upgrading the hdd

[zero 7]

i am getting a 250gb hdd for my ps3 but does anyone kno how you can transfer data from your old one to your new one

[VG Aficionado]

You can easily transfer your music, videos, pictures and gamesaves to any USB external device. You'd have to download the demos again and you can always download your purchased games up to 5 times.

[zero 7]

would i be able to create another psn account with the same tag?

[VG Aficionado]

You don't need to create a new PSN account. You can use your current login and password on a different system, for instance. If you create another account, you won't be able to use the same tag.

Anyway, the info related to system configuration and PSN login is stored in PS3's flash, as far as I know. If this is the case, you won't have to do anything to keep these if you upgrade your HDD.

[LaLiLuLeLo]

that's all stored in the ps3, yes. The HDD just saves hard data like games, music, video and pictures, and game saves as well.

[dendj55]

i am getting a 250gb hdd for my ps3 but does anyone kno how you can transfer data from your old one to your new one

Are you using a 250gb interal harddrive? I was not aware they had 2.5" laptop drive with that kind of capacity yet.

[LaLiLuLeLo]

I was kind of curious about that as well. I got a 160 gig one.

[zero 7]

sorry guys i mean 150 gb

[Z]

just to be sure; I wanted to backup some stuff from PS3 and I hooked an external HDD via USB. PS3 wouldn't detect it. shouldn't that work like a USB flash memory?

[VideoGame mania]

^ same here, i have a usb external hdd and an iPod and the ps3 won't read what's on them.
xbox 360 reads them both just fine.

[Sephiroth_VII]

The iPod is different from other mp3-players The reason it can be accessed on the 360 is probably that Microsoft owns quite a big lump of Apple shares, but external HDD's should work just fine on both consoles.

[Eidorian]

The iPod is different from other mp3-players The reason it can be accessed on the 360 is probably that Microsoft owns quite a big lump of Apple shares, but external HDD's should work just fine on both consoles.That or it's just a FAT32 hard drive to be honest.

Anyone know if the 360 can read it if the iPod is in HFS+?

Just so you know...Microsoft only bought non-voting shares at gunpoint. And they don't own them anymore...

A 150 GB 2.5" hard drive? Where'd you find that?

[amuront]

I was kind of curious about that as well. I got a 160 gig one.

You can get one now at www.dell.com
http://img367.imageshack.us/img367/2103/250gcn2.png

Of course quite expensive now as it just launched. I think the drives will hit retailers sometime during summer.

[Eidorian]

You can get one now at www.dell.com

Of course quite expensive now as it just launched. I think the drives will hit retailers sometime during summer.Newegg.com (http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010150380+1035907918+130971534&name=80GB+and+higher) good sir...

200 GB for $144.99

[VideoGame mania]

I have a question will you lose all data on the 60gb hdd is you take it out of PS3 and put it back in ?

[Eidorian]

I have a question will you lose all data on the 60gb hdd is you take it out of PS3 and put it back in ?Transfer it to an external USB storage device first and then copy it back onto the new hard drive.

It was already answered in this thread...

[OmniCloud]

I dunno what the hell u guys are talking about, Everything I've put in my PS3 has been read after I select display all selection...

Ipods and all:huh:

[Eidorian]

I dunno what the hell u guys are talking about, Everything I've put in my PS3 has been read after I select display all selection...

Ipods and all:huh:An iPod is just a 1.8" hard drive or some flash chips in a fancy case.

[VideoGame mania]

Transfer it to an external USB storage device first and then copy it back onto the new hard drive.

It was already answered in this thread...

Ok then which external hdd i need cause my current external hdd can't be detected ?

[Eidorian]

Ok then which external hdd i need cause my current external hdd can't be detected ?What is the format of your current external hard drive?

[VideoGame mania]

What is the format of your current external hard drive?

FAT32

[Eidorian]

FAT32No clue why that isn't working.

[Sephiroth_VII]

I have a question will you lose all data on the 60gb hdd is you take it out of PS3 and put it back in ?

No, the data won't disappear, not unless you run a powerful magnet over the HDD.

[amuront]

Newegg.com (http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010150380+1035907918+130971534&name=80GB+and+higher) good sir...

200 GB for $144.99

That's a 4200rpm drive. Just want to point out. Nothing really bad if you are willing to sacrifice a little bit of load time.

[Eidorian]

That's a 4200rpm drive. Just want to point out. Nothing really bad if you are willing to sacrifice a little bit of load time.There are higher speed 200 GB hard drives coming out. $100-120 for a 160 GB 5400 RPM drive isn't that bad either if you're going to cry about RPMs. Then again the 200 GB drive will run faster when you fill it with data.

No, the data won't disappear, not unless you run a powerful magnet over the HDD.You probably wouldn't want to stand near that magnet in person either.