Tips for Using Large microSD Cards on SD2Vita with StorageMgr | 256 GB & Higher Setup!

[@mepm]

Internal monologue "Why the heck would i need 400gb on my vita?"....installs entire Sony PS1 & PSP back catalog, installs RetroArch... goes to insall a vita game...annnnd i'm outta space...

[@MrMario2011]

😂

[@Esterlinpol]

Same here

[@tonyb2179]

I feel you, guys! 😁😁😁

[@HoLDoN4Sec]

i have 512GB on my PSP - and uh... yeah that ain't enough for the entire PSP's backlog, not even close lol. i've recently faced an issue with my Vita though since i originally used a 128GB SD card i had laying around at the time for it and after installing many of the games i wanted on it i quickly ran out of storage, so then i realised there is no point in getting a 256GB SD card and migrate everything to it because i'm probably going to face the same issue again, i think for the Vita 512GB is pretty much enough for all of the good games it has and a couple of PSP games and roms for emulators etc. maybe a couple of movies on it since even in 2020 it has a gorgeous display (i have a VITA 1000 mind you)

[@HoLDoN4Sec]

@@zee-ek8ym 1tb is overkill for the vita, with the 512gb sd card i got installed on mine right now i have only about 350gb used only for vita games, and i have about 170 vita games installed. 1tb sd cards pricing also make no sense at all, it is significantly cheaper purchasing two 512gb micro sd cards instead of a single 1tb microsd card.

[@GuyManley]

Big oof, wish this video existed 2 weeks ago. I found all these recommended settings, spread over like 4 reddit posts and another youtuber that covers vita homebrew. But cheers for the definitive SD2Vita video mate.

[@MrMario2011]

Glad this is now available to answer some common questions!

[@Ex_Arc]

@@MrMario2011 I already have a running sd2vita with 128gb, if I just copy and paste my ux0 to a 256 and plug in it won't work?

[@similaritiesendhere]

One thing that needs to be mentioned is that if you go 256gb and above you'll probably run into issues with the limited spaces for game icons. This can be resolved by creating folders to organize your games but eventually, you'll run into an issue where the Vita doesn't have enough ram (I guess) to correctly display all the icons even if they are in folders. You just get white circles a few other related glitches. You can ignore this but, it looks really ugly. If you want 256gb+ worth of games on your vita without making your menu look butt ugly, remove the bubbles for games (PSX, PSP) that you rarely play but, leave the games on your memory card. Add and remove bubbles depending on what you're currently playing. I have 109 Icons in folders and 54 icons not in folders. The upper limit where icons start going white is slightly above that.

[@similaritiesendhere]

Update: I recently upgraded to a 400gb sd card and ended up deleting all of my Adrenaline (PSP, PSX) icons from my main menu. I use the Adrenaline menu + hb sorter for those now. It's not as convenient or intuitive but, it's a step I had to take. If you use you Vita menu pages just for Vita games, it is really hard to hit those limits. However, Adrenaline also has limitations to how many games it can display. On the bright side, by the time you reach that bottleneck you're probably downloading more games than you'll ever play.

[@M_CFV]

@@similaritiesendhere when i overclocked the home page to 444hz, it solved the lag and icon loading problems for me

[@similaritiesendhere]

@@M_CFV The icon issue has nothing to do with the cpu. When you run out of icon space on the main menu, you start putting your games in folders. Folders can only hold 10 games icons. You'll run out of ram before fill up 10 pages of 10 folders of hold 10 games. The issue is more akin to loading too many tabs on your internet browser.

[@pastelmacaroon]

@@similaritiesendhere will there be ram issues if you use a 512gb card but it's only vita games? (about 300 game bubbles)

[@similaritiesendhere]

@@pastelmacaroonThe reason PSP/PSX games cause ram issues is because they are so small and there are so many of them. You could potentially fit thousands on a 512gb card. That's a lot of bubbles. Vita games are larger and there are fewer of them. I downloaded every Vita game I was even slightly interested in and when I organized them into folders it barely took 2 pages. You're gonna need PSP/PSX games to fill up a 512gb card (not a bad thing) and if you use the adrenaline menu (instead of bubbles) to start just those games, you'll be fine. There's an app (homebrew sorter) you can get to organize your adrenaline games list otherwise they'll appear in the order they're installed (basically random). I think you just drop the hb sorter in your games folder because it appears on your games list. When you have 100+ psp games, it sucks finding a specific one when they're not sorted.

[@ReyRestore]

More of these please. It’s easier than going through your comment section for answers

[@MrMario2011]

🤔 Got any recommendations for topics to make tip videos on?

[@TheDorianTube]

@@MrMario2011 I have one. I already managed to do this by reading stuff around, but a video about it would be great for others I think. How to connect a ps3/ps4 controller to the Vita so that you can play in style on the TV/PC (by connecting the system to those screens)

[@r3v0lv3rz]

Neat. I just put a 1TB microSD card into my SD2VITA (as ux0) and another 1TB microSD into the psvd slot (as uma0) (using a 1000 model). YAMT makes this so easy and just wanted to drop a note here to say that its totally possible at 1TB sizes and works great.

[@MrMario2011]

Very awesome setup!

[@r3v0lv3rz]

@@MrMario2011 followup is that after you hit more than ~120 bubbles with this setup my vita crashes lol. So while you can insert a 1TB microSD card, you can't really use all of it successfully without hacking the app.db to clear out the bubbles and launch things via vita-launcher or some other 3rd party method like hexflow. Got about ~230GB on the SD2Vita and the liveview area will crash after about 30 seconds if you leave it there idling. Assuming that it is running out of RAM or something like that. No wonder Sony originally set the limit as 100 apps/bubbles.

[@ll3yWanTeD]

@@r3v0lv3rz how can you break those 120 bubbles limit?

[@r3v0lv3rz]

@@ll3yWanTeD you don't. you use an alternate launcher like RetroFlow Launcher to display the games beyond 120 bubbles

[@r3v0lv3rz]

also need to not use YAMT lol. StorageMgr works better with 1TB cards.

[@xmistaxcashxcoll]

Yooo that laugh in the beginning was dope bro! Good job. 👏

[@luckymouse1988]

Wish this was available at the Vita's launch, it would have given me an additional reason to actually buy one.

[@MrMario2011]

Yep, the proprietary storage is so expensive.

[@ArtisChronicles]

@@MrMario2011 especially used right now lol

[@badgalruru4713]

Excellent. I had issues with upgrading my 512gb micro SD from a 400gb one. But after following this particular tutorial, all is fixed, with no technical problems.

[@MrMario2011]

Glad it worked!

[@SkullatorNZ]

Great timing! I'm planning to max out a Vita soon and install a bunch of the recent translation efforts I missed. This will definitely come in handy, cheers fam ;]

[@MrMario2011]

Hey dude! Glad to help, although I think you'd get through it without my videos just fine. 😁

[@AmyGrrl78]

I'm using a 512GB Samsung Evo MicroSDXC with my Vita and I love it! Been using my modded Vita since the day Enso first came out. Originally had 3.60 Enso and now I'm on 3.65 Enso. I also use YAMT instead of StorageMgr because it boots faster.

[@HoLDoN4Sec]

@@JK-or3nu actually with the Vita 512GB is pretty reasonable, i filled up a 128GB (119GB) MicroSD card so fast for such few games, even 256GB (230GB) which sounds like a lot isn't really that much so 400-512GB are very reasonable with the Vita. consider that most games weigh around 2.5-3GB and that adds up really quickly. and then you're also probably going to put some PSP games on it because why not. anyway my point is - there is no such thing as "too much space" lol

[@shivarampersaud2332]

Hey man, I've been having some problems with Storagemgr and I just uninstalled it to try out YAMT. It works like a charm, thank you

[@loslosmith]

How are you using YAMT instead of StorageMgr is YAMT doesn't support Samsung Evo micro sd cards.

[@AmyGrrl78]

@@loslosmith YAMT works with any Micro SD. The brand doesn't matter.

[@hotatwei6144]

Hi can I check when you using 512 GB will your vita lag,lastly is it possible to put 1tb in vita ?

[@amirulmukmininful]

Just like other video Easy to follow and clear explanation

[@MrMario2011]

Hoping so!

[@Asherons]

Thank you my dude. It must feel awesome to help so many people all the damn time, lol. cheers

[@MrMario2011]

Weird feeling at times, LOL

[@Philsings]

lol I was right it was a bad sd2vita card, the new Funturbo one works perfectly! Ill be playing some Persona 4 tonight! Thank you MrMario!

[@MrMario2011]

Good game, have fun!

[@Darkreyo]

As always, you are a gentleman and a scholar my friend.

[@SolidSonicTH]

Wish there was a utility that let you create pointers to things stored on other storage devices so people could use their aftermarket storage and Vita native storage at the same time.

[@tonyvodka4358]

i just ordered a ps vita and a 256 GB memory card just so I can mod it and add a ton of games to it, I’ll follow this tutorial and hopefully all goes well, wish me luck! 👍

[@MrMario2011]

Have fun!

[@spiritualED]

Isn’t there a step you need to take to show the hidden files so that ALL content is copied over to your new higher capacity MicroSD?

[@spiritualED]

@@jspantonio8807 thanks for the quick reply. 😉

[@nzonkagaming]

This did not work for me. It shows that I have 60GB of storage instead of having 256GB of storage on my ux0 folder. What did I do wrong?

[@KamenRider13]

Thank you, you helped me. I'm using now a 512 GB micro SD card. I'm so happy 😁

[@jawanjames6502]

What kind of sd card do you have? Like what brand

[@KamenRider13]

@@jawanjames6502 Sandisk

[@Tree-vis]

Follow this video, exact every step and it will work! Thank you

[@likestoPlayInPuddles]

dumb question, noob at this. going to do it soon as a project. but are u allowed to download stuff from the store to the sd2vita? or neg n only can transfer stuff via a method like shown?

