I have a PS3 Fat which I bought many years ago, and have since upgraded the hard disc to a new 250gb one.
If I were to trade it in for a slim version, how would I go about moving all my save games, data and everything from one console to the other?
As I know it, there are two options.
- Buy a subscription to PSN+ and sync all my saves and stuff into
the cloud, and redownload it on the new one. - Go with how I upgraded my disc, create a backup onto an external and then restore it all.
However with option 2 I lost most of my DLC and had to reinstall most of my games, and then go through and download and apply all the DLC again. So is there a foolproof way of migrating all my gear from one console onto a new one?
Best Answer
I wouldn't call it foolproof because it's lengthy, but there is a relatively straightforward way of transferring your data. It's called the data transfer utility and requires an ethernet cable. The manual states the following:
Just so you know, the destination console may shut itself down after the transfer is complete.
If you also intend to swap hard drives
This is slightly harder. As you probably know by this point, PS3s format their drives on install so it's not like you can just plug your old drive in an go. There is this handy guide on how to do this. In it it mentions this useful backup tool as well as the data transfer tool.
The guide states as follows: