PS3:Transferring Files with FTP

Files can be transferred to and from your PS3 using File Transfer Protocol (FTP) programs. If you have WebMan enabled, an FTP server will always be running in the background, otherwise you can just open Multiman and it will be running as long as you are in the app. The recommended FTP program is WinSCP followed by FileZilla, and a step-by-step tutorial for it can be found here for WinSCP, or here for FileZilla.

Note that FTP is only recommended for transferring small files because it seems to have a higher failure rate with large files (1GB+) that take hours to transfer.

Starting an FTP Session

1. Make sure you have either an Ethernet or WiFi connection between your PS3 and PC.
2. On your PS3, browse to "Network Settings" and test Internet connection. Make note of your PS3's IP address. Alternatively, you can set a static IP for your PS3 and use that.
3. Open an FTP program such as WinSCP or Filezilla and connect using your PS3's IP.
4. You should see a directory listing of the different partitions on the drive and USB devices.
   • /dev_hdd0/ is your hard drive's main directory
   • /dev_usb00#/ is a USB device
   • /dev_blind/ or /dev_rebug/ is your flash - Do not modify files here unless you know what you're doing
5. You can upload or download files by right clicking them and choosing the relevant option.

Alternatively, you can open a Windows Explorer window and type in ftp://your.ps3s.ip.here as the file path.