[@jcchaconjr]

You are DA MAN Mario! Got my 2000 set up with HENkaku/Enso via a 3.733.60 downgrade with your other recent video, and now got a 512GB microSD card set up and in an SD2Vita thanks to this video, not to mention your other recent video on modding your Vita from 3.73. It will be nice having most (if not all) of my Vita collection available for convenience! I just have 2 questions, if you or any of your viewers can answer: 1) Since I didn't remove the MCD line, is there anything to be aware of when inserting/using a regular Vita memory card? I have a 16GB that I had acquired just for this Vita... 2) Can I use/transfer my existing game save data that I already have saved on my PC from my main Vita (saved with Content Manager/QCMA)?

[@helltioeverygames]

Why put the 64 kilobyte when format memory card? i have 128gb but it shows 119gb is that what need to put in order to get more space?.

[@MrMario2011]

That's how formatting works, you won't get that 9 GB.

[@Zeninari]

idk if you will respond but might as well try and ask. i was thinking of buying a vita and i was thinking of getting a SanDisk 512GB Extreme PRO 512gb and i wanted to ask if this type of card would be suported by the vita if formated correctly. hate having to return items for no reason and i dont want to drop about 100usd if it doesnt work. i have done research but i cant find anything but sandisk works great, no specifications of which type of sandisk. most keep talking about the ultra so is that the type of sandisk i should go for? once again this may be an idiodic question and i myself have to figure out how to get the sd card formated correctly with only a chromebook dual booted with linux . . . this will be fun huh x) also one last thing great explination on how to do everything that was shown. very comprehesive ty! stay safe ^^

[@NotNotNPC]

Question: how do you use/reset the sd card from sd2vita back to normal where you can use it with phones, cameras, etc. Thanks!

[@pmsr1980]

Another great vídeo! What setup do you recommend to use the same SD2Vita in Vita and PSTV? I' m seeing on the web that is something that can be done but what configurations do you recommend?

[@AlwaysLearning60]

Interested in doing the same thing. Did you figure out how to do this?

[@JerielCool]

What causes the sd2vita not recognize a specific sdcard even though its working fine. Just like mine. My 8 gbs ang 64 gb is working on vitashell but my 128gb is not. And it causes my vita to hang when inserted

[@bobbylutes4542]

I cant get my sd2vita to upgrade to 128sd card from a 64gb I used vitashell as I did when I went from 32gb to 64gb but the 128 keeps giving me corrupt files can anyone help

[@OnAxisLife]

Dont take ur sd card out at all use vitashell for usb or ftp transfers

[@ruidasilva6096]

Maybe you have a fake micro SD card.

[@xXSoulGeoXx]

Just to know It is normal for the PSVITA to freeze sometimes after turning it on with Enso installed? Been having that problem, and sometimes the Vita turns off before loading the custom hello screeen even Updated to 3.65 and currently not using Enso So wanna know if its my StorageMng file or another issue I am having

[@HoLDoN4Sec]

did you cheap out on the SD card?

[@Joeki11a]

So you're transferring Stuff from a regular Memcard to PC then to SDvita?

[@millgiass]

Is it better to put your PSP games on your Vita TV or your PS3? Also has Sony stopped supporting PS3 and PSP and Vita games on PSN? Can I get my PSN purchased games on a hacked system somehow? I have A LOT of purchased digital PSP and PS3 games (Some PS1 & 2) And can I have Cover art on my files to be able to tell what I'm doing easier? I really like how nice the PSP and Wii hacks looked in the system.

[@DaRkBlo0d08]

So what would be the max size you can put on the SD2vita?

[@polyphonydigital]

theoretically: A terabyte, maybe 2

[@TAMPATLBLACK]

I just bought a 400GB SD for my VITA I've been running 3.65 for almost 2 years on my OLED VITA with 256GB but its full. Is there anyway to remove my 256GB SD and replace it with 400GB SD and not lose anything? I might just keep 256GB because been a while since hacked it I don't wanna mess it up if there a lot to it.

[@MrMario2011]

Format and set up the 400 GB card like you would for a Vita card, then you can copy and paste all file from old to new using your PC. Be sure to enable hidden files/folders as well as hidden system file/folders

[@TAMPATLBLACK]

@@MrMario2011 I've never taken my 256GB SD out of VITA or SD2VITA. Once I remove it if I want put it back in my VITA will everything be there and still work or will have reformat that SD once remove it to reinstall it? Just wondering even though my goal is to change to 400GB

[@theprodigydragon]

I have done everything to the letter and looked online to no avail. My 400gb micro sd card is not getting recognized. I have the plug in installed, both config files are correct and have deleted the uxo tai folder. Do you think maybe I have a faulty micro sd or sd2vita adapter?

[@BrandyDerg]

I did this but now all my apps are gone and i cant get to vita shell to fix things. I think my files were hidden even tho it was checked. Any tips?

