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Tezcatlipoca · 02-01-2010, 20:10

Any game data which has been installed from a disc-based game can simply be re-installed once the new HDD is in.

Any games downloaded from PSN should be linked to your account and can be re-downloaded once the new HDD is in.

Videos downloaded from PSN should also be linked to your account and can be re-downloaded once the new HDD is in.

When I swapped drives, all I backed up was my game saves. I just copied them over to a USB memory stick. Easier than using loads of space for a full backup to a USB external HDD

However... I believe that there are some games whose game saves cannot be copied & must be properly backed up via the backup function. Dunno which games, but a simple test is to just try & copy the saves.

If you want to play it safe, buy or borrow an external USB2 HDD with enough space to do a full backup of your PS3.

02-01-2010, 20:10	#24
Tezcatlipoca Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Cambridge Posts: 16,760	Re: playstation 3 HDD space Any game data which has been installed from a disc-based game can simply be re-installed once the new HDD is in. Any games downloaded from PSN should be linked to your account and can be re-downloaded once the new HDD is in. Videos downloaded from PSN should also be linked to your account and can be re-downloaded once the new HDD is in. When I swapped drives, all I backed up was my game saves. I just copied them over to a USB memory stick. Easier than using loads of space for a full backup to a USB external HDD However... I believe that there are some games whose game saves cannot be copied & must be properly backed up via the backup function. Dunno which games, but a simple test is to just try & copy the saves. If you want to play it safe, buy or borrow an external USB2 HDD with enough space to do a full backup of your PS3.