Since there are no save management options available unless explicitly made available in game, we are forced to keep backup of entire games on our systems if we want to free up space on our Vita while keeping our saves. This problem exists because someone at Sony thought it was a good idea to combine game data and save data without any form of save management functions on the Vita. Well that is not the case on the Vita and that’s a problem. You know where on the PSP, PS3 and PS4, you can delete a game and not worry about losing your progress or vice versa.
This tutorial is intended for use with downloaded games but can be used with physical titles as well.