Half of all “Apollo doesn’t see my save” problems are folder problems. Apollo scans specific directories on your USB drive — if a save sits anywhere else, it simply doesn’t exist as far as the app is concerned. These are the paths, taken from the developer’s own documentation.
PS4 Paths
| What | USB path |
|---|---|
| Decrypted saves (Apollo’s working format) | /PS4/APOLLO/ |
| Encrypted saves (game format, account-bound) | /PS4/SAVEDATA/<account-id>/ |
| PS2 saves / VMCs | /PS2/SAVEDATA/ · /PS2/VMC/ |
| PS1 saves / VMCs | /PS1/SAVEDATA/ · /PS1/VMC/ |
On an external HDD used through Apollo’s fake-USB mode, the same trees live under /data/fakeusb/. HDD saves are scanned from the internal drive based on your current User ID.
PS3 Paths
| What | Path |
|---|---|
| Saves on USB | dev_usb000/PS3/SAVEDATA/ |
| Saves on internal HDD | dev_hdd0/home/<user-id>/savedata/ |
| PSV saves exported from PS3 | /PS3/EXPORT/PSV/ |
PS Vita & PSP Paths
- Vita Apollo data and patches:
ux0:data/apollo/. - PSP saves under Adrenaline:
ux0:pspemu/PSP/SAVEDATA/. - On a real PSP, Apollo itself installs to
ms0:/PSP/GAME/APOLLO, and PSP saves live inPSP/SAVEDATA/on the Memory Stick.
File Formats Apollo Recognises
- PS2 saves: .xps, .max, .psu, .cbs, .psv, .sps · VMC images: .vmc, .card, .vm2, .ps2, .bin, .mc2, .mcd
- PS1 saves: .mcs, .psx, .ps1, .mcb, .psv, .pda · VMC images: .vmc, .mcd, .mcr, .gme, .vm1, .vmp, .vgs, .srm, .bin
- Dreamcast (v2.4.0): VMU images .bin/.vmu/.dcm; saves .vmi/.vms and .dci
Still Not Seeing the Save?
Check case and nesting: one extra folder level (for example PS4/APOLLO/PS4/APOLLO/) hides the save. Then work through Apollo not seeing USB saves for the full checklist.
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