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)

 

[INCOBB]

@stooged could we use several hdds with this method ?

 

[stooged]

@INCOBB
Yes you would have to plugin the correct hdd for the game you are trying to play.
It would be like how disc games work, you see the icon for game but it wont launch until you put the correct disc in except in this case it would be correct hdd

 

[INCOBB]

@stooged oh great, we can got multiples hdd!

Thanks for this awesome payload.

 

[FFTHEWINNER]

@stooged so you cant have multiple HDDs/USBs connected Simultaneously?

 

[edrix2004]

@FFTHEWINNER based on my tests, it's always the first USB attached that's being recognized.

 

[melga67]

@edrix2004 are you using xvortex-HEN or HEN ?? Far Cry Primal on my 4.55 console only runs from internal disc... After being moved with app2usb v9 and reboot console and loading HEN, the game doesn't work anymore (Blue screen and "Cannot start the application. CE-38612-0)...

I am using special DNS to load HEN exploit, and access to User's guide option from settings... Which method are you using?

@stooged It would be very useful, a reverse tool for those games that won't work from external disc.
Today I have to delete some games that won't work from external and reinstall them on internal hard drive

 

[edrix2004]

@melga67 I used xvortex hen cause I find it more stable for me personally.

 

[stooged]

@FFTHEWINNER No
On 4.55 its locked to mount point usb0.

On 4.05 it will look for the first hdd with a ps4 folder and if no ps4 folder is found the first hdd it can find

 

[confuzled]

im sorry, but i cant seem to get this to work.
I plug usb into right most plug, and run payload. that should be it right?

It is just creating a few folders on the drive with no games in them

 

[FFTHEWINNER]

@stooged Thanks for the answer. is it possible to make it accept multiple simultaneous HDDs? not that big an issue if it isnt. just asking. thanks again