[@5thunder]

I've tried everything in the video but when I put the sd2vita card in all of the homebrew stuff ( enzo, vitashell ect) is missing. any ideas??

[@AndreasGoettsche]

After some times i have trouble with the filesystem on my 200gb sd-card. This can´t repaired by windows chkdsk /f command. Errorcode: "766f6c756f652e63 470". is there a filesystem repair-solution on vita to fix this?

[@Wikkens70]

Hello there. When I ordered my SD2VITA card it came with two so I thought I would get two 256GB miniSD's. I would use one for Vita games and the other for PSP, PSX and other emulation. Setup the first card (henceforth known as SD1) with Enso and all the plugins I need. Loaded a few games and made sure it worked. Then I setup the second card (henceforth SD2) and basically copied the contents of ux0 from SD1 to SD2. Then loaded up all the games on SD1, organized them into folders, updated, installed DLC and was very happy with the results. Plugged the SD2 into a card reader and loaded it up as well but when I inserted the SD2VITA card it displayed everything on SD1. I updated the list in Vitashell but nothing changed so I deleted every icon and folder and tried again. Had to hold the L button on startup and refresh in vitashell for the new games to appear. When I switched back to SD1 it updated automatically and the games appeared but all my organization was gone. Is there an elegant process to switch between these cards and keep the games/folder structure? Everything works great otherwise.

[@MrMario2011]

Doesn't sound like it. You can have the games and apps, but not the organization.

[@Wikkens70]

@@MrMario2011 Hi. So I found an acceptable method that preserves formatting between multiple SD2Vita cards (steps are assuming you have one card already in the Vita): 1) Power down the Vita 2) Remove SD2Vita card 3) Power on Vita (restores database which will clear the previous formatting and doesn't take long) 4) Power down the Vita 5) Insert second SD2Vita card 6)Power on Vita (restores database of current card) Thanks

[@mariozangetsu]

So I have a problem. I follow all your instructions to the letter and upon rebooting my ps tv. I basically loose access to vita shell and it no longer detects my built in internal storage, which i have to then do a full reset and reinstall everything from the beginning. The storage im trying to use is a 1TB SSD. Everything is fine until i delete the two line in which you said isnt needed. But the storage also isnt detected at that point either. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[@1urbanbaker]

First of all, I'm a little confused. When I use ftp to transfer / backup files, the partition/ directory structure (os0, pd0, ux0 ...etc), is different from when I use the usb connecting to my pc (or mac). So my question is when I upgrade to a larger size memory card, what structure should I use to copy files over? Thanks!

[@MrMario2011]

Many folders are hidden when connecting as USB, but all the content inside of ux0 is your actual memory card.

[@kenniitran]

Hi Mr. Mario, I have my sd written by Win32DiskImager and then running & working as ux0 from USB port on PSTV. Do you thinkk that I can just pop that SD to sd2vita adapter and insert in game card slot and will it running fine? I guess it will but not sure. Thanks

[@MrMario2011]

As long as you change your settings to load from SD2VITA it should work the same.

[@kenniitran]

@@MrMario2011 Thank you bro.

[@asifaliansariasqar9274]

truly appreciated 👍

[@jan-eriksandli6221]

Hi. Im trying to switch my 128 into a 512, I have formatted as you said. But why can't I just copy my old card on to the new? please, someone, help!.

[@MrMario2011]

Should work just fine if imaged properly, formatted properly, and then copy all files from the old SD to the new SD.

[@baokubu8330]

hi , are you success ? i have a the same problem , please show me how to do :( thank you so much

[@jan-eriksandli6221]

@@baokubu8330I did it, step 1.first formated the card, 2. That image "thing"(Just follow the steps in a video about it) and then I was able to copy everything over.

[@Francisco-Gutierrez]

I have a 32 GB sd card working with Sd2vita, it work fine, but then I bought a 256gb sd card and it wont work... I try everything, format with zzimg, format sd 64kb allocation space, copy ux0 to sd card... no luck. I try also coping form one sd card to the other, nope... Could it be the sd2vita adapter?? Any ideas?

[@GuroBrant]

Im locked out of vita shell. I accidently left on the sd2psvita setting when i disconnected from vita shell. Now it says an error has occurred. How can i fix this problem?

[@theeldritchtruth852]

Is it actually possible to properly backup your ux0 folder without using FTP? I'm on ethernet only with my PC, so my only option is transferring via USB, but it doesn't let me copy everything to my PC that way. Pretty much anything marked as a hidden/system folder won't get copied over properly.

[@rafathussain1427]

You need to go on view and go on option and tick off hide protected operating system files and after it should work

[@DoubleU555]

I used the tutorial and card works great! I do wonder though if I can safely delete whatever is left on my PS Vita memory card or should I leave everything in there. Actually, I wonder if I can use both storages at once. For example, use my 256GB SDtoVita for Vita, PSP and PS1 games and my 32GB Vita memory card for Retroarch roms.

[@Watamel0n]

Yes, you can use both cards. I installed adrenaline on my 32 gb vita memory card and everything else is on my 128gb sd card. I don't remember the exact steps, but in vita shell you can switch (I think by pressing select), what your pc will read (either the sd card or the vita memory card). Your vita can access both cards at the same time, but you have to "tell" your pc which card will be accessed, before you plug it in and install your games.

[@DoubleU555]

@@Watamel0n Thanks a bunch, will stick to my original plan then.

[@o0julek0o]

Hm. I needed this specific guide for a few months, but I still seem to be unable to upgrade the memory card size. I have a 128GB Sandisk card, that I just want to swap over with the current 16GB one thats in the vita and working. What I don't understand is why it will not work. I formatted with zzBlank and just copied everything over from the 16GB to the 128GB. I want to keep all the settings otherwise, just increasing the size and still nothing. Sigh. Any help?

[@MrMario2011]

Not sure if there's anything else manipulating your files, but it should be pretty straightforward. Format with zzBlank, format to exFAT, turn off Vita, copy all files from 16 GB to 128 GB, pop new card into Vita and turn on. Might also be worth testing with another card?

[@o0julek0o]

@@MrMario2011 That's exactly what I've done. I will have to order another one since I don't seem to have any laying about. Can't understand what the issue could be. I might try and put the 128GB into my Switch, just out of interest and see how it reacts to it. I'm wondering if the whole speed/class stuff could be affecting it; not gonna lie, I haven't kept up to date with SD card speeds etc.

[@o0julek0o]

@@MrMario2011 Oh, and I'm basically running no plugins. It's not much more than a clean install even though I did it years ago.

[@o0julek0o]

@@MrMario2011 Sorry to fill up your inbox, but I thought it'd be best to share the solution I managed to get to. So. I swapped the new SD card into the SD2VITA. When I did that, all of my stuff disappeared, which was ok. But I had no moleculeshell or vitashell. So I redid the henkaku.xyz thing and made sure to hit R1 at the prompt so that moleculeshell installs again. This was now installing to the proprietary Vita memory card. That's ok. I made sure that the new 128GB SD card in the SD2VITA was formatted correctly and preflashed with zzBlank. Once I did that, I just got autoplugin, then went to vita plugins, then SD2VITA Plugin, started that* and then made sure my SD2VITA was set as my livearena (the application tells you this as you switch through the options). Once I did that, the vita reset and boom. It worked. *- I put this asterisk there because I did manage to have the SD2VITA pop up for one of the reboots. Now, I've no idea why it worked and why it worked for one single boot, but this let me install Enso and Moleculeshell on the SD2VITA, which meant that autoplugin could actually perform the SD2VITA mount, as it pops up with a warning saying it requires for there to be apps on the SD2VITA which is bizarre. After all of this, SD2VITA was permanently mounted and now shows me 118GB available and doesn't disappear if I reboot.

[@cphmmx]

I have followed your guide and it WONT work for me. I have Vita Shell 1.51 Step by step. everything done accordingly but i will only find my PS memorycard with 4GB And if I remove that i dont get the vitashell application And for getting into Vitashell I start molecularShell. Is that the issue perhaps? Grateful for all input here.

[@Soulless_vrc]

So question. I just modded my vita. Is there a way i should or can backup my memory card info? Amd if so what info is necessary? Im worried that if something happens to my sd card if itll fry my modded psvita ability to work properly or if i can simply pop in a different or new sd card and go business as usual

[@MrMario2011]

Sure! Mount it through USB or access via FTP on VitaShell and do your backup.

[@DRAGONSWRATH87]

I have already hacked my vita and I have been using a 32gb proprietary vita memory card. Would I be able to use the sd to vita along with the vita card, or do I have to unlink my vita card in order to use an sd card?

[@Watamel0n]

You can use both at the same time.

[@DRAGONSWRATH87]

@@Watamel0n Thank you!

[@aymanmohsen4387]

Hello, i have a kingston micro sd adaptor that doesn't fit in the slot of the vita, does the scan disk micro sd adaptor fit it?? Coz i noticed that u didn't use it, u used another adaptor...

[@MrMario2011]

I haven't had any issues fitting the cards shown in this adapter.

[@aymanmohsen4387]

@@MrMario2011 i just bought a scan disk micro sd adaptor, i inserted the micro sd card in it, but the adaptor is not going in the vita.... So now 2 adaptors aren't inserting/fitting in the vita... That is strange coz from what i've seen in the videos that the adaptors slide in the vita like butter... Could the micro sd adaptors come in sizes??

[@jamiewilson6900]

I had a hell of a job setting up my 256 GB card and when I finished it worked but when I tried copying files it would come up errors when copying large amounts. Also it would lose files if a transfer failed. I mean the way I was doing it. I have a feeling it was because it asked me to use exfat. How does your guide work in that sense,have you had any problems?

