Storage Maxxing Your PSP In 2024

[@TotalKommando]

Post Notes / Latest Updates / Recent FAQ: • Enable "Scan Categories" In Custom Launcher If Your Games To Show Up In Custom Launcher & You Are Using Categories Lite & ARK-4 - Fake SD Cards: I have forgot to cover this so I have added a guide in the spreadsheet for how to check for fake and corrupt cards • Also Checkout The PSP Battery Version Of This Video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5K7hqWDfraSgtU • Even though it's not worth it I may end up doing a round 2 for getting a working dual slot adapter setup • You can not format SD Cards beyond 128GB Directly on the adapter through the PSP • If it wasn't clear Adrenaline will read 500GB Max till the ARK-4 devs look into unlocking it : ) • Did I really render and upload a 1080p version of the video.... all nighters always come with disappointments : ( • Nothing like uploading at 420 In The Morning =D Discord: discordapp.com/invite/9mQeVNHw7F

[@MatthewCenance]

For me it's around 7:20 PM.

[@TotalKommando]

I hear birds chirping now

[@RetroGamerBB]

I only buy sd cards from brick and mortar stores. I get burned every time I buy online.

[@JessicaFEREM]

A good tool for quickly gathering if a card/drive is fake or not is by using f3 fight flash fraud. It finds the limits within a minute or two instead of over the weekend.

[@MatthewCenance]

Finally, the fabled video about the storage options for PSP!

[@TotalKommando]

Its started to look like I may have a follow up video, now that some people are sharing their adapter findings as well

[@hitbox2381]

​@@TotalKommando what is the maximum capacity of the card for PS Vita using the SD2VITA adapter?

[@TotalKommando]

@@hitbox2381 I have not looked too much into it, but I dont think there is a limit, any limit will be what you can fit as the vita storage has been and was fully hacked from the start. As far as I have heard, 1TB works fine, I will experiment with 1.5 & 2 TB once I get to doing vita videos

[@cheesirehat]

Ive been planning to get a psp for a few days an you've been a real lifesaver for me! Thank you so much!!

[@ma2perdue]

Dude totally.... And this explains why my 512gb SD card kept corrupting on my ps via 1000. I tried so many times but eventually gave up. Now I know why! Arg

[@ma2perdue]

This is neat and all but I might just wait for an OLED steam deck or switch that I can Linux boot. I really wanted to have the psvita 1000 tho

[@leonzorn9491]

You are the best KZbinr for PSP-Mods and its not even close! Thank you for doing this despite you not having that much time!

[@rcarlos6]

Wow, I'm so happy we have this top tier quality content for the PSP in 2024. Highly appreciated. Thank you very much!

[@TotalKommando]

Here for the long haul!

[@agenttexx]

I bought two Memory stick when I had my PSP - 4GB and 32GB. The 32 GB had my entire music library on it so I could listen to music at work. I also had several movies on it so I could watch them at work while I worked my data entry job.

[@Ojmoney12]

32 gb is 3200 gb right ? Or am I wrong

[@wondersgtagaming]

Extremely helpful video buddy. Decided to dig out my original Euro release day model PSP a few weeks back. Needed new silicone pads as the buttons and d-pad were very unresponsive, an Sd card adapter (already had a spare high speed 64gb SD from drone flying), new anologue assembly (drift), new battery and soon going to be doing a shell swap for the crystal shell (I already watched your video and will be using it as a guide) and installing an IPS 1000 screen at the very end once everything else is in place as the shell swap looks potentially tricky but I am confident (Original screen is a little scuffed and not bright enough). After watching this very in depth video I decided to complely back up and redo the entire 64gb memoery stick formatted to 64 as you recommend and working on converting any uncompressed .ISO files as I write this. (Not compressing the GTA games though as I play them heavy and dont want stutter) Anyways thanks for your great PSP videos and you have a very keen new sub from me. * Quick edit to this. Beware of converting PSP .ISO files to .JSO if you use the PPSSPP emulator to play PSP games as it seemingly doesnt support .JSO. Stick with .CSO for a happy compression medium as it does support .CSO format.

[@TotalKommando]

Once its its all done, its going to be pretty epic. The d-pad pads are going to be ok, the aftermarket analog is not going to be a smooth. The biggest concern would be the analog drifting after the shell swap, sometimes the pads could be dirty and just need some cleaning or the contacts are not being properly made. Good Luck : )

[@edwardrha]

Huh, I've been using 128GB(64+64) on my PSP since 2017 with a dual SD adapter. Looks like I was unknowingly using the maximum usable storage size. Been looking to further mod my PSP after digging it up from my drawers. I'm glad I found this video and channel.

