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How do I get photos and music onto my Sony PSP?

May 21, 2005 / Dave Taylor / iPod & MP3 Player Help, Windows PC Help / 401 Comments

How do I change my regular music to mp3 so that I can download it into my psp? I also can’t get pictures into the psp? I have the regular usb cable

It’s not too hard to transfer files from your Windows PC to your Sony PSP, but here’s the trick: the “PSP Value Pack” doesn’t have everything that you need. Not so good. In fact, you’ll want to add a larger Memory Stick Duo, for example, because 32MB just isn’t much space at all, when you come down to it.
The other missing piece in the Value Pack is the USB cable that lets you connect your Sony PSP to your Windows PC and, of course, vice versa. Fortunately, these are pretty easy to find – anywhere that carries Sony digital cameras should have the right USB cable, or you can try somewhere like Froogle to find a cable. I did a quick search and found this $7.95 cable from one store.
To get everything working, plug the Sony PSP into the Windows PC via USB cable, plug the PSP into the wall, then turn both units on. On the PSP, click the “USB Connection” button (on the Settings menu) and, hopefully, your PC will beep and tell you that it’s found a new “removable disk”: your PSP.
Using Windows Explorer, find the new PSP device and if there isn’t already a folder called PHOTO on it, create one as you ordinarily would create a folder in Windows. Now just drop in any JPEG images you’d like to have viewable on your PSP while on the go.
Music-wise, you’ll want to create a folder called MUSIC and drop in MP3 format music files (which means that you can’t play music you get from the Apple iTunes Store, for example, because that’s in a different format).
I hope that’ll get you going with this process. It doesn’t seem too hard!
Here are a couple of useful additional references:

  • How to convert WMA audio files into MP3 audio files
  • Gizmodo’s PSP Roundup
  • WAV to MP3 Converter for Windows
  • MP3 Encoder
Thanks to Tommy Martin for his help with this question

Additional useful reference articles:
  •   Download music from your PC to your Sony PSP
  •   Watch DVD Movies on a Sony PSP
  •   Getting Network Update to work on a Sony PSP
  •   Sony PSP Firmware Update Instructions
  •   iTunes music on a Sony PSP

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401 comments on “How do I get photos and music onto my Sony PSP?”

  1. Angela says:
    June 24, 2011 at 12:35 am

    I did everything said here. For the music it worked perfectly, but for the Photos it persists to say that I HAVE no pictures once I go to the PSP, yet there’s no space left BECAUSE of my pictures. I just don’t understand why they won’t show up <_< Any idea what might be wrong?

    Reply
  2. shubham says:
    January 17, 2011 at 7:59 am

    Thanks a lot!!
    The other sites provided me useless informations!!
    But I’m satisfied with this site!!
    Thank you once again.
    🙂

    Reply
  3. Will says:
    November 26, 2010 at 8:04 am

    Dave, I’ve tried so many times to get pictures on my PSP, but even when I try to download JPEG files onto my PSP, it doesn’t appear on there. My computer says they’ve synced though. Am I doing something wrong?

    Reply
  4. Simon says:
    November 22, 2010 at 4:43 am

    Oh my pictures are all JPEG format.Cheers

    Reply
  5. Simon says:
    November 22, 2010 at 4:41 am

    Hi Dave, I have bought a PSP last week. I have got video, music uploaded ok but no matter how many times i try to get pictures on it they will not show on the psp. When i put the memory card in the my Sony Vaio laptop it shows the folders each as they should be called MUSIC, PHOTO, VIDEO etc and when you click into any of the photo’s it says there are photo’s there but when i insert memory card back into psp nothing? I have done this also by the USB lead from psp into laptop and still nothing. I have got a Sony DSLR and this memory card with pictures on shows AOK? i am i missing something here? Please email me or reply as i need to get this sorted! Thank Mate

    Reply
  6. Mahelet Neguse says:
    November 19, 2010 at 6:17 am

    hi what happens if your screen saver is broken , but the psp still work?

