40 gig owners....running out of space?

I only have 3 games installed. Warhawk, RS:Vegas 2, and GTA:IV..and now I'm down to 22 gigs of storage left. Whats eating up all the space? I know the drive is seen as 37 gig, but all my games combined only equal around 10 gigs. What is eating up the rest? Is it the PS3 updates/OS?

I know we can upgrade our HD's, but I was really hoping not to. I thought for sure 40 gig would be enough, as I never even filled my 20 on my 360.

I only have 3 games installed. Warhawk, RS:Vegas 2, and GTA:IV..and now I'm down to 22 gigs of storage left. Whats eating up all the space? I know the drive is seen as 37 gig, but all my games combined only equal around 10 gigs. What is eating up the rest? Is it the PS3 updates/OS?

I know we can upgrade our HD's, but I was really hoping not to. I thought for sure 40 gig would be enough, as I never even filled my 20 on my 360.

boostud

Yea i hav a 40 and i'm not really concerned over space i hav heaps of songs vids, pics and about 5 demos (not includin haze which is not on the flippin store. WHY!??!) plus 4 games: gta4, cod4, ac, motorstorm. I think (lol i jst switched my ps3 off) i hav bout 15 gb left and i wouldnt b wantin 2 upgrade to a 180 gb hdd anytime soon. Dnt b so concerned with the lack of space.

P.S: PS3 updates dont take up much space especially out of 40gb!

Its not a huge deal, but I really thought a 40 gig would go farther. If I had a library as large as my 360's....I'd be out of luck.

Oh well, I guess I'll just go pick up a 120gb or so sometime in the next month. Might as well get prepared for the flood of games this year :)

Well, thanks to another member on here...he found a pretty good deal for us suffering with the 40 :)

I just placed the order, so I think I'll soon be worry free with this 160gb. And for $69, can't go wrong!

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3591611&CatId=2676

im deciding on buying a PS3. would 40 gig be too small? cause i dont think saving the memory for the games would take up much space

i also doubt that i'll download alot of other songs/videos

whats the suggestion?

im deciding on buying a PS3. would 40 gig be too small? cause i dont think saving the memory for the games would take up much space

i also doubt that i'll download alot of other songs/videos

whats the suggestion?

iovyrq

Well some games have mandatory installs that can be up to five gigs each so you may need to upgrade after you get like, 6-7 games.

can you just buy another hard drive for your PS3? or do you have to buy a new PS3 altogether?MrPoo6321

1st question: yes. 2nd question: no

Im trying to sell mine to some noob buying on ebay or someone who just wants it cheap. Ima buy the MGS PS3 with the money I get...BlackMage009

Yeah, that's what I did (after I upgrade to 120gb) with my old 40gig HDD, too. It sold pretty fast and w/ the extra cash I think I remember using it to get my white Dualshock 3 controller, LOL.

My how I love my Ebay! :D

can you just buy another hard drive for your PS3? or do you have to buy a new PS3 altogether?MrPoo6321

You just buy another HardDrive, Its very easily replaceable, takes about 5-10 mins. And backing up your data can be performed right on the system, if you just hook up an external harddrive.

Well some games have mandatory installs that can be up to five gigs each so you may need to upgrade after you get like, 6-7 games.Leon7J7

You can delete the game data when you're done playing the game regularly.

Well some games have mandatory installs that can be up to five gigs each so you may need to upgrade after you get like, 6-7 games.

Leon7J7

I think that's the best answer. And you're right about the mandatory installs usually being the most likely culprit. I think that's probably what the OP was experiencing in wondering what happened to all of his space.

That's what definitely made me upgrade mines. Hell, I knew after I started to hit 19-20gig I knew I need to upgrade. LOL

....well, that and the fact that I'm a avid theme downloading addict (have over 30+ themes and counting!), LOL--that probably was taking my space too!

I can understand how you'd run out. Im down to 20gb left on my 60gb.moshakirby18

Topic is entitled 40 gb owners...running out of space?

If your 60 gb has 20 gb left on it, how many gb would be left if you had a 40 gb? I'll give you some time to think about your post...

