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'''PDB''' (Project Database) files are used by the PS3 to specify tasks for the XMB to do. They are stored in /dev_hdd0/vsh/task/ in 4 byte hex directories (e.g. 00000001/, 001ABCD0/)  
PDB (Package Database?) files are used by the PS3 to specify tasks for the XMB to do. They are stored in /dev_hdd0/vsh/task/ in 4 byte hex directories (e.g. 00000001/, 001ABCD0/)  


Each directory represents an task id and each task is defined by a couple of .pdb files. I believe pdb means package database, since the only place where these files appear is in /dev_hdd0/vsh/task and they seem to represent a .pkg download.  
Each directory represents a task and each task is defined by a couple of .pdb files. I believe pdb means package database, since the only place where these files appear is in /dev_hdd0/vsh/task and they seem to represent a .pkg download.  


There will always be a 00000001/ directory with no .pkg file in it. I suppose it's there to represent another task the PS3 has to do (maybe the 'check for push downloads' for PSN+ users?), and I suggest never to mess with it.  
There will always be a 00000001/ directory with no .pkg file in it. I suppose it's there to represent another task the PS3 has to do (maybe the 'check for push downloads' for PSN+ users?), and I suggest never to mess with it.  
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Every other directory seems to represent a .pkg file that is being downloaded or has been downloaded (but not installed) through PSN. In each directory you should find the .pkg, a PNG image to show (filename ICON_FILE), and two or three .pdb files (d0.pdb and d1.pdb and an empty f0.pdb, which may or may not be there).  
Every other directory seems to represent a .pkg file that is being downloaded or has been downloaded (but not installed) through PSN. In each directory you should find the .pkg, a PNG image to show (filename ICON_FILE), and two or three .pdb files (d0.pdb and d1.pdb and an empty f0.pdb, which may or may not be there).  


When there are unfinished/not installed (PS3 files, not for PSP or PSVITA) downloaded task, xmb/users/Turn Off System can appear the option to turn off the system automatically after background download.


=== Header ===   
=== Header ===   
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=== Data Entries ===
=== Data Entries ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| border="1"
!Offset
!Offset
!Length
!Length
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=== Entry IDs ===
=== Entry IDs ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| border="1"
!File Entry ID
!File Entry ID
!Filename   
!Filename   
|-
|-
|0x64
|
|- 
|0x65
| Task active (0=paused, 1=downloading)
|- 
|0x66
| Task unregister auto.
|- 
|0x68
|
|- 
|0x69  
|0x69  
|Package Name (Task Title)
|Package Name
|-   
|-   
|0x6A   
|0x6A   
|Icon Path
|Icon Patch
|-  
|-  
|0x6B
|Task Subtype (0=photo,1=music,2=video,4=patch?)
|- 
|0x6C
|
|- 
|0xC8
| Authentication UserName
|- 
|0xC9
| Authentication Password
|- 
|0xCA   
|0xCA   
|Server URL/URI  
|Server URL   
|-
|-
|0xCB  
|0xCB  
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|-   
|-   
|0xCC  
|0xCC  
  |Package Last-Modified
  |Package Creation Date  
|-
|0xCD
  |  Move XCB
|-
|-
|0xCE  
|0xCE  
  |Package File Size   
  |Package File Size   
|-
|0xCF
|
|-
|-
|0xD0
|0xD0
  |Downloaded Size/Received Length
  |Downloaded Size   
|-
|0xD1
  |Referer?
|-
|0xD2
|
|-
|0xD3
|
|-
|0xD5
|(Video) PlayCount
|-
|0xD6
|(Video) StopPointInfo
|-
|0xD7
|(Video) StopPointInfoSuppl
|-
|0xD8
| File Download In Progress
|-
|-
|0xD9  
|0xD9  
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|-
|-
|0xDA  
|0xDA  
  |Download Completed / Video:Video.reserved30
  |Download Completed   
|-
|0xDB
 
|-
|0xDC
|-
|0xDD
|-
|0xDE
|(String)
|-
|0xDF
|
|-
|0xE0
|(String)
|-
|0xE1
|(String)
|-
|0xE2
|(String)
|-
|0xE3
|(String)
|-
|0xE4
|
|-
|0xE5
|
|-
|0xE6
|
|-
|0xE7
|Title ID
|-
|0xEA
| Video:Common.reserved24
|-
|0xEB
| Log URL
|-
|0xEC
|
|-
|0xED
|
|-
|0xEE
|
|-
|0xEF
|Video:Video.reserved29
|-
|0xF0
|
|-
|0xF1
|
|-
|0xF2
|
|-
|0xF3
|preordered
|-
|0xF4
|
|-
|0xF5
|(drmcontent)
|-
|-
|}
|}
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{| class="wikitable"
{| border="1"
!ID
!ID
  !Length  
  !Length  
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Here are the values seen in a game task :  
Here are the values seen in a game task :  


  {| class="wikitable"
  {| border="1"


  !Type
  !Type
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{| class="wikitable"
{| border="1"
!Type
!Type
   !Length
   !Length
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|}
|}


This is all the information we have so far.. unfortunately, since Sony decided to block access to PSN, we can't test more downloading, so it's hard to get new .pdb files, and so it's hard to extrapolate more.
= Tools  =
* [http://github.com/kakaroto/ps3utils PS3Utils] - by KaKaRoTo (link not working) - forks with pdb_gen.c: [https://github.com/shadowbladeZ/ps3utils] [https://github.com/omgneeq/ps3utils]<br />
* [https://raw.github.com/wargio/ps3utils/master/pdb_gen.c PS3Utils pdb_gen.c] - old fork from KaKaRoTo (Deroad)
= Files  =
Heavy Rain Episode 1: [http://stoker25.com/files/hre1/d0.pdb d0] [http://stoker25.com/files/hre1/d1.pdb d1] [http://stoker25.com/files/hre1/ICON_FILE ICON_FILE]


This is all the information we have so far.. unfortunately, since Sony decided to block access to PSN, we can't test more downloading, so it's hard to get new .pdb files, and so it's hard to extrapolate more.


=== Tools === 
PS3Utils - by KaKaRoTo


{{File Formats}}<noinclude>[[Category:Main]]</noinclude>
=== Files === 
Heavy Rain Episode 1: d0 d1 ICON_FILE
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