The big HDD Swap (PS3 1TB) Help/Suggestions

[Derb]

Hi all This Sunday I've decided to make the HDD swap.

In this thread https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=230395 you guys were very helpful & I ultimately decided (The best bang for buck) to put the 1TB in the PS3 instead of PS4.

My model is a Sony PS3 320GB

Free Space - 26GB/298GB

I will have a bit of help but still have a few questions.

My father will be bringing over a 500GB USB Drive to back-up all the data from the system. He says its much faster then Ethernet cable. Is it really that simple to back-up & restore using a USB Drive?

Once the 1TB is fitted to PS3 is there any other thing that needs to be done before restoring the data from the USB Drive?

I appreciate all your help & suggestions. I guess I have a fear of messin this up beyond repair or something. I am excited to finally get back games I've deleted off of PSN & hopefully still have room left on the drive.

Oh.. if you know of any handy YouTube videos that you trust explain the HDD swap that would be awesome too. Thanks!