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nothing.sound · 08-22-2009, 02:46 PM

hey guys. Sorry if this is a stupid question, but can you use an external hard drive with a ps3? Would it plug into a usb slot? There is one at futureshop a 500 gig external harddrive for 69.99 That is an awesome price considering there is a 120 gig internal sony ps3 harddrive at wal-mart for 70.00

Thanks

Weirded Wonder · 08-22-2009, 02:53 PM

You can use an external hard drive via usb port. I use one all the time. It's an easy way to back up your PS3 hd.

M · 08-22-2009, 04:49 PM

most of them come formatted fat32 already but if its ntfs or otherwise you'll have to make sure you format it to fat32 since the ps3 wont read it as ntfs

Disciple of Vedder · 09-06-2009, 09:35 PM

Does anyone know if you can store DLC onto an external hard drive? If so, will it integrate into the game like it usually does? My 40 GB is nearly full, and I was thinking about adding an external drive instead of replacing the internal one.

I.Flores · 09-06-2009, 10:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Disciple of Vedder

Does anyone know if you can store DLC onto an external hard drive?

I'm pretty sure you can't

Disciple of Vedder · 09-06-2009, 11:05 PM

I decided to go ahead and get an internal. Seems like there's too much you can't do with an external.

08-22-2009, 02:46 PM	#1
nothing.sound Expert Member Member since:Oct 2007 Home Theater Gallery:16 4K collection:64 Blu-ray collection:432	external hard drive hey guys. Sorry if this is a stupid question, but can you use an external hard drive with a ps3? Would it plug into a usb slot? There is one at futureshop a 500 gig external harddrive for 69.99 That is an awesome price considering there is a 120 gig internal sony ps3 harddrive at wal-mart for 70.00 Thanks

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08-22-2009, 02:53 PM	#2
Weirded Wonder Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:May 2009 Home Theater Gallery:17 4K collection:593 Blu-ray collection:1177 Trading Score:51	You can use an external hard drive via usb port. I use one all the time. It's an easy way to back up your PS3 hd.

08-22-2009, 04:49 PM	#3
M Special Member Member since:May 2008 Trading Score:1	most of them come formatted fat32 already but if its ntfs or otherwise you'll have to make sure you format it to fat32 since the ps3 wont read it as ntfs

09-06-2009, 09:35 PM	#4
Disciple of Vedder Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Los Angeles, CA 4K collection:1272 Blu-ray collection:4381 DVD collection:116 Trading Score:601	Does anyone know if you can store DLC onto an external hard drive? If so, will it integrate into the game like it usually does? My 40 GB is nearly full, and I was thinking about adding an external drive instead of replacing the internal one.

09-06-2009, 11:05 PM	#6
Disciple of Vedder Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Los Angeles, CA 4K collection:1272 Blu-ray collection:4381 DVD collection:116 Trading Score:601	I decided to go ahead and get an internal. Seems like there's too much you can't do with an external.

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