Ps3 Migration HELP - Blu-ray Forum

zanderol24 · 08-27-2009, 09:28 PM

Could some kind person tell me how to backup/image my old 60gb ps3 for migration to a slim model? Also has anyone done this? Any known problems? Locked files etc. Thanks

Rike255 · 08-27-2009, 09:42 PM

Go to Settings menu and find the "Backup Utility" (I think it's under "System Settings"). Backup your 60GB HDD onto an external drive, then plug the external drive into your new PS3 and find the "Restore Utility" which is in the same place as the Backup Utility.

Locked files (ie: files that don't have the "Copy" option when you press

, like Killzone 2) cannot be restored onto a different PS3 no matter what. That means that there is NO way to get protected files onto your new PS3.
Luckily for me my Killzone 2 save was the only protected data I had. I think they're pretty uncommon.

It's a pretty painless process, or it was for me. Good luck!

Oh ya, and if I were you I'd bring the game update versions on both systems up to the same level before starting. I had some problems with my game saves on the new PS3 because I was trying to load them on old software (LittleBIGPlanet namely).

Sponge-worthy · 08-27-2009, 09:45 PM

A follow up question to anyone who's done this procedure recently:

Does the data in your virtual memory cards (PS1/PS2) also get backed-up for restoration? WAY back when I first got my 60GB, I backed-up the data, formatted the HDD, and then restored the data (just to run through the system's features). The only thing that didn't come back was that memory card data. However, I think a subsequent firmware update may have cured that issue. Can anyone confirm?

Rike255 · 08-27-2009, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ryan69969

A follow up question to anyone who's done this procedure recently:

Does the data in your virtual memory cards (PS1/PS2) also get backed-up for restoration? WAY back when I first got my 60GB, I backed-up the data, formatted the HDD, and then restored the data (just to run through the system's features). The only thing that didn't come back was that memory card data. However, I think a subsequent firmware update may have cured that issue. Can anyone confirm?

I never even looked

. My new system doesn't have PS2 BC so it didn't really matter to me. I'll check when I get home tonight though.

zanderol24 · 08-27-2009, 09:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rike255

Go to Settings menu and find the "Backup Utility" (I think it's under "System Settings"). Backup your 60GB HDD onto an external drive, then plug the external drive into your new PS3 and find the "Restore Utility" which is in the same place as the Backup Utility.

Locked files (ie: files that don't have the "Copy" option when you press

, like Killzone 2) cannot be restored onto a different PS3 no matter what. That means that there is NO way to get protected files onto your new PS3.
Luckily for me my Killzone 2 save was the only protected data I had. I think they're pretty uncommon.

It's a pretty painless process, or it was for me. Good luck!

Oh ya, and if I were you I'd bring the game update versions on both systems up to the same level before starting. I had some problems with my game saves on the new PS3 because I was trying to load them on old software (LittleBIGPlanet namely).

so in short most of the stuff will be moved from old to new flawlessy. Abd you did this on the slim ps3 right? Cheers

Rike255 · 08-27-2009, 09:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zanderol24

so in short most of the stuff will be moved from old to new flawlessy. Abd you did this on the slim ps3 right? Cheers

No I went from 60GB to 160GB models. Everything will work the same though so no worries.

Mobe1969 · 08-27-2009, 09:52 PM

What does it do with files greater than 4GB (eg, playtv recordings)?

Rike255 · 08-27-2009, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Mobe1969

What does it do with files greater than 4GB (eg, playtv recordings)?

What do you mean? I believe my Oblivion install is >4GB and it was restored just fine...although I never checked to make sure.

Mobe1969 · 08-27-2009, 10:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rike255

What do you mean? I believe my Oblivion install is >4GB and it was restored just fine...although I never checked to make sure.

Hmm, it is just that I can't actually copy large playtv recordings to USB as they are bigger than the fat32 file size limit. So I was wondering how the backup utility treated them. There are a couple I'd like to get off the PS3

Rike255 · 08-27-2009, 10:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mobe1969

Hmm, it is just that I can't actually copy large playtv recordings to USB as they are bigger than the fat32 file size limit. So I was wondering how the backup utility treated them. There are a couple I'd like to get off the PS3

Interesting...well I never got any errors and when I looked over my stuff to make sure everything worked I didn't notice anything missing but I'll look again to confirm that Oblivion is there and that it is >4GB. I used a FAT32 HDD for the backup.

richieb1971 · 08-28-2009, 08:29 PM

Can I just ask why you can't just change the HDD's over?

I've got about 200GB on my 320GB 60GB machine. Why can't I just vacate the one in the slim and put it in the 60GB machine and vice versa?

Rike255 · 08-28-2009, 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by richieb1971

Can I just ask why you can't just change the HDD's over?

I've got about 200GB on my 320GB 60GB machine. Why can't I just vacate the one in the slim and put it in the 60GB machine and vice versa?

The PS3 will automatically format any new hard drive you put in (even if it has been previously formatted to the PS3 format). So if you take your drive out of 1 PS3 to put it in another all the data on it will be lost.