    Reply
  7. kaku07 says:
    July 2, 2010 at 7:08 am

    i have downloaded game from torrent when i start game it says error 80020148 my psp hack system is 5.50 GEN-D2 please tell me some solution as i am new on psp thanks in advance

    Reply
  8. coco says:
    June 7, 2010 at 10:33 am

    how could i dowload mphotos to dat psp if i dt have the folder to download them

    Reply
  9. tayyab says:
    June 4, 2010 at 11:00 am

    Folks the name for pictures folder should be “PICTURE” NOT “PHOTO”. it may be in some versions. Formatting the card will automatically create all these folders.

    Reply
  10. trrfgf says:
    May 8, 2010 at 2:25 pm

    how do you download music on the psp browser are there any websites that work for the psp

    Reply
  11. RSUWBAYNN says:
    May 2, 2010 at 1:03 am

    Thank U I think I love You HEHEHE

    Reply
  12. mick says:
    March 28, 2010 at 4:12 am

    I’m having thesame problem alot of people are. Memory is beingtaken off but the only thing it shows is the name of the sone but says 0 tracks, you told someone to format there memory card duo. what does that mean format it
    ? I’m new with computers. I did have one track and it said I had to enable the wma. what is that? Please help.

    Reply
  13. Abby :) says:
    March 19, 2010 at 12:28 am

    Wheres the best place to buy a USB cable?

    Reply
  14. eder says:
    January 25, 2010 at 5:44 pm

    how can i get pic on my psp it relly hard can you help

    Reply
  15. Alexander says:
    January 4, 2010 at 12:02 pm

    Thanks to Cathy, I was having the same problem and i changed my usb cord and it worked like a charm. Thats such a B.S. reason for it not to work but at least its working now.

    Reply
  16. John Cena's Fan says:
    December 30, 2009 at 11:21 pm

    Hi Dave! I am a HUGE fan of WWE (wrestling), and i want John Cena, pics and other wrestlers on it!!! BUT YOUR METHOD ISN’T HELPING!!!!!!!! sorry… well i went on pictures on the psp and still no pictures, and i can’t download videos either, I had no troble at all with the music, but STILL NO VIDEOS OR PICTURES!!!!!!!!! I dont really care about the videos! I just want pictures! I’m only 12, and I would really appreciate if you could help me with this. 🙁

    Reply
  17. image says:
    December 26, 2009 at 7:28 pm

    im totally confused BIG Time my brother just got it on Christmas, it was used and didnt come with a manual! i try different things but nothing never happens can sum1 PLZ HELP ME

    Reply
  18. Coltan says:
    December 22, 2009 at 6:38 pm

    i have tryed everything i created the file i put music on the psp folder and it says memory stick E: i put the music there and i still have no music?????any help

    Reply
  19. Darin says:
    November 25, 2009 at 7:26 pm

    I put photos on my psp but then i click on photos on my psp and it says its empty. And it still has the same amount of memory it had before.

    Reply
  20. Larkin says:
    November 12, 2009 at 4:25 pm

    Dave,
    Im not sure if you can answer my question. I need to know if this process also works on the new PSP Go. Please reply!

    Reply
  21. frankie says:
    October 29, 2009 at 8:53 pm

    i tried your method to load pic on the mac. all the folders and screens on the computer look like its downloaded but nothing transfered to the psp? why?

    Reply
  22. bob says:
    July 9, 2009 at 7:59 am

    i put the mp3 music files on my psp but when i go to listen to it the system says Queen 0 tracks how do i get to listen to the music

    Reply
  23. simon says:
    June 26, 2009 at 9:11 am

    i did the picture thing it worked thanks a mil

    Reply
  24. Cynthia says:
    June 8, 2009 at 6:33 am

    IM STILL CONFUSED

    Reply
  25. Gucci says:
    May 30, 2009 at 11:29 pm

    when i go to USB Connection and click on it, my PC beeps but the “removable disk” doesn’t show up. Can U Help me??

