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As you may or may not know, files coming off of your PS3 are encrypted. In order to mod your save with Gibbed you'll have to decrypt it with BruteForce first. I'm going to go over my process for decrypting and encrypting PS3 saves in this tutorial.
First you will need to copy your save(s) over to a USB Flash Drive and plug it in to your PC. Each of your saves will be in a folder named like this: BLUS30982-SAVE-SAVE1111 Your save file is actually located in this folder. If you try to open it in its current state, Gibbed will give you the following error:
First you will need to copy your save(s) over to a USB Flash Drive and plug it in to your PC. Each of your saves will be in a folder named like this: BLUS30982-SAVE-SAVE1111 Your save file is actually located in this folder. If you try to open it in its current state, Gibbed will give you the following error:
This means that the file is not yet decrypted and this is the reason for needing BruteForce. I suggest moving your save off of your flash drive and putting it somewhere on your PC (somewhere like the Desktop to find it easily). It has been stated that you can work with it directly from the USB drive but, I've had the best luck working from a place on the PC. I also have another reason for moving the folder that we will cover later.
Once you've moved the folder to your Desktop, open BruteForce and open the save folder. The button with the three dots to the left of the Refresh button will open your computer browser.
Once you've moved the folder to your Desktop, open BruteForce and open the save folder. The button with the three dots to the left of the Refresh button will open your computer browser.
After you have done this, your save should now be loaded into BruteForce. Now you can click on the Decrypt PFD button near the center of the program and hit Decrypt All Files. It will ask you if you want to decrypt your Save file so choose yes. At this point your Save is now decrypted and you can modify your save with Gibbed. I tend to just minimize BruteForce and leave it running while modding saves. Also, if you check back in your save folder you should see a new file that is created by BruteForce that lets you know that you have decrypted the files. This file is removed after re-encrypting but, you'll know if you successfully decrypted it.
Mod your save however you see fit and when you are done, make sure to save it over the top of your decrypted save. Now pull up BruteForce again and click the Update PFD and choose the Full option. Next click Verify PFD. Now your save folder is ready to go back on your PS3.
Now here is a method that I have been using with much success for refreshing BruteForce. It sometimes doesn't update and clear out old save data so the next time you want to mod a folder it doesn't open and decrypt properly. After you have done the re-encrypting and verifying process, go to your save folder that is on your Desktop and Copy the whole folder back to your USB Flash Drive. Now go back into BruteForce and right-click on your save file in the main window and choose Delete Selected Save Data. This should clear out anything in BruteForce and you'll see the save folder on your desktop get deleted.
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