PS Vita SSD Storage Expansion: A Step-by-Step Guide
Ever stare longingly at your overflowing PS Vita game library, crammed into that tiny memory card? Fear not, fellow gamer, for the gates to a storage haven have swung open! We’ve cracked the code to expand your Vita’s capacity, banishing the struggle of choosing just a few favorites.
This guide unlocks the secrets to a glorious mega-storage Vita, bursting with all your favorite titles! Forget endless menu scrolling and agonizing deletions – get ready to dive into a gameplay smorgasbord!
But wait, there’s a catch! (Don’t worry, it’s a good one!) Your Vita needs a little ” hack / jailbreak magic / henkaku “ to unleash its full potential. This guide assumes you’ve already completed that step (we’ll cover it another time!), so let’s dive into the good stuff: transforming your Vita into a portable powerhouse! . Same steps would work for PlayStation tv as well.
Gear Up for Greatness:
- Your trusty PS Vita (ready to become a storage champion!)
- An SD card adapter for the Vita (think of it as a key to the storage kingdom)
- An SD card of your choice (128GB is a sweet spot – plenty of space without decision fatigue!)
Why 128GB? Here’s the wisdom: Trust us, with a massive library, you might flit between games instead of truly savoring them. A curated collection lets you focus and delve deeper. Plus, the 128GB microsd drive setup is affordable – both the card and adapter won’t break the bank (think less than $15 – a steal for endless gaming bliss!).
Important Note: We’re not affiliated with any brands here, this is pure, unadulterated info sharing. However, a little disclaimer: there’s always a risk with modding, so follow the steps carefully. But fear not, if you’re cautious, your Vita is unlikely to get bricked.
Get Ready to Expand Your Gaming Universe! (Step-by-step instructions with screenshots coming soon in a separate guide!) We’ll break down the process into bite-sized chunks, making it a breeze to transform your Vita into a storage superhero.
Stay tuned, adventurers! The path to a Vita overflowing with games awaits!
Step 1: Put your SSD card in your PSV adaptor and connect your ps vita to it.
Step 2: Open the home menu in your mod PS Vita and open Vitadeploy
Step 3: Click on Start button(Remember not to press the install button)
Step 4: Select the Micellaneous tab
Step 5: Select Format a storage device
Steap 6: Ensure that Target shows SD2Vita and Filesystem is set to TexFAT. Once confirmed click x on Format Target Storage.
If everything goes well you will get Formatted message, if you get an error, it is likely there is some issue with your microSD card, so you can either reinsert it / try cleaning it or try with a different microSD.
Step 7 :Now go back to Vita deploy main settings menu and select reboot.
Step 8 :To verify if everything has worked.
Go to settings from the main menu and select Devices.
If there is no option for storage devices like in the below screenshot
Step : 9 Go to vitaDeploy again from the main menu
Steap 10 : Select App downloader
Step 11 : Select YAMT Installer
Step 12 : Sroll up and then select. Download the selected apps
Step 13 : Go to home screen and open the YAMT Installer
Steap 14 : Install the Lite version
And your device will reboot, you might see this message Updating database but there is nothing to worry.
On reboot you will find that all your custom firmware apps are gone but there is nothing to worry
Step 15 : Again, Go to settings.
Step 16 : In the settings menu click on devices
Step 17: In devices click on the new option Storage device
Step 18 : In storage devices screen select Use YAMT and in the uma0 option press x and change it to SD2Vita, Final screens should look like this.
Step 19 : Then Reboot your device, you can do it by pressing the power button then turning it off and then turning it back on.
You will see all your custom apps are back, so go ahead and open Vitashell
Step 20 : Now in Vitashell we will make our SSD as primary storage.
Step 21 : Select ux0
Step 22 : Scroll to the app folder or first folder in ux0 and then click the triangle button
Select Mark All
Step 23 : When all the files and folder get highlighted/selected press triangle again and select copy
Step 24: Now go Back and select folder uma0
Step 25: Press the triangle button and select paste.
Wait till all files get copied.
All file from ux0 will get copied to uma0 once finished.
Step 26: Now go back to home menu and then go to settings
Step 27: Go to devices Tab
Step 28: Then click on storage devices
Step 29 : Change ux0: to SD2Vita and uma0: to Memory Card
Step 30 Reboot your device with power button or through settings. You will now see that your SSD card has become ux0: and PSVita device memory has become uma0:
Open VitaShell to confirm.
If you have any questions feel free to ask
You can aslo watch video at :
Installing an SD2VITA in 2023 – YouTube
You can also find infomation at
YAMT (SD2Vita) | Vita Guide (hacks.guide)
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About Tim Michels
Tim Michels is a DevOps Engineer with a Master's degree in Computer Science from Vilnius University. Holding a Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) certification, Tim brings deep expertise in Linux, scripting, server management, and digital privacy.
Tim focuses on empowering tech enthusiasts and privacy advocates with step-by-step tutorials that promote self-reliance in the digital world. His work has been featured in popular publications like TorrentFreak, Grey Coder, [invalid URL removed], [invalid URL removed], and his own project, PassVault.me. Tim also actively contributes to respected open-source projects such as Vaultwarden, RuTorrent, GetKuma, RTorrent, and Syncthing.
Outside of technology, Tim enjoys managing media centers, collecting video games, strategy gaming, and even a bit of gardening. His current passion project is AirVault.io, aimed at providing affordable access to open-source digital privacy tools.