[@What-ks9co]

i dont think i edited the conifg correctly and my vita doesnt read my sd2vita or game cartridges. is ther any way to totally reset this. after reformatting and restoring the vita its still not working?

[@HIIIMM2]

I need to replace the left joystick on my vita and it involves removing the SD2vita on the system, If I remove it it won't brick the vita right?

[@k45oz29]

Idk if u still answering questions, but I do have one, what to do with the SD that is inside the vita, like I own an 8gb Memory Card, what should I do?

[@jordankindo6162]

Yeah I'm wondering aswell. Will I lose all the memory on the original Psvita memory card or will all the data be transferred to the New microsd card

[@edrickseth2519]

I already run h-encore on psv memcard, now i want to buy sd2vita and microsd, do i need to run h-encore again?? Or can i copy it directly from psv memcard?? Thxu 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@Nathanchancy02]

Great video!!

[@LoneWolf89POW]

Interesting i would do this only for the storage tho cause I wanna play my digital games I bought from psn would this get me banned and would this affect my trophies?

[@avelon_hs6030]

Could use some help here ASAP. WinSCP stalled with errors in the back half, I hit skip on unreadable files thinking download files was just doing copy’s! Now my vkp folder and most of the jail breaking apps are corrupted or broken. System works was thinking of restarting it but if Enso is broken I’m afraid of a brick any suggestions maybe a full factory reset?

[@avelon_hs6030]

Well just got worse the system thinks I removed my memory card and wants to restart automatically probably because of the edits I did for the sd2vita. So it looks like most of the mods got deleted with the calendar and some data files. left it on the reset screen hoping for a reply I’m thinking of sticking in the sd2vita card and hope it reboots properly then reinstalling the mods but I’m half expecting a brick.

[@avelon_hs6030]

Ok little update! I ran my sd2vita card after rebuilding data for a min it booted up. Looks like henkaku and enso wasn’t damaged so lucky me there, then all I did was get molecule threw the browser and that works like vitashell so got my plugins back. After reinstalling plugins I restarted my vita and my old vita card rebuilt itself... I think I forgot to delete the tai folder so the vita reverted back to original memory card. Anyways I’m in a better spot just gotta figure out the memory cards. Would appreciate advise if I should just wipe my original so it doesn’t override my sd2vita or let it be... I think most people use the Sony memory cards for psp games specifically.

[@TN_AU]

What's the best and easiest way to install PSVita vpk files? I have original psvita, I first copy the vpk to the original sd card and then use vita shell to install the vpk to the sd2vita card like the one you have. If I try to install the vpk on the sd2vita, this method takes longer than the vpk file on the original sd vita sd card. Just wondering a faster method?

[@MrMario2011]

Sounds more like a speed issue with your microSD card itself you're using, not the adapter.

[@TN_AU]

@@MrMario2011 Im using 128gb Sandisk Ultra, its rated at 100MB/s class 10. Using a USB3.0 sd reader on my pc, I can pretty much max out the read/write of the card. Already did software test on this card results were good so not a fake card. Could be something else, back to some more testing when Im free.

[@MrAlaskaneskimo]

I just got the same sd card shown in this video, and when I try to write the zzBlank file with Win32DiskImager onto the sd card I get Lock Error - 1.0 "An error occurred when attempting to lock the volume. Error 5: Access is denied." I've tried to look up a solution, formatting the card, using Command Prompt and Registry Editor to change things around, but nothing has worked... Can anyone help me?

[@MrMario2011]

Try running as Administrator, also make sure the adapter you might be using isn't locked.

[@SwizzyPlays]

So I got the exact same sd2vita as in the thumbnail. I added a few files to the sd on my pc and then stuck it back into my vita and turned it back on. Well now nothing shows up. Literally all I did was delete Minecraft on my home screen and turned it off, then took the sd out and put it my pc and readded Minecraft to the mai folder like I’ve done a million times(it got corrupted some how not sure). But nothing shows up that’s on my SD not even Netflix. This particular card came off amazon and is only hardly a week old.

[@gokh666]

i follows your video but it wont read the 366 sd card

[@mustafairaq6586]

Hello, can I use 256gb on my fat vita via sd2vita v5.0 the white adapter. Can I use that size and the vita will read it ?

[@MrMario2011]

Yep

[@SMquickscopes]

i have literally did the micro sd card steps 10 times on 3 different pc's. So i press write on win32 to install the zzblank image to the micro sd, then unplug/plug back in, then i format like the first step and it still has no file on the micro sd card. All videos i watch they all have a folder called system volume information installed on there. I have done the steps over and over and still no folder gets installed on the micro sd card! Please help!!!

[@jamesgriffyn]

Probably an obvious question but doing all this means you aren't connected to the PSN right?

[@MrMario2011]

It works online, but of course there's always a risk.

[@PitzehCruise]

this doesn't work for me, i follow everything, but sd card is not read by the psvita, i have samsung 256, i have authenticated it with samsung authentication app. and i believe my sd2vita adapter is okay, since i've been able to work another sd card like last month on it, but that sd card is corrupted that is why i have bought another one. but now, the sd card is not even shown on vitashell. please help.