[@Realone210]

I have a 256gb in mine.

[@FosterFilms12]

This was an incredibly detailed video on a topic I thought I wasn't gonna find much info on. Thank you!

[@TotalKommando]

No problemo, let me know if you have any questions

[@thatzaliasguy]

Use the custom folder plugin to organize games better. It will not only allow you to use more storage, but also reduce the time to index all the game titles if you maintain

[@psycomutt]

This is exactly right. I use a much bigger card then he says (400gb) and it works just fine. I just use folders for each genre. You can't open the folders one after the other without issues, (starts loading weird after switching like 4 folders) so it helps to know which genre you want and not just scroll around.

[@Siphr1]

i've been waiting for this one!!

[@Rrr-h6m]

I'm Japanese. And I love the PSP just like you guys. First of all, thank you for making this wonderful video. It was very helpful. I'm truly grateful to everyone here for supporting Japanese game consoles even after so many years.

[@TotalKommando]

Thanks for stopping by : )

[@raandomplayer8589]

As someone who's interested in having a PSP, this is very very useful. Thank you

[@NUNYA-BIZNESS]

so much info shared. was going to order a 256G sd too for my psp Go, but decided to test modding it with a 128G sd instead, glad i did. thanx a lot for the sd improvement tips also, will have a blast upgrading the Go 💪🏾 much appreciated fam 🙌🏾 subbed

[@Realone210]

I have 256 in mine.

[@NUNYA-BIZNESS]

@Realone210 how's it working?

[@zekimaru0]

Thank you very much for the detailed testing and clearly presented results. This channel is becoming a definitive source for PSP info and will make me personally order an Ali Express PSP. Thank you again.

[@ZackToSmooth]

Ty bro just dug up my PSP-2000 and I plan on modding my PSP soon. 😅

[@Sunscreen723]

I really enjoy the scientific/numeric approach you do, keep up the good work!

[@NCC-0000]

This is the Holy Bible when it comes to PSP Memory Sticks, MicroSD management and pretty much everyone who enjoys PSP Modding should see (Even in the Reddits too). Thank your detailed research in Micro SD cards types, sizes, speeds and TRUE size limits in PSP. I tried to test some of these things in the past, but I spent way too much time browsing forums than playing my PSP, so lastly I throw a cheap 64 GB formatted by my PSP and filled it with ISOs and PSX Eboots. PSP is such a wonderful console and has so many interesting and enjoyable games.

[@alexgonzales89]

Great video as a always dude! 200gb+ store is kinda over now I think about it lol.

[@iP1sano]

I haven't touched a PSP in more than 10 years, but I remember changing the compression level / strength when using .cso images (I have no memory about the other formats) would have a HUGE impact on both the resulting size and the loading speed / stuttering. I know testing each level for each format to find the sweet spot would've taken an absurdly long time but it's still worth mentioning, considering how in-depth the video goes.

[@TotalKommando]

I kinda just added it as a side dish, it will get it's own video eventually : )

[@deadlemon]

Really appreciate this, I'm preparing to update my psp and this clarified where the limit is for storage and what to expect

[@spawnthegathering169]

I know some people's go to is the PS Vita, but for people trying to play ON a PSP/PSP Go? These videos are legendary!

[@outbreak1995]

I've actually got a teamgroup Micro SD 256gb and works perfectly fine, have filled down to 3gb left and did not have any problems from this. I did notice that the adapter I purchased from Ali express was back in 2014 and was able to push to the limit compared to the new pro duo adapter that was purchased this year was maxed out to 128gb only.

[@TotalKommando]

Protect that adapter with your life

[@pspsmallz]

Those are rare now. For some reason they stopped making ones that go up to 256gb. Now only the vita adapters can go that high.

[@SaikaDarkmoon]

Man I wish this video existed for other consoles like the switch, Or even full systems like Ps3, 360, etc; Absolutely amazing thank You.

[@TotalKommando]

Perhaps one day : )

[@VorkKnightOfGood]

Pro-gamer move: get a Vita, then use SD2Vita do use a 1TB card and fill it with PSP games. 😅

[@ultraspinalki11]

Any Vita model in particular you would recommend? Are there even multiple models like the PSP had?

[@ZedQue]

@@ultraspinalki11 The OLED model

[@VorkKnightOfGood]

@@ultraspinalki11 There's the 1000, 2000 and Vita TV. The 1000 is the original model (a.k.a, "Vita phat") that features an OLED screen. It has a variant, the 1100 model, with a slot for a SIM card to access the 3G network. The 2000 model (a.k.a. "Vita Slim") is a slimmer, lighter redesign with larger buttons and an LCD screen. The Vita TV is a Vita without a controller, battery, backpanel and screen that plugs into a TV. It's not compatible with all Vita games because of no touchscreen or backpanel. Personally, I'm a fan of the original model for the OLED screen. Even though it is an early OLED screen and it has some issues (doesn't completely turn off on all-black screens and I can see some black spots during screen transitions), the colours look great and it doesn't consume as much battery as an LCD screen.