    Reply
  26. jesus013190 says:
    May 19, 2009 at 9:11 am

    how do i put games on my psp

    Reply
  27. miguel says:
    May 18, 2009 at 7:32 pm

    what do i do when i connect my psp to the computer and when i am passing the music files to my psp it disconnects and then on my psp it says please wait and then when i access my music and play it it sayes on my psp corupt data

    Reply
  28. chris says:
    May 9, 2009 at 9:51 pm

    how do you take music off im trying to free up space so i want to delete some music how do you do it?

    Reply
  29. lontae says:
    May 8, 2009 at 5:22 pm

    i need help putting music and picture on my psp can you help me

    Reply
  30. some guy says:
    May 1, 2009 at 12:54 am

    My PSP is version 4.01 I copied my music files into the MUSIC folder in my PSP folder but when i go to view them it says There are no tracks. You can import content from a PS3tm system or a PC. For details refer to instructions for the PSPtm system.

    Reply
  31. matty says:
    April 24, 2009 at 7:36 am

    Ok use tubezilla

    Reply
  32. ola says:
    April 16, 2009 at 3:41 am

    i loaded a game on my 2GB memory card from my PC,but i can not acess it on my psp.

    Reply
  33. jazmine says:
    March 28, 2009 at 3:23 pm

    you website tells me nothing im never ever coming to this website

    Reply
  34. Darlin says:
    March 22, 2009 at 7:21 pm

    HI Dave this is darlin I don’t know how to put pictures on my psp and put it as a wallpaper.

    Reply
  35. destroyer says:
    March 16, 2009 at 5:15 pm

    you stink

    Reply
  36. lucas clanton says:
    February 23, 2009 at 10:24 pm

    i ant good at this computer stuff my one problem is i cant figger out how to creat a file so i can put pic off my pc and onto my psp it said to go to my computer and creat a file but i cant find aprogram called my computer if you have answer to this questions e-mail me at lucasclanton@rocketmail.com

    Reply
  37. Cactus says:
    February 22, 2009 at 8:20 am

    I tried but the pictures wont show up. they will play on my computer but my psp says there are no pictures.

    Reply
  38. anthony chen says:
    February 14, 2009 at 12:59 pm

    how do you upload songs from an apple mac?

    Reply
  39. bgbsininlg says:
    February 11, 2009 at 1:58 pm

    i did everything you told me but it did not work

    Reply
  40. Imani says:
    January 23, 2009 at 5:30 pm

    i did all you said put it did not do any thing but the same thing, nothing.

    Reply
  41. Imani says:
    January 23, 2009 at 5:26 pm

    i am trying to put music on my sony slim psp and its not working. how do you put music on a slim psp?

    Reply
  42. harvey says:
    January 22, 2009 at 11:35 am

    it still says i have no tracks help!

    Reply
  43. doyahn risby says:
    January 14, 2009 at 2:54 pm

    thanx alot

    Reply
  44. nc says:
    January 6, 2009 at 3:56 pm

    how do i download music to my PSP

    Reply
  45. sean says:
    January 4, 2009 at 11:25 pm

    i tryed all that stuff 2 get photos on my PSP but it didnt work, y?

    Reply
  46. ashley says:
    January 3, 2009 at 4:18 pm

    well my pictures are jpeg format but on my psp it says no digital photos are found help?

    Reply
  47. Sean says:
    December 29, 2008 at 7:34 pm

    I can’t get music on my psp. When I try to get it on there it only shows the band names and says there are no tracks. How do I get the tracks on there?

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  48. Mike says:
    December 29, 2008 at 7:22 pm

    I’ve been able to put music on my psp but I’m having trouble with puting photos on my psp. I’ve draged jpegs into the psp/photo file and see that memory has been used. However, when I go to check photo’s on the psp it says there are no images. It shows the photos in the psp/photo file and I’ve been succesfull in adding music so what’s the problem? I’ve read through most of the q/a and I’m still lost. Very frustrating please help…

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  49. adam says:
    December 28, 2008 at 6:01 pm

    there are no tracks but it shows the artist on my psp so i really just downloaded the artists name but it wont let me download the songs

    Reply
  50. adam says:
    December 28, 2008 at 5:57 pm

    i use the windows media player and when i download teh mu8sic from tehre to my psp it says its on my psp but there are no tracks

    Reply

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