• Comgenie’s Awesome Filemanager! Released

    Homebrew, PS3 Hacks , 17.09.2010

    Now this is a app that many of you will find interesting. PS3Hax member Comgenie has released an application that allows you to directly manage your files on your PS3 (so no FTP program required), and also allowing you to move,  and copy them!

    To quote:

    Okay, Version 0.01 of my homebrew file manager is done! . It supports directory listing, browsing through them, copy files and also delete files.

    Controls:
    D-Pad to navigate (up/down to navigate through files, left/right to switch the active directory listing).
    X to navigate into a directory
    O to copy the selected file (no directory) to the inactive directory listing.
    [] to delete the selected file.

    Known issues (will be fixed in a newer version):

    * When copying a file, everything ‘hangs’ till the copy is done.
    * Copying is slow, so just wait!
    * No scrolling yet

    Yes that means you can copy PS3 dumps from your EXTERNAL drive to your INTERNAL PS3 drive :)

    Great work, indeed you can download the file below and view the original thread below too.

    You heard it here first on PS3Hax! Stay tuned for more news.

    [Original Release Thread]
    [Download Compgenie Awesome Filemanager]

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  • 40 Comments

    1. tonks1976
      09-17-2010
      04:07 PM
      1

      So would this let us copy games from external to internal directly?

    2. Pirate
      09-17-2010
      04:12 PM
      2

      Originally Posted by tonks1976 View Post
      So would this let us copy games from external to internal directly?
      Yes it does.

    3. tonks1976
      09-17-2010
      04:14 PM
      3

      Sorry I must have missed that in red at the bottom. Sounds like a winner in my book.

    4. AngryMarker
      09-17-2010
      04:58 PM
      4

      awesome. though i'll wait for a more stable release

    5. joemuscles
      09-17-2010
      05:08 PM
      5

      Does it support NTFS? For copied game files larger then 4 Gig. Or is that being worked on with a soon to be released backup manger of the jailbreak version?


      Thanks in Advance

    6. riomaru
      09-17-2010
      05:31 PM
      6

      How about internal to external?

    7. zol007
      09-17-2010
      06:06 PM
      7

      this app is very good but ftp feature is also a cool feature now integrate this with ftp manager. lol

      I will try it it looks really awesome.

      thanks

    8. ram
      09-17-2010
      06:26 PM
      8

      First of all thanks for the great app :D But I'm not able to see the X, the O and the [ ] on my lcd is there a way to fix that, I checked the tv settings can't do anything with it.

      Help appreciated...

    9. Comgenie
      09-17-2010
      06:46 PM
      9

      Originally Posted by ram View Post
      First of all thanks for the great app :D But I'm not able to see the X, the O and the [ ] on my lcd is there a way to fix that, I checked the tv settings can't do anything with it.

      Help appreciated...
      Thanks for your comment! I haven't tested on other screens so i wasn't aware about this. Will look at it in a next version .

    10. riomaru
      09-17-2010
      07:34 PM
      10

      so you said we can copy files to inactive directory. So does that mean internal to external?

    11. Comgenie
      09-17-2010
      07:57 PM
      11

      Originally Posted by riomaru View Post
      so you said we can copy files to inactive directory. So does that mean internal to external?
      Yes, you can copy from anywhere to anywhere. (Except for the /dev_flash, which is read only.). But i recommend using the newest version (0.02) which you can get at the Release thread here .

    12. tbf001
      09-17-2010
      10:50 PM
      12

      I copied a file from internal to external (FAT32USB) and couldn't see the file on PC. When I used Backup Manager direct to external I see the files on both PC and PS3. Any ideas

    13. Comgenie
      09-18-2010
      12:35 AM
      13

      Originally Posted by tbf001 View Post
      I copied a file from internal to external (FAT32USB) and couldn't see the file on PC. When I used Backup Manager direct to external I see the files on both PC and PS3. Any ideas
      On some external USB devices (like PSP) files copied to them are not visible in Windows since the PS3 marks them as "System Files". To view them, Enable viewing of system files like explained here .

