dbot on 17 January 2009
You really need a third device for this (current PS3 hard drive, new PS3 hard drive, and backup device with free space that matches the used space on the current drive). The PS3 only functions as a media sharing client and cannot copy media to a media server (as far as I know). I agree with WoW's advice about cleaning up items that you don't want to backup to save time and space. I think I had about 25 gigs of used space on my PS3 and it took a little over an hour to backup/restore.
I don't know if you have plans for your displaced PS3 drive. I purchased an external USB/Sata adapter for $15 and now I have an extra 60 gigs of storage.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817392010
Thanks for the input, Jeff.
