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How to Back Up Games UMD for the PSP

Backing up UMD disks onto memory sticks is quick, easy, and saves a ton of battery life for your PSP since memory sticks have no moving parts and do not require the use of the PSP's disk drive motor.

Title 117 of U.S. Copyright Law allows for one personal backup copy of software to be made. As long as you own the original UMD disk and do not share your backup, you're on the right side of the law.

Things You'll Need

PSP
Custom PSP firmware
USB cable
Memory Stick

Instructions

- 1
  Install your custom PSP firmware, preferably version 3.80 if you have not done so already. Follow the instructions at the PSP Hardware Guide website if you encounter problems.
- 2
  Press "Select" while at the menu screen to open the system console. Press down on the D-pad twice to select "USB Device". Change this setting to "UMD Disk" by pressing left. Exit the menu screen.
- 3
  Insert the UMD disk you wish to back up into the PSP. Attach your PSP and your computer with the USB cable.
- 4
  Navigate in Windows Explorer or OSX Finder to the mounted UMD disk. You should see a file named "UMD9660.ISO." This is an image of the UMD disk in your PSP. Copy it to your memory stick (you may choose to rename it). When it has completed copying, press the O button to end the USB connection.
- 5
  Return to the PSP system menu and change the "USB device" setting from "UMD Disk" to "memory stick". Play your backup by copying the file to your PSP memory stick. It must be placed in a directory named "ISO" to work correctly.

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