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How to Rip PS2 Games to a Hard Drive

The Sony PlayStation 2 was released in 1999 as a follow-up to Sony's original PlayStation. The PS2 was the first video-game console to release games on DVD, which increased the amount of available data storage, allowing for higher-quality audio and video. PS2 games can be ripped onto the hard drive of a computer with the proper software, allowing the user to maintain a legal backup in case of a lost or damaged disc.

Things You'll Need

Computer with DVD drive
PlayStation 2 game
2GB or more of hard drive space

Instructions

- 1
  Install a DVD ripping software program. DVD ripping software programs make an exact copy of all the data on a DVD, such as a PS2 games, onto the hard drive of a computer. Many DVD ripping programs offer a free trial with a limited number of uses. Some examples of DVD ripping programs are Clone DVD, DVD X Copy, and AnyDVD as of 2010.
- 2
  Insert the PS2 game disc into the DVD drive of the computer. Press the eject button, located on the drive itself, and place the PS2 game disc into the tray.
- 3
  Run the DVD ripping program by double clicking on the shortcut icon for that program on the desktop. Select a directory for the copied files. Choose one that is easy for you to remember, or make your own, such as C:\PS2Games\.
- 4
  Navigate to the directory the files were copied to using "My Computer" or "Windows Explorer." There should be a single folder for each disc, and each folder should contain a number of data files. These files constitute your PS2 digital backup.

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