PPSSPP · PSP

Where PPSSPP keeps your saves.

PPSSPP keeps a virtual PSP memory stick. In-game saves are in its PSP/SAVEDATA folder, one folder per game, and save states in PSP/PPSSPP_STATE.

Save folders on each platform

Windows (installer)

Memory stick: Documents\PPSSPP

Windows (zip)

Memory stick: memstick folder next to PPSSPPWindows64.exe

Mac and Linux

Memory stick: ~/.config/ppsspp

Linux Flatpak

Memory stick: ~/.var/app/org.ppsspp.PPSSPP/config/ppsspp

Steam Deck with EmuDeck

Saves: ~/Emulation/saves/ppsspp/saves
States: ~/Emulation/saves/ppsspp/states

Steam Deck with RetroDECK

Saves: ~/retrodeck/saves/PSP/PPSSPP-SA
States: ~/retrodeck/states/PSP/PPSSPP-SA

Android

Memory stick: The folder you picked when you first opened PPSSPP

On Android 10 and earlier, often PSP at the root of your storage.

iPhone and iPad

Memory stick: PPSSPP's folder in the Files app

Find or change the folder

On every platform, Settings, System, PSP Memory Stick shows the folder and can change it. On Windows and Mac, File, Open Memory Stick opens it.

Moving saves between devices

Each save folder starts with the game's serial, such as ULUS10041. A European copy has a different serial, so it doesn't see a US save.
Copy the folders inside SAVEDATA; they work on every platform and on a real PSP.
Save states load in the same or newer PPSSPP versions, not older ones.
On Android, pick the folder that contains PSP, not PSP itself.

Sync PPSSPP saves between devices

The SaveSync app for Windows, Mac, Linux, Steam Deck, and Android will watch PPSSPP's save folders and sync them when you close a game. It is coming next.

Today, if you play PSP games in RetroArch with its PPSSPP core instead, RetroArch's built-in Cloud Sync syncs them with SaveSync on every device. See how to set it up.

SaveSync keeps the newest 20 versions of every save, so a bad sync or an overwritten slot is one click to undo.

Questions

Where are PPSSPP save files on Android?

In PSP/SAVEDATA inside the folder you chose when you first opened PPSSPP. Settings, System, PSP Memory Stick shows it.

Can I use PPSSPP saves on a real PSP?

Yes. The folders in SAVEDATA are the PSP's own format; copy them to PSP/SAVEDATA on the PSP's memory stick.

Checked against PPSSPP's documentation and source in October 2026: PPSSPP: save data and storage, PPSSPP: Windows storage, EmuDeck's setup script, RetroDECK's setup.

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