Does reformatting need doing?

[Spacedeck]

Hello guys, to start sorry about making a new thread, I did search (probs not hard enough) and I'm really tired please forgive me.

I have no extra HDD to back up any data I may lose but I have a 2GB memory stick!

Well all I need to know is. Is backing up and reformatting something that really could really be done every once in a while? (When people send me pictures now it can take along time before I can view them). And what does reformatting do? deletes EVERYTHING? Like my game save data(can I still download my killzone 2 maps without using like 4/5 downloads), my psn and PSOne Classics(Flower, Sodoku, Everybodies Golf, Kulu World), music (can easily put back on) ect well you catch the drift.

It's just I hear alot of people on here backup data and reformat and my mate sugested it tonight.

PS I've never formatted since buying my PS3 just before last christmas.

Don't kill me

[phairplay]

There is really no need to do a reformat unless you have a problem.

first thing how big is you hardrive and how much space do you have left?

REFORMATTING will wipe EVERYTHING. If you really want/need to reformat your PS3 then you will have to back up all your games saves and your pics. All download games can be redownloaded from the psn store (up to 5 times)

[Adcook]

Originally Posted by phairplay

There is really no need to do a back up unless you have a problem.

Surely waiting until you have a problem is too late to back up. if your machine dies and you have to replace it even if there is nothing wrong with your HD, putting it in your new machine automatically formats it does it not?

[phairplay]

Originally Posted by Adcook

Surely waiting until you have a problem is too late to back up. if your machine dies and you have to replace it even if there is nothing wrong with your HD, putting it in your new machine automatically formats it does it not?

Fairpoint

ALWAYS BACK UP

[theblacksheep]

Originally Posted by phairplay

There is really no need to do a back up unless you have a problem.

Quote of the year - Keep phairplay away from any computers!

[phairplay]

Originally Posted by theblacksheep

Quote of the year - Keep phairplay away from any computers!

Yer sorry i meant REFORMAT

[Adcook]

Originally Posted by phairplay

Yer sorry i meant REFORMAT

Didnt spot it was an error sorry, in hindsight its obvious you meant reformat

[Spacedeck]

It's 80GB and I have 39GB left (I don't know where most of it's gone).

So what's the problem with the pictures I get sent? As sometimes it can take hours before I can view them.

How do you backup?

And concerning the downloads from the store. After 5 downloads do you have to rebuy them?

[phairplay]

Originally Posted by Spacedeck

It's 80GB and I have 39GB left (I don't know where most of it's gone).

So what's the problem with the pictures I get sent? As sometimes it can take hours before I can view them.

How do you backup?

And concerning the downloads from the store. After 5 downloads do you have to rebuy them?

regards the downloads...yes
you say you have trouble view pics that are sent to you. do you save them, then view them.

or are you view them through the message they were sent on? Viewing them as an attachment to a message is slow.

[Spacedeck]

When the msg comes to me all I see if a like photoalbum picture as the attachment. I can only view the msg I can't go up to actually click the photo.

[phairplay]

Originally Posted by Spacedeck

When the msg comes to me all I see if a like photoalbum picture as the attachment. I can only view the msg I can't go up to actually click the photo.

Why it does i don't know, But it does take time to load the image.
Yet i feel sure you can save the image.

[Spacedeck]

Originally Posted by phairplay

Why it does i don't know, But it does take time to load the image.
Yet i feel sure you can save the image.

Yea when you go up to the image and click it you then save it to the HDD