Release: memcardswap. Swap Vita memory cards without having to format
Developer Smoke just released memcardswap, a tool that lets you swap memory cards between accounts without a need to reformat. This technically lets you use the same memory card for several accounts on your various PS Vitas. This is particularly useful for people who use different accounts (typically one account for homebrew-related stuff, another account for normal gaming).
What is Memcardswap for PS Vita?
Memcardswap just deletes ux0:/id.dat from the memory stick and replaces it with an empty one (the code is extremely simple*), a method that has been known for more than a year when it was revealed by Major_Tom and Mr.Gas. This tricks the PS Vita into believing the memory card is “new” and therefore does not need to be formatted. Next time the card is inserted in a Vita, id.dat will be re-generated for the current account, without formatting anything.
Of course, this does not magically transfer the licenses! If you have a game owned by User1, and try to run it from User2’s account after swapping the card to user2, this will not work. Except for unsigned stuff such as homebrew, of course.
Technically, you could upload an empty id.dat file yourself from the ftp with molecularShell so this app is not an essential tool, but it is a quick shortcut that will be useful for those of you who regularly switch between accounts.
Download memcardswap 1.0 for PS Vita
You can download memcardswap 1.0 on the developer’s github here.
To install and run memcardswap, you need a PS Vita running on firmware 3.60, with the HENkaku hack. You can get details on how to install the HENkaku hack on our PS Vita CFW page.
Looking for more? We have a growing list of available homebrews for the PS Vita here.
Source: Smoke on twitter
* by the way wouldn’t sceIoOpen(“ux0:/id.dat“, SCE_O_WRONLY|SCE_O_CREAT, 0777) be enough there? doesn’t that already delete the file and recreate it?
WOLOLO ME PODRIAS AYUDAR O ALGUIEN MAS TENGO UN ERROR DE UNA TARJETA DE MEMORIA PS VITA DE 32GB ERROR ( C4-10278-8)
Translation (Traduccion):
WOLOLO could you or anyone else please help? I have an error on my 32GB memory card (C4-10278-8).
Asi es mas facil que te ayuden.
Did u got any solution for C4-10278-8 error because I am facing the same problem with my 32gb card
Well Durka Durka Durka to you too
When this error occurs?
If it occurs on trying to write some stuff (random one – media, games, saves, etc.) – memory card damaged. If formatting doesn’t help – damage is physical.
According to data on Internet and my own experience – better to get a new one.
I had a 64 GB but because of damage I was able to use only 16 GB of it.
I got excited for a minute thinking this would let me move the contents of my 4gb to a larger card 🙁
Can’t use content manager?
Doesnt this allow you to download dlc from other regions then?
yes the problem is you will have no licens to play it on other acc’s
and you can already istall DLC’s with PKG installer but its useless because DRM protection
No puedes copier las carpetas por ftp a el ordenador y despues mover las de vuelta a la tarjeta mas grande?
Kan du ikke bare flytte mappa gjennom ftp til pcn og etter flytte de tilbake til det større kortet?
Can’t you just move the folders through ftp to your computer and then move them back to the bigger card?
I don’t think that’s what this tool is for. I think this is for people who want to use the same memory card on multiple accounts.
oops copiar*
great job going an try it out
YES YES YES ! FIRST ! Now I can finally download my asian dlc as well as play all my us psn account games. Long live the Henkaku hackers. Bow bow bow 🙂
Damn
LOLOLOL!!!!!
Do not do this unless you want to lose all your data on your American account. The licenses still exist so it will show you are trying to use another accounts’ data.
Damn 🙁
You dident get it….
“Of course, this does not magically transfer the licenses! If you have a game owned by User1, and try to run it from User2’s account after swapping the card to user2, this will not work”
DLC’s are DRM protected…
This does not mean you can use any other accounts content with another accounts’ you do not have the licenses for it. Until someone finds a way to bypass license checks, you will be greeted with the message to format your sd card and you will be forced to format as you will not be able to load your sd card.
So I can switch to my JP account and download all those sweet a** demo without having to format the card?
This is good. But one big question: Can we swap to a memory card on higher FW?
(At the time of posting, no newer FW exists. However, it is inevitable that current HENkaku compatible FW will be patched by Sony with a new update.)
Is it really required when all you need to do is delete ” id.dat ” using modularShell? How is that difficult?
