App2USB / AppToUSB by Stooged: A Modification of PKG2USB for PS4

I will post this as a separate thread from the PS4 PKG2USB as the 2 payloads vary and it saves confusion.

Original Post: I was playing around with the ext0 mount and recreating the file structure that would be there if the pkg was installed to external storage.

There is a trick I found where if you copy the CUSAXXXXX folder from /user/app to /mnt/ext0/user/app and then unplug the hdd and plug it back in it causes the ps4 to do a repair and then the game is recognized as installed on external storage and from there there are other issues.

BUT with the great work SiSTRo has done in PKG2USB with the symlinks its a lot easier to manage with exfat and just normal USB.

So building on his PKG2USB and symlinks I modified what I was working on for the ext0 mount to work with the usb0 or usb1 and symlinks.

Downloads:

• 455 Source GIT
• 405 Source GIT
• AppToUsb 5.05 (Latest Release)
• AppToUsb 4.55 (Latest Release)
• AppToUsb 4.05 (Latest Release)
• PS4 App2USB (Scene Collective)

Changlog via dbsuarez

This payload searches the entire /user/app folder and copies all installed fpkg games to usb from the system drive and creates the symlinks like SiSTRo has kindly shown us the ability to do.

If you want to target a single game not the whole folder use PKG2USB.

If you install more games just run the payload again and it will copy any new games to the USB and so on.

With symlinks you are making a link to a directory so you want to pick which USB port to have the hdd on and keep it on that same port or the links will point to the wrong directory. USB0 is what I use.

Thanks again to SiSTRo, xVortex, Anonymous, CelesteBlue!

PS4 JAILBREAK 5.05 How To Use APP2USB by seanp2500

Running PS4 Games From a USB with App2USB (5.05 Jailbreak)

Download: app2usb.rar (726 Bytes - configured to export app+update+dlcs to external disc, includes app2usb.ini)

 

[Tanmay007]

Finally got around actually giving this a try and happy to report that it works great!

 

[edrix2004]

@Tanmay007 would you be able to provide a simple step by step? Thanks!

 

[Sili]

Really cool -- any chance of posting the source?

 

[Havok10]

@Sili Sources on github

https://github.com/stooged

 

[badboy4life9]

@stooged tested v5 with 10 games on a fat 4.05 with external hdd 1 tera USB 2, works perfectly, I didn't notice any slowdowns in game loading, it's a pleasure! thanks

 

[pearlxcore]

Tutorial pls

 

[stashk]

Yes please

 

[stooged]

@anagia without testing the "transfer to another ps4" function after linking apps into the usb myself, I would say that if you keep the usb plugged in the ps4 will read the app.pkg as if it was in /user/app and transfer it to the new ps4 because its reading the path redirection to the real file on the hdd.

you would have to run apptousb on the new ps4 but because all of the app.pkg files are still on the usb hdd the apptousb payload will detect each pkg and just link it without needing to copy from the internal drive so it would be very fast to complete.

I'm pretty sure the "backup to usb" option in the ps4 would do the same thing.

could one of the mods please update the original post with the new links, the changes are pretty important to prevent people getting the ports mixed up and having links to 2 different locations and only 1 hdd etc

payload.bin
AppToUsb_455_v5.zip
payload.bin
AppToUsb_405_v5.zip

.Js Version
usb_455_apptousb_v5.zip
.Js Version
usb_405_apptousb_v5.zip

455 Source GIT

405 Source GIT

 

[PSXHAX]

@stooged I'll update the OP shortly with only the versions included in your last post here.

Also I received this on Twitter, but it looks like you already set up a Github for both 4.05 and 4.55 with the source code so I will add those to the OP also.

 

[Coxilerio]

@stooged thank you for the great app.. !