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)

 

[Sovikos]

@amcik No it doesn't move the files from the PS4 to the hdd. It takes the files you already installed on your external and adds them to the PS4 folder and renames them app.pkg or whatever automatically.

Doesn't even have to be the same name. It will find the same PKG file on your external hard drive root, and then move it to the external hard drive /PS4/CUSAXXXXX folder. Then it will delete the PKG file off the internal PS4 drive.

Does the same with updates. It will delete the internal ones and move the one from the external to /PS4/Updates/CUSAXXXXX

 

[BigWadger]

By default the payload will just copy then delete the pkg on the ps4, you must set the option CHECK_USB by removing // to make it look to the root and move instead of copy the pkgs you install

 

[amcik]

Thank you soooo much guys it worked

 

[becksterorange]

With this payload, you can opt to leave the updates for games on the ps4 hard drive. What is the benefit of this feature? Is it a space thing?

 

[Tanmay007]

Any idea if updating the PS4 firmware to 5.05 will cause any issues with existing symlinked paths in database? Asking cause in a few weeks everyone will be updating.

 

[DarkHeros09]

Good question. hope someone answer this one.

 

[DEFAULTDNB]

Updating from 4.55 - 5.0x: It shouldn't interfere with symlinks.

 

[ironlung]

So after the last time I ran this, .pkg do not show up after being installed, and my PS4 freezes whenever I go to System Storage.. Anyone else run into this?

 

[mohammadfadel]

ftp copy to user/appmeta/

usb png

up to usb pc.rar

 

[Easymode]

ok i hope someone can help me out with this. I was able to install the pkg files onto the internal without issue but when i use app2usb it tells me that it is about to modify the ps4 and then does nothing. I get zero messages afterwards.

I realize i may have to tweak what i am doing but for the time being i just want to move all of the games on the internal to the external exfat without doing edits (ie ps4/cusaxxxx/app.pkg).

Do i simply load app2usb or do i still need to have the ini file on the drive (edited with check_usb)? thanks for the help anyone.