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I'd like to share a method that I recently experimented with and to my surprise it worked. I was able to restore a gamesave that was showing "corrupt".

I was playing Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14, and while it was doing a gamesave, the PS3 froze on me. (This game is known to have bugs.) So after I had to hard reset my PS3, I saw that the gamesave for my profile was showing corrupted and when I tried launching the game, it wanted me to start from scratch with creating a golf player and etc. -- I definitely didn't want to do that, and though I googled to see if there was any archives methods in fixing this, I didn't find any. Perhaps this can help many out there with their jailbroken PS3s. You must login or register to view this content.

Of course I did not want to restart again with my profile and my trophies and etc. I was really happy with my set of golf clubs that it took me a long time to collect by winning XP. I was quite ahead with the game after playing with it for a month or so (I play it everyday). So I had to figure out how I could crack the corrupted gamesave issue. Which to my surprise I was able to. I don't know if I got lucky or what? But I was a very happy camper after, and I didn't have to worry if this happens again, because I figured out that I can still use the corrupted game save to fix the issue each and every time.

Please let us know if my method works for you. This is my first time experiencing a gamesave corrupt issue on my PS3. Not bad huh? Having the problem for the first time, and being able to repair the corrupt gamesave file all at once! You must login or register to view this content.

Please note that this particular game creates three different gamesaves (icons/folders) under the Saved Data Utility (PS3). They are:

• Game Progress = BLUS31063-PROGR
  
• Saved Created Golfer = BLUS31063-USER0
  
• Game Settings, audio settings, etc. = BLUS31063-SETTINGS
  

Well the gamesave that was showing corrupt file for was the "Saved Created Golfer". And keep in mind that these gamesaves are the "protected type" that doesn't allow you to copy or backup or restore to a USB, you pretty much screwed if you don't have a jailbroken PS3.

You can use multiMAN's file manager or FTP and backup your game saves, but that takes too many steps. And lucky for me, I didn't have to do this. I was able to fix it by using the "supposedly" corrupted game save. Please read below on how I was able to do this. Took about 5 minutes to do it. And it was easy!! You must login or register to view this content.

My goal is that this tutorial will help you fix your corrupted gamesaves from different games you guys tend to play. This shouldn't only work for the game I tested this with. So please report any news if you ever end up having to use this tutorial. I'd like to hear whether it worked or not. You must login or register to view this content.

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HOW TO REPAIR A CORRUPTED PS3 GAME SAVE?
Especially with games saves that are protected and you cannot move them back and forth.

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This Tutorial is classified as EASY and it shouldn't take more than 5 minutes to do this. You must login or register to view this content.

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What you need:
1. The corrupted Game Save--DON'T DELETE IT! -- well at least until I tell you when it's safe to do so.
2. USB thumb drive or any other USB HDD (you can also use a temporary folder in your internal HDD) You must login or register to view this content.
3. multiMAN's File Manager (or any FTP setup from PS3 to PC)
4. A fair understanding of multiMAN's File Manager and some basic knowledge on copying, replacing files back and forth.
5. To be at least sober or not dead asleep! You must login or register to view this content.

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Step 1:
If for some reason your game save gets corrupted DO NOT DELETE IT from the Save Data Utility (PS3), instead do the following to fix it. Yes, you will be able to use it to restore your game save! You must login or register to view this content.

Step 2:
I opened multiMan's File Manager (once you are in multiman, you can choose to also do these steps using your FTP/PC program -- if that's what you prefer).

Step 3:
I browsed to the internal HDD (dev_hdd0) and then went to the following directory: /dev_hdd0/home/00000001/savedata/ (00000001 - depends on the user account this issue happened--I only have one user account on my PS3 so that's pretty much my profile number).

Step 4:
I then searched for the corrupted game save folder and I was able to spot it right away by arranging my files to descend from date--it was the very top one--since that was the last game I played which it had the most recent date.

I also discovered that it was renamed to this _9345500D-RSD00 (not the exact name, but something like that from what I recall), from my experiences the game save should include the game ID, so this also made it easier to spot--especially the underscore before the name of the folder.

NOTE: Keep in mind that this game has two other game saves, and those do include the game ID of the game, so this also made easier for me to spot and not mess with the other two that don't show up as corrupted.

Important:
Now check to see if this is the correct corrupted folder, open the folder and look inside for the ICON0.PNG to see if it matches with your game. You should be able to recognize the icon. -- this process should be easy if the game only created one game save for everything, but since my game created three game saves, I had to double-check it. You can also try to open the PARAM.SFO with the PARAM.SFO Reader in your PC just to verify it twice.

Step 5:
I then backed up the files inside this folder to my USB thumb drive (you can put them into an empty folder in your USB)--I don't need the original corrupted folder, so I just copied over the files. After you do this, don't do anything more to that corrupted folder, just leave it alone in multiMAN's file manager or FTP--meaning don't try to delete it or anything from your internal HDD, just go to STEP 6.

Step 6:
After I copied over all the files inside the corrupted game folder, I returned to the PS3's XMB (exit multiMAN or your FTP program).

Step 7:
I then properly deleted the corrupted game save in the save data utility for only the Saved Created Golfer--it's easy to spot a corrupted gamesave, because it shows the ghost image of a corrupted file. I did not need to delete the other two gamesaves for this game, since those were okay. So keep that in mind if your game creates more than one game save.

Step 8:
I then loaded the game and allowed it to create a new game save. It's important to choose the same name -- in case the game requires you to name your player.