But fyi, if you remove a hard drive from your PS3 and put the SAME ONE back into the SAME PS3, it won't format it then. That's the only case where you won't lose your data.

richieb1971 · 08-28-2009, 09:24 PM

Interesting. So a backup/restore is absolutely necessary.

What a waste of time aye. It would take me ages and I would have to use the same drive that everything is already BACKED up on. Meaning i've got to move the PS3 data to the backup drive which almost everything is on anyway and then move to another PS3.

I suppose I could just delete all the photos/music/video from the PS3 before backing up. This would speed up the process right? Then I can just copy the music/video/photos from the backup drive to the PS3 after the restore.

Rike255 · 08-28-2009, 10:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by richieb1971

Interesting. So a backup/restore is absolutely necessary.

What a waste of time aye. It would take me ages and I would have to use the same drive that everything is already BACKED up on. Meaning i've got to move the PS3 data to the backup drive which almost everything is on anyway and then move to another PS3.

I suppose I could just delete all the photos/music/video from the PS3 before backing up. This would speed up the process right? Then I can just copy the music/video/photos from the backup drive to the PS3 after the restore.

That's what I did. I took off all the stuff i didn't need anymore and put all my music/videos on my laptop then backed up what was left.

It was actually a pretty good way to clean up my HDD as I had lots of stuff I never used anymore on there.

mainman · 08-29-2009, 12:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rike255

That's what I did. I took off all the stuff i didn't need anymore and put all my music/videos on my laptop then backed up what was left.

It was actually a pretty good way to clean up my HDD as I had lots of stuff I never used anymore on there.

If you make a back-up file and it has protected content in it like LBP dlc etc, is this back-up file still usable on the new PS3?

Does it give an error that the PS3 slim isnt able to use the backup file?
Or does it problemlessly put all the data on the PS3 slim and ignores the protected content (by not putting it on PS3 slim)?

Or does the new PS3 not accept the back-up file at all (with or without protected content) and I have to manually save all my saves etc to an external hard-drive?

ps3andlovinit · 08-29-2009, 02:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mobe1969

Hmm, it is just that I can't actually copy large playtv recordings to USB as they are bigger than the fat32 file size limit. So I was wondering how the backup utility treated them. There are a couple I'd like to get off the PS3

The backup utility appears to zip up files and then split it into a collection of 4GB dat files that can be copied onto a fat32 device.

08-27-2009, 09:28 PM	#1
zanderol24 Senior Member Member since:Jun 2008 Location:UK	Ps3 Migration HELP Could some kind person tell me how to backup/image my old 60gb ps3 for migration to a slim model? Also has anyone done this? Any known problems? Locked files etc. Thanks

08-27-2009, 09:42 PM	#2
Rike255 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:AB, Canada PSNetwork: Rike255 Home Theater Gallery:44 Blu-ray collection:57	Go to Settings menu and find the "Backup Utility" (I think it's under "System Settings"). Backup your 60GB HDD onto an external drive, then plug the external drive into your new PS3 and find the "Restore Utility" which is in the same place as the Backup Utility. Locked files (ie: files that don't have the "Copy" option when you press , like Killzone 2) cannot be restored onto a different PS3 no matter what. That means that there is NO way to get protected files onto your new PS3. Luckily for me my Killzone 2 save was the only protected data I had. I think they're pretty uncommon. It's a pretty painless process, or it was for me. Good luck! Oh ya, and if I were you I'd bring the game update versions on both systems up to the same level before starting. I had some problems with my game saves on the new PS3 because I was trying to load them on old software (LittleBIGPlanet namely). Last edited by Rike255; 08-27-2009 at 09:44 PM.

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Sponge-worthy Blu-ray Guru Member since:Apr 2009 Location:Southwest, USA PSN: Sponge-worthy Blu-ray collection:43	A follow up question to anyone who's done this procedure recently: Does the data in your virtual memory cards (PS1/PS2) also get backed-up for restoration? WAY back when I first got my 60GB, I backed-up the data, formatted the HDD, and then restored the data (just to run through the system's features). The only thing that didn't come back was that memory card data. However, I think a subsequent firmware update may have cured that issue. Can anyone confirm?

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richieb1971 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:89 Blu-ray collection:706 Trading Score:16	Can I just ask why you can't just change the HDD's over? I've got about 200GB on my 320GB 60GB machine. Why can't I just vacate the one in the slim and put it in the 60GB machine and vice versa?

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richieb1971 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:89 Blu-ray collection:706 Trading Score:16	Interesting. So a backup/restore is absolutely necessary. What a waste of time aye. It would take me ages and I would have to use the same drive that everything is already BACKED up on. Meaning i've got to move the PS3 data to the backup drive which almost everything is on anyway and then move to another PS3. I suppose I could just delete all the photos/music/video from the PS3 before backing up. This would speed up the process right? Then I can just copy the music/video/photos from the backup drive to the PS3 after the restore.

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