        • SND0.AT3
        • USERDATA.DAT
    • THEME (new in firmware 2.0)
      • themename.p3t
    • UPDATE (firmware update file)
      • PS3UPDAT.PUP
  • VIDEO
    • Name_of_video.mp4
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  • Dsaa

    what is folders tructure

  • *Sexy_Girl*

    what about the add-ons
    were would they be?
    if they were in these folders

  • Billylong23

    yea what folder do i put my dopwnloaded games in o play on ps3 plese email me at billylong23@gmail.com

  • Gamecraz

    does your ps3 save your internet code that you put in when you disable it so then you can reconnect it no problem?

  • Soupdip

    Silly question I’ve created the hard drive and my ps3 sees all the folders, but I’m not sure why when loading a new game it says I’m out of disk space.  Any thoughts are welcomed.  Thanks!

  • Malecki John

    Hi, here’s the deal i know how to hook up the psp to the os3 and copy saved games but i can not get the saved ps3 games to work on the psp or even show up in the right place what am i missing? what do i have to do to use say a madden 12 save data from my ps3 on my psp?

  • doc10

    I’m trying to get some of my old game saves off gamefaqs and put them on the internal memory card of my ps3 , but my ps3 won’t read my flash drive. its formatted in FAT32 and i follow the folder structure….any ideas?

  • All

    fat32, i have it on a 3tb hard drive no probs at all…

  • Johnsmith

    i got a ps3 game on my mac and i’m trying to play it on my ps3–does anybody know the procedure on how to run it on the ps3? thanks

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