[@acel5092]

Can you please help me it still got a big problem. When im swapping sd2vita mem card 32 to 128g it is not working

[@MrMario2011]

Showed it all here, it's worked on multiple devices for my setups.

[@acel5092]

How to format the sd card after the zz blank Its Default or 64k? In 128g? Thanks for response

[@lordcalvert53]

I have followed this to a T and can't for the life of me figure out where I'm going wrong. My Vita simply won't recognize the sd2vita, the light won't even flash.

[@AzureCrimsn]

I have the same problem. I think it might be a problem with the Vita adapter or the SD itself. I have a 256GB card too.

[@lordcalvert53]

@@AzureCrimsn hey! It definitely wound up being just a bad sd. That's what I get for being cheap. Bought a name brand 400gb and it works like a charm! You get what you pay for!

[@AzureCrimsn]

@@lordcalvert53 Ah that makes sense. Yeah the 256GB I got was around 30$ from Ebay. So I might get a new one. Thanks for a letting me in on your experience. That's really helpful in itself. So thanks.💯

[@lordcalvert53]

@@AzureCrimsn no problem friend, I definitely did the same thing! Good luck!

[@boxertest]

So I can buy a 512 GB or 1TB card and it will be fine?

[@ruidasilva6096]

128 GB MicroSD Sand Disk Ultra with SD2Vita upgrade is not working!!! Why??? Someone help me!. The Vita don't show the MicroSD 128GB in urx0, is like don't exist the Micro SD, but with one Micro SD 32GB work well. Please help me!.

[@ruidasilva6096]

@dark naxs Update: my micro SD card Sandisk Ultra 128 GB is a fake one; i check it with the software H2TW and have only 29,2 GB real. Now i know Sandisk maybe is not the problem, the real problem was fake cards. Now i bought a Transcend 128 GB card and everything is okn. "thanks" China, AGAIN!.

[@p4radigm989]

why just 64kb allocation size works? can you explain why 128kb or 32 doesnt work? afaik allocation size is just the minimum size a file will take on a filesystem

[@MrMario2011]

Bigger allocation sizes are known to consume too much storage on the Vita for the exact reason you mentioned. Most games/apps are made up of many small files.

[@Samch365]

Hello i just wanted to ask if i can still play cartrige based games if i have the card adapter with flash on it? Thx

[@HoLDoN4Sec]

lol no... the SD2VITA uses the game card slot. besides why would you use a physical game on a hacked system? just download it digitally and play it like that (essentially if you own the physical copy you are allowed to "pirate" that game)

[@edwardvaldez4491]

Can you please help me? When I try to edit storage manager it's in code and I can't do it. Is there anyway I can get it out of code?

[@helltioeverygames]

Ps:New sub from Argentina.

[@neverthere5689]

Do a bit on the PS Dock that uses the raspberry pi. Everyone needs to know about that thing. I wish I did I use it all the time

[@MindeFlex]

Hey can someone help me, please? I can't write the zzBlank.img on my sdcard. It says "the specified file does not contain any data". What did I do wrong?

[@AzureCrimsn]

The memory card is corrupted I assume. You'll have to reformat it if you haven't already.

[@iKevvinm]

Im confused trying to follow these guides. I have a 'vita 1000 with a 128gb sd card and adapter all guides are saying you need storage to hack but when I watch a storage tutorial like yours it says you need the hack for storage wtf?! Whats the right order to do this or can someone point me in the right direction?

[@MrMario2011]

Watch my VitaDeploy modding video, then watch my YAMT video.

[@201crunt6]

hi ive got a problem after ive gotten the free space and i've taken out the storage card in the correct steps and installed a game and turn back on it stops working? is there a reason or can i ftp the game to apps?

[@AzureCrimsn]

Bad SD card possibly.

[@fallton1390]

I just upgraded my 128GB to 400GB. Here's my question... How do I fix my 128GB so it can be used as a normal SD card? The partition that we build on these seems to be locked so they can't be deleted and rebuilt. I can choose to format it but all that does is throw errors at me. Help please.

[@HoLDoN4Sec]

you need to reformat it using Win32 format tool and the original zz image file

[@Kyzan100]

@@HoLDoN4Sec I know this is two years later but what is a zz image? I googled it and couldn't find anything about it

[@xcrypto0]

I loved TeraCopy during Windows 7 era but is it really better than Windows 10 copy handler?

[@MrMario2011]

I guess more of a force of habit? It does provide more functionality and options, so I'd still say yes.

[@ryuudrako86]

I got the same sd2vita you have... Any idea why I get slowdowns in some games like gravity rush? I have an actual game cartridge, and another vita, and the comparison is night and day. Any ideas why?

[@MrMario2011]

Could be a bad SD card.

