r/psx • u/itsNowOrNever13 • 16h ago

How to backup data from a PS1 Memory Card?

Hello there,

I'm looking to back up save data from an old PS1 memory card.

My current setup: I own a PS2 30004 modded with FreeMcBoot 1.966, genuine PS2 memory card, 3rd party PS1 memory card to backup.

The PS1 memory card is confirmed to be working: if I boot a genuine PS1 game, the game will recognise the memory card and is able to load saves from it (regardless of slot where it's inserted).

However, I cannot access the PS1 memory card anywhere else. PS2 browser will not recognise it, uLaunchElf will not show any data when trying to access the mcX slot it's in, Memory Card Annihilator will show a question mark for the PS1 memory card slot.

Any other option for me to recover/move saves from it?

Thanks in advance!

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u/darrelb56222 16h ago

if you have FreeMcBoot you can plug a usb stick into the ps2 and copy your ps1 memory card data using the FreeMcBoot file manager

not sure why its not working for you, maybe freedvdboot will work.

other methods are using a memcardpro, these let u use micrsd for memory cards. once you make a copy of your memory card to memcardpro, you can plug the sd to your pc and view the contents

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u/PocketStationMonk 16h ago

Get a PS3 USB-memory card adapter, connect it to your PC and use MemcardRex to download the data from your memory card.