i just had to backup my full 500gb ps3 with only 3 gigs of free space because i was upgrading to a 1tb hard drive. Any way to answer your question it takes 14.5 hours to back up fully and to restore it takes about double that time, for me it took about 26 hours to restore.
Can I swap hard drives from one PS3 to another?
It is absolutely possible to swap back and forth between hard drives, so long as each drive was formatted by the PS3 you are using.
How do I transfer PS3 hard drive to PC?
First, pull out the old hard drive from your PS3 and free up the frame that fixes the hard drive using screwdriver. Connect the same hard drive to your PC spare port. Second, connect the new HDD to the same PC in another spare port.
What does PS3 backup utility save?
Back up data saved in the system storage to storage media or a USB mass storage device, or restore data that has been backed up. Back up data in the system storage to storage media or a USB mass storage device.
Can I backup my PS3 games?
Navigate to Game on the XMB, then move down to Saved Data Utility (PS3). Select it, then move down to the game you want to backup the saves for. Press triangle on your controller and select the Copy option. Choose USB Device, and your game will be backed up to your external drive.
Can I use a PS3 hard drive in my PC?
Yes you can. It is just a normal hard drive that you can use for your laptop, desktop, or make it into an external drive using a hard disk enclosure. It is also a easier to remove a hard drive from a PS3 compared to an X-box 360 based on personal experience.
Can you connect your PS3 hard drive to your PC?
IF you mean an external drive or somehow hooking your PS3 to your PC no, you can’t install games on an external drive like that. You can however use a laptop 2.5″ HDD and replace the physical HDD inside the PS3 (you can backup and restore your current saves to keep all your stuff too).
When do I need to backup my PS3 hard drive?
Over the life of your system, there may be a time when it is necessary to back up your PS3 hard drive upgrade (hard drives don’t always last forever). Perhaps you want to backup PS3 games, or just your normal data so you can replace your hard drive.
What happens when you back up data on a PS3?
– Play copyright-protected video that has a time restriction for the first time If you back up data on a PS3™ system and then transfer data to another PS3™ system using the data transfer utility, copy-prohibited saved data that is included in the backup data cannot be restored on either system.
Can a PS3 Slim have a 2 TB hard drive?
After finding conflicting research on the matter, I wanted to experiment with a 2 TB hard drive in my PS3 Slim (which has been using a 1 TB drive for the past 2 years, give or take): I figured the worst case scenario had me putting it in my PS4 and quadrupling the default HDD. The consensus in my research ultimately boiled down to two claims.
How big of external hard drive do I need for PS3?
However, if your external hard drive size is over 32 GB, you will need to use a third-party program to format it to Fat32. To make it simple, you are going to want to start with an external hard drive that is formatted correctly to ensure that your PS3 backup works the first time.
