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darthlaidher · 10-20-2009, 11:52 PM

just wondering out of curiosity and im pretty sure it can be done. but can you hook up a exturnal hard drive to your ps3?

Burns11 · 10-21-2009, 01:14 AM

Yes you can, it has to be formatted to FAT32 though. It also can't be used for system files (demos, saves, installs, etc) and only for storage (movies, music, backing up saves, etc). FAT32 also means you can't have files larger than 5GB, so if you plan on putting HD video on it they will have to be cut into pieces.

darthlaidher · 10-21-2009, 01:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Burns11


	Yes you can, it has to be formatted to FAT32 though. It also can't be used for system files (demos, saves, installs, etc) and only for storage (movies, music, backing up saves, etc). FAT32 also means you can't have files larger than 5GB, so if you plan on putting HD video on it they will have to be cut into pieces.

aww boo, so basically you can hook it up only to take like mp3's off it to put in your ps3 not to put anything from the ps3 onto it. oh well.

judgejudy · 10-21-2009, 05:04 PM

i thought you were able to back things up onto one too, as long as the game doesn't make it's save files protected, but i also just got mine like a month ago and haven't tried to use that feature, so i could definitely be wrong.

RoyalBoyle78 · 10-22-2009, 08:46 AM

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	i thought you were able to back things up onto one too, as long as the game doesn't make it's save files protected, but i also just got mine like a month ago and haven't tried to use that feature, so i could definitely be wrong.

You can back your entire PS3 on to you external drive, not sure what the other guy is talking about.

Burns11 · 10-22-2009, 12:42 PM

I said you could back things up to the external HDD

judgejudy · 10-22-2009, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Burns11


	Yes you can, it has to be formatted to FAT32 though. It also can't be used for system files (demos, saves, installs, etc) and only for storage (movies, music, backing up saves, etc). FAT32 also means you can't have files larger than 5GB, so if you plan on putting HD video on it they will have to be cut into pieces.

i think that's what caused the confusion

10-20-2009, 11:52 PM	#1
darthlaidher Banned OVR: 12 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Sacramento California	qustion about ps3 just wondering out of curiosity and im pretty sure it can be done. but can you hook up a exturnal hard drive to your ps3?

10-21-2009, 01:14 AM	#2
Burns11 Greatness Has Arrived OVR: 16 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,409	Re: qustion about ps3 Yes you can, it has to be formatted to FAT32 though. It also can't be used for system files (demos, saves, installs, etc) and only for storage (movies, music, backing up saves, etc). FAT32 also means you can't have files larger than 5GB, so if you plan on putting HD video on it they will have to be cut into pieces.

10-21-2009, 05:04 PM	#4
judgejudy MVP OVR: 13 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Tucson	Re: qustion about ps3 i thought you were able to back things up onto one too, as long as the game doesn't make it's save files protected, but i also just got mine like a month ago and haven't tried to use that feature, so i could definitely be wrong.

10-22-2009, 12:42 PM	#6
Burns11 Greatness Has Arrived OVR: 16 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,409	Re: qustion about ps3 I said you could back things up to the external HDD

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