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StorageMgr ​

Required Reading ​

StorageMgr is a multi-purpose kernel plugin for the PS Vita (TV) which allows for the use of alternative storage devices such as a USB drive, an SD2Vita, or a psvsd adapter.

The SD2Vita is a microSD to game card adapter which is inserted into the game-card slot in your device, while the psvsd is a microSD adapter which replaces the 3g modem on 3g PS Vita models.

By using the StorageMgr kernel plugin, the USB drive or microSD card you use will be mounted to ux0: just like a Sony memory card. This is very useful because microSD cards are significantly cheaper than Sony memory cards (especially at higher capacities).

This will use FTP (File Transfer Protocol) to transfer the files, so your Vita and PC must be connected to the same network.

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You must have already installed VitaShell to use this.

WARNING

If you previously installed "YAMT" or have used the 3.65 Quick Install option in Vitadeploy, please uninstall YAMT first by deleting the following files from your ur0:tai folder:

  • yamt.cfg
  • yamt.skprx
  • yamt.suprx
  • yamt_helper.skprx

What You Need ​

  • A formatted storage device compatible with your system
  • An FTP Client such as WinSCP or CyberDuck
    • Alternatively, you can also use the USB transfer feature of VitaShell
  • The latest release of StorageMgr
    • storage_config.txt should be edited to fit your situation as instructed in the README
    • MCD=uma0 should be kept as-is if you plan to keep a Sony memory card in your device, and removed otherwise
    • INT=imc0 should be kept as-is for PS Vita 2000 and PS TV users, and removed for PS Vita 1000 users
    • GCD=ux0 should be kept as-is for SD2Vita users, and edited to UMA=ux0 for USB drive and psvsd users
    • UMA=grw0 should be removed unless you have multiple storage devices (in which case the device which is not assigned to ux0: should be assigned to grw0:)

Instructions ​

Section I - Installing Plugins ​

  1. Launch the VitaShell application
  2. Press SELECT to enable FTP access on your device
  3. Open your FTP client on your computer
  4. Enter the IP Address and Port displayed on your device
  5. Using your FTP client, copy all files from ux0:tai/ to ur0:tai/
    • Overwrite any existing files in the ur0:tai/ folder
    • If you do not have a ux0:tai/ folder, or it doesn't contain a config.txt, skip this step
  6. Transfer storagemgr.skprx to the ur0:tai/ folder
  7. Transfer storage_config.txt to the ur0:tai/ folder
  8. For any paths in ur0:tai/config.txt which contain ux0:tai/, replace ux0:tai/ with ur0:tai/
    • If you did not have a ux0:tai/ folder, skip this step
  9. Add the following line to ur0:tai/config.txt under the *KERNEL line:
    • ur0:tai/storagemgr.skprx
  10. Delete the ux0:tai/ folder
    • This is an important step as HENkaku will not load plugins installed in ur0:tai if it detects that ux0:tai exists

Section II - Restoring Data ​

This section will copy the data from your old Sony memory card to your new storage device.

  1. Backup the contents of ux0: to a folder on your computer
    • This may take some time if you have a large amount of data on your Sony memory card
  2. Insert your new storage device into your computer
  3. Copy the contents of your ux0: folder to your new storage device
    • This may take some time if you have a large amount of data on your Sony memory card
    • Do not copy the ux0: folder itself to your new storage device
  4. Insert your new storage device into your PS Vita (TV)
  5. Press ○ on your device to close the FTP connection
  6. Close the VitaShell application
  7. Reboot your device
    • If your device does not have Ensō, you will need to manually launch and exit h-encore to enable homebrew
    • This is required to load the new kernel plugins added to ur0:tai/config.txt

Your new storage device is now configured and ready for use at the mount point specified in your storage_config.txt.

If you want to reclaim the space on your memory card (to use for storing PSP games for instance), you can delete the contents of uma0: (the new memory card mount point) and / or imc0: (if you have a PS Vita 2000 or PS TV).

If you decide to do this, you must not delete these folders if they exist:

  • uma0:data/bootstrap.self
  • uma0:app/PCSG90096
  • uma0:appmeta/PCSG90096
  • uma0:appmeta/VITASHELL
  • uma0:license/app/PCSG90096
  • uma0:license/app/VITASHELL
  • uma0:user/00/savedata/PCSG90096
  • uma0:user/00/savedata/VITASHELL

This is because you must keep h-encore installed to the memory card so you can enable HENkaku (and therefore StorageMgr) after a reboot.