PS3 Backups - Blu-ray Forum

stringent · 06-24-2008, 01:45 PM

I have 2 PS3's in the house and am about to get an external USB hard drive for normal backups and PS3 ones. The question is can I backup 2 different PS3s to the same USB hard drive, or will one backup overwrite the other?

CptGreedle · 06-24-2008, 01:54 PM

You should partition the drive into 2 drives. Then it will think you hooked up 2 drives and you pick the one you want it to backup to.

zxvfrr41 · 06-24-2008, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by stringent

I have 2 PS3's in the house and am about to get an external USB hard drive for normal backups and PS3 ones. The question is can I backup 2 different PS3s to the same USB hard drive, or will one backup overwrite the other?

If I remember correctly, you can name the backups so as long as they're not the same name you should be fine.

stringent · 06-26-2008, 01:57 PM

It doesn't allow a rename, however the folder is [year][month][day][time] stamped. So it won't overwrite

dpomp · 06-26-2008, 02:06 PM

i have an add on to this question.

i have a 500Gb usb hard drive. when i try to plug it in to my ps3 it doesn't read it. i realized it's formated as NTFS. when i plug it in to my computer and try to format it as FAT or FAT32, it won't let me. it only gives me the option to reformat it as NTFS. anyone know why?

U-Phorik · 06-26-2008, 06:18 PM

I did a lil research, apparently, Windows doesn't allow you to format to FAT32 at that large of a hard drive, however I found a linky that may provide some information to help you.... good luck:

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...d.php?t=737556

zxvfrr41 · 06-26-2008, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by stringent

It doesn't allow a rename, however the folder is [year][month][day][time] stamped. So it won't overwrite

I knew it wouldn't overwrite but wasn't certain about the naming. Thanks for clarifying.

ADRiiAN` · 06-26-2008, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by CptGreedle

You should partition the drive into 2 drives. Then it will think you hooked up 2 drives and you pick the one you want it to backup to.

He's right.
That is probably the best option.

Partition it into 2 drives, names the Drives Differently (E.g. PS3 Living Room & PS3 Bedroom etc.) to avoid confusion for backups.

Even though it does the timestamping, figuring out which is which can be a pain.

06-24-2008, 01:45 PM	#1
stringent Senior Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:UK	PS3 Backups I have 2 PS3's in the house and am about to get an external USB hard drive for normal backups and PS3 ones. The question is can I backup 2 different PS3s to the same USB hard drive, or will one backup overwrite the other?

06-26-2008, 06:18 PM	#6
U-Phorik Active Member Member since:Jun 2008 Location:The 407	I did a lil research, apparently, Windows doesn't allow you to format to FAT32 at that large of a hard drive, however I found a linky that may provide some information to help you.... good luck: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...d.php?t=737556 Last edited by U-Phorik; 06-26-2008 at 06:25 PM.

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06-24-2008, 01:54 PM	#2
CptGreedle Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Sworn super-hero now services Atlanta (and suburbs). Blu-ray collection:128 Blu-ray reviews:5	You should partition the drive into 2 drives. Then it will think you hooked up 2 drives and you pick the one you want it to backup to.

06-26-2008, 01:57 PM	#4
stringent Senior Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:UK	It doesn't allow a rename, however the folder is [year][month][day][time] stamped. So it won't overwrite

06-26-2008, 02:06 PM	#5
dpomp ₯ Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Texas PSN: dpomp131 Blu-ray collection:231 Trading Score:19	i have an add on to this question. i have a 500Gb usb hard drive. when i try to plug it in to my ps3 it doesn't read it. i realized it's formated as NTFS. when i plug it in to my computer and try to format it as FAT or FAT32, it won't let me. it only gives me the option to reformat it as NTFS. anyone know why?

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