[@ryuudrako86]

@@MrMario2011 i just bought it new from amazon... I can try another card, but could it be the rom too got messed up? Tearaway seems fine, but gravity rush chugs, and ratchet and clank collection has some flicker

[@HoLDoN4Sec]

@@ryuudrako86 you probably cheapened up on the SD card. before you did this sd2vita thing you should've tested your SD card's read and write speed and see if it is similar to what was specified by the manufacturer.

[@ryuudrako86]

@@HoLDoN4Sec i did a bunch of tests. If I overclock the rom with that overclocking plugin through the AutoPlugin app, they run flawlessly. It loads all emulation, and all other games at accurate speeds. Even the jack and daxter collection. I think the roms got screwed up, because i don't need to overclock any other games.

[@RGB-Gamer]

Hi, If it's work on Ps Vita 2000 with 512 GB?? You use a Ps Vita Tv right??

[@MrMario2011]

Should work, and yes.

[@fridelikakurnia6477]

If I use micro SD Sandisk 512gb, which allocation size should I use? Besides the copy from PC to micro SD take long time. Such 14 hours.

[@MrMario2011]

Detailed in the video.

[@fridelikakurnia6477]

@@MrMario2011 But the problem is, when I switch sd2vita to ux0, when reboot, it says need to format. Any solution?

[@ErickMartinSusanto]

What if you also have installed Sony memory card? The size will be summed up?

[@MrMario2011]

You can only use one storage device as a primary storage.

[@Airusdnb]

Does this still work with the new browser Henkaku download is the process still the same with this video being 3 years old

[@gyear2000]

Dear MrMario2011 I really found useful your tutorial for sd2vita... nevertheless, I was wondering if you could upload a tutorial that may involve using usb drive on my pstv as a storage. Thanks!

[@MrMario2011]

Same steps, but change the settings to your preference.

[@gyear2000]

MrMario2011 I am so sorry for my ignorance, Would you tell me which settings do I need or the command lines (I might have sounded techy but I just repeat what I've heard)

[@projectgus2003]

I think i did everything right but vitashell doesn't work when the sd to vita card is in.

[@WhiteJarrah]

Can confirm that 1TB cards work with the Vita.

[@MrMario2011]

1 TB of based goodness.

[@Gloryboyquan]

Hello Does 1tb SanDisk Work on Ps Vita Please Help

[@Gloryboyquan]

Or any 1tb SD Work On Vita?

[@ManikiMPACT]

Would a 2tb work on a ps vita or ps tv?

[@bobbyboy4496]

Bro big problems . My vita is no longer showing up on my pc ..i get the audible noise when i plug it in but thats it . Also no connection ftp .. so i tried by rebuilding database in recovery ... now all my apps have dissapeared and content manager says i have no apps on my sdcard .. enso logo still shows and i still have henkaku in my settings .

[@gamelegendalpha1737]

Do you have a tutorial for downgrading and installing enso? I'm on 3.68 and I was considering downgrading but I was afraid of risking messing up my current setup.

[@MrMario2011]

I have tutorials on both of those things!

[@gamelegendalpha1737]

@@MrMario2011 Cool. I'll take a look at them during the week.

[@jqdoh1561]

@@MrMario2011 Can I keep 3.68 and still achieve success with this tutorial? It took me forever to get my vita to where it is DX

[@VinyLegends]

Trying to understand why my SD card is only formatting to like 23 gigs and it's 200? any help?

[@treefiddytwoo]

LOL

[@VinyLegends]

I figured it out... I had an ancient ass card reader lol.

[@xTH3-PH3NOM242x]

Can you use 400gb on 3.73?

[@MrFrosty24]

Will this work for installing the 1TB with the SD2vita adapter

[@MrMario2011]

Yes

[@HUYI1]

how to put the power icon on the UI? that would be so much better than holding down the power button

[@joshuaturner2970]

I don't expect a response but I bought a red 1tb Samsung card and vita hacks says it won't work. I'm on a MacBook and I literally have no idea what I'm doing. any links or advice or anything would be extremely helpful

[@MrMario2011]

I wouldn't recommend using that if the guide says they don't work.

[@joshuaturner2970]

@@MrMario2011 i hadn't looked it up until after i hacked my vita and the card wouldn't format. It gave me a system error then i looked into formatting it into exfat format on my macbook that worked then i followed the guide again up until the format section and still wont format

[@popshuv1]

I’m fairly new to this kind of stuff but is this up to date? Is there a way I can ensure I’m optimizing the system as time passes?

[@MrMario2011]

YAMT Will be the best option these days, I have a video covering that

[@TheDorianTube]

Amazing video, thanks. Gonna buy immediately all the necessary. However I didn't get one part. You said that we need to move plugins from ux0 to ur0, but you have vitashell folders, nonpdrm folders, pspmenu folders etc in there. I don't understand what to move and what to leave : (

[@AzureCrimsn]

Don't touch much in the ux0 folder. Except delete the /tai folder in the ux0 folder. All those extra folders he had were just from extra applications etc.