# Extracting PlayStation Home Data via multiMan

Assuming that your device has multiMan installed, and your PS3 has HEN installed. The first step you want to do is to ENABLE HEN and wait for it to give you a notification stating that HEN has been applied at boot. Once you get the HEN notification enabled you can now exit the browser and open up multiMan.

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If this is your first time using multiMan, you might have to accept the homebrew’s user agreement. If so just hit `Yes` throughout the terms of the service agreement.
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<figure><img src="/files/fDlD5tIBA1nWuC8YlbJ0" alt=""><figcaption><p>multiMan User License Agreement</p></figcaption></figure>

## Step 1: Quick tips before dumping data

* Now that you're in multiMan File Manager, there are some tips that I recommend before transferring your files to your USB.

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Make sure your USB is formatted to `FAT32` and is plugged into your PS3.
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Make sure your PS3 has its power save settings `off` for the time being, due to the fact you might have a cache size that’s 3+ GB’s which can take longer to dump. For more information on how to turn this feature off, feel free to read this official PS3 article [here](https://manuals.playstation.net/document/en/ps3/current/settings/powersave.html).
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In multiMan’s main menu, I recommend going into the `settings column` and scroll all the way down to this option called `Swap Sticks in mmOS.` What this option does is changes the left and right sticks in mmOS = multiMan operation System. *Plus it makes it easier to navigate using your left analog stick and feels similar to utilizing the PS3 web browser.* Be sure this setting is <mark style="color:green;">**enabled**</mark>.
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## Step 2: Switching to mmOS Tab

* Once you’ve followed along with all those steps, you want to scroll over to the `multiMan tab` and scroll down to `File Manager / mmOS tab` & click `X`. Once you're into mmOS, you should see a screen that looks like a typical PC desktop. With your left analog, you want to double-tap X on the icon that says `PS3™ROOT` you will see all of your PS3 directories.

<figure><img src="/files/LWUHT0K0RO5TUVPDN6ni" alt=""><figcaption><p>File Manager / mm0S Option</p></figcaption></figure>

## Step 3: Moving to the dev\_hdd0/game directory

* The main directory we are focusing on is `dev_hdd0/game/NPIA00005` & `dev_hdd0/game/NPIA0005DATA` note, if you happen to have older versions of Home such as early beta, builds or development builds down below here is where you can find directories for those versions as well.

  ```
  NPEA00013: Development, Alpha, Beta, PROD-QA `dev_hdd0/game/NPEA00013`
  NPIA00010: Development & PROD-QA `dev_hdd0/game/NPIA00010`
  NPIA00005: Retail & PROD-QA `dev_hdd0/game/NPIA00005`
  XXXX00071: Development/Alpha `dev_hdd0/game/XXXX00071`
  ```

## Step 4: Selecting Your Home Data

* Once you see all of your directories you want to `double-tap X` into the `dev_hdd0` folder `double tap X` then into `game` then once you’re in the `game` folder you want to tap `X ONCE` over both `NPIA00005 & NPIA0005DATA.`&#x20;

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Please check out this video resource which showcases Step 4.&#x20;
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Selecting Your Home Data&#x20;
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## Step 5: How to paste your Home Data.

* Now that you have both folders selected you want to hit `circle` over the folders and you should get a menu that will have the following options `Copy/Cut/Delete/Create New Folder` the option you want to select is Copy.
* Once you select, `copy` a notification on the right-hand corner of your screen that should say `2 entries added.`

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If you're confused about this process please refer back to the [PlayStation Home Preservation Tutorial](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BppPWh49ROU). Or check out this quick video down below, which covers **Steps 5 - 8**
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Dumping your Home data on your USB.
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## Step 6: Pasting data to your USB

* The next step that you want to do now is re-open back up the `PS3™ROOT` folder back on multiMan desktop now once you see all of your PS3 directories, you want to find the directory that states `dev_usb001` Note depending on what slot you put your USB it might say `dev_usb006` `dev_usb002 dev_usb000` as long as you see dev\_usb just `double-tap X` to go into that directory.

<figure><img src="/files/3wjksirSpNbMC0GL0Bn2" alt=""><figcaption><p>dev_usb000 </p></figcaption></figure>

## Step 7: multiMan Paste Toolbar

* Now that you're in the USB folder in multiMan what you want to do is hit `circle ONCE` and you should get a menu that will state these options: `Copy/Cut/Paste/Rename/Delete/Create Shortcut/Properties/Permissions/Create New Folder`
*

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<figure><img src="/files/bFbBz6NPTopbsO0HG6oq" alt=""><figcaption><p>The "Paste" option from the multiMan dialog menu.</p></figcaption></figure>
```

## Step 8: Pasting your Home Data

* The option that you want to choose is `PASTE`, once you paste your data to your USB just let multiMan copy your data to your USB. PLEASE Make sure that you have enough space prior to this and dumping Home can take a while *possibly hours* especially if you have 12GB’s of data!

## Step 9: Congrats!

* Once your data has been successfully dumped, you can now plug in your USB to your PC to get ready for the next step.


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