Anyone who's played Skyrim for some time by now probably knows that some unpleasant things can happen when your game saves start to become too large. One solution I've heard of is to wait for about a month, so that old dungeons clear out of the save data. Aside from this, is there anything else that can be done to reduce the save size?
For example, if I reduce my inventory or the contents of my houses, would that help?
Best Answer
The best thing you can do is minimize your interaction with objects, esp trash objects. Skyrim has to track the position of every cup you knock off the table, so the more you disturb the "natural" world, the bigger your save file becomes.
You can also allow time to pass (as you mentioned), turn off or reduce the number of autosaves, and keep 2GB of free space on your hard drive.
See also: Tips to Reduce Skyrim Lag
Edit: It seems the PS3 has a safe mode feature that may also help; it's linked in the 2GB free space link.