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# Finding P5EX's patch's PPU-hash

## Finding the PPU hash

Go to your P5EX\_PRX\_PATCH > patches.

![Contents of the patches folder.](/files/-MkdN4wFrguP3XtSSBoE)

Inside is a file titled: “patch.yml”, open it in the text editor of your choice. In my case, I used VSCode.

If this is your first time seeing this, don’t worry. W**hat’s important is finding the PPU hash** that’s found in this file.

Navigate to Edit > Find, this will open the find window. (Shortcut is **Ctrl + F on Windows**). Now search for: **PPU**

![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/5BeAeLjiem9n-uq0HyGTgFrTjsRVuERNDjDQ945r2PqsnEPcZEdMM6jlcr8zaRNUlYY6AfAFV5q9Ge5nbjX7HcRrPA27DwhT1C7HLEk6i8to7q48ste2b0up637A_zifBkEf5WMh=s0)

**There should be two hits in the search results.**

{% hint style="danger" %}
**Please keep your patch.yml open as this is necessary for the next few steps in the guide.**
{% endhint %}

## Where to next?

We need to find P5's PPU hash so that we can compare it with P5EX's patch's PPU hash, which thankfully is the next page of this guide.

*If you know how to find the PPU hash of P5 you can jump directly to Comparing hashes:*

{% content-ref url="/pages/-Mkdfw1XHBLRan9e1sTW" %}
[Comparing Hashes](/how-to-install-p5ex/installing-p5exs-patches/comparing-hashes.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}