      It's a known issue, and i still don't know why this is happening. But I'll look at it and try to fix it in a newer version.

    14. Armen1er
      09-18-2010
      01:28 AM
      14

      So does this mean I can copy games with files over 4GB to internal then from there to external and it works?

    15. tbf001
      09-18-2010
      01:50 AM
      15

      Comgenie thankyou your instructions worked, continue the fine work.

    16. mannylinux
      09-18-2010
      01:51 AM
      16

      you can now put your iso file from a usd to your internal ps3 hdd with this tool and ftp for the ps3 cool ask me and i will put up a youtube video you for noods

    17. tbf001
      09-18-2010
      02:44 AM
      17

      Originally Posted by mannylinux View Post
      you can now put your iso file from a usd to your internal ps3 hdd with this tool and ftp for the ps3 cool ask me and i will put up a youtube video you for noods
      Manny, as a recently converted noob I would be more than grateful for a youtube video on iso to internal hdd. On psx-scene theres someone claiming they have backed up a game to internal, copied through ftp to PC and burnt a DVD disc and then played that through backup and worked well. Question how would you burn 7-8gb on a DVD ? or is this now stretching some peoples accomplishments/imaginations. Any help greatly accepted.

    18. nziria
      09-18-2010
      03:12 AM
      18

      if this HB read ntfs will be awesome...

    19. jPaul
      09-18-2010
      03:42 AM
      19

      GOOD WORK
      does it support NTFS?? cuz if non this dosent really help us
      on the other hand it will help the dev's
      TNX

    20. mannylinux
      09-18-2010
      03:57 AM
      20

      ok quick how to so what you need is

      1)ps3 ftp
      2)Awesome Filemanager v0.02
      3)usb
      4)a game

      ok now what you do is try to send the game to your GAMEZ file in youps3 hdd with the ps3 ftp all of the file wont be sent by you ps3 ftp so now put the game in a file call GAMEZ on your usb and now that you did that open Awesome Filemanager v0.02 and go to your game and look for the files your missing in you ps3 hdd and copy and past it to your ps3 hdd

      p.s. video will be up soon game on

    21. ZanderCross
      09-18-2010
      10:52 AM
      21

      Originally Posted by jPaul View Post
      GOOD WORK
      does it support NTFS?? cuz if non this dosent really help us
      on the other hand it will help the dev's
      TNX
      Speak for yourself. This helps me out a lot! There are certain games I need moved over to my internal drive from my external. Just cause it doesn't help you doesn't mean it doesn't help other gamers.

      Also, I've heard many times that NTFS support will take a long time and may never happen. Plus, Backup Manager will also need NTFS support, along with EVERY homebrew program. It's not just like adding a video codec on your pc and saying "Ok now my PC can use MKV files." It is something that has to be added into every program. (If I'm not mistaken.) They might be able to move it along better with custom firmware, but I still think the homebrew apps need it built in.

    22. klaxnek
      09-18-2010
      11:33 AM
      22

      Comgenie: Just a question: I want to transfer a big file (>4GB) from a FAT32 usb external drive to internal. How do I split the big file in the PC? HJSPlit is enough? Is there any special extension that your file manager recognizes to merge the files when transfering?

      Thanks in advance.

    23. Comgenie
      09-18-2010
      11:39 AM
      23

      Originally Posted by klaxnek View Post
      Comgenie: Just a question: I want to transfer a big file (>4GB) from a FAT32 usb external drive to internal. How do I split the big file in the PC? HJSPlit is enough? Is there any special extension that your file manager recognizes to merge the files when transfering?

      Thanks in advance.
      Hi there. Yes you can use a pc program too to split the files. As long as the files are under 4GB and use the following name/extensions:
      mybigfile.big (first part)
      mybigfile.big.1.part (second part)
      mybigfile.big.2.part (third part etc..)

      When copying to the internal drive it will automatically find those part files, and merge them.