[@kabiebebe2332]

​@@VorkKnightOfGood psvita tv is compatible with ds4 controller

[@gomisekai]

Go with 2000, the advantage is the charger, you can find it anywhere and its the latest model

[@FR4M3Sharma]

I don't have a PSP or a Vita but I'm commenting because this is really well researched video with good amount of information.

[@TotalKommando]

Thank You : )

[@polo199199]

Thanks for the hard work and get some good rest. Looking forward to the Ark4 vids as I was only aware about Pro-CFW. Bought a mate IPS screen thanks to your channel. 👍

[@M_AbdullahArif]

Awesome video with tons of helpful information. Really appreciate the effort you put into these guides and for the benefit of the community. I remember in the early 2010s watching videos on YT for psp and people were either not helpful at all or would show something really cool but wouldn't guide people on how to achieve a said cool feature so I really appreciate what you do here. Regarding the 256G cards and adapters, I'll share my experience where I put a single micro sd of 256 GB sandisk into the dual slot cr5400 adapter and filled i think around 150 gigs with ps1 and psp titles, it worked fine for me, I gave 1 psp to my friend with that set up and kept 1 for myself. My friend's got the whole iso data corrupted after 2 years, I think the save files are fine but I haven't checked it myself, but the iso games won't work at all anymore. I don't have mine near me so I can't test it but the last I played it ( a year ago) it worked fine with that set up which i had kept for about a year. The adapters are very brittle though so ive taped them up to hold them together and they did work for a long time. when using 1 card in the dual adapter, when it fails i can just retrieve the data from the micro sd and use a new adapter to keep it working but yeah the load times for 256 is very long and I haven't tested beyond 256G. I was not aware of many things you mentioned in the video such as pushing on the micro sd broke the adapter, i did that many times without realising. also wasn't aware of jso and i didn't connect the dots that i might be getting corrupted files due to the larger micro sd. I could not get the 256 g card to work on those black adapters at all, I tried a bunch of em. it only worked on the dual slot ones labelled cr5400 ones. Edit: Forgot to mention, the one i gave my friend had 2 cards in the dual slot and that failed after 2 years, my setup had 1 card in the slot and worked for about 1.5 years according to my testing, but i dont have it near me so I can't test it at the moment to see if it still works.

[@TotalKommando]

Awesome thank you for sharing this, read through the whole thing, so one other comment mentions the CR5400 labeled ones, I will be on the look out and possibly make a follow up video if I end up getting it to work : )

[@rabiroden]

If you have a curated selection of games, 64GB is more than enough. Even 32GB should be plenty for holding all your faves. The only reason to get into the TBs is if you _really_ wanted to hold every single version of every single PSP game ever made for some reason, lol. But 64GB should be able to hold more PSP _and_ PS1 games than most people would ever realistically get around to playing.

[@Julio-591]

Agreed

[@TheMan_v1]

Wouldn't that be something? Carrying every single PSP game with you?

[@mbe102]

Use-maxxing your PC's storage haha. Nice. Man things have come a LONG way since making a Pandora Battery with a Steak Knife and pencil lead to make a Magic Memory Card haha.

[@TotalKommando]

lol

[@MinutesB4Midnight]

Man back then when i heard about that, it was so far fetched, you were taking a CHANCE that you didn’t fall into a fallacy. Got a friends broken psp and modded the battery to a successful pandora. Who found this hack in the battery 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@skadiorcanic]

Perfect Video for me. Make my PsP my Go To Hype Console for 2024 a time travel machine from the 2000's. A few Movies Anime..A Few Games from the Time and Albums.. this will be a blast

[@v3xt0n]

really good and comprehensive guide 👍

[@Maxou_996]

Thank you for the upload I can sleep smarter ! In France time is 0240

[@TotalKommando]

haha gnite m8 im go sleep as well now lol

[@Siphr1]

mdrr add a second french psp lover watching late

[@TotalKommando]

@@Siphr1 damn i got a lot of french viewers, magnifique

[@Maxou_996]

​@@TotalKommandoHaha thanks, going to sleep right now. For the future videos about ark 4 I hope you will talk about how to uninstall it in case of trouble or whatsoever 👍🏻

[@Maxou_996]

​@@Siphr1Oh un compatriote ! Je suis clairement un amoureux de la PSP c'est aussi pour cette raison que cette vidéo a immédiatement attiré mon attention 😁

[@monchopr3511]

Thanks a lot for all the info. New sub here a looking forward for more. :) I have Silver PSP 3000, a Black PSVita 1000 , and a PS Vita TV.

