It's a sad day - I have lost 5 years/300GB of my PS3 game installs and saves :'(

[COKTOE]

m0ney said:

Johnw1104 said:

I can think of no better reference for such a tragedy :(

"I have seen things you people wouldn't believe. The Leviathan on fire on the shoulder of Gaia. I watched Contact Beams glitter on the snow of Tau Volantis. All those moments will be lost in time, like a thumbnail drive dropped in the toilet. Time... to corrupt."

Hahaha, and yes, I took that line from the movie. Watched it recently for the first time properly.

I'm still trying to grasp what I have lost... And I am unable to install firmware on the new 1TB hdd, I do everything by instruction bet get 'Corrupt data' message. Have tried two different thumbnail drives so far.

Jeez. You can't catch a break with this situation. I've swapped 3 PS3 hard drives and it was smooth each time. Are you sure the hhd you are using is compatible with the PS3?