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Munkeh111 said:
9009pc said:
Munkeh111 said:
9009pc said:
Munkeh111 said:
So the best option would be to back up everything to an external hard drive, then restore to the new PS3? Or else I would have to go via my 3rd PS3?


you could do that but it would be better to use the data transfer utility just below the backup one. 


Data transfer to what? I want to keep using the same HDD, just on a different PS3

oh yeah, then making a backup would be the easiest but i think you will lose the protected stuff that way.

There is a third option..

Move the HDD from the slim into my spare fat PS3, then transfer stuff from my current PS3 into that, and then transfer into the slim with the HDD from my current PS3 in that finally?

Or I could just stick with the current PS3 that I have


yeah that would probably be your best option, or like the last poster said you could put the copy protected one onto the online storage, and transfer the rest via backup but that would depend on how big the data you have for dragon age is. the online storage isn't that big and you would have to have plus for that.

the best option is probably what you said.

If it was me I would save the fat for ps2 games and use the slim but that is me.



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9009pc said:
Munkeh111 said:
9009pc said:
Munkeh111 said:
9009pc said:
Munkeh111 said:
So the best option would be to back up everything to an external hard drive, then restore to the new PS3? Or else I would have to go via my 3rd PS3?


you could do that but it would be better to use the data transfer utility just below the backup one. 


Data transfer to what? I want to keep using the same HDD, just on a different PS3

oh yeah, then making a backup would be the easiest but i think you will lose the protected stuff that way.

There is a third option..

Move the HDD from the slim into my spare fat PS3, then transfer stuff from my current PS3 into that, and then transfer into the slim with the HDD from my current PS3 in that finally?

Or I could just stick with the current PS3 that I have


yeah that would probably be your best option, or like the last poster said you could put the copy protected one onto the online storage, and transfer the rest via backup but that would depend on how big the data you have for dragon age is. the online storage isn't that big and you would have to have plus for that.

the best option is probably what you said.

If it was me I would save the fat for ps2 games and use the slim but that is me.


Yeah, I have to pay for plus, why I don't really want to do

As for saving the fat for PS2 games, my launch PS3 is being used as a bd player elsewhere in the house, as I fear overuse won't be too good for it, the one I am currently using is a 2nd generation fat PS3, so no BC anyway



You could just buy a new HDD, either matching in size or even bigger, for your Slim and then transfer everything over with the ethernet cable transfer method.



Ha I just did the same thing

I had a Japanese import 40gb phat which I upgraded the HD to 500GB and was using as my main console had another 80GB phat which was a netflix machine in another room retired. My import PS3 started freezing on me I think a three hour Bayonetta session cooked it. This happened acouple months ago. So I had to pull my 80 GB out of retirement.

I just traded it in last night to gamestop using special get $125 for it if trading towards a slim. I put the 500 GB HD in my new slim before I even turned it on the first time.

Acouple things I learned from swapping HD's and backing up data.

1. Some things do get lost it seems like some games save files Vanquish and Bayonetta come to mind. Weren't backed up automatically.

2 Little Big planet games have an in game option to create a save file to back it up. I lost all my costumes and stuff once, This time it was backed up.

3. The first time you trophy sync with you new machine it will take awhile if you have a lot of trophies. Also I know trophies are stored online but I lost my Bayonetta tropies dont know how thats possible but they are gone lucky I didnt plat the game or anything.

4. You will have to go into the PS Store and go to your download list and redownload all DLC and PSN games you already bought.



dj2one said:
Ha I just did the same thing

I had a Japanese import 40gb phat which I upgraded the HD to 500GB and was using as my main console had another 80GB phat which was a netflix machine in another room retired. My import PS3 started freezing on me I think a three hour Bayonetta session cooked it. This happened acouple months ago. So I had to pull my 80 GB out of retirement.

I just traded it in last night to gamestop using special get $125 for it if trading towards a slim. I put the 500 GB HD in my new slim before I even turned it on the first time.

Acouple things I learned from swapping HD's and backing up data.

1. Some things do get lost it seems like some games save files Vanquish and Bayonetta come to mind. Weren't backed up automatically.

2 Little Big planet games have an in game option to create a save file to back it up. I lost all my costumes and stuff once, This time it was backed up.

3. The first time you trophy sync with you new machine it will take awhile if you have a lot of trophies. Also I know trophies are stored online but I lost my Bayonetta tropies dont know how thats possible but they are gone lucky I didnt plat the game or anything.

4. You will have to go into the PS Store and go to your download list and redownload all DLC and PSN games you already bought.

yeah dont know if this is still a problem but when I changed mine I had to phone sony to ask them to reset my my videos so that I could redownload them.  they done it no problem, and sent an email of appologysing, that I didn't think was needed but thought it was nice of them to send anyway. I know things from the normal playstation store can be downloaded 5 times but it seems the video store works differently.



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Munkeh111 said:
9009pc said:
Munkeh111 said:
So the best option would be to back up everything to an external hard drive, then restore to the new PS3? Or else I would have to go via my 3rd PS3?


you could do that but it would be better to use the data transfer utility just below the backup one. 


Data transfer to what? I want to keep using the same HDD, just on a different PS3

That's the beauty of the transfer, it keeps everything on the old playstation.  You can reactivate your old PS3 as well after the transfer.



Munkeh111 said:

Right, so I have 3 PS3s in my house for various reasons, and I want to change my active PS3

So I currently use an old fat PS3, and want to swap to the slimline PS3. The easiest way to change I assume would be to swap HDDs as my fat one has a larger one that the slim one, which is a fairly simple procedure

So my question is, do I need to do anything else, as I know that some things (I am thinking Dragon Age 1) are registered to consoles?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uh1jB4hVJRg   <----Is this you?



Persistantthug said:
Munkeh111 said:

Right, so I have 3 PS3s in my house for various reasons, and I want to change my active PS3

So I currently use an old fat PS3, and want to swap to the slimline PS3. The easiest way to change I assume would be to swap HDDs as my fat one has a larger one that the slim one, which is a fairly simple procedure

So my question is, do I need to do anything else, as I know that some things (I am thinking Dragon Age 1) are registered to consoles?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uh1jB4hVJRg   <----Is this you?


No... I want more!