backing up ps3 hard drive - Blu-ray Forum

hayzink · 04-30-2008, 06:23 PM

i know theres an option to do this on the xmb but how does it work.

my hd has over 45gb used and some installs are over 6gb which is to big for a fat 32 exsternal hard drive so how do i back it up?

or am i being stupid and the 4gb rule only applys to movies on fat 32?

owa · 04-30-2008, 06:34 PM

I used a 160 gig external USB drive to back mine up.

Link to the one I got: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1202648989640

Edit: Oh, the 4 gig limit isn't relevant to the drive size, backups, etc.

hayzink · 04-30-2008, 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by owa

I used a 160 gig external USB drive to back mine up.

Link to the one I got: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1202648989640

Edit: Oh, the 4 gig limit isn't relevant to the drive size, backups, etc.

well thats that one answered as that has to be fat 32.

just want to back it up to stick in a bigger internal hd, does the ps3 have any limits, will i be ok with 2.5" 500gb sata 2

PeterPopANut · 04-30-2008, 06:48 PM

I would stick with sumptin with these specs (2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/S)... and 500gb should still work though...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136197

owa · 04-30-2008, 07:00 PM

FAT-32 supports that size (500 gig) but I'm not sure if the PS3 adds any other limits or not. I think, at one point, Sony was recommending 320 gig or less. Not sure why though.

Rapstah · 04-30-2008, 07:07 PM

FAT3D doesn't support files larger than two GB, but I don't think the installs are one big file.

owa · 04-30-2008, 07:09 PM

Also, when you use the backup utility, it will back up everything. After you put the new drive in, it'll get formatted and then you can restore the backup you made (using the same backup utility). It restores settings, game saves, etc. Basically, I didn't have to do a thing after the restore. The PS3 was exactly like it was before I upgraded the hard drive except it had a lot more space (I ended up using a 250 gig drive). My 60 gig drive was almost full when I did my backup and it took a while to backup and restore so be prepared to wait a while if you have a lot to backup and restore.

owa · 04-30-2008, 07:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rapstah

FAT3D doesn't support files larger than two GB, but I don't think the installs are one big file.

2 gig is a FAT-16 limitation. 4 gig is the max file size for FAT-32.

Here's a nice table that compares them all.

http://www.ntfs.com/ntfs_vs_fat.htm

Rapstah · 04-30-2008, 07:15 PM

My point still stands.

EDIT: Plus that's some sort of NTFS propaganda site.

owa · 04-30-2008, 07:25 PM

Heh, I can't tell if you're just joking around or not.

Wiki actually lists it as 4-gig for FAT-16 and FAT-32 with the 2-gig limit for FAT-16 coming about b/c of the max volume size being 2-gig for FAT-16.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FAT-32

This one compares a lot more file systems: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_file_systems

chnandler_bong · 05-01-2008, 12:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by owa

2 gig is a FAT-16 limitation. 4 gig is the max file size for FAT-32.

Here's a nice table that compares them all.

http://www.ntfs.com/ntfs_vs_fat.htm

Holy CR@P, there may be a need for FAT33 or NTFS6 or higher soon because they've already reached half of their 2 TB volume limit.

richieb1971 · 05-01-2008, 03:18 PM

Everyone has successfully done a backup and restore no matter what the drive. So the facts on how it works are completely irrelevant unless your a geek.

If you plug the drive in and the PS3 recognizes it, you can use it.

Frumious Boojum · 05-01-2008, 04:17 PM

It's possible to do larger drives as FAT32, you just need to use SwissKnife to format it since Windows will only format drives this large as NTFS. Or, you can do it within Linux no problem.

Luckily, a lot of external drives are pre-formatted FAT32, no matter the size. My 1TB drive was preformatted as FAT32.

04-30-2008, 06:23 PM	#1
hayzink Senior Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:GLASGOW,SCOTLAND	backing up ps3 hard drive i know theres an option to do this on the xmb but how does it work. my hd has over 45gb used and some installs are over 6gb which is to big for a fat 32 exsternal hard drive so how do i back it up? or am i being stupid and the 4gb rule only applys to movies on fat 32?

04-30-2008, 06:34 PM	#2
owa Blu-ray Knight Member since:Apr 2007 Blu-ray reviews: 96	I used a 160 gig external USB drive to back mine up. Link to the one I got: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1202648989640 Edit: Oh, the 4 gig limit isn't relevant to the drive size, backups, etc. Last edited by owa; 04-30-2008 at 06:36 PM.

04-30-2008, 07:25 PM	#10
owa Blu-ray Knight Member since:Apr 2007 Blu-ray reviews: 96	Heh, I can't tell if you're just joking around or not. Wiki actually lists it as 4-gig for FAT-16 and FAT-32 with the 2-gig limit for FAT-16 coming about b/c of the max volume size being 2-gig for FAT-16. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FAT-32 This one compares a lot more file systems: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_file_systems Last edited by owa; 04-30-2008 at 07:37 PM.

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04-30-2008, 06:48 PM	#4
PeterPopANut Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:SE H-Town	I would stick with sumptin with these specs (2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/S)... and 500gb should still work though... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136197

04-30-2008, 07:00 PM	#5
owa Blu-ray Knight Member since:Apr 2007 Blu-ray reviews: 96	FAT-32 supports that size (500 gig) but I'm not sure if the PS3 adds any other limits or not. I think, at one point, Sony was recommending 320 gig or less. Not sure why though.

04-30-2008, 07:07 PM	#6
Rapstah Active Member Member since:Mar 2008	FAT3D doesn't support files larger than two GB, but I don't think the installs are one big file.

04-30-2008, 07:09 PM	#7
owa Blu-ray Knight Member since:Apr 2007 Blu-ray reviews: 96	Also, when you use the backup utility, it will back up everything. After you put the new drive in, it'll get formatted and then you can restore the backup you made (using the same backup utility). It restores settings, game saves, etc. Basically, I didn't have to do a thing after the restore. The PS3 was exactly like it was before I upgraded the hard drive except it had a lot more space (I ended up using a 250 gig drive). My 60 gig drive was almost full when I did my backup and it took a while to backup and restore so be prepared to wait a while if you have a lot to backup and restore.

04-30-2008, 07:15 PM	#9
Rapstah Active Member Member since:Mar 2008	My point still stands. EDIT: Plus that's some sort of NTFS propaganda site.

05-01-2008, 03:18 PM	#12
richieb1971 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:89 Blu-ray collection:706 Trading Score:16	Everyone has successfully done a backup and restore no matter what the drive. So the facts on how it works are completely irrelevant unless your a geek. If you plug the drive in and the PS3 recognizes it, you can use it.

05-01-2008, 04:17 PM	#13
Frumious Boojum Active Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Columbus, OH Blu-ray collection:115 Blu-ray reviews: 4	It's possible to do larger drives as FAT32, you just need to use SwissKnife to format it since Windows will only format drives this large as NTFS. Or, you can do it within Linux no problem. Luckily, a lot of external drives are pre-formatted FAT32, no matter the size. My 1TB drive was preformatted as FAT32.

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