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How to Install a PUP Extractor on PS3

PUP files -- or .pup extension files -- are programming extracting installer files commonly used to extract and install updates on PlayStation 3 systems. There are many types of .pup files used in the gaming hacker community to install different kinds of programming information onto a PS3. However, the official extractor files used by Sony for the PS3 are also .pup in format. Installing .pup extractor files onto your PS3 requires that you first place your PS3 into Recovery Mode to accept them.

Things You'll Need

USB storage drive

Instructions

- 1
  Press and hold the "Power" button until the system turns on and then off again. Now press and hold the "Power" button once again, until the system beeps twice.
- 2
  Release the "Power" button. The system then starts up in Recovery Mode.
- 3
  Plug your USB storage device into an available USB port on your computer. A folder for the USB storage drive will appear on your computer desktop.
- 4
  Right-click inside the USB storage drive folder, and select: "New Folder," then name the folder: "PS3." Right-click again inside the "PS3" folder, and select "New Folder," then name this next folder: "UPDATE."
- 5
  Drag-and-drop the .pup extractor file from wherever you have it saved on your computer, into the USB drive folder under the "PS3/UPDATE" folder.
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  Remove the drive from your computer, then scroll to the "System Update" option in the menu on your PS3 menu screen. Plug the USB storage drive into the first USB port on your PS3 gaming console.
- 7
  Press the "Start" and "Select" buttons on your controller together, to start the installation process.

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