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    How to Recover Lost or Deleted PSP Files


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      Summary: Losing your PSP file is like losing a game in progress, which is frustrating. Here's a solution on how you can recover your lost or deleted psp files with the help of Stellar Photo Recovery.

      Imagine the game files of your favorite Patapon 3, God of War, or Valkyria Chronicles are lost or deleted from the PSP Memory Stick Pro Duo. You have attained a certain level of expertise in the game and now a mere thought of playing again from the start can madden you. Catering to this issue of PSP gamers, here we share a few proven ways to recover lost or deleted PSP files.

      How to Recover Lost or Deleted PSP Game Files?

      The Sony PSP or PlayStation Portable is a handheld game and multimedia console that stores game files in flash storage like Memory Stick Micro or Memory Stick Pro Duo. Gamers often lose their saved game progress due to accidental deletion, formatting, or corruption in the media.

      Nevertheless, PSP files recovery is possible using a compatible and secure PSP recovery software. Backups also work in situations wherein the multimedia files have been lost.

      Recover from PSP backup

      Have you saved a copy of your games on the computer or ever shared it with a friend? If yes, you are in a better situation. Restore from the backup you created on PC/Mac or memory stick. You can also try recovering the lost or deleted PSP games from your friend. Just pray, he/she has not deleted it!

      Recover using a secure and trustworthy PSP data recovery software

      Stellar Photo Recovery software is the best way to get back lost PSP games files. The PSP data recovery software supports flash recovery and FAT 32 file system used in Sony PlayStation devices. Stellar Photo Recovery is easy-to-use and fast to recover lost or deleted PSP game files from any memory stick.

      Why choose Stellar Photo Recovery for PSP files recovery

      PSP files include video, images and audios in different file formats such as ISO, CSO, JPEG, AVI, MP3, MP4, WAV, WMA etc. Whether you have accidentally deleted or lost them due to formatting or corruption of the memory stick, the DIY Stellar software works in all situations. It has many other benefits that make it a preferred choice of millions of gamers around the world:

      • Simple and easy-to-use interface.
      • Ensures the original quality of the files after recovery.
      • Restores exactly what you want with customized recovery.
      • Recovers files with original date, time, and name.
      • Preview of the found media files.

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      How to recover lost PSP files with Stellar Photo Recovery

      • Connect your PSP memory stick to a PC/Mac.
      • Launch Stellar Photo Recovery on your computer.
      •  Select the location from where you want to recover. Click Scan to start the scanning process.
      • A dialog box of ‘Scanning Completed Successfully!’ displays the scan results – number of files found and size of the data. In the left-pane of main window, all the recovered data is listed. You can preview them in the right pane.
        Note: If you do not see the required videos in the list, opt for Deep Scan option at the bottom.
      • Click Recover. You can also choose to recover only the selective files – select photos that you need, right click, and click Recover.
      • In the dialog box, specify the location to save the image files. Click Save. All the files get saved at the specified location Click Save. All the video get saved at the specified location.

      Watch the video to recover lost or deleted PSP files using Stellar Photo Recovery 

      Manual methods to recover PSP files from Memory Stick

      Manual methods can be helpful when you are not able to access PSP files due to certain computer-related issues such as outdated PC drivers or an incorrectly assigned drive letter. Try assigning a new letter or reinstall the drivers.

      Assign a new drive letter

      Is the drive letter of your Sony PSP memory stick not visible in the connected drivers list on your PC? The letter is probably used by another drive. Try assigning a new letter by using the following steps:

      • Connect the memory stick to the PC.
      • Open the Run dialogue box and type msc and press Enter.
      • Under Storage, select Disk Management.
      • Right-click the drive you want to assign a letter and choose Change Drive Letter and Paths.
      • In the dialog box, click Change.
      • Check in Assign following drive letter. Select a drive letter from the drop box and click OK.
      • Disconnect the memory stick and restart the computer.

      Reinstall the driver

      When the PC drivers are corrupt or outdated then also you may not be able to access your PSP memory stick. Reinstalling the drivers can help in detecting the storage media. Try reinstalling the driver using the following steps:

      • Connect Memory Stick via USB to the PC.
      • Go to This PC and right click on it.
      • Follow Manage > Device Manager > Disk Drives.
      • Right click on the name of your removable drive.
      • Click Click Ok.
      • Unplug memory stick and restart PC.

      Wrapping Up

      Losing PSP game files can be a tormenting experience for gaming enthusiasts. Don’t lose heart. Recover lost or deleted PSP files with the help of Stellar Photo Recovery software. It is an efficient and safe way to get back PSP files. Recover your PSP files now!

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      About The Author

      Prachi Sahu

      is a Writer who likes to blog about technology. She has a keen interest in Data Recovery, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence. An avid reader, she has also contributed to some leading newspapers and dreams to own a library some day.

      22 comments

        1. Hi Metin,
          Its important to know that once the error message comes up to your PSP player, stop using the device. Then, you need to connect it to your PC and run Stellar Photo Recovery software for a try.

        1. Hi Stacy,
          Yes, It’s possible to recover your son’s saved game file. Try the Stellar Photo Recovery software demo version for PSP file recovery. It can help to recover your PSP files.

        1. Yes, you can play PSP games without a memory stick. However, if you’re playing games from PSP UMDs (Universal Media Disc), then you can. But if you want to play games saved in your PSP’s hard drive, then NO.

      1. I tried a new version of the software on my memory stick its work well and get back my game files easily. Thank you very much!

      2. Hi Sumona, my little son friend had accidentally deleted saved PSP files. Is there any way to recover deleted saved game myself? Any help would be gratefully received.

        1. Hi Alex, Yes, It’s possible to recover your saved PSP game file. Choose our software demo version for PSP files recovery. It’s a help to recover your files simple and easy-to-use Interface.

      3. Good Information! It’s helpful for me last week my memory card was going wrong suddenly decrease by some bug game or may be error. I try to save the copy of my hard disk. Unfortunately saved data didn’t found. I used your software to get back my saved files. Thank you very much!

      4. Thanks it worked. Only problem was some of my files were empty so the corruption must have deleted them. But yes, awesome blog. Thumbs up.

          1. Hi Zeina,
            I order to backup your deleted games, you need to recover the deleted game file. Please go through the blog to learn better.

      5. Hi, I had rebooting memory stick and tried to reload all the psp game files but some files are lost. Is there any ways to recover it?

        1. Hello Frank, you can try our software Stellar Photo Recovery demo for recovering PSP files and see the preview of all lost and deleted files.

      6. Reinstalling the driver worked for me! Thanks a ton for this useful Post. I’m grateful to come across this while trying to find a solution to recover my PSP files

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