Dumping and rebuilding PS4 games
PS4 games are fairly large so consider getting a 128GB USB for your temporary game dumps. Your USB drive must be formatted to exfat in order to copy files over 4GB.
Required files
For Windows PCs you'll need xvortex's All-in-one dumper
You will need "Fake_PKG_Generator.rar" (MD5: 8dabea147b4a3c760cfe8a23d79f7825 SHA256: e0248b39ef547745cc073d5a8136d5276d2ed131360aa4ba04406ba9872221fb69) from some legitimate source (it is illegal to redistribute). Ask around.
Dumping and Repacking games
- Install the game you wish to dunp on your console
- Run "Dumper" from the Homebrew menu
- Press "PSButton" and open the game you want to dump. Press "PSButton" once the game has loaded to the main menu
- The console will shut down once the game has been dumped
- Insert the USB drive into your computer. Open "gengp4.exe" select the "CUSAxxxxx" folder on your USB drive and press "Generate .GP4". Once it's complete press "save .GP4"
- Drag your .gp4 file onto "orbis-pub-gen.exe" and click "build"
- If it fails to generate the .pkg try again
- Turn on the console. Remove the game disc and uninstall the game if you wish to reinstall it from the generated .pkg file (select the game and press "options" -> "delete")
Installing backups (.pkg files)
To install .pkg files place them on the root of a USB device and go "Settings" -> "☆Debug Settings" -> "Game" -> "Package Installer" and select the .pkg you wish to install. On each boot all programmes will be locked. You will need to run "Mira" to unlock them. The lock may persist but they will be unlocked.