breath of fire 4

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hey im new here ..so please help me out ! i basically need to know the whole shibang..i tried to backup/copy breath of fire 4 and its protected ..so i got a patch. the breath of fire i have is PAL. so im not sure if the patch i got will work. im thinking it should. but yeah..i need the details ..step by painful step how to backup/copy bof 4 with the patch/protection fix in place so it works when i put it in my PS ..thats it. you know what im sayin ?!
i've already wasted 2 discs on this game. HELP ! thanks in advance to whoever takes pity on me