[QUOTE="moshakirby18"]I can understand how you'd run out. Im down to 20gb left on my 60gb.hillelslovak

Topic is entitled 40 gb owners...running out of space?

If your 60 gb has 20 gb left on it, how many gb would be left if you had a 40 gb? I'll give you some time to think about your post...

*hehehe*......

I had to say that was too good, LOL. xD

wait. RSV2 and COD4 both have installs.

I am glad I sticked with my 3608)

wait. RSV2 and COD4 both have installs.

I am glad I sticked with my 3608)

XxG1GaR3XxX

Yes but PS3 has faster in-game loads. That's what matters. To the point, my PS3 has 21 GB of space left after MGS4, GTA IV, COD4 & Burnout Paradise installs. I think it'll go down to 19 or 20 GB when i'm fully done MGS4. I have BC:Bad Company Demo & MGS Database...not much atm. I still want to know what's eating the space up...

[QUOTE="XxG1GaR3XxX"]

wait. RSV2 and COD4 both have installs.

I am glad I sticked with my 3608)

rpgfreak15

Yes but PS3 has faster in-game loads. That's what matters. To the point, my PS3 has 21 GB of space left after MGS4, GTA IV, COD4 & Burnout Paradise installs. I think it'll go down to 19 or 20 GB when i'm fully done MGS4. I have BC:Bad Company Demo & MGS Database...not much atm. I still want to know what's eating the space up...

The PS3 is a JOKE. IMO

[QUOTE="rpgfreak15"][QUOTE="XxG1GaR3XxX"]

wait. RSV2 and COD4 both have installs.

I am glad I sticked with my 3608)

XxG1GaR3XxX

Yes but PS3 has faster in-game loads. That's what matters. To the point, my PS3 has 21 GB of space left after MGS4, GTA IV, COD4 & Burnout Paradise installs. I think it'll go down to 19 or 20 GB when i'm fully done MGS4. I have BC:Bad Company Demo & MGS Database...not much atm. I still want to know what's eating the space up...

The PS3 is a JOKE. IMO

Trolls are a joke. You know whats said is that you talk about how its sad that 50 gbs arent enough for PS3 games, well thats about ten times more than the 360 discs can hold. So whats sad??

I have a 60 gig with about 18 left. If you start to run oput of space you could always delete some things you don't need/watch/play.donnygorgas

i have a 60 down to i think 40 or somthing,

have loads of music etc on it but ya you can also use an external if you want i think , it has usbs mine has a MEDIA BAY im not to worried if worst comes to worst like my wii ill have to swap stuff

Not sure if anyone likes Hitachi, but they have a 320gb for $59.99 after a $20 mail in rebate on Newegg

Link

[QUOTE="Leon7J7"]Well some games have mandatory installs that can be up to five gigs each so you may need to upgrade after you get like, 6-7 games.emitsu97

You can delete the game data when you're done playing the game regularly.

what if you've unlock all of the hidden items like the big boss costume in MGS4, if I delete the game data the 4gb not the save data will the items I unlock be deleted as well? 

Well, thanks to another member on here...he found a pretty good deal for us suffering with the 40 :)

 

I just placed the order, so I think I'll soon be worry free with this 160gb. And for $69, can't go wrong!

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3591611&CatId=2676

boostud

If you really did order that then, im sorry to say but it will not work on the ps3.

That hard drive is SATA and the interface for the ps3 is like a 2.5" laptop hard drive with the 40 pins.

Hey, Skip out on two games and get this, This should satisfy your PS3 needs!

 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148371

500 Gigs FTW!

installing games is cool beacause you dont have to worry about your disc drive working too hard therefore itll last you more years you hardrive will work more but you can always replace that easily id like to dee someone trying to replace their burnedout disk drive:lol:

Well, thanks to another member on here...he found a pretty good deal for us suffering with the 40 :)

 

I just placed the order, so I think I'll soon be worry free with this 160gb. And for $69, can't go wrong!

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3591611&CatId=2676

boostud

Hey, Skip out on two games and get this, This should satisfy your PS3 needs!

 

 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148371

500 Gigs FTW!

samuraiguns