Comments: Shane’s assessment is correct. You cannot just slip in the old hdd, and get all your saves back.

How do I transfer my PS3 hard drive to another?

Preparations:

  1. Pull out the old hard drive from your PS3 and free up the frame that fixes the hard drive using a screwdriver. Connect the same hard drive to your PC spare port.
  2. Connect the new HDD to the same PC in another spare port.
  3. Format the new hard drive to FAT32.

Do you have to format a hard drive for PS3?

Only HDDs being used externally (via USB) need to be formatted in FAT32. You do not need to pre-format a HDD you plan to install internally to the PS3. The console will format it during the installation.

Can I transfer my PS3 hard drive to another PS3?

You can now transfer (copy or move) data that is saved in the system storage of one PS3™ system to the system storage of another PS3™ system using an Ethernet cable.

How do I clone my PlayStation hard drive?

PS4 Hard Drive Upgrade – MiniTool ShadowMaker

  1. Step 1: Connect the PS4 hard drives to your computer. Shutdown the PS4 completely.
  2. Step 2: Launch MiniTool ShadowMaker.
  3. Step 3: Choose Clone Disk feature.
  4. Step 4: Choose the disk clone source.
  5. Step 5: Choose a target disk.
  6. Step 6: Start to upgrade your PS4 hard drive.

Does exFAT work with PS3?

It is necessary to realize the file system compatible with PS4/PS3 before using external hard drive for PS4/PS3 For PS4, it can support FAT32 and exFAT; for PS3, it can support FAT32 file system. Therefore, it is necessary to format the external hard drive for your PS4 or PS3.

How do I get data off a broken PS3?

There’s no way to get data off a PS3’s hard disk if the PS3 is dead. Transplanting the hard disk into a new PS3 doesn’t work because the hard disk data is tied to the old PS3. The new PS3 will only allow you to format the drive, not access the data.

How do I format a PS3 hard drive?

1 Simply select the connected PS3 drive from here and click on the “Erase” option from the toolbar on the right. 2 This will open a new pop-up window, letting you format the PS3 hard drive. Simply give it a name, change the format to… More

What should I do after replacing PS3 hard drive?

After the PS3 hard drive replacement, you should reinstall the PS3 system as follows: Step 1: Turn on the PS3 system. Follow the on-screen instructions to perform initial setup. Step 2: Reinstall the PS3 system software. Click here to download PS3 system software to your computer. Name the software ” PUP ” and then save it on a USB storage device.

How to wipe PS3 hard drive on Mac?

Mac users can just take the assistance of the inbuilt app, Disk Utility, to format their PS3 hard drive. The application can be used to wipe the PS3 hard drive or any other internal/external drive on the Mac. Since you can select a file format for the hard drive, make sure that you format it in the FAT32 system.

How to recover deleted files from PS3 hard drive?

Step 1: Prepare a USB drive or an external hard drive and connect it to your computer. Please note that this drive should be large enough to store all the content of the original PS3 hard drive. Step 2: Convert the partition on the drive to FAT32 file system.