    24. klaxnek
      09-18-2010
      11:42 AM
      24

      Great. Thanks!!! I love this file manager. It remembers me Midnight Commander

    25. eitach
      09-18-2010
      01:03 PM
      25

      many thanks

    26. Lilphish
      09-18-2010
      01:23 PM
      26

      Originally Posted by tbf001 View Post
      Manny, as a recently converted noob I would be more than grateful for a youtube video on iso to internal hdd. On psx-scene theres someone claiming they have backed up a game to internal, copied through ftp to PC and burnt a DVD disc and then played that through backup and worked well. Question how would you burn 7-8gb on a DVD ? or is this now stretching some peoples accomplishments/imaginations. Any help greatly accepted.
      If they have that much to burn they are using a dual layer DVD. No other way.

    27. linard
      09-18-2010
      03:26 PM
      27

      a step by step on how to copy a game from my external hdd to the ps3 internal is what i need. im a noob in trouble

    28. DubKira
      09-18-2010
      09:50 PM
      28

      How do you put this on your ps3 and run it? Yes my ps3 is jailbroken and sorry for noobish questioin :T

    29. Pockets69
      09-19-2010
      08:29 AM
      29

      nice title comgenie

    30. Comgenie
      09-19-2010
      06:29 PM
      30

      0.04 is released!

    31. angelx25
      09-19-2010
      07:55 PM
      31

      Because the games are directories with a lot of files if you cannot copy directories you cannot copy games.
      ************* [ - Post Merged - ] *************
      Srry yes with the new version 0.04 http://www.ps3hax.net/showthread.php?t=13430 it can copy directories without errors. its awesome. continue being cool!.

    32. XAION
      09-20-2010
      07:57 AM
      32

      Great work Comgenie.

      For anyone who wants to view the files in windows and cant see them in explorer, disable "Hide protected operating system files" under folder options, in the control panel.

    33. ~Craig~
      09-22-2010
      12:17 PM
      33

      Great app

    34. henry caine
      09-25-2010
      02:58 AM
      34

      back up manager will not copy anything to my internal hdd neither does this program i'm using psgroove ti-84 port with stealth back up manager can anyone help me

    35. Saner
      09-25-2010
      03:04 AM
      35

      Dont use the stealth version.

    36. stripnwild
      10-11-2010
      11:47 AM
      36

      Ratchet and clank quest for booty.
      copied game to a usb thumb drive...
      opened up Comgenies awesome file manager
      copied the usb GAMEZ/BCES00301 contents to the internal HDD GAMEZ BCES00301 etc(proper file structure )
      BUT

      when you run backup manager 2 - Any game transfered over from usb thumb drive to HDD with the comgenies awesome file manager doesn't show up??

      I wanted to use this method so as to avoid using an ftp and more bandwith etc

      any ideas or help??
      thanks

    37. rudeboy2020
      11-27-2010
      03:09 PM
      37

      i accidently ftp files from my puter to the ps3, but i put them in the directory right before the gamez directory. is there a way with your program i could delete or cut and paste to the gamez dir. i see i can copy them over but when i try to either delete or move to folder since its not in the gamez dir it wont let me do anything. says not in normal mode...

    38. inuyasha0008
      01-11-2011
      01:55 AM
      38

      i tried to run a custom patch on mw2 using this program. i replaced the 'patch_mp.ff' file and i made sure it was the right region. but when i started the game, i pressed start, and selected multiplayer and it just froze. i tried multiple times with multiple patches. any help please???
      ************* [ - Post Merged - ] *************

      Originally Posted by rudeboy2020 View Post
      i accidently ftp files from my puter to the ps3, but i put them in the directory right before the gamez directory. is there a way with your program i could delete or cut and paste to the gamez dir. i see i can copy them over but when i try to either delete or move to folder since its not in the gamez dir it wont let me do anything. says not in normal mode...
      if you press select it will put it into advanced mode

    39. iMod-_-
      01-13-2011
      11:19 PM
      39

      This is very annoying, it wont pop up on my Import Pakage Files thinggy!!!, please help!(V6)

    40. VikingMax
      01-22-2011
      06:59 PM
      40

      I tried to split a large file in two, renamed them, put on USB stick, copied to internal with Comgeni, but files did not merge...

      Is there some special trick?

      Thanks