Transfer your games, game-saves, video and music from your old Playstation 3 (PS3) HD to a new one.
What you will need:
1) A PC
2) External USB HD with at least as much capacity as the data you want to transfer over.
3) The 2.5" SATA HD you are going to install. (It must be a SATA 2.5" laptop HD)
4) A GOOD Philips head screwdriver.
What to do in a nutshell:
1) Format an external USB HD as Fat32
2) Connect external USB HD to PS3
3) Back up existing PS3 HD to external USB HD
4) Install new 2.5" SATA HD
5) Restore external USB HD data to new PS3 HD
What to do step by step:
Step 1: Format an external USB HD as FAT32!!!
Turn on your PC and connect the external USB drive to your PC. If you have a 20 GB PS3, then you can just format your drive as FAT32 and go to the next step. The PS3 only recognizes the FAT32 format so a NTFS formatted drive WILL NOT WORK.
If you need to save more than 32GB, then you will need to use a program like Western Digital's Data Life Guard Tools to format your HD as FAT32. Click here and download the Data Life Guard Tools. Install the program following directions. Plug in your USB HD and run the program. Click on "Set Up Your Hard Drive". Click on the USB tab, select your device and click next. Check "Select this box if you want to change advanced options". Then check "Custom Partition" and click next. Delete any partitions you may have. Slide the slider to 100% and click on "Properties". Check "FAT32"and hit OK. Click on "Add Partition" and then click next. Click "Erase", next, then "Yes". Click "Done" and close out the program. Your External USB HD is ready to use!
Step 2: Connect external USB HD to PS3
Remove your external USB Hard Drive from your PC and connect it to the PS3’s USB ports. Turn on PS3.
Step 3: Back up existing PS3 HD to external USB HD
On your Xross Media Bar (XMB) Go to Settings>System Settings>Backup Utility>Backup and follow directions (Copying a 60GB took me about 90 minutes).
Step 4: Install new 2.5" SATA HD
Power down your PS3 and turn off the PS3 with the switch in the back. Unplug your PS3.
Stand the PS3 on its Right side. On the top (left side of PS3), you should see a plastic cover with a sticker on it. Remove this cover. (I found the best way to do this without scratching anything is to put your fingernail in the slot on one end and squeeze the cover by pushing towards the other end. This will cause the cover to arch and the middle section of the cover should bulge towards you. While doing this, grab the bulging part of the cover with your other hand and pull up.) After the cover is removed, unscrew the blue screw making sure it doesn’t fall inside the unit. Flip up the wire handle and slide towards the front of the unit. Then slide the hard drive and bracket assembly out. There are four small silver screws that hold the HD in its bracket. A word of caution. The screws holding the HD to the HD bracket are VERY TIGHT. Make sure you have a good Philips head screwdriver and be careful not to strip the head of the screws. Before you remove the HD, compare it to the new one and make sure they are similar and also note its orientation with respect to the bracket. Remove the screws and replace the HD. Replace the 4 screws. Slide the HD back into the PS3 and then slide it towards the rear of the unit. Replace the blue screw and fold down the wire handle. Replace the plastic cover. Plug the PS3 back in and turn it on. The PS3 will now detect an unformatted drive and ask you of you want to format. Hit yes and restart the system when done formatting.
Step 5: Restore external USB HD data to new PS3 HD
Go to Settings>System Settings>Backup Utility>Restore and follow directions (Wait another 90 minutes). Restart.
That's it. You’re done.
If everything went well, all of your games, game saves, music, and videos, should be there. If you were part way through a video, it will even remember where you left off as well! Enjoy your new PS3!
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