Valkyr Junkie
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distrbnce said:
Any USB storage device or other flash device if you have a non-40GB. It doesn't compress the data, but it does package the data into proprietary container files.
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Upgrading the PS3 HD is like console sex
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Any USB storage device or other flash device if you have a non-40GB. It doesn't compress the data, but it does package the data into proprietary container files.
Zoe
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distrbnce said:
It backs up to any kind of drive that's large enough--it just has to be FAT32.
I didn't notice any massive compression on mine, but I didn't really look at it. Keep in mind that the backup size will be less than what it would have looked like anyway because the PS3 automatically reserved some of your HDD for system use.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Nice. FFXIII's install probably takes half that. :loljonabbey said:They've announced 500gigabyte 2.5" SATA drives suitable for use in the PS3.
Good for you I guess...
I'm sharing/streaming content to my 360 (And my PS3, but I use the 360 more because I like the interface better, and "360connect" is so easy to share via macbook) via my stationary PC and my macbook. And I'll buy a 2TB NAS (The QNAP TS-209 which is 360/PS3 compatible) when I find some time next month. So no need for bigger harddrives on any of my consoles.
I'm sharing/streaming content to my 360 (And my PS3, but I use the 360 more because I like the interface better, and "360connect" is so easy to share via macbook) via my stationary PC and my macbook. And I'll buy a 2TB NAS (The QNAP TS-209 which is 360/PS3 compatible) when I find some time next month. So no need for bigger harddrives on any of my consoles.
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NinjaFridge
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jonabbey said:
I think the Fujtsu one is too thick. Should be 9.5mm (i think) but it is something like 12mm. Samsung have made a 500 Gig HDD which will fit but it cannot be found anywhere last time i checked.
bj00rn said:
You're a Mac owner, AND you like a Microsoft-developed UI? That's... odd.
MediaLink (from the same people who make Connect360) makes it just as easy to share with your PS3, and I'd actually argue a bit easier (since instead of having to pick to view a share in the blades, the share automatically shows up under each relevant category of the XMB).
shidoshi said:
It's not really MS-developed.. And I like the Vista interface too (Even though I don't use it on my computers (I use XP and the black royale theme, which is a very cheap and clean solution, I don't use PC very much outside my office anyway)). But yes, Leopard is superior
shidoshi said:
There's nothing wrong with the XMB per se, I just prefer the 360 UI for media a little more. But thanks for the tip, I'll try it out.
question: when you use the backup utility for your ps3 onto an external...what if your not changing the harddrive? like just backing up everything? if you went and tried to back it up onto the same hdd a couple months later, would it overwrite everything with the newer saves? or would it make a separate backup...that would suck if it made ANOTHER backup and having to go through by hand delete the oldbackup.
Noob question coming.
I remember a deal in the past when some site sold 120GB HDDs compatible with the PS3 for like lol 12 or 18 dollars. I've always said that if I were to get a PS3, I'd upgrade its HDD.
The noob question:
Sony didn't intend for people to upgrade the HDD right? It voids the warranty?
I remember a deal in the past when some site sold 120GB HDDs compatible with the PS3 for like lol 12 or 18 dollars. I've always said that if I were to get a PS3, I'd upgrade its HDD.
The noob question:
Sony didn't intend for people to upgrade the HDD right? It voids the warranty?
Valkyr Junkie
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Afrocious said:
No & no
rollingstart
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Is there a guide online that explains step by step how to do this? Also, how exactly do you transfer everything on the PS3 hard drive over to the new one?
Zoe
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Linkzg said:
You use the backup utility, and then once the new drive is in, there's a restore utility.
You'll need to reformat your backup drive to FAT32. However, XP does not allow this for the size you'll probably need, so you'll need to find some other utility to do it for you. I'm not sure what it's called, but it's near the end of the other most recent HDD thread.
Threi said:
1. Buy/build new PC
2. Use Windows Easy Transfer
3. Windows Easy Transfer keeps stalling and flashing the network icon, give up
4. Attempt to copy old content over firewire/ethernet
5. Copy takes a while
6. Old games won't run due to dll/registry/Windows hernia issues
7. Reinstall all games
8. Copy over save files which each game seemingly stores in a different place
9. Windows Update
10. Driver updates
Done!
Deus Ex Machina
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Valkyr Junkie said:
So did OP use a 30GB thumb drive? Do those exist? I haven't been keeping up with the thumb drive scene.
EDIT: If I were to do this I'd probably delete all demos, music, movies, PSN games... seems like game saves are the only thing you can't reinstall. It seems like it'd be a lot simpler, and you'd probably only have to back up like a gig or two if that.
LiquidMetal14
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Just bought a 250GB WD Scorpio for 67 shipped.
Deus Ex Machina
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Where?LiquidMetal14 said:
I'm interested in upgrading my ps3's hdd in about a week or so and I'm planning on doing it as follows:
1. format the new hdd in an enclosure via my PC (fat32)
2. run the backup utility to backup my current hdd to the new one
3. swap drives
4. Restore
Is there anything wrong with this plan? Also, does the backup utility backup all the accounts on the system?
1. format the new hdd in an enclosure via my PC (fat32)
2. run the backup utility to backup my current hdd to the new one
3. swap drives
4. Restore
Is there anything wrong with this plan? Also, does the backup utility backup all the accounts on the system?
OuterWorldVoice said:
Your heart races faster when turning on for the first time a $1000+ PC you built from scratch, because of the awful sound the RAM made going in, touching the motherboard with your grubby hands, and the slight bending of the motherboard and the insane force used to attack your garbage Intel stock CPU heatsink fan.
LiquidMetal14
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Unity ElectronicsDeus Ex Machina said:
There's a code for free shipping too.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Same steps I took, except you need to use a USB storage device and not your new HDD. Just waiting 'till tommorow for my drive to arrive.Baha said:
Valkyr Junkie
Member
Baha said:
Wait, do you mean you're gonna copy (via the backup function) to the new HDD and then put it into the PS3 right away? That won't work. It doesn't do that kind of backup. If you were to do that and then put the HDD in with the restore data it will ask to format it right away.
You would want to add the additional step of taking the HDD with the backed-up data and then copying that to a PC. Then you can put the new HDD into the PS3.
Valkyr Junkie
Member
Baha said:
Yes, the file system on the PS3 HDD is proprietary (probably *NIX-based)
Cirekiller
Member
Just upgraded a 20 GB to a 120 GB. Spent like 38$ got a drive off Amazon. The only problem was since my PS3 was a launch unit it seems like the heat from the system warped one of the screws. So I had to pry the protective metal casing open with my brute strength :lol .
In the end I end up with 100GB's more took like a hour and a half.
The Soul Caliber rumor of it requiring 8GB install scared me into finally upgrading.
In the end I end up with 100GB's more took like a hour and a half.
The Soul Caliber rumor of it requiring 8GB install scared me into finally upgrading.
Cirekiller
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Pretty sure it's everything.MutFox said: