Backing up Saved Game Files

[Pelican170]

Hey, question for you out there. I am just backing up my saved game files onto a flashdrive and there are a few games that it wont let me due to copy write protection or something. does anyone know if there is a way?

[Bageara]

No. unfortunetly some games are just copy protected like Killzone 2 and Demons Souls

[Pelican170]

Originally Posted by Bageara

No. unfortunetly some games are just copy protected like Killzone 2 and Demons Souls

really? wow that really sucks. it wont let me save my save files for rockband and a few others. if my ps3 bit the dust, i would hate to lose all those songs ive completed haha. thanks for your help...

[jsteinhauer]

https://forum.blu-ray.com/blu-ray-ga...le-thread.html

Check out this thread for games that have portable save files. If you have anything to add, let me know.

[JAYSONE]

Originally Posted by Pelican170

really? wow that really sucks. it wont let me save my save files for rockband and a few others. if my ps3 bit the dust, i would hate to lose all those songs ive completed haha. thanks for your help...

I think you have to do a system backup onto a portable hard drive that is formatted in FAT32.

It takes a long time though since it backs up everything.

I did this when I upgraded my hard drive and all my rockband dlc and game save info was still intact.

[androvsky]

Originally Posted by JAYSONE

I think you have to do a system backup onto a portable hard drive that is formatted in FAT32.

It takes a long time though since it backs up everything.

I did this when I upgraded my hard drive and all my rockband dlc and game save info was still intact.

That's true, but only if you use the backup/restore utility on the same console, as in the case of upgrading a hard drive. If you use the restore utility on another console, it will refuse to restore locked saves. However, if you're moving to a different console you can use the data transfer utility (assuming it works, it's buggy for a lot of people).

But if you just want to back up locked saves in case your current console breaks, there's nothing you can do currently. Just hope it holds out until Sony gets the rumored cloud storage save backup going...

[Pelican170]

Originally Posted by androvsky

That's true, but only if you use the backup/restore utility on the same console, as in the case of upgrading a hard drive. If you use the restore utility on another console, it will refuse to restore locked saves. However, if you're moving to a different console you can use the data transfer utility (assuming it works, it's buggy for a lot of people).

But if you just want to back up locked saves in case your current console breaks, there's nothing you can do currently. Just hope it holds out until Sony gets the rumored cloud storage save backup going...

That is exactly what i was trying to do. frustrating...