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A New File Assistant for your PSP!

greg | August 15, 2005

A new & improved File Assistant/Manager which supports a handful of useful features and a beautiful GUI has been released.

This homebrew utility supports:

  • boot EBOOT files
  • view pictures
  • play mp3s
  • rename files
  • create directories
  • move files around the MS
  • changing the background - press “Start” to cycle through them
  • USB toggle
  • access to the PSP’s firmware
  • access to the UMD drive

Future File Assistant features:

  • Text Viewer
  • True Type Fonts
  • Skin Browser
  • PRX/BIN Execution

Props to Slasher, 71M, Lin J.R and Shazz for this!

Download File Assistant - included are the EBOOT’s for both 1.0 and 1.50 firmware users. The source code is also included.

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63 Comments »

Comment by PSP shadow
2005-08-15 12:51:32

i try it ,is the next future file assistante super star you will never need an other one !

easy to use ,usb connection,very cool interface ,all the option you need !!!!!

superbe job !!!!

 
Comment by TakeTheVeilCerpinTaxt
2005-08-15 13:29:35

I’ve had tons of difficulty getting this to work on my 1.5. Every homebrew I’ve installed works just fine on my PSP, but this app…I can’t get it to work! Some people in the pspupdates.com forums are having the same problems.

Can anyone else confirm if this works for their 1.5, or offer advice?

 
Comment by Slasher
2005-08-15 13:34:12

It works

 
Comment by Slasher
2005-08-15 13:34:30

It works, maybe just rename the files

 
Comment by medavid16
2005-08-15 13:41:44

Question, what does it exactly mean “access” to UMD? Does it work like a RIPPER into an ISO or does it work like LAUNCHING the UMD cartridge?

 
Comment by c--
2005-08-15 14:10:11

It lets you view the root directory of the UMD, but no folders. It does not let you rip the actual contents of the UMD.

 
Comment by Eddy
2005-08-15 14:24:51

Nice app. This will get rid of having to connect the psp to a usb just to rename/delete a file. Would I’d like to see would a UMD ripper, and wifi access to transfer files from one psp to another. I know there’s a program out there but this would add a nice touch.

 
Comment by trebor
2005-08-15 14:28:46

wear do i put the files

 
Comment by ALX
2005-08-15 14:40:34

What is the FileAssisstantSRC.rar?

 
Comment by neodox
2005-08-15 14:48:27

#9 that’s the source code.
the archives were corrupt for some reason, going to try to download elsewhere. i hope it’s not a problem on my end. that would be no fun.

 
Comment by helloFolks
2005-08-15 14:49:52

Yeah I also would like to see support for UMD ripping. Also, a status bar when moving files from one directory to another. But overall this is the best file assisten you will see for the PSP.

 
Comment by trebor
2005-08-15 14:57:12

i cant get it to work dont no if im putting the files in the right coz there is no readme can any body help

 
Comment by neodox
2005-08-15 15:08:11

nevermind, it works. sweet interface. #12 unzip the file, you should find archives called 1.0, 1.5, and src. if you have a firmware 1.5 psp, just copy the two dirs inside the 1.5 file onto your psp\game directory on the psp. the two folders should be the same name, one with a % after it. pretty much the same way you install any homebrew lately.

 
Comment by trebor
2005-08-15 15:22:59

13# thamks m8 woks ok what is the src for

 
Comment by loostercc
2005-08-15 16:32:39

i cant unzip this file! what do i do?

 
Comment by loostercc
2005-08-15 16:37:07

hey guys, it also says that the data is corrupted! wats going on?

 
Comment by Eddy
2005-08-15 16:56:25

#13: The source is for programmers out there who want to add or change some aspect of the program

 
Comment by Eddy
2005-08-15 16:58:23

#16: Rename the folders EXACTLY to this

FILEASSISTANT 1
FILEAS~1%

I had the same thing until I did that. Tell us if it works

 
Comment by Eddy
2005-08-15 16:59:45

#16: put 19 spaces in between the FILEASSISTANT 1, so it’ll look like this

FILEASSISTANT(19 spaces)1

Hope that helps

 
Comment by Onket
2005-08-15 17:45:49

great file assistant

can’t wait untill we can browse & copy the UMD files.

also if you can activate the usb would it be possible to browse & copy the usb connection files using the psp?

