I want to give a huge thank you to EarthOnion for providing Vue-after-Free for the PS4. Because of this, I was able to restore the system backup on my PS4, open PS Vue, and successfully run the jailbreak exploit.

Everything worked perfectly — I truly appreciate the effort and contribution to the scene!

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Non-Jailbroken PS4 System Backup Guide from his GitHub,

Official Repository

Full instructions and files are available here:

https://github.com/Vuemony/vue-after-free

⚠️ Important:
A network connection is required before running Vue. It does not need internet access — a local network is enough. Connect immediately after restoring the system backup.

If your network does have internet access, make sure you read the official connection instructions first.

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Step 1 – Prepare Your USB Drive

1. Format your USB drive to exFAT.

⚠️ Warning:
Formatting will erase all data on the drive. Back up anything important first.

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Step 2 – Download the System Backup

1. Download either:
   • VueSystemBackup.7z
   • VueLiteSystemBackup.7z

If you choose Lite Mode, the exploit will automatically launch when opening the app after the initial prompt.

2. Extract the contents of the archive onto your USB drive.
3. Plug the USB into your PS4.

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Step 3 – Backup Your Data (Optional but Recommended)

If you have a real PSN account on the console:

• Go to:
  Settings > Application Saved Data Management > Saved Data in System Storage
• Back up your save data to the USB.
  (Make sure you have enough free space.)

If you cannot access saved data, your console likely does not have a real PSN account or is not activated. In that case, you cannot back up saves unless you jailbreak first.

Also back up captures:

• Go to:
  Settings > Storage > System Storage > Capture Gallery > All
• Back up your captures to USB.

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Step 4 – Restore the System Backup

1. Go to:
   Settings > System > Back Up and Restore > Restore PS4
2. Select the system backup from your USB.
3. Restore it.

After reboot, you will have:

• A fake activated user account
• PS Vue installed
• Exploit data ready

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Step 5 – Prepare the Payload

1. Place your payload (HEN or GoldHEN) on the root of your USB.
2. Rename it to:

payload.bin

After the first run, it will be loaded from /data/, so the USB will not be needed again.

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Step 6 – Run the Exploit

1. Connect safely to any network (local is fine).
2. Open PS Vue.
3. You will see:

“This service requires you to sign in to PlayStation Network”

Press OK to continue.

4. Press the Jailbreak button to run the exploit
   OR configure:
   • Auto Loader
   • Auto Close

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⚙️ Important for HEN Users

Before enabling Auto Close:

• Edit config.js
• Add 20 seconds to the close delay by setting:

20000

Then back up the current save file to USB via console settings.

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Optional – Avoid PSN Pop-Up

After jailbreaking, you can run the np-fake-signin payload to avoid the PSN sign-in pop-up.

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User Account Information

• Default User Account ID:

1111111111111111

This cannot be changed.

However, you can:

1. Create a new user.
2. Fake activate it.
3. While jailbroken, set up PS Vue under the newly activated account.
4. Resign an OnlineSave if exploit files become corrupted.

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