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backing up PS3 saves?
kenshin-dono:
im planning on opening up my ps3 to vacum it out, its probably got a lot of dust bunnies in it. I just need to double check the warranty is void before i do this.
i figure i better back all my stuff up in case something bad happens. I was wondering what the best way to back up game saves and such is. I know you can use USB sticks, but can i put the saves on a USB stick, then put the files on my hard drive for storage? Or do they not transfer/get corrupted? Id love to do that even after the cleaning to back my stuff up in the event of a YLOD failure or something. Since recovering data after thats almost imposible id imagine
Nikran:
--- Quote from: kenshin-dono on July 17, 2010, 06:08:27 AM ---im planning on opening up my ps3 to vacum it out, its probably got a lot of dust bunnies in it. I just need to double check the warranty is void before i do this.
i figure i better back all my stuff up in case something bad happens. I was wondering what the best way to back up game saves and such is. I know you can use USB sticks, but can i put the saves on a USB stick, then put the files on my hard drive for storage? Or do they not transfer/get corrupted? Id love to do that even after the cleaning to back my stuff up in the event of a YLOD failure or something. Since recovering data after thats almost imposible id imagine
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Apprently you can use USB sticks or External HD's but they must be FAT32. I don't see why you can't upload the save files from to your computer afterwards to maintain another backup.
But be warned. you may not be aware of this but there are certain games that use locked saves which for galactic fuck up reasons cannot be copied at all. infact the only way to transfer them might only be through a direct data transfer between two PS3's (And tbh i've heard people say even that don't work). google 'PS3 locked saves' to find a page that might contain a list of games that use this system, or you can just go into your PS3 and look at each save (the additional info should mention 'Locked save' or something similer).
ant900:
Best way to do it is to use the backup utility since that backs everything up except for the protected save files as Nikran said.
As for a YLoD my friend got one recently and so to transfer the data we just did the reflow trick, and it worked wonders (though we had to do it twice). It allowed the ps3 to work long enough to allow us to do a data transfer to his new slim. Was really sad since it was a launch day 60gb. Lots of memories camping out for 36 hours for the thing :)
kenshin-dono:
thats really really lame. Why the hell do companies lock out saves like that? I coudln't transfer several files with my 360 when it died because of this (i wound up losing some anyway due to a screw up on the usb transfer somehow. pissed me off). I also remember having troubles witht he original xbox like this too
Seriously. WTF?! I think i actually prefer the old memory card data storage method. I still have my old ps1/ps2 saves. No matter what happened to the machines my saves were ok and are in tact to this day. Letting people use a HD was suposed to make it easier, there is NO FRIGGIN REASON to keep you from transferring your saves. Why do companies do that? Im serious here, does anyone have teh slightest idea? I see no practical purpose other than to be dicks.
grr man that just pisses me off so much
thanks for the info though. It seems i can back it up to my computer, unless the games dont let you.
Nikran:
--- Quote from: kenshin-dono on July 18, 2010, 07:38:52 PM ---Seriously. WTF?! I think i actually prefer the old memory card data storage method. I still have my old ps1/ps2 saves. No matter what happened to the machines my saves were ok and are in tact to this day. Letting people use a HD was suposed to make it easier, there is NO FRIGGIN REASON to keep you from transferring your saves. Why do companies do that? Im serious here, does anyone have teh slightest idea? I see no practical purpose other than to be dicks.
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From everything I know it seems to be a means to prevent cheating through trading save files and also cheating with the trophy system by again trading save files. It's pretty fucking retarded. I really don't give a flying fuck if people choose to cheat, thats there business. What is more harmful and far more rage generating is the loss of PS3 owners save files (I doubt many people give a shit about some fool who just cheats with saves all day long).
One person had an excellent idea on how to combat this whole mess and also accomplish the goal of the game developers (to stop cheating) at the same time. It would involve locking the save files to our PSN accounts. So basicly you can copy the saves and what not, but the system won't be able to use them unless the user account that created the saves is the same account that is currently in use on the PS3. Cheaters cannot trade save files as those saves are useless to them and PS3 owners can live without fear of save file loss. Problem solved.
But do the game developers give a shit or have the brains to implement such a thing? :-\
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