A while ago, my PS3 completely broke. Every time I turn it on, it just completely shuts down a few seconds later. I decided to buy a new ps3 to play my old games. The problem is that I don't have my saved data, but I still have the original hard drive. Is it possible to somehow transfer the saved data from the old hard drive to my new PS3? I was thinking maybe I could clone the hard drive, but I don't have a spare hard drive to do it on. I do however have a 2 TB external hard drive. Would it be possible to clone it on the external? Are there any alternative methods?
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Yes, you can backup the drive, assuming you can get it to bootup and run without getting the yellow light. Sony's User Guide on backing up states:.
Some types of backed up data can be restored on another PS3™ system. The types of data that can be restored on another system are as follows:
- Saved data from PlayStation®3 format software *1
- Image files under (Photo)
- Music files under (Music) *2
- Video files under (Video) *2
- Bookmarks added under (Internet Browser)
- Terms that were added using (Settings) > (System Settings) > [Add/Edit Term], or predictive terms that were "learned" by the on-screen keyboard
*1 Copy-protected data cannot be restored. Also, saved data that has been restored may not be usable in some games.
*2 Does not include copyright-protected data.
Most everything should backup and restore, except copy-protectd game saves, movies, and music.
Your best bet for getting your data to the new system is to transfer the data directly from the old to the new PS3 using an ethernet cable. Again, details in the PS3 User Guide. Unfortunately, both systems have to be functional for this to work. After the transfer, any old backups will no longer work. From the user guide:
If you back up data on a PS3™ system and then transfer data to another PS3™ system using the data transfer utility, copy-prohibited saved data that is included in the backup data cannot be restored on either system.
Unfortunately, you can't just swap hard drives between systems. According to this thread requesting this feature, it looks like the PS3 encrypts the internal drive with a key that is unique to each physical system. This key can't be transferred.
Good luck!
Yes it will work, but you will need to download the PS3 firmware and put it on a USB stick for installation:
To transfer the update data to your PlayStation 3, save the file to a PS3 compatible storage device such as Memory Stick, Memory Stick Duo, USB drive or PSP.
Before starting, use your PC to create a folder named 'PS3' on the storage media or USB device. Within the folder, create a folder named 'UPDATE' (This folder name is case sensitive and must appear in all capital letters). Once the UPDATE folder has been created, download the PS3 system software update to this location.
It will either request this when you turn the PS3 on for the first time after putting the hard drive in, or you may need to put it into service mode for it to install by following the instructions below, and then choosing the "System Update" option:
Since the 2.5 update the PS3 has a Recovery menu with the following options:
- Restart System: Restarts the PLAYSTATION®3 System.
- Restore Default Settings: Reset all system settings back to default.
- Restore File System: Checks for corrupt/missing system files.
- Rebuild Database: Rebuilds the OS for the PLAYSTATION®3.
- Restore PS3 System: Fresh restore; Deletes everything and starts from Scratch.
- System Update: Update the PLAYSTATION®3 System
How to get access to service mode:
- Make sure the PS3 is turned off,
- Press and hold the power button on the PS3 it will power on then power off.
- When it's off press and hold the power button again until you hear two consecutive beeps.
- It will ask for the controller to be connected via the USB cable,
- Turn on the controller and you will have access to the menu.
Source: http://www.waltercedric.com/gadget/262-sony-ps3/1444-ps3-factoryservice-mode
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The PS3 console hard drives are encrypted with a per-console key, meaning that the data cannot be recovered without the console key.
The only option to get your data back would be to install Custom Firmware (CECH-25XX or lower) or Hybrid Firmware (any), fetch the encryption key while the console is running and using it to mount the hard drive on Linux. Because your console turns of a couple of seconds after turning on (known as Blackout), you can't recover the key to access the drive.