Back-Up a PSP UMD and Play the Back-Up from the Memory Stick

Hello World,

Its Shawn here again with another how-to.  This time we are going to walk-thru making a back-up copy of a Sony PSP game (UMD).  As with the previous post (read here) on PSP’s this one rates about a 2 on a difficulty scale of 1 – 10.  Basic requirements for this tutorial is a 3rd grade reading level (haha).

What you will need:

PSP – with custom firmware installed (must be version 3.80 M33 or later)

A PSP game – for this example we will use Dungeon Siege: Throne of Agony

Step 1:

Verify that you have custom firmware installed on your PSP

• Navigate on PSP to System <  System Information

• Press X button and view information

Step 2:

Open the Recovery Console by pressing Select on the menu screen

The Recovery Console should open and look like this

Step 3:

Press Down Arrow button 2 times to select USB DEVICE

Change setting to UMD Disc by pressing Left Arrow button 1 time

Highlight EXIT and Press X button

Step 4:

Insert the UMD into the UMD slot

Attach USB cable to PC and then to PSP

Navigate on PSP to Settings < USB Connection

Press X button to establish USB Connection

Step 5:

In the Win Explorer window that opens you will see an .iso file named UMD9660.ISO

This is the image of the UMD

Copy this file to your desired location for back-up purposes

Step 6:

After file has completely copied press the O button to disconnect from the USB Connection

Unplug the USB cable from the PSP

Remove the UMD from the UMD slot

Step 7:

Open the Recovery Console by pressing Select on the menu screen

The Recovery Console should open and look like this

Step 8:

Press Down Arrow button 2 times to select USB DEVICE

Change setting to Memory Stick by pressing Right Arrow button 1 time

Step 9:

Highlight EXIT and Press X button

Step 10:

Navigate to the folder where you copied the UMD iso and change the name of the iso to something that you will let you know what game this is.  I usually prefer to use the proper title name.

Step 11:

Establish a USB connection between PSP and PC (see Step 4)

You should see a Window open like below (provided that you have properly formatted your memory stick)

Step 12:

NOTE:

All UMD iso files must be copied into the root of the “ISO” folder

If you place them in any other location the game will not show on the memory stick.

Now copy the “backed-up” UMD from your save location to the PSP

Step 13:

After file has completely copied press the O button to disconnect from the USB Connection

Unplug the USB cable from the PSP

Step 14:

Navigate on PSP to Game < Memory Stick

Press the X button to select

Step 15:

Highlight the game you wish to play from the Memory Stick and press the X button

That is all there is to it.  Sit back and play all your games from the Memory Stick.  It is so much easier than lugging around all those UMD’s.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.  Please, leave comments with your opinions of questions.  Also, if you have any other ideas for PSP type posts, leave a comment and let me know.

Shawn