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siblades · 01-12-2008, 12:22 AM

Hi, I was thinking of getting rid of my 60GB PS3 and getting an 80GB instead.
I have a few questions because I want to save everything on my PS3 so that if I do get a new 80GB one I can quickly make things exactly the same as my current one.

1. What exactly does the "back up" utility do? Does it make an exact copy of everything on my PS3 (even downloaded and installed games from the Playstation Store)? So if I do a back up on the 60GB and then get a new 80GB PS3, all I need to do is restore the back up on the new 80GB PS3 and everything will be the same?

2. Can you just copy your game saves to a memory stick and then transfer them to a new PS3, rather than doing an entire back up?

3. Same as question 2 but regarding game data (i.e. downloaded patches for games)

4. Would I have to re-download and re-install all my games/demos/items from the Playstation store or are they included when you do a backup?

5. What would you guys suggest is the best/easiest/quickest way of putting a new PS3 in exactly the same state as my current one so that it has all my:
- game saves
- game data
- downloaded demos/games/items
- trophies
- themes
- settings
Hopefully it's just a matter of doing a backup and then restoring that backup on my new PS3...can it really be as simple as that?

Thanks in advance

01-12-2008, 12:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
siblades Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 798 My movie collection Thanks: Gave 221, Got 50	A few questions about back ups and game saves. Hi, I was thinking of getting rid of my 60GB PS3 and getting an 80GB instead. I have a few questions because I want to save everything on my PS3 so that if I do get a new 80GB one I can quickly make things exactly the same as my current one. 1. What exactly does the "back up" utility do? Does it make an exact copy of everything on my PS3 (even downloaded and installed games from the Playstation Store)? So if I do a back up on the 60GB and then get a new 80GB PS3, all I need to do is restore the back up on the new 80GB PS3 and everything will be the same? 2. Can you just copy your game saves to a memory stick and then transfer them to a new PS3, rather than doing an entire back up? 3. Same as question 2 but regarding game data (i.e. downloaded patches for games) 4. Would I have to re-download and re-install all my games/demos/items from the Playstation store or are they included when you do a backup? 5. What would you guys suggest is the best/easiest/quickest way of putting a new PS3 in exactly the same state as my current one so that it has all my: - game saves - game data - downloaded demos/games/items - trophies - themes - settings Hopefully it's just a matter of doing a backup and then restoring that backup on my new PS3...can it really be as simple as that? Thanks in advance Last edited by siblades; 01-12-2008 at 1:49 AM.