[@CJ-tp6ed]

Man if only I saw this video before I made my 256gb psp 3k around 2 years ago. I filled it up enough to where it started having corrupted memory problems in the storage and I just couldnt figure out what was happening, as there was literally no correct documentation online related to high amounts of storage on the psp with people getting 256 or 512gb sd cards in their psps and saying "it just works" and nothing more.

[@unlimitedslash]

All praise our PSP spreadsheet lord!!! Praise!!! Him!!!

[@TotalKommando]

LOL never thought I would end up doing spreadsheets

[@Kendrone]

Just picked up a battery and new charger! Just wanted to make sure this bad boy worked before getting a memory card for this sucker. Got myself a 64GB and it’s arriving tomorrow

[@soaremicheledavid6020]

You have a new subscriber!

[@mentes1679]

Appreciate your hard work.

[@miffmaff2673]

Thanks for the validation! I tried every tutorial I could find, I also found that I could format the 256 card into fat32 and the PSP see all 256. But if you load up the card you'll see corrupted files. I could fit my whole game library or my movie library but not both. I found that loading files 10gb at a time, you'll start getting corrupted files around the 130gb and above. My solution is my main 128 card with games, and 128 card for movies. There is a 3D print file out there to make a SD and Duo card storage holder that fits in the UMD drive, and just swap them.

[@Realone210]

I have 256gb. Runs flawless.

[@TheSoundofAmbience]

Thank you so much for such high-quality content about PSP that you create. You are truly unique on KZbin. I have found an incredible amount of useful information from your videos. Good luck with what you're doing!

[@TotalKommando]

Thank you for the kind words : )

[@JS2123-m9x]

Great video, very useful. Just want to add my experience using above 128GB. I have been using a 512GB SD and my ISO folder for the last 3 months and at the moment is around the 200gb mark; nothing broken up. No corrupted or missing files. One thing is that is necessary to use categories add-on. Although is true that is pretty slow compared to my 128GB, like takes 30 seconds to do the initial load.

[@jinkaiser7482]

how did you even get it to read it? my 256gb doesn't even format

[@JS2123-m9x]

@@jinkaiser7482 flashing zzblank.img

[@Eragonfrost]

How did you get it to read 512GB

[@Realone210]

Same I have 256 gb. 180 ps1 games and 172 psp games.

[@mmpsp693]

Great video as always

[@mantra1229]

3:30 Actually sometimes (as in my case) the PSP says "the memory stick cannot be read" and when you go to format it, it says "format failed"

[@TotalKommando]

If its 128GB or below, its either a fake card, failed card, or the card isnt sitting properly in the adapter, anything above will infact not format inside the psp directly

[@suhenraw5047]

i had this happen 0n my 256gb sd card,had to format through pc using the zz blank img file,and it worked fine after that

[@SideQuestStories]

One of the best tutorials I've ever seen.

[@pspsmallz]

You can write files to the sd card without the adapter. Its a normal micro sd card when not used with the adapter and writing files to it with a micro sd card reader is a lot faster than keeping it in the adapter or using the usb cable.

[@Leddius]

YES! THANK YOU 🙌🏽

[@lautaro3365]

I've never seen a base 10 SD card, the dual SD card adaptor sounds like a bad idea from the start.

[@MatthewCenance]

Yeah, why would I limit myself to the Memory Stick speeds when I could change the filesystem at full SD Card speeds?

[@KiraSlith]

It made sense back when they were originally made, uSD cards capped out at 16gb and didn't get particularly hot. Even when the uSD card size limit hit 64gb and cards started running hot the allure of 128gb remained strong. Other than Peace Walker, PSP games are cautious about writing to the card too often, because flash storage at the PSP's launch was infamously unreliable and they couldn't guarantee you'd ever upgraded, so there wasn't much risk of data loss during normal use.

[@stevexanny]

Hey @totalkommando, I upgraded my PSP 1000 screen and faceplate, only issue I'm having is that the analogue stick is being finicky. It moves around on its own unless I apply pressure to the faceplate to hold it down (I haven't screwed it back together yet) but even when its working, my character in GTA doesn't jog forward, he only walks forward slowly leading me to believe the analogue stick is registering the upward movement as me moving the analogue stick only slightly up and not fully. I've cleaned that little rubber piece that connect to the analogue stick as well as all the connectors, and it's fully screwed into the faceplate. Any ideas what this would be?

