External Hard Drive Questions - Blu-ray Forum

obriensg1 · 09-27-2011, 04:11 PM

I bought a 40 GB PS3 years ago and at various times it tells me I'm between 5-10 away from no free space. Erasing BD Data Utility does some work but not a lot. Rentals are a killer as are downloads.

Anyway I digress. I realized I can hook up my old WD Hard Drive to the thing. I renamed some files 'Music', 'Photo' 'Video', and 'PS3'.

I got the earlier ones working but how I transfer currently saved, but not often used Game Data or have the right file extensions to save some game data going forward?

JTStarkiller · 09-27-2011, 05:59 PM

I don't quite understand the bit about right file extensions, but I don't believe you can move game data. I think your best bet there is to just delete the game data you don't use, and reinstall (or in the case of DLC, re-download) again later when you want to play the game. Otherwise, there's really nothing else to do but get a new hard drive. They're not terribly expensive, and extremely easy to swap out.

obriensg1 · 09-27-2011, 06:31 PM

Well when I first plugged it in, it wouldn't find any of my stuff. I then found a post online that said I needed the file names to match up to those in the PS3 menu. That worked.

Ok, so I guess I can't save much more game data, but rather than downloading movies to the console, I will go to the hard drive.

Just downloaded the Terra Nova pilot off PSN. Free for the HD version which was awesome, but 4 GB for an 86 minute show. Yikes

09-27-2011, 04:11 PM	#1
obriensg1 Power Member Top contributor Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Minnesota Home Theater Gallery:23 4K collection:246 Blu-ray collection:581 DVD collection:228 Digital collection:317 Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:97	External Hard Drive Questions I bought a 40 GB PS3 years ago and at various times it tells me I'm between 5-10 away from no free space. Erasing BD Data Utility does some work but not a lot. Rentals are a killer as are downloads. Anyway I digress. I realized I can hook up my old WD Hard Drive to the thing. I renamed some files 'Music', 'Photo' 'Video', and 'PS3'. I got the earlier ones working but how I transfer currently saved, but not often used Game Data or have the right file extensions to save some game data going forward? Last edited by obriensg1; 09-27-2011 at 04:18 PM. Reason: forgot

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09-27-2011, 05:59 PM	#2
JTStarkiller Power Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Austin, TX DVD collection:69 Trading Score:17	I don't quite understand the bit about right file extensions, but I don't believe you can move game data. I think your best bet there is to just delete the game data you don't use, and reinstall (or in the case of DLC, re-download) again later when you want to play the game. Otherwise, there's really nothing else to do but get a new hard drive. They're not terribly expensive, and extremely easy to swap out.

09-27-2011, 06:31 PM	#3
obriensg1 Power Member Top contributor Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Minnesota Home Theater Gallery:23 4K collection:246 Blu-ray collection:581 DVD collection:228 Digital collection:317 Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:97	Well when I first plugged it in, it wouldn't find any of my stuff. I then found a post online that said I needed the file names to match up to those in the PS3 menu. That worked. Ok, so I guess I can't save much more game data, but rather than downloading movies to the console, I will go to the hard drive. Just downloaded the Terra Nova pilot off PSN. Free for the HD version which was awesome, but 4 GB for an 86 minute show. Yikes

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