A much more useful app would be allowing users to switch PSN account without formatting the Vita. The formatting process get tedious after doing it so many times -_-
“I’d prefer a hand crank to a push-button.”
That’s how I interpret your comment, at the very least. That, and maybe a slight desire to prove to the internet that you know how to do things.
To each their own I guess. But obviously SMOKE finds it useful. Otherwise I sincerely doubt he would bother releasing anything.
Holy ***, you’re right. Got excited for nothing. I thought this would let me switch accounts without formatting my PS Vita. Not only is it tedious, but I can’t do it because I’d lose my PS Mobile licenses.
could use this to use my 3.18 mem card to my 3.60 ps vita?
Good question about moving between firmware versions. Can you have two Vitas on the same account but with different firmware and swap between them this way? If so, super useful.
Even if you can’t do it with this method, I seem to remember seeing a method for doing just that a while back.
Yes you can, Its how I finally got TV-V on my 3.18 vita
TN-V
But isnt useless?
You change account to avoid ban, but then you launch app system save it and you will get main account ban anyway
how to switch account without restoring PS Vita?
This guide teaches you how to do so, among with the basics of Vita homebrew:
https://gbatemp.net/threads/v3-6-how-to-swap-ps-vita-memory-card-of-different-psn-accounts-without-formatting-using-henkaku.436414/
Though if someone makes an program/app that automate some of the process, that would be even easier!
One last question, will it ban my account if I use henkaku when I log in my id to ps vita? Sony is totaly different if you compare with nintendo. Online unsigned game totaly safe with 3ds.
So far, there have not been any legitimate report of ban resulting from using HENKaku yet. It should be relatively safe for now. It might be another story though if “backup” loaders are released.
could there be a way for this to work?
Of course, this does not magically transfer the licenses! If you have a game owned by User1, and try to run it from User2’s account after swapping the card to user2, this will not work. Except for unsigned stuff such as homebrew, of course
sony’s a bunch of *** ***** cause i cheated on a cross play game and i don’t have a PS3 anymore… so those idiot’s banned me from playing on there vita severs even through the vita i did not cheat on.
tried this method to get pso2 sadly didnt work but with this method https://gbatemp.net/threads/v3-6-how-to-swap-ps-vita-memory-card-of-different-psn-accounts-without-formatting-using-henkaku.436414/
i can easily switch between my jp account and my U.S account to play pso2 on my vita i have if someone could make a bubble now that allow u to switch between those 2 accounts that would be nice it woulld be similar to the memcardswap buble except it switches the system.dreg .ireg and act that dat for your accounts. You obviously would have to get those yourself however
Yes, I agree. A homebrew app that automate those file transferring process would be great!
Hm, does this mean I can have one ps vita and 2 mem cards with different accounts? As in, use 1 mem card for one account and another memcard with a different account. Please respond asap.
The answer is no as u would need to reformat the ps vita itself to change account wat memcardswap allow u to do is use one memory for 2 vitas or tv’s with different accounts for example vita one have jap account while vita 2 have N.A account memcard swap allow you to use your card on both system and have games from NA and japan on 1 card by removing the id.dat you can insert it into a ps vita without having to reformat the card. However while card is on your Japanese ps vita u wont be able to open any games that were downloaded on your NA ps vita hopefully this makes sense. But there is a way that allow u to switch accounts on your vita without formating here: https://gbatemp.net/threads/v3-6-how-to-swap-ps-vita-memory-card-of-different-psn-accounts-without-formatting-using-henkaku.436414/
Thanks for the quick answer! Quick other question, if I were to use a different account on the one memcard and that account got lets say, banned for homebrew usage, the other account and other stuff is completely safe, right? I would prefer to have both cards but just in case something were to happen, I would like to know beforehand, thanks!
Yeah if u only use one account for homebrew the other should be safe but there is a way to disguise your homebrew and stuff in the forums
I just want to be 100% safe from bans on my main account since it has a LOT of stuff that I would really hate to lose, so i’ll be sticking to using another account for homebrew and emulating so, yeah and thanks a lot for the quick replies, you guys are awesome!
I really don’t get the point, when you still can’t play games owned by another account.
Can anyone give an example on how this would be useful?
hello all
sorry ,im eng not good
i can the change my memory ps vita (4gb )to new memory exap 32gb (not used & active acount)?
im vita on 3.60 and run psp by adrnaline
tnx