[@TotalKommando]

This is a common problem with the 1000 stick that I soon realized I need to eventually make a video about it. I would try adding a piece of paper under the motherboard side where the stick contacts are to try and push it up further. You can also try placing the jelly in different orientations. adding a spacer to the analog secure points to try and push it further down to the jelly. And of course gotta full screw in the left side to get a good idea if its going to work once fully back together, if the connection is not perfect it will drift even if the whole analog is not even connected. Lemme know how it goes

[@MaxRawwr]

5:02 I'm using one of the white adapters with just one SD card, and it reads just fine when you connect the micro SD to the PC.

[@crazysk8rboy]

I don't need any of this information but I like watch all these researches

[@エルデンリング-隻狼]

Another amazing video. Thanks.

[@friendly_garbage_man]

17:05 does anybody knows what are those stores down the firmware settings?

[@Mrx7tloma]

I did the dual sd card and yes they are fragile. I kept mine in my psp and never took it out but one time. When I did it broke apart in my hands. I did get a new one and I didn’t have to reformat anything because both sd cards still worked.

[@nutbuster87]

lol that is really funny

[@nerodeathstep5239]

ngl, its a god send that this video pop in my recommendation, i was about to buy 1TB with the adapter and while waiting around i saw your vid, thx bruv ALSO can you is there a video you explain how to do the category thing for Ark4 ?

[@Kuntitled]

The de facto psp channel on KZbin.

[@sydnerd]

as someone who grew up spending all possible free awake time with PSP modding and custom firmware, homebrew things from the bottom of my heart thank you for your videos. It revives so many strong emotions in a way that is hard to express. PSP is a marvel and the custom FW scene topped all of that off.

[@TotalKommando]

Tryin to bring back the good ol golden days from 2008 YT lol

[@sardeegaming]

Great video bro

[@TheGershon]

What's the benefit of flashing an image to the microSD before formatting it as opposed to only formatting it with the right settings?

[@TotalKommando]

Its a quick and easy way to bring it to a clean state no matter how it was formatted before, you should be able to use diskpart as well but its not as user friendly

[@this_is_deny]

Can you update link for The Standard adaptor on aliexpress? becouse it shows no page found

[@TotalKommando]

Try this: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oBKLMkb If it doesn't work try a different browser or device sometimes aliexprsss can be picky

[@this_is_deny]

@@TotalKommando bless you :D thanks

[@d1mor]

Question: I did compress ISO to JSO but it doesn't showing up in the folder, what to do? (I'm on the 6.61pro-c infinity)

[@TotalKommando]

I think that firmware is not compatible with JSO, best to upgrade to ARK-4

[@psycomutt]

This is very odd. I've used a 400gb in my Vita for years and haven't had any of these issues. It's more than half full of PSP in adrenaline and everything always loads just fine.

[@TotalKommando]

In the video I mention the physical PSP adapters dont go beyond 128gb for the ones you can buy today. PSP firmware is capped at 500GB so the vita will cap out there. I didnt say the ePSP has a limit

[@psycomutt]

@TotalKommando Ahhh, I misunderstood. Thanks for clarifying

[@oscarloria]

Great video! Thank you!

[@denisizq_8410]

The Aliexpres SD link no longer works, I have found another seller but it is SanDisk Ultra and it has different numbers on it, what difference is there with the Extreme Pro?

[@TotalKommando]

I have updated it Its mostly just faster when transferring files to it using a USB 3.0 Card reader, otherwise on the PSP there is a super small difference not worth the extra cost for most people

[@3joseph7]

I love your content, you litterally saved me infitite time trying to figure out why my psp wouldnt read my new SD, your format tools saved the day. When you think you will be able to release the video for ark4 setup?

[@TotalKommando]

Glad to help : ) Im hoping to take a break from work to focus on youtube sometime within the next week or so. There is a slew of things I gotta cover, and I want to make it into an AIO video that covers nearly everything regarding ARK/CFW

[@luiannn2020]

Amazing Tips!!!

[@purifier357]

Please make a review of your favorite homebrew games/plugins/apps

[@TotalKommando]

Once the main modding video series is done i will : )

[@purifier357]

@@TotalKommando Thanks man you are the legend🙏

[@yannv95]

Hey man, how did you change the font on your PSP 3000 that appears at 17:52?

[@TotalKommando]

I didn't change anything here, and I dont recall running a theme on it

[@Kerring]

Good points. Still running a 8GB stock card in mine and looking to upgrade. Maybe it's better to just swap cards like on a Vita or Switch.

