Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your PSAR file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert PSAR to another file type
To convert PSAR archives to another format, you need PSAR Dumper or other Game software.
Convert a file to PSAR
To convert other file formats to the "Console Data Archive" file type, you need software like PSAR Dumper or a similar tool.
About PSAR files
The .PSAR file type is a specialized PlayStation Archive format developed by Sony to package game data, system updates, and firmware modules for consoles like the PlayStation Portable (PSP) and PlayStation 3. These files function similarly to standard ZIP archives but often employ proprietary compression and encryption methods to prevent unauthorized access or modification. A common difficulty for users is that standard utilities like WinRAR or 7-Zip cannot natively open or extract .PSAR files, resulting in "unsupported format" errors. This lock-in becomes a hurdle for enthusiasts attempting to emulate games on PC using software like PPSSPP, as specific firmware files inside the archive are often required for stability. To access the contents - such as PRX modules, RCO resource files, or texture assets - you typically need to "dump" or decrypt the archive using dedicated homebrew tools like PSAR Dumper. For archiving or analysis, users often convert the extracted contents into standard formats like ISO for disc images or raw binaries.
Convert.Guru analyzes your PSAR file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert PSAR file to TMP, TEMP, CACHE, LOG, BAK, OLD, NEW, PART, DOWNLOAD, CRDOWNLOAD, LOCK or PID, you can use PSAR Dumper or similar software from the "PlayStation Data Archive" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert DEVICE, CACHE, SOCK, SYMLINK, PID, MOUNT, FIFO, LOG, PIPE, TMP, JUNCTION or TEMP files to PSAR, try PSAR Dumper or another comparable tool in the "PlayStation Data Archive" category.
The PSAR Converter Story
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our PSAR converter.