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Anonymous
13 years ago
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[PS3] Console dying, need to back up saves, but some are locked

Exactly as the title suggests. My PS3's laser drive is slowly dying and tomorrow morning I'm buying a new Playstation. I've been searching all over for a simple answer to this for the past hour and I...
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    Anonymous
    13 years ago

    All Multiplayer data is stored offline on the server tied to your account.  Therefore your Multiplayer data is safe, just might need a re-download.

    Some of the files are tied to your unit and account with security features and will therefore not work on your new machine, but need to be re-created.

    In case you