[@MatthewCenance]

Now would be the time to warn people about fake SD cards. You need to make sure the SD Cards are genuine and from well known brands. The fake ones use a storage chip that only stores a fraction of their stated capacity. When you try to store more past that actual capacity, data starts getting corrupted as the storage controller overwrites data in order to fit the new data, and you may even see strangely named files and folders popping up with strange file sizes. H2testw is a good program for testing the SD card is actually the listed capacity. Insert the SD card into the included adaptor and insert it into your PC and test the full capacity using the program. There's an English option in it. 3:30 Have you verified the SD cards were genuine using a program like H2testw before testing it in the Memory Stick adaptor?

[@TotalKommando]

damn it, i knew something was missing, ill add it to pinned comment and the spreadsheet. And possibly have a dedicated video for it. My cards are legit been using them for years, from reliable sources, and function correctly with the right speeds

[@MatthewCenance]

Verify the SD Cards using the SD card port, not the Memory Stick adaptor, before claiming there's a problem with the adaptor. If H2testw detects no problems with the storage while inserted into the SD Card slot, it's the adaptor. If it goes red and claims errors, it's an issue with the SD card.

[@TotalKommando]

The majority of them i filled out with data without the adapter during the testing, but ill the test on all of them. I have used it in the past. Feels bad that I missed it

[@MatthewCenance]

Remember, fake storage devices have existed since at least the PSP days. Fake Memory Sticks existed in 2008 and I remember reading about eBay guides on how to detect if your Memory Stick was fake.

[@TotalKommando]

@@MatthewCenance Thanks for reminding me, I have added a guide and will update it as my I get my results. Im very well aware of fake storage devices, even remember telling myself to add a segment for it, yet here I am because of time constraints and lack of energy after work I forgot to add it : |

[@NN-kc6lq]

I formatted 128gb sd card on my laptop and after i send psp games either via usb or sd adapter, psp cant find those games and says that there are no games on the card

[@NN-kc6lq]

Now the sd card is formatted by psp and some files like "ISO", "Videos", "Audios" and etc have appeared on the micro sd, so how do i do that on pc too?

[@TotalKommando]

Format on PSP, copy the folder structure, format on PC then copy back the copy you made when u formatted on the psp, you can use a second card to format if you want folders to copy from

[@NN-kc6lq]

​@@TotalKommandooh ok, thank you so much!!!

[@ТурбоЭйнштейн]

so it turns out that you can only put 128 GB.It seems that the psp has no volume restrictions, then why is that?

[@mpoadmin2978]

basically sony's way of saying if you want more games you should compress your images or use UMD

[@lordnico7]

Hey i installed Ark-4. The mod menu shows up when it feels like it. Sometimes after playing a game it will go away. I have attempted to resave the savedata folder needed. It would work and then the sympton shows up again. Any ideas?

[@TotalKommando]

You may have a faulty button, use a button tester to check that nothing is stuck or randomly coming on when u bump or lightly touch it

[@cleberprado7608]

brother you talk like those guys that announce cattle auctions, love the video tho

[@TotalKommando]

Haha heard this one a couple times before xD

[@MThgv]

Dann I’ve tries everything to go over 128GB. Today I’ll receive the Duo slot memory SD, I won’t expect anything of it after this video…. Thanks though, great video.

[@thisismyc]

I already modded my psp with ark 4, would it be a possible to format it to 64k?

[@TotalKommando]

Yup, backup your sd to your pc, format it to 64k, then copy your files back on to it

[@thisismyc]

@ would I need to format it again on the psp?

[@TotalKommando]

@@thisismyc No, if you format on the psp it will be back to 32K

[@thisismyc]

@ thank you 🙏 I actually used your latest video to mod it, your videos have been a lot of help, thanks

[@nbc471]

Heads up. The version of ISO Compressor you linked to can only output as CSO, not JSO as you recommend.

[@TotalKommando]

Ahh my bad this was pointed out a while ago, I updated it on the spread sheet but forgot I added it to the description. I dug everywhere trying to find a link to the version I got, and eventually found the one I downloaded/used and reuploaded it to my gdrive. Link has been updated, thanks : )

[@kuba24213]

Hey, so I tried downloading the sd zip, and it says that the .img is corrupted. Anything I can do about that?

[@TotalKommando]

Hmmm, weird, try this: www.psx-place.com/resources/zzblank-img.941/

[@markhovscrch4050]

I still have the Dual memory card slot adapter but somehow slot 1 the front one doesn't recognized

[@muelabruno66]

I remember selling my 2 kids for a 4G back in the day.

[@searrell]

so i got a pro duo adapter and an sanddisk ultra 128gb sd card and formatted to fat32 with 64 clutster but when i insert it into the psp it doesnt pick up the card at all but my pc does what could be the issue ?

