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How to Copy Game Files to a PS3 for CFW

The PlayStation 3 is a video game console produced and distributed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It features a Blu-Ray player, wireless Internet and wireless Bluetooth controllers. You can install custom firmware, or CFW, on the PS3 to allow backup games and home-brew applications to run. With a home-brew FTP server application, you can copy backup game files to the PS3 over a home network at a high rate of speed.

Things You'll Need

USB drive
Ethernet cord
Router

Instructions

- 1
  Download Blackb0x FTP server.
- 2
  Double-click on the downloaded files to extract them.
- 3
  Copy the extracted files to the root of the USB thumb drive.
- 4
  Insert the USB drive into the PlayStation 3.
- 5
  Go to the "Games" section on the PS3 main menu and scroll down to "Install Package File."
- 6
  Scroll down to Blackb0x FTP Server and press "X." Allow the application to install.
- 7
  Connect the PS3 to the same router as the computer with the Ethernet cord.
- 8
  Go to the "Games" menu on the PS3 and scroll down to "Blackb0x FTP Server." Press "X" to open it.
- 9
  Read and take note of the IP address displayed on the screen.
- 10
  Download and install any FTP program.
- 11
  Enter the IP address from Step 9 into the location of the FTP connection.
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  Type "FTDP12345" as the username and leave the password blank. Type "21" for the port. Press "Connect." The PS3 files will display.
- 13
  Double-click on the "HDD0" folder to open it. Create a new folder called "Games."
- 14
  Drag and drop the game files to the "Games" folder and allow them to transfer.

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