backuping memory card

[qrange]

what is the best(safest) way to backup savegames from mc ?

[BigMichiel]

I use Codebreaker. It's not free (but I think you can find it somewhere) With that program you can copy savegames from and to: memory card (1&2), USB, HDD. You can even download savegames directly from within codebreaker. (try to get at least v9.0)

[suram884]

Just use uLanuchELF. You can select files/folders and copy them over to your USB/HDD. CodeBreaker saves are encrypted I think. Game saves are just folders with files in them. To be safe you can use both to backup your saves.

[BigMichiel]

As far as I know Codebreaker only compress them. But if Ulaunchelf you've got a cheap an great solution

[qrange]

thanks
hmm, yes I got ulaunchelf. But I've heard that some gamesaves have date attributes/flags or something and that those must be copied too. unfortunately codebreaker wont work with my modchip (MARSII) the same goes for AR2.

I have tried copying the whole mc: to usb_flash with myps2 0.5 long time ago and it would only copy nongame files. could it be that sonys usbd.irx has some sort of protection?

[qrange]

I've managed to copy mc: to pc using FTP, but these files cannot be copied:
"icons\copy.ico"
"icons\delete.ico"

probably because they have \ in filename

is there a way to test them without buying a second mc?
(or risking broken gamessave)?
would it be possible to rename gamedir on mc and then revert to old name so that it works?

[dlanor]

I've managed to copy mc: to pc using FTP, but these files cannot be copied:
"icons\copy.ico"
"icons\delete.ico"

probably because they have \ in filename

If your pc is running Windows, then that is definitely the reason.
That character is always reserved as path separator and may never be used in any file/folder names under Windows (and the same goes for lots of other characters too).

is there a way to test them without buying a second mc?
(or risking broken gamessave)?
would it be possible to rename gamedir on mc and then revert to old name so that it works?

You can backup these saves using LaunchELF v3.42, as it does allow such names, but you still can't store those files on a Windows-compatible medium (eg: USB memory).

But you can back them up to a PS2 HDD. This works for various other characters too that would normally be forbidden in Windows file names, such as quote characters and the vertical line separator etc.

Also, if you backup and restore MC contents with the new mcPaste command of this LaunchELF version, then ALL attributes and timestamps should be preserved. Please try it out and report your success in the LaunchELF forum.

Btw:
What program created those filenames ?
Was it a commercial game or was it some homebrew ?

Best regards: dlanor

[qrange]

thanks, I'll try it out
its a commercial game, IIRC "007everything or nothing" or maybe some other and it happened with two games.

[qrange]

could you please tell me how exactly do you copy files with uLaunchELF? (esp mcPaste) I couldnt find help file anywhere and I'm new to all this. (used only myps2 for file copying)

[dlanor]

could you please tell me how exactly do you copy files with uLaunchELF? (esp mcPaste) I couldnt find help file anywhere and I'm new to all this.

I just made a mini manual for this in the LaunchELF forum.
You can reach it through this link: http://psx-scene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44308 (Mini manual for the LaunchELF FileBrowser)

Best regards: dlanor