[@TotalKommando]

could be the adapter, or the memory card slot being dirty try reinserting a couple times, maybe hit it with iso or contact cleaner while doing so.

[@searrell]

@@TotalKommando i have cleaned it and my orignal oem psp memory card is working fine in the psp just the adapter and sd card isnt. however the sd card and adapter work fine on my pc hub. also have an orange flashing light on next to were i insert the memory card only when the sd and adapter is in the slot.

[@TotalKommando]

@@searrell Happens, pc could work with the combo but not the psp, sometimes i gotta remove and reseat the sd inside the adapter properly and then push the adapter in well into the psp making sure i use the notch to do that and i give it extra nudge once i hit the bottom

[@searrell]

@TotalKommando this unfortunately didn't work, imma just get a different adapter. Maybe there's something of with it. Thanks for the advice

[@SkylerLinux]

Noting that both PSP CFWs seem to be 128+ able, getting a nice class 2/3 256 SD formatted as 64K at 128 should give the full 128 with the faster load times

[@miasma82]

I used to have a jailbroken psp with 64gb of psp and psx roms

[@LzyCube]

PSP on infinity 6.61 with large memory on will do up to 512gb. But the read times for loading all the games takes a few seconds

[@roshann4470]

Just a PSA: If you have the SD card in your PSP when formatting it, it will say it failed to read the Memory Card and ask you to format it. So remember to remove the SD card and use an SD card reader before formatting it.

[@AmigaVR]

I use double duo adapter with small sd cards for many years now no problems. But yes they are slow to boot up.

[@NoNonsenseJohnson]

If I’m just storing ISOs (or compressed JSO) on my psp how many games would you say I can get away with before having to make folders to keep load speeds swift? For context I plan to just put 100 ISO games on the 128gb memory card and not have any emulators or other files etc. is there an optimal amount before needing a folder or games per folder etc? Hope that makes sense! 👍🏽

[@TotalKommando]

I got 160 ISO games mixed between UMD and PSN Minis With 15 GB left to spare for emulation I think once you got more than 30, it gets out of hand, dont forget the time it takes you to locate your game while you scroll

[@yuvarudra6602]

Thx very much. U saved my life. 😂😂😂😂😂 i'll keep it to 65gb. 😂😂😂😂😂😂 was plannin to purchase. I dont mind swappin than a dumb corrupt file. 😂😂😂😂

[@sifeddinebelghiti3089]

I bought i 1 terabyte memorystick and the psp didn't read it, what i can do?

[@TotalKommando]

Return it, and buy a 128GB sd

[@Padoca]

Amazing video as always. I wonder if on Adrenaline the max is 128gb or 500gb. That being said, I hope you can cover some PS Vita in the future. I love the Vita since its lke a PSP with better screen and dual sticks.

[@TotalKommando]

Adrenaline will be 500GB Max till the ARK-4 devs look into unlocking it : ) Vita vids coming once project smokey stuff is done

[@Krazynez]

​@@TotalKommandoDid acid say that? Is that why he is asking me to buy a Vita again? 🤦‍♂️

[@TotalKommando]

@@Krazynez Nope, thats just the research that I have done, but what I meant to say is that its only a matter of time lol

[@roaxsmule]

where do i find the categories lite plugin? im using ark4.

[@TotalKommando]

www.pspunk.com/game-categories-lite/ or you can use my AIO drop in package in my recent ARK-4 vide

[@neelaveronte745]

What do you store there? Special disc (videogames).

[@mikesierra85]

I actually have 7 dual adapters with 400+128 SanDisk cards, they are 100% usable, I filled them up with the whole PSP library, here's the trick nobody mentions, forget ISO and CSO files, you have to painfully convert each game to an official EBOOT, similar to a game downloaded from PSN, use category lite plugin and the XMB load time is actually not bad, roughly 20-30 seconds. No corrupt files whatsoever. The adapter I'm talking about seems extinct, it's the black Photofast dual adapter. The PSP will actually read 485GB with the combination of 400+128GB cards as stated above Returning to XMB from a game with Memory Stick SpeedUp option enabled for GAME+VSH takes 16-19 seconds

[@TotalKommando]

My friend you had me questioning my self for a bit but here are a couple things lol • There is a Categories Lite chapter in this video • I already was using Categories Lite plugin and had half broken games and half working once i reached the limits on my adapters • These adapters I confirmed their problems on my PC • Lastly you mention black photofast dual adapters, are all 7 of them black photofast? These are extra rare now, take good care of them lol

[@mikesierra85]

