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LordTheNightKnight on 09 October 2010

A friend of mine gave me a PSP with an 8GB memory stick. One of the games I got was Ys The Ark of Napishtim. I still have 7.3GB free on it, the game requires just 256KB to save, and twice now it says there is not enough space to save. Plus the saves already on the stick total just 1MB.

Can anyone help me?



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IMU1808 on 09 October 2010

Have you tried backing everything up and reformatting the memory stick with your PSP?



LordTheNightKnight on 09 October 2010
IMU1808 said:

Have you tried backing everything up and reformatting the memory stick with your PSP?


I'm assuming you mean I can just make a folder on my hard drive, move all the files onto that, and then format the stick? That seems obvious, but I just want to make sure the system allows me to move my saves like that.

And if I can, how would I format the stick on the system?



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IMU1808 on 09 October 2010
LordTheNightKnight said:
IMU1808 said:

Have you tried backing everything up and reformatting the memory stick with your PSP?


I'm assuming you mean I can just make a folder on my hard drive, move all the files onto that, and then format the stick? That seems obvious, but I just want to make sure the system allows me to move my saves like that.

And if I can, how would I format the stick on the system?


Yes. The folders in the SAVEDATA folder each represent a single save.

There's an option for formatting in the Systems Settings in the settings menu of the PSP.



Severance on 09 October 2010

Your stick must be broken, or you can just format it, (but you have to download the game again, do you have the game?)

go to settings > system settings > format memory stick



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LordTheNightKnight on 09 October 2010
Severance said:

Your stick must be broken, or you can just format it, (but you have to download the game again, do you have the game?)

go to settings > system settings > format memory stick


This is a 3000, so it's UMD. Is there a save games on the stick option?



A flashy-first game is awesome when it comes out. A great-first game is awesome forever.

Plus, just for the hell of it: Kelly Brook at the 2008 BAFTAs

Severance on 09 October 2010
LordTheNightKnight said:
Severance said:

Your stick must be broken, or you can just format it, (but you have to download the game again, do you have the game?)

go to settings > system settings > format memory stick


This is a 3000, so it's UMD. Is there a save games on the stick option?


it does save the games on the stick.

or you mean the whole game? nah, just install of some games.



I live for the burn...and the sting of pleasure...
I live for the sword, the steel, and the gun...

- Wasteland - The Mission.

d21lewis on 09 October 2010

If you have a second memory stick, there's a cool feature on the Psp-copy your data by doing this: put in the stick with your save data.  Choose "copy". Put in the second stick.  Once you've copied all of your data reformat that original stick.

 

In the future, always buy Sony sticks.  There's a noticeable difference between the performance of their cards and other companies.  Oh, btw, I had this issue before.  I just took the card out, turned of my PSP, took the battery out, and put everything back together.  Never had that problem again.



LordTheNightKnight on 09 October 2010
d21lewis said:

If you have a second memory stick, there's a cool feature on the Psp-copy your data by doing this: put in the stick with your save data.  Choose "copy". Put in the second stick.  Once you've copied all of your data reformat that original stick.

 

In the future, always buy Sony sticks.  There's a noticeable difference between the performance of their cards and other companies.  Oh, btw, I had this issue before.  I just took the card out, turned of my PSP, took the battery out, and put everything back together.  Never had that problem again.


Well I reformatted the stick, so I'll try the game again. Also, the stick my frined got was by SanDisk. I think that was the company that co-developed the memory sticks, and a lot of reviews of the system noted those were the second best after Sony ones.



A flashy-first game is awesome when it comes out. A great-first game is awesome forever.

Plus, just for the hell of it: Kelly Brook at the 2008 BAFTAs

Severance on 09 October 2010
LordTheNightKnight said:
d21lewis said:

If you have a second memory stick, there's a cool feature on the Psp-copy your data by doing this: put in the stick with your save data.  Choose "copy". Put in the second stick.  Once you've copied all of your data reformat that original stick.

 

In the future, always buy Sony sticks.  There's a noticeable difference between the performance of their cards and other companies.  Oh, btw, I had this issue before.  I just took the card out, turned of my PSP, took the battery out, and put everything back together.  Never had that problem again.


Well I reformatted the stick, so I'll try the game again. Also, the stick I got was by SanDisk. I think that was the company that co-developed the memory sticks, and a lot of reviews of the system noted those were the second best after Sony ones.

Scandisk is the one i use, they work perfectly and a lot cheaper than the sony ones.



I live for the burn...and the sting of pleasure...
I live for the sword, the steel, and the gun...

- Wasteland - The Mission.