Note: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14, requires me to create a golfer. What is important is that I named this golfer the same way as my previous one. I entered the same First Name and Last Name and selected the Country and also the same Sex (male). I did not waste time trying to modify my golf player looks or whatever. After I saved it I then exited the game. Do not try to play the game or mess with the game settings and etc. Just exit the game and go to Step 9.

Step 9:
So make sure that after the game created the gamesave exit the game and return to the XMB.

Step 10:
I then loaded multiMan's File Manager (or you can use your FTP/PC app). And I browsed again to the following directory:/dev_hdd0/home/00000001/savedata/

NOTE: I located the new gamesave folder that the game had recently created: BLUS31063-USER0 -- which that was the correct name for this game save. Not that other bogus one it named it to during the corruption.

Important: Most games use their own method of naming their gamesaves, so just pay attention and make sure you are replacing the correct files to the correct game save--don't attempt to this when you are not paying attention to your steps.

Step 11:
I then copied back all the files from the corrupted folder (which I saved to my USB thumb drive) to the new game save folder (BLUS31063-USER0) -- I simply replaced the files that the game had created a few minutes ago with my backup. Please remember that you don't need the game corrupted folder--you can delete that folder or disregard it. All you need is the files inside.

Step 12:
After I copied them over, I then loaded the game with multiMAN.

NOTE: And to my happy surprise I was able to continue where I left off when the whole thing froze and corrupted my gamesave. I did not have to start all over--thank GOD!!!! My personalized golf player was exactly the same, all my trophies were good, and I was heading to Round Four to win the Masters. You must login or register to view this content.

If it works for you, do share your experience below! And if you are feeling very happy to regain back your gamesave, kiss the screen and keep Jay-Jay in your blessings! You must login or register to view this content.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs):
Is it necessary to delete the corrupted gamesave after backing it up?
Yes, its important to first delete the corrupted gamesave from the Save Data Utility (PS3), before loading the game to create a new gamesave (of course after you have backed it up to your USB--like how the steps above indicate). What we want is the gamesave to be created the same as your old one, so the PS3's database doesn't see it as a foreign save afterward. Sometimes you can't fool the PS3's database so easily. If your gamesave folder was named a certain way, if the PS3 sees another one that is similiar, it might rename it differently--we don't want that!

Why do I need to create a new gamesave with the game?
The reason why you must create a new gamesave with your game is that so it gets registered in the PS3's database. Once the PS3's database sets it as a corrupted folder, it will not see it as any other way (like trying to rename the folder or anything). So it's best to delete the corrupted file once you've backup the files inside of it.

Why can't I just replace the corrupted folder and files in the first steps?
If you try to rename the corrupted folder and skip all the above steps, it still won't work. You still have to follow my above steps. Why? You see, it's all about the PS3's database. Unless you want to try to do a database restore--which will wipe out your game icons for games you use with the method of EXT GAME DATA LOADER by Jay-Jay for your PSN games to be loaded from the USB HDDs--you won't want to do that. Trust me!!

Do I need to backup my gamesave so I don't risk losing them when they get corrupted?
Not really, when the corruptions happens, it doesn't seem to corrupt the gamesave files--at least from what I've noticed. From what I gathered, it seems to be just a precaution in case it's ruined or something. Sony should find an easier way automatically create a backup of your gamesaves when these corruption alerts happen--sort of what happens when you are writing a MS Word document--it creates backup saves, just in case something goes wrong. I really hate that mostly all new games have gamesave protection on them, don't you? Plus doing these steps by trying to work with your corrupted gamesave (instead of loading an old backup) will keep you playing the game where you last left off when the problem occurred. With your old backups, it will depend how often you back them up after playing the game and etc. So old backups may not be the best way--like me for instance, I did not want to play several tournament rounds to get where I was.

You say above that not to copy the corrupted folder when I backup the files from the corrupted folder, Why?
I just don't want you to make the mistake of then trying to copy back the folder, since it's name incorrectly in the first place. I want you to concentrate only in the files inside this folder. It is okay to copy the entire folder with the files to your USB. I just want you to remember to just transfer the files inside when you transfer them back to the HDD, once you've created a new gamesave with the game. Ok?

Is there a way to disable the GameSave protection on these new games?
It might be possible, I haven't explored it yet, but I noticed that the gamesaves have their own PARAM.SFO file and guess what? There is a way to uncheck the protection on it. I haven't explored it, but I think there might be a chance to disable the protection on these gamesaves by unchecking this. And perhaps then uploading the modified PARAM.SFO file to your gamesave folders. Hopefully the game doesn't automatically update the PARAM.SFO each time it saves a new save. That's something to do at a later date! Perhaps have @You must login or register to view this content. create a feature in multiMAN to select gamesaves and disable the protection from them?

I am not able to access my ps3 as it says the files are corrupt but when I restart the screen stays black my ps3 is jb so I don't want to loose files

If your PS3 froze in a middle of a game & had to hold finger on power to force off it or of a sudden power loss or incorrectly unplugged from back.. Whichever one, and then after you most probably get this message displayed on screen
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If you do get above message, press X & let it restore the file system, most definitely nothing will be deleted.

If the above you don't get:
Do a video/display reset: You must login or register to view this content.
And after do this via recovery menu/mode to -> 3. Restore File System & or option "4. Rebuild Database" basically this -> You must login or register to view this content. copy what that guy does. Nothing will be deleted if you don't chose a format restore option.

If even doing Recovery Menu & you can't even see a picture/display on your TV, then your PS3's most probably has the BLOD (Blue light of death) fault, and therefor the console's GPU/RSX chip needs to be professionally reballed.


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