 
Comment by myke
2005-08-15 18:14:03

everthing works but the skin selection option, could not change skins

 
Comment by myke
2005-08-15 18:15:32

opps im retarded ,feature not added yet( delete)

 
Comment by loostercc
2005-08-15 19:09:33

#18&19: when i download the file it doesnt give me a folder i can unzip, so the two folders arent there to be renamed

 
Comment by Lara Croft
2005-08-15 19:19:04

#21 it’s because there’s only one skin at the moment…. to change the background press start although it wont change permanently when exit the app. note the backgrounds are only the01.bmp 02.bmp that’s it… but still very nice…an improvement would be a kind of psppersonalise or wab app integrated :D

 
Comment by PSP shadow
2005-08-15 20:08:50

little request ^_~

read .rar & .zip unpack..lol
from usb access to surf the PC HDD …i am dreaming lol ..

cause if we can surf the PC HDD from psp with this pice of master soft thats will mean it will be possible in a near future to use a usb HDD(from laptop)to connect to the PSP …then the PSP will have a 80giga HDD external dock surfable with
assistant DREAMING ALWAYS I AM DREAMING ^_~

 
Comment by matt
2005-08-15 21:12:24

what could this program could accutally do and help you with the psp??

 
Comment by OOkalakka
2005-08-15 21:33:48

By accessing the firmware, you may be able to coustomize files. And possibley in future releases using the wlan you access say a 2.0 psp, and alter their firmware….like deleting the things necessary to make it a 1.5 again….:O

 
Comment by TakeThe Veil Cerpin Taxt
2005-08-15 23:08:17

I dunno this is kind of freaking me out…

I just can’t get this app to work on my 1.5, I always get an error when I try to load it.

I’ve formatted my memory card and everything to see if that would work.

Hell I’m even using file assistant v.04, and that works fine. Does anyone have any idea what could be wrong?

 
Comment by StealthF0x
2005-08-15 23:22:03

I have JAp 1.5 but it doesn’t works…I unzipped the 1.5 folders @ GAME but they dont work…

 
Comment by StealthF0x
2005-08-15 23:26:00

And I renamed the folder like told in line #19…

 
Comment by RaiderX
2005-08-15 23:46:19

I finally got 2 test this out, and I was expecting something great concidering how much I loved the first File asisstant, but while this one has many great functions and fun new stuff, it freezes coonstantly, and the home button automatically returns home, u cant select yes or no. But I can safley say they will make a new version with this fixed. This the first one with alll the changes, so I wouldnt expect perfection.

 
Comment by Bite_me333
2005-08-15 23:54:06

love this app

though it would be nice if the backgrounds would permenantly change then psppersonalize would be pointless. Great app tho

 
Comment by DevComm
2005-08-16 01:02:44

I can’t get this working on, I’ve tried everything I can think of to no avail. I’ve got a 1.5 psp and everytime I try to start the File Assistant I get a “the game could not be started” error. any help would be appreciated.

 
Comment by gnize
2005-08-16 01:41:57

dude you have to use kxploit or some program to put the files into your psp. select the 1.0 version and trasfered it to your psp through the program….

 
Comment by Gaara
2005-08-16 03:19:14

This new version wont let us rip the UMD, the older version does….

 
Comment by Super_Tunka
2005-08-16 03:52:10

hi i love this program but i cannot start any programs from it , tried psp doom v0.04 and snes9x please help

 
Comment by Carah0
2005-08-16 07:31:52

If you’re having problems with it working on 1.5 unzip the 1.0 and use SEItool or KXploit to export it (remember to copy over the “data” folder to the PSP\Game\FileAssistant Folder)- tested and works fine.

 
Comment by JOEY
2005-08-16 08:44:41

What do you do with Fileassitant SRC

 
Comment by trebor
2005-08-16 09:19:30

hi is there a ripkit for midnight club 3 out there yet

 
Comment by neodox
2005-08-16 10:10:21

#34 no you don’t. the 2 folders, one with a % and one without, are part of the exploit, it’s already set up to run on 1.5 firmware, as many other homebrews are, which is really nice. i don’t know what the fuss is about with the 19 spaces or whatever, i noticed corrupt filenames so i named it FileAssistant and FileAssistant% and it works perfectly. the name of the folder does not matter, as long as the two are identical except for the %.

 
Comment by matt
2005-08-16 10:34:34

what is psp bios 1 and what could you do with it

 
Comment by Slasher
2005-08-16 10:39:27

The 2 bios folders is your psps firmware, you shouldnt mess with those unless you know what your doing because you can permanantly ruin your psp(brick it)

 
Comment by CRUZ
2005-08-16 11:27:47

help me i dont know what to do

 
Comment by matt
2005-08-16 11:29:52

thanx

 
Comment by TakeTheVeilCerpinTaxt
2005-08-16 12:23:00

Folks I finally got mine to work, if you scroll up you can see i was having tons of problems. Just rename the folders FileAs and FileAs% (i think…i cant remember). Just go the pspupdates comments on this news item. For some reason, when a developer tries to “hide the corrupt icon for you”, it works on most 1.5 psps, but not all! Perhaps there are different kinds of 1.5s out there, i dunno. But I have to manually hide my corrupt icons using sei’s program.

 
Comment by hater
2005-08-16 14:19:02

this update is fucking gay. It doesn’t even let you rip umds into your memory card. stick with the old one.

 
Comment by mike17
2005-08-16 23:13:16

Hey guys, can anybody tell me how to use the app plz, I can’t figure out how to create folders, rename or delete files.

 
Comment by lanksta
2005-08-17 00:45:50

Hi there has anyone used the UMDDUMPER?? I tryed it with k xploit on my 1.5 psp and it jus froze at the dumping process screen. I restarted my psp and now the psp thinks there is no room on my 512mb memory stick so i can no longer put files on my psp. That UMDDUMPER program F%#$ED up my memory stick. Can anyone help me with this problem??

 
Comment by 71M
2005-08-17 03:32:19

If you want to rip a UMD to your memory stick then go look elsewhere for some other application!
FileAssistant is a legal program that DOES NOT ENDORSE PIRACY AT ALL!

 
Comment by Jools
2005-08-17 08:55:58

Works fine for me and looks great… just one big omission… you can’t delete folders/directories just files.

 
Comment by PEDRO
2005-08-17 17:48:54

What does this help you with

 
Comment by Eddy
2005-08-17 20:47:07

PEDRO: man, your dumb, read what the hell it does!

 
Comment by Trigger
2005-08-17 20:49:45

I still get this stupid thing that says,” The game could not be started (80020130). Does anyone know waht da prob is cuz i’ve been tryin to dis for hours almost.

 
Comment by Trigger
2005-08-17 21:03:11

Nevermind! Got it to work, finally…..itz pretty cool

 
Comment by 71M
2005-08-19 03:21:52

You can check up on the latest version here - http://tmpstore.free.fr/FileAssistant/
Also submit bugs and feature requests here.

Cheers,
71M

 
Comment by peter
2005-08-20 05:50:22

i cant seem to rename file using “number text(s)”,like 1234567890……Anyone else have this problem??????

 
Comment by Video .Designer
2005-08-22 01:26:59

I had a lot of crashes with this one. Sorry, but it got taken off, and I’m back to file assistant, the older one. That one is stable.

 
Comment by alan
2005-08-23 22:12:07

hey this item really kick’s ass but i am getting the samething as #56 i cant seen to find the number text’s to rename some items……

 
Comment by andrew
2005-08-31 09:26:51

hey could someone give me a simple read.me for it i’ve been taking f***ing ages trying to do this.

 
Comment by Slasher
2005-08-31 10:52:42

well your a fucking moron if you can’t figure it out, its pretty self explainatory

 
Comment by wrighty
2005-09-03 23:07:03

I would Like to say that I have a 1.52 bios psp system and can not run any home brew. But This does not worry me because there are so many amazing programmers out there, I know that sooner or later they will find a way around this. I would like to say a big thanks to the psp hack community you are doing a really good Job. I know the system is new and you need more time. I believe we are close, when I tried Mame on my psp it came close to booting up.

 
Comment by nicolas
2005-10-04 07:19:17

auriéz vous les eplications en français

 
Comment by Kiro
2006-12-26 10:37:57

there’s no copy function… i don’t see it in options or even after i mark the file…

 
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