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How to Load PKG Files From Your Laptop to a PS3 via USB

A .pkg is a package file. You can install SonyPlayStation 3 .pkg files on your PS3 using the USB ports on the console, but only if your PS3 is jailbroken. Loading .pkg files from your laptop to a PS3 is a simple file transfer process. Download PS3 .pkg files from the Web onto your laptop, then copy them to a flash drive. You can then install the .pkg files on your PS3 from the flash drive.

Things You'll Need

Jailbroken PS3
Flash drive

Instructions

- 1
  Plug the flash drive into an unused USB port on your laptop.
- 2
  Open the Start menu. Select ̶0;Computer.̶1; Use the console tree in the left-side panel to browse to the directory on your laptop that contains the .pkg files you want to install on your PS3.
- 3
  Hold the ̶0;Ctrl̶1; key down as you click on each .pkg file to select it. Press ̶0;Ctrl̶1; plus ̶0;C̶1; to copy the selected .pkg files.
- 4
  Click on the listing for the USB flash drive in the left-side panel. Right-click on an empty area in the right-side panel. Select ̶0;Paste̶1; from the shortcut menu to copy the .pkg files to the root of the flash drive
- 5
  Unplug the flash drive from the laptop.
- 6
  Turn on the PS3 and the TV it is hooked up to. Plug the flash drive into one of the USB ports on the PS3.
- 7
  Press the arrow keys on the PS3 controller to navigate to ̶0;Game̶1; in the PS3̵7;s XrossMediaBar menu.
- 8
  Highlight ̶0;Install Package Files.̶1; Press ̶0;X̶1; on the controller to select the highlighted item.
- 9
  Highlight and select the .pkg file you want to install on the PS3. Repeat to install additional .pkg files.

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