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)

 

[stooged]

@anagia

Your hdd is going to sleep (standby) you will have to find a way to disable that as it depends on model of hdd.

 

[Lush78]

@stooged any progress on the native 4.55 method? are you still actively developing that feature?

 

[mopoge]

@MeTheKing : So the renaming to app.pkg when you already have the game on your internal is a manual process or will the tool do that for you as an option?

 

[MeTheKing]

I haven't test the new version of the payload yet but from what I read, you don't have to rename your game manually now bc the new version of AppToU payload will do it for you if you just but your installed games that you want to move them from your PS4 Int HDD in the root of your exFAT Ext HDD.

 

[ZachZS]

@stooged That fixed it! Thanks

 

[rugga]

Man thank you so much for this payload it will save me lots of time. I bought a 5TB Seagate external just for my PS4 and I will fill it up to the max with PS4/PS2 PKGs. It was around $140 but it was well worth the price as I don't have to worry about space for the games anymore.

PS4 scene is blooming and it's only getting better.

 

[stripnwild]

@ZachZS -- What brand, model and size is your External HD you bought...we could maybe start a list of what external HDs and if they work or need extra steps etc.

I have a seagate 8tb expansion arriving in a couple weeks (the seagate 8tb backup plus did not seem to work with the ps4 so i returned it ((it wouldn't format via the ps4 to do the extended storage-- of course everyone is using this app now anyways instead which i will be too once the new HD arrives))

 

[ZachZS]

@stripnwild I have a used Seagate STEB8000100 8TB Expansion, I think it's the same one that you ordered.

 

[seanp2500]

Lush78 i am on 4.55 i used v9 of app2usb everything works fine

 

[stripnwild]

@stooged if you have two pkgs on the root of your external HD (one being the base game and the other being the update) does it combine them into one and put it on the external??? or how does that work? Or would one be better to just move install the base game to external..and the update internal??? ( would be nice to have everything all external)