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So I downloaded Aomei Partition Assistant which is free and did what everyone was saying – format it to FAT32, so I did then I plugged it back into PS3 and it still didn’t recognize the drive.Ĭonfused at this stage I started trawling the forums and sites to get answers people were saying conflicting things – the drive cant be larger than 2TB’s, others were saying they can, the drive needs its own power supply cause USB power isn’t enough – others were saying USB is enough power, the folders inside the drive have to be laid out like the PS3 menu, VIDEO, PHOTO, MUSIC etc, others saying that makes no difference just push the green triangle on the controller etc. I plugged it into the USB PS3 port and it didn’t see the drive…… obviously…… because it was formatted to NTFS and the PS3 can only see a drive that’s formatted to FAT32. My Seagate ExHDD was when bought a 3.64TB, (4TB) Portable, USB 3 powered backwards compatible, ExHDD formatted to New Technology File System (NTFS) on a Guid Partition Table (GPT).
OPEN BACKUP MANAGER PS3 PC
You can then fill these folders with your pictures, videos and music – make sure you put the files in the right folder and then after you have disconnected the drive from your PC it’s time to hook it up to your PS3. When you have formatted your external drive you will need to create 4 folders so that the PS3 can recognise where you put your files. This is a free download and can format your massive external hard drive in the FAT32 file system. You will need to download a program such as Swissknife ( Download from here). Windows can only format FAT32 drives up to 32Gb. First problem is that we can’t do this using the normal Windows format facility. We need to format the hard drive to utilise the FAT32 file system. Next up we need to format your drive so that the PS3 will recognise it.
It has a sleek black outer casing, and a super fast 7200 rpm drive for quick file access. The perfect external HD for the PS3 is the fantastic 500Gb Seagate. With the advances in the PS3 software, many video types can now be played and nearly all music and picture formats are also available.Ī nice big external hard drive (in theory any size up to around 2000 Gb is possible) although most people will opt for something between 250 and 500 Gb. Easier, and much quicker, than streaming files over your home network this is an ideal solution for users with massive hard drive needs. If you have amassed plenty of videos, music and pictures on your computer over the years then why not stick it all on an external hard drive and hook it up to your PS3.
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