Creating a portable PCSX2 setup is remarkably simple:
| Aspect | Legacy (v1.6.x and earlier) | Modern (v1.7+, v2.x, Qt UI) | |--------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| | | Memory cards ( .ps2 files) | Memory cards + Save States ( .p2s , .p2s.zip ) | | Default location (Windows) | Documents\PCSX2\memcards\ | Documents\PCSX2\saves\ (memory cards) + Documents\PCSX2\sstates\ (save states) | | Linux default | ~/.config/PCSX2/memcards/ | ~/.config/PCSX2/saves/ & ~/.config/PCSX2/sstates/ | | Mac default | ~/Library/Application Support/PCSX2/memcards/ | ~/Library/Application Support/PCSX2/saves/ & ~/Library/Application Support/PCSX2/sstates/ | | User management | Single folder, manual file picking | Per-game folders, automatic indexing, GUI browser |
PCSX2 has – don't confuse them:
Modern versions of PCSX2 allow you to use "Folder" memory cards instead of a single large .ps2 file.
If you need help with a specific part of managing your files, let me know:
You can open this directly by opening PCSX2 and going to Tools > Open Data Directory . Within this folder, you will find several subfolders: memcards/ : Contains your virtual memory cards ( .ps2 files). sstates/ : Contains your save states ( .st files). bios/ : Contains your PlayStation 2 BIOS files. Older Versions of PCSX2 (Legacy)
Creating a portable PCSX2 setup is remarkably simple:
| Aspect | Legacy (v1.6.x and earlier) | Modern (v1.7+, v2.x, Qt UI) | |--------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| | | Memory cards ( .ps2 files) | Memory cards + Save States ( .p2s , .p2s.zip ) | | Default location (Windows) | Documents\PCSX2\memcards\ | Documents\PCSX2\saves\ (memory cards) + Documents\PCSX2\sstates\ (save states) | | Linux default | ~/.config/PCSX2/memcards/ | ~/.config/PCSX2/saves/ & ~/.config/PCSX2/sstates/ | | Mac default | ~/Library/Application Support/PCSX2/memcards/ | ~/Library/Application Support/PCSX2/saves/ & ~/Library/Application Support/PCSX2/sstates/ | | User management | Single folder, manual file picking | Per-game folders, automatic indexing, GUI browser | pcsx2 save files location work
PCSX2 has – don't confuse them:
Modern versions of PCSX2 allow you to use "Folder" memory cards instead of a single large .ps2 file. Creating a portable PCSX2 setup is remarkably simple:
If you need help with a specific part of managing your files, let me know: sstates/ : Contains your save states (
You can open this directly by opening PCSX2 and going to Tools > Open Data Directory . Within this folder, you will find several subfolders: memcards/ : Contains your virtual memory cards ( .ps2 files). sstates/ : Contains your save states ( .st files). bios/ : Contains your PlayStation 2 BIOS files. Older Versions of PCSX2 (Legacy)