Yeah, they are all black adapters, the only adapters that could handle the 400+128GB combo I mentioned. I bought over 40 adapters throughout the years. The adapters are obviously clones but they work lol I defintely saw a speed increase when converting ISOs to EBOOTS by the way. Also, AFAIK, it's the only way to have more than 8 (I believe it's the max limit of folders you can have if using ISOs). The way the card is set up, I have a folder for each letter and also 0-9, PSN games, NeoGeo, PC Engine, Emulators, Homebrew etc... Basically, when you have folders inside the GAME folder, the limit seems to be gone. (Unless I was wrong about the folder limit inside the ISO folder) By reducing the amount of files in each folder, the experience is actually not bad at all, even better on the PS Vita. EDIT: Just checked online, yes, there is an 8 folder limit inside the ISO folder. I will also try to capture a video showing you the PSP. I am yet to install ARK-4.

[@TotalKommando]

​@@mikesierra85 So all of your 40 adapters are working with the 400+128gb combo or only the black ones? I did test for if there was a limit for items showing in the native games folder and was not able to reach it, I tested and counted up to 550. Also I feel like the part of the video where I talk about the categories plugin isnt being seen by some people. May I ask if you have noticed it or seen that part before placing the initial comment (dont expect you to watch it, just wondering , as there is another comment talking about it) I think ARK-4 resolved the folder limit issue or perhaps Im using a different version of Categories Lite, I just created 12 additional folders, and they all show up and work with files in them.

[@mikesierra85]

@@TotalKommando I haven't got ARK-4 in any of my PSPs, still rocking an ME CFW I think, to be fair I haven't touched the PSP in like 2-3 years lol. With regards to the 40+ adapters, they are all different, only the black ones managed to work with 400+128GB cards. I based my assumption with regards to Categorieslite plugin following the available info online. I am convinced that the use of EBOOTS is what does the trick here, I just checked on my PC (I have all folders set up to copy/paste for builds), I have 1197 PSP, Minis and PSN games in 31 different folders inside the GAME folder, they all work, I didn't test every single game however they all show an icon etc. Try the EBOOT method, I assume you know how to convert an ISO to an official EBOOT?

[@TotalKommando]

I will get to it and try to get in touch with you once I get around to doing a deep dive on compression, got several projects on hand and of things to test, it will get out of hand if I start another lol

[@Fross-888]

When I convert the ISO into an CSO or JSO the file size is just a little smaller like from 1.5gb to 1.3gb. I tried a bunch of games and only Need For Speed Most Wanted actually became substantially smaller. Why is that, what can I do to fix it?

[@TotalKommando]

Which compressor are you using, the one I have in the spreadsheet was doing pretty good compressions, there are other ones you can find that let you tweak the compression level

[@Fross-888]

@TotalKommando I was using the same one as you. Had the setting at 9 too no luck.

[@TotalKommando]

@@Fross-888 Maybe the games you are trying have stuff that cant be compressed fully. Did you try GTA LCS

[@Fross-888]

​@@TotalKommando Nope, have not tried that one. Tried Toy Story 3 just now and that worked but I also tried Jak And Daxter The Lost Frontier and Castlevania Dracula X Chronicles and those did not compress. When I compress those I get a high average rate percentage in the 80% and the file is barely compressed but with Toy Story 3 I got just a few procent and the file size became small.

[@TotalKommando]

@@Fross-888 Yea probably the type of files inside those games might already be compressed, so they cant compress further, and gta probably compresses well because its not already compressed because it needs to stream files as fast as possible as you move around the map

[@Idfkwhyy]

I got a 64Gb card in my PSP and it's just enough to have every game i want on it, I also have an original mem stick duo with 8Gb where I keep my ps1 games in

[@derpydashdjblazekin]

When Sony announced the PSP way back when they called it the Walkman of the 21st century as someone who wants to escape Spotify I want to get a PSP for music player that's partially why I am wondering how much space I can get for a memory card thank you

[@Rubixter]

win32disk imager returning error 1117: The request could not be performed because of an I/O device error. Could this be because I'm using an SD card adapter that slots straight into my laptop?

[@Rubixter]

update: it was. external sd card reader did the trick

[@TotalKommando]

Eyy Nice!

[@TrackSol]

Hello. One thing I haven't seen addressed is how this applies to running the PSP in a Vita through Adrenaline. Does the 128gb limit still apply?

[@TotalKommando]

2:33 PSP Software Limit is 500 GB SD Adapter Limit in 2024 is: 128GB So 1TB SD in a vita will max out at 500GB in Adrenaline

[@TrackSol]

@@TotalKommando Thank you for responding.

[@TotalKommando]

@@TrackSol No problem : )

[@karolrosen9693]

Very good video!