DbBackup.bin Payload: Backup PS4 Database to USB Drive by Stooged

Recently @stooged lent a hand sharing both details with source code on Backing Up and Restoring the PS4 Database, and he followed up with a handy DbBackup.bin Payload compiled for PS4 4.05 OFW users to backup their PlayStation 4 database to a USB Drive alongside one for dumping save data below.

Download: DbBackup.zip / Source Code / DB_SG_Backup.zip (8.79 KB - dumps save data into a folder called GameSaves) / DB_SG_Backup_v2.zip (8.27 KB - Dumps All User Accounts) / DB_SG_Backup3.zip (8.82 KB - Adds Notification Messages from 2much4u) / DB_Backup_455.zip (Updated for 4.55) / usb_455_db_backup.zip (0.02 MB) / Cache-Install: ApplicationCache.db / DB_SG_Backup-50X (Latest) / GIT

To quote from his recent post with usage instructions:

just put a usb stick/drive into the usb port and run the DbBackup.bin payload

it will save the addcont.db and app.db files inside a folder called DB_Dackup on the usb drive.

if you do not use a usb stick/drive it will backup the database into the /system_data/priv/mms/ folder on the ps4 and it will be called app.db_backup.

to restore the db just ftp into the /system_data/priv/mms/ directory and upload your backup copy.

credit to @XVortex for the neat way to check which usb port has the drive in it in their ps4dumper source, I tried a few other things with no decent result but @XVortex had a simple method to do the trick

 

[stooged]

you wont lose the symlinks on a crash rebuild like you can lose the database.

if the links break it will be through corruption/format of the hdd and the games will need to be reinstalled to work on the ps4 anyway so you cant really backup the symlinks.

but if you keep all the games on the usb hdd as they were after you install the games and run apptousb it will just check and link them without needing to copy the pkg so it will be fast

 

[mschumacher69]

@stooged could you please upload the source of DB SG Backup 4.55 to github? Because @Al Azif is not adding payloads to his tool anymore unless he can see the source.

Thanks

 

[stooged]

@mschumacher69

https://github.com/stooged/DB_SG_Backup-455

also updated it so its more verbose while dumping

 

[mschumacher69]

Thanks!

 

[edrix2004]

how long does it take to backup db? my ps4's been at it for about 5mins now

 

[mschumacher69]

It doesn't take long. You won't get confirmation when it's finished. Just wait a few minutes and then unplug it. 5 min should be enough.

 

[ceedveed]

@stooged Thanks for the updated database backup payload on GitHub. Can you include the files needed for USB/web server launching as well (i.e. html & .js files)?

 

[DEFAULTDNB]

You can convert it yourself with bin2js https://github.com/cfwprpht/bin2js/releases/download/v1.4/bin2js.rar then use any other hosted payloads folder contents and overwrite the payload.js with the one you just made

@ceedveed

 

[ceedveed]

Thanks for the hint @DEFAULTDNB . I was able to convert @stooged GitHub version (this version is more verbose than what is in OP):

I used the .bat file from: this psxhax tutorial to create payload.js. I did not use the WEB 4.55 files because they didn't work for me.

I took the USB version posted in this thread's OP. I overwrote it with the payload.js I created and I overwrote userland.js with the one in Vortex's GitHub.

Now I can launch latest GitHub version DB Backup payload from Al Azif's exploit host without manually sending the payload from the PC.

 

[korn93]

i rebuilded the database but, how do i delete games that are on the ps4 but i cant see