'boot_history.dat'.. YES WE CAN Delete it..

[Cyberskunk]

Poking around my PS3 HDD I came across this file..

'boot_history.dat'

Found in this location..

'dev_hdd0\home\00000001\etc'

This is what was in it..

GSLES04176 (Stealth PS3 FTP Server)
GBLES00409
GBLES00178
GBLES00599
GBLES00681 (NFS:Shift)
GBLES00683 (Stealth BUM)
GFTPD12345 (PS3 FTP Server)
GLAUN12345 (BUM)
GBCES00791
GBLES00485
GNPEA00019
GNPEB00099
GNPIA00005
GNPEZ00028
GSCES00311
GNPEA00057
GNPEB90174
GSCES00010
GNPEZ00194
GNPEA00135

It would be a simple guess that the 'G' at the start of each Disc ID is a reference to what the PS3 considers a game being booted up..

So I deleted this file to be on the safe side then restarted PS3 FTP Server and it was there again but looked like this..

GSLES04176 (Stealth PS3 FTP Server)

This file acts in the same way as the 'pushlist' files.. Meaning it only has one instance of each ID on the list at any one time in the order of execution..

Also if you check out this directory..

'dev_hdd0\home\00000001\exdata'

You should find the activation data for all your PSN stuff.. BACK IT UP.. :D

[akhenamenra]

niice…………..

[Sydmour]

Nice Finding!! Off-topic Have you been able to back up your game saves? PS3 FTP Server crashes when I try to back it up.

[Cyberskunk]

Nice Finding!! Off-topic Have you been able to back up your game saves? PS3 FTP Server crashes when I try to back it up.

I have actually.. I'm using FileZilla.. It's free..

I ADD EVERYTHING I want (entire game save folder) to the Queue FIRST then start the tranfer process..

If FTP crashes toggle the Queue processing OFF in FileZilla and disconnect it from the server(PS3)

DO NOT CLOSE.. Leave FileZilla OPEN!!

Go straight to 'Exit to XMB' (It is quicker than 'Stop FTP Service' and it shuts it down anyway) on PS3 FTP Server.

Restart and run PS3 FTP Server

Go back to FileZilla and reconnect to the PS3

Toggle Queue processing ON again and it will pick up from where it left off.

Any failed tranfers just right click on them and choose 'Reset and Requeue Selected Files' and try again..

Hope this helps.. :D

[Sydmour]

I have actually.. I'm using FileZilla.. It's free..

I ADD EVERYTHING I want (entire game save folder) to the Queue FIRST then start the tranfer process..

If FTP crashes toggle the Queue processing OFF in FileZilla and disconnect it from the server(PS3)

DO NOT CLOSE.. Leave FileZilla OPEN!!

Go straight to 'Exit to XMB' (It is quicker than 'Stop FTP Service' and it shuts it down anyway) on PS3 FTP Server.

Restart and run PS3 FTP Server

Go back to FileZilla and reconnect to the PS3

Toggle Queue processing ON again and it will pick up from where it left off.

Any failed tranfers just right click on them and choose 'Reset and Requeue Selected Files' and try again..

Hope this helps.. :D

Thank you. I changed to filezilla and that actually did the trick. I was using FlashXp and for some reason after just transferring one folder PS3 FTP crashed and with filezilla transfers everything and faster without problems.

[ThreeDog]

Thank you. I changed to filezilla and that actually did the trick. I was using FlashXp and for some reason after just transferring one folder PS3 FTP crashed and with filezilla transfers everything and faster without problems.

I had exactly the same problem with FlashFXP the server would just exit to XMB.

The problem i have now is that i cannot reconnect after the first transfer and have to exit to the XMB and restart the FTP manager.

[Sydmour]

I had exactly the same problem with FlashFXP the server would just exit to XMB.

The problem i have now is that i cannot reconnect after the first transfer and have to exit to the XMB and restart the FTP manager.

That happened to me the first time I used filezilla and after restarting both everything worked like a charm and haven't had the problem. Also did you find faster transfer rates with Filezilla or about the same?

[ThreeDog]

It's hard to compare speeds when you're constantly booted to the XMB. I will just stay with filezilla anyway it seems it works better overall.

[Cyberskunk]

That happened to me the first time I used filezilla and after restarting both everything worked like a charm and haven't had the problem. Also did you find faster transfer rates with Filezilla or about the same?


It's hard to compare speeds when you're constantly booted to the XMB. I will just stay with filezilla anyway it seems it works better overall.

In FileZilla if you go to your PS3 connection settings in the 'Site Manager'(Button under 'File' in the top left hand corner)..

You will see a tab that says 'Transfer Settings'.. You want to limit the connections to 2(one for browsing the PS3 and one for transferring.. If you set this to 1 you will only be able to browse the PS3 if your not transferring anything)

You'll find you'll get speeds between 8-18MB/s

With two files transferring at the same time you will only get speeds of about 3-5MB/s for each file..

Plus it seems to run a little more stable set like this.. :)

On a side note..

ALWAYS CHECK ANY FILES YOU HAVE TRANSFERED BEFORE YOU DELETE THEM FROM THE PS3

After talking to someone that mentioned they were getting zero byte transfers I decided to go through my whole PS3 dump(flash,hdd etc.) which I did with the original PS3 FTP Server before I played with any ID's and stuff..

I found that out of the thousands of files that were transfered about 150-200 of them were in fact zero bytes..

So in FileZilla I connected to the PS3 and and then on the PC side I browsed to the root directory of my PS3 dump..

Both your PC and PS3 windows should look identical (except if you have a USB or BD in the PS3.. But that is fine)

Now press the second and third to last buttons at the top of FileZilla(Compare Directory and Syncronized Browsing).

When you browse through your dump in the PC window the PS3 window will scroll and change directory with you.

So just browes to the zero byte file in the PC window and the PS3 window will show you it's proper sized equivalent for you to redownload.. :)

[Cyberskunk]

FileZilla syncronized browsing pic..

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[kindred]

FileZilla syncronized browsing pic..

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youre very fu**ing helpfull dude thumbs up to you my friend :D

[songoku119]

Among this and your other post regarding PS3FTP, is the case the same as far as titles and stuff getting saved to these various list..i'm assuming that these list still get populated if your running off an external HDD as opposed to the internal?

[ThreeDog]

As per what we spoke about earlier cyberskunk.. you could compile all of this into one post.. add that disclaimer we spoke about and have us sticky it.

[Cyberskunk]

As per what we spoke about earlier cyberskunk.. you could compile all of this into one post.. add that disclaimer we spoke about and have us sticky it.

Yes... Yes I will.. I'm a little busy doing some other stuff at the mo.. But I'll get onto it tonight..

Cheers.. Thanks Mate.. :)