You can however use a laptop 2. Perhaps you want to backup PS3 games, or just your normal data so you can replace your 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. However, if your external hard drive size is over 32 GB, you will need to use a third-party program to format it to Fat 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.
I remember doing an external HDD backup shortly after they enabled that feature. I'm sure it was only a handful of gigabytes since it was from the stock 60 GB model and there weren't even full downloadable games on PSN back then other than small titles like Super Stardust HD and whatnot.
I believe it took like 8 hours to complete the backup, and the restore was probably a lot faster but still bad. Also, there was no "disable on soft remove" effect, as in the HDD kept on spinning after the system shut off, meaning that I had to risk my external HDD data and physical integrity by disconnecting it the wrong way.
Truly poor OS features, it's hard to believe the magic that some developers created on the system despite the technical hurdles. The installs are bad too, but at least a 20 GB download and install like TLOU could be done overnight with no further hassle. Just quit the backup, you're just doing a computer science experiment at this point. FlyStarJay Member. Jan 7, Trekkie Banned. McScroggz The Fallen. Jan 11, 5, Not saying what you are going through us acceptable, and I feel your pain.
McScroggz said:. Deleted member Banned. Oct 25, 14, I want to know how this story ends, OP. Don't cancel it. Shoichi Member. Jan 10, 8, Just let it finish and let what happens happen. That doesn't work, PS3s won't recognize drives from other PS3s. You can use old drives from other systems, but the new system will completely wipe the drive first. Jun 12, 2, Chessguy1 said:. Lima Member. Oct 26, Wow that is awful.
Is the PS4 similar? Skyfireblaze Member. Oct 25, 8, I thought of picking up a 1tb 2. Tora The Wise Ones Member. Jun 17, 6, These consoles are designed to run nonstop for weeks on end, don't worry about damage. I remember transferring stuff from my phat PS3 to super slim and it took like 2 days, so painful haha. Tora said:. Well OP said a thunderstorm is coming Oct 28, 23, I don't know why data transfer on PS3 is so slow..
A couple weeks ago, after four long years of hard work and arduous service, my PS3 finally gave out. For most users this would have been a moment of extreme panic and lament. For myself, however, it was simply an annoyance. I'd never done a full restore of a backup before and I knew anecdotally that certain items wouldn't restore properly content purchased from the Playstaiton Store, like games would have to be redownloaded , which made sense.
But here are a few things that I didn't expect:. But here are a few things that I didn't expect: 1. Swapping hard drives will require firmware on a thumb drive To compound my problems, not only was I restoring a new PS3, but I also needed to swap back in my GB hard drive.
The drive was in good shape with no bad sectors but I kept getting an error message when I turned on the PS3. I had forgotten that if you want to swap hard drives, a USB device loaded with up-to-date firmware is necessary.
There are plenty of guides for this process, but the one thing they all seemed to omit is if you're having problems getting the ball rolling aka an annoyingly vague error message you'll need to initiate recovery mode by holding the power button down when you turn on the PS3 until you hear a second beep to see a list of new options.
Media purchased from the 'Video' side of the Playstation Store is gone forever. Apparently buried deep in the Terms of Service it says somewhere that you only get to download these items once.
Once you've downloaded them they are locked to that box and if you switch boxes you're out of luck. At 5Mbps, for example, GB should take about 48 hours to backup. Usually, an iCloud backup takes approximately 30 mins to 2 hours to complete the process, depending on the number of files to backup, internet connection, and device condition. The solution is simply to format your USB device. How long does it take to backup PS3? How do I restore my PS3 from backup?
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