Template:PS3 HDD Game Structure
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| HDD Path | CATEGORY | Since | Generated by | Description and Examples | ||||||||||||
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| dev_hdd0/ | game/ | <TITLE_ID>/ | PARAM.SFO | AP | App Photo | 1.00 |   |
PlayMemories | ||||||||
| AM | App Music | 1.00 | |
Qriocity Music Unlimited | ||||||||||||
| AV | App Video | 1.00 | |
Netflix, LoveFilm, Maxdome | ||||||||||||
| BV | Broadcast Video ? | |
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| AT | App TV | 1.00 ? | |
QOOK TV, Now TV, Torne (TV/Video Services Column hidden when no installed content) | ||||||||||||
| WT | Web TV ? | 3.70 | |
Animaxtv, 4oD etc...starts Web Browser from LINK.XML with corresponding online page | ||||||||||||
| HG | HDD Game | 1.00 | |
Combined with ATTRIBUTE generates "subcategories" e.g: and 
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| CB | CELL BE ? | |
Life with PlayStation, Folding@home | |||||||||||||
| AS | App Store ? | 4.46+ ? | |
PlayStation Now | ||||||||||||
| HM | Home | |
PlayStation Home | |||||||||||||
| -- | -- | SF | Store Frontend ? | |
PlayStation Store | |||||||||||
| 2G | PS2 Game | 1.31 |   |
PS2 Discs installed in internal HDD, only in "backward compatible" PS3's. See: Emulation | ||||||||||||
| 2P | PS2 PSN | 3.70 | |
"PS2 Classics". Re-edited PS2 games released as a .pkg in "PlayStation Store" | ||||||||||||
| 1P | PS1 PSN | 1.70 |  |
"PS1 Classics". Re-edited PS1 games released as a .pkg in "PlayStation Store" | ||||||||||||
| MN | PSP Minis | 3.15 |  |
"PSP Minis". Format inherited from PSP | ||||||||||||
| PE | PSP Emulator | 3.70 |  |
"PSP Remasters". Re-edited PSP games released as a .pkg in a "Install Disc" | ||||||||||||
| PP | PSP |  |
Not bootable, but can be copyed to a PSP or PS VITA (? as option suggest it on XMB) | |||||||||||||
| GD | Game Data | 1.00 |  |
PS3 disc installs, Game updates, Game DLC, Game common user data (e.g: GT5) | ||||||||||||
| 2D | PS2 Data | 1.31 | |
PS2 Emulator Data, DLC for PS2 Disc games (related with CATEGORY 2G). See: Emulation | ||||||||||||
| PARAM.HIS | Used with CATEGORY: HG, and others ? | |
Updates/Changelog history | |||||||||||||
| LINK.XML | Used with CATEGORY: WT, and others ? | |
URL link | |||||||||||||
| USRDIR/ | EBOOT.BIN | Used with CATEGORY: All except 2G and 2D | 1.00 | |
Main executable | |||||||||||
| IMAGE.DAT | Used with CATEGORY: 2G and 2D | 1.31 | |
PS2 Virtual HDD | ||||||||||||
| C00/ | PARAM.SFO | HG | HDD Game | |
Demo | |||||||||||
| L00/ (up to 05) | PARAM.SFO | HG | HDD Game | |
Restricted content based in License Area Number | |||||||||||
| DRMDIR/ | PKG_DIGEST.DAT | Used with CATEGORY: AV, and others ? | 2.80 | |
Installation folder security hashes | |||||||||||
| HTMLDIR/ | ? | Used with CATEGORY: AT, and others ? | |
Example: Torne | ||||||||||||
| SHOPDIR/ | ? | ? | Unknown, used in NPJA90001 | |||||||||||||
| MANUAL/ | 001.DDS (up to 999) | Used with CATEGORY: HG, and others ? | 4.21 | |
Game/app manuals made with pictures | |||||||||||
| home/ | <USER_ID>/ | savedata/ | <SAVEDATA_DIRECTORY>/ | PARAM.SFO | SD | Save Data | 1.00 | |
See: Game Saves - PS3 | |||||||
| PARAM.PFD | 1.00 | System (security) | ||||||||||||||
| minis_savedata/ | <SAVEDATA_DIRECTORY>/ | PARAM.SFO | MS | Memory Stick ? | 3.15 | |
See: Game Saves - Minis | |||||||||
| MS | Memory Stick ? | |
See: Game Saves - PSP Remaster | |||||||||||||
| trophy/ | _TROPSYS_/ | TROPSYS.DAT | 2.40 | System (trophy index) | ||||||||||||
| PARAM.PFD | 2.40 | System (security) | ||||||||||||||
| <NPCOMMID>/ | PARAM.SFO | Doesnt uses CATEGORY | 2.40 | |
By syncing psn account online can also display trophies from  and 
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| PARAM.PFD | 2.40 | System (security) | ||||||||||||||
| psp2_backup/ | etc... | 4.00 | Transfer ? | PSvita contents. Not bootable, import/export to PSvita. See folder/file tree | ||||||||||||