USBUtil v3.00 served as the primary "ripper" and manager for this format. It allowed users to take a standard ISO file—a digital copy of a game disc—and convert it into a format that the PS2 could read efficiently from a USB drive. This process was crucial because simply dragging and dropping an ISO file onto a USB stick often resulted in games that would not boot or would stutter uncontrollably. USBUtil organized the data, managed the file fragmentation, and created the necessary configuration files that early PS2 loaders required to recognize the games.
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The most critical feature of USBUtil is its ability to bypass the 4GB file size limit of the FAT32 file system. Since the PS2 hardware requires USB drives to be formatted in FAT32, standard DVD-based games (ISO files) that exceed 4GB cannot be copied directly. USBUtil organized the data, managed the file fragmentation,