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)

 

[MeTheKing]

Thanks @stooged that was fast
so the path of the ini file will be like this:

X:pS4/AppToUsb.ini

 

[stooged]

4.05 version of it

AppToUsb_405_v2.zip

@MeTheKing
yes like this

X:\PS4\AppToUsb.ini

 

[bajul12]

waiting for noob tutorial

 

[abumaya]

ok but after copying the games can we delete the games from ps4 and play them from usb

 

[Tanmay007]

@stooged here’s another quick suggestion. Everytime you run apptousb the payload will check and update the symlinks to the path the usb is connected to. (ignoring pkgs that are in the .ini file)

That way you won’t be restricted to 1 USB port and can easily change as you need.

Also some config to prevent copying for pkgs that are manually added to folders in usb in correct format. Ex. if USB:/PS4/CUSA00001/app.pkg already exists, it will skip copy and simply update symlink. Or is that how it already works?

 

[stooged]

@abumaya
you don't delete anything, the payload handles everything.
when you use ftp you will see app.pkg because ftp is blind to symlinks and its showing you the app.pkg on the usb inside the user/app folder.

once again you don't delete any app.pkg files.

@Tanmay007
yes if you add the pkg files to the ps4 folder manually (USB:/PS4/CUSA00001/app.pkg) the payload will check the app.pkg and compare it with the one in /user/app/ and just link if everything is matching.
if the pkg does not match the one installed in /user/app/ the payload will then overwrite the one on the usb.

SiSTRo has it the same way in pkg2usb so I used the same method

 

[Tanmay007]

Awesome. And as always really appreciate the hard work!

I’m going to give this a try and report back if any issues.

 

[X0rt1]

Need who can a make tutorial with video, my english so bad, but thanks for your work @stooged

 

[MeTheKing]

i just want to be confirmed, I still need to install the game first? if the answer still yes.
If I make a fpkg from just the basic files of the game like sfo, pics ... something like this:

sce_sys/icon0.png
sce_sys/param.sfo
sce_sys/pic0.png
sce_sys/pic1.png
sce_sys/pronunciation.xml
sce_sys/trophy/trophy00.trp

then I copy the original game manually to the ext HDD like this:

X:\PS4\CUSAxxxxx\app.pkg

do you think if I install the mini fpkg of the game that I created from the basic files, then your AppToUsb will link the mini fpkg from the int HDD with the original game in the ext HDD?

thanx again and sorry for my bad english

 

[Tanmay007]

Update: Would like to report a finding that it is not compulsory to use the same USB port as you did while installing. Just make sure there's only 1 USB HDD connected which ensures that it is always mounted at usb0 mount point.

@stooged This also makes the suggestion I made a few posts above about updating symlinks moot. Kindly ignore it.

Edit: Any idea why I get this error? Right after saying copying it says not enough system memory.

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