[QUOTE="maniamsmart"][QUOTE="AlBeadFFx"][QUOTE="irishdude199210"][QUOTE="Balmane"] [QUOTE="irishdude199210"]At last, I have obtained a new ps3! :D Can't wait to start playing again! (Only on my computer to get save data back :P )Balmane
Awesome!! Do you get all your saves back?
Not all of them because of the fact that some they are from a different ps3 :(
Also, I haven't backed my saves up in 2 months, so the last 2 months of data is gone. I'm gonna have to re-download all those psn games etc. again and the cod map pack :( I had 32 hours played in Fallout: new vegas, that's all gone now :(
I'll find out in 10 mins which saves aren't there. I really hope nothing important was lost (pretty much any rpg game would fall into that bracket).
Thank christ I got a new Hard drive 2 months ago, or else i would have never backed up those saves and hundreds of hours of work would be lost. Moral of story: Back up your saves!
i shall go do that soon! aka, NOW!
By back up your saves... do you mean the online storage feature that Playstation Plus offers?That wouldn't be enough for the amount of games I have.
No, don't use the ps+ storage unless you are going to be a member for a while! If you back up to the ps+ storage and you're not a member anymore, then you can't get them back until you sign up for it again.
There's a few ways to do it:
1) Use a (pretty big) USB stick/pen. Plug it in, then go to System Settings>back up. I said get a pretty big USB Stick because the back up data is more than you can estimate. My saves took up about half a gig, I had no music or game data or films or pictures or demos. Absolutely nothing but the saves! And yet my half a giig worth of saves amounted to almost 4 gigs of back up data! Check how much it'll take up (obviously) before deleting anything at all though! An 8GB USB should do (if you delete most of your downloads etc.)
2) Use an external HDD (hard drive). These cost alot more than your average USB Stick, (around $70 I would guess, because they're €60). This is an easier method if you're willing to pay the expense. The external HDD should have no problem taking EVERYTHING on your ps3's HDD (unless you have tons of data on your ps3, in which case, you'll have to pay another $50 or so for a big fat HDD). The external HDD works by sitting on a (like a storage) unit. You plug it in via usb cable and do same as above: System Setting>Back Up.
3)THIS IS FOR OLDER (20/40/60/80 GB) MODELS ONLY!
There are several memory card readers under the front flap of the ps3. Simply buy a micro SD memory card and put it into a micro SD Adapter (more than likey, the adapter will be sold seperately). First plug this adapter into you're computer. Move everything that's on the card onto you're computer (if it's been used before). Next, format the memory card in the adapter to 'FAT 32' format. It needs to be that format or else the ps3 won't read it. Plug the Memory card adapter (containing the memory card) into the ps3. As before System Settings>Back Up.
4) Use a Flash USB stick. Similar to using a USB Stick, but a flash USB stick needs a memory card put into it. Windows can have problems reading it (which will screw up formatting it and moving files on the card to the computer). If it does, PM me and I'll try to help! :)
Well there you go guys (man that took a while)!
I'm very knowlegable (not bragging :P ) at this kind of thing, so please feel free to ask anything if you require assistance! :D
If you have any questions, PM me!
Personally, I used the memory card reader method the first time. Got all saves but I had to delete my game data etc. to make room. With my new ps3, it doesn't have a card reader, so I used the USB Flash Stick to restore my saves :)
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