Ps3 – How to delete all data on the PS3, but preserve some copy-protected saves

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My PS3 is out of space, and I was going to restore it to factory setting to get rid of all the game data since I can not find them. However when I went to copy my save data for Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning I noticed that it is copy protected. How can I restore my PS3 and not lose my game data?

Best Answer

I believe that the only viable solution would be paying for the shortest available Playstation Plus subscription, backing up your saves on the cloud and retrieving them after deleting all data on you PS3. The downside is that this costs money.

What I find strange is that you are having a hard time tracking down the content that is taking up all your space. I've had to free up some space more than once and I've always been able to track down unnecessary content. Try having a look at all of the following again:

  • Game > Saved Data Utility
  • Game > Game Data Utility
  • Any installed demos available immediately under the Game menu (pretty obvious, but still)
  • Photo/Music/Video menus. Maybe you've forgotten about some locally copied media files?

The only other way I know to move copy-protected saves around is using the Data Transfer Utility, but it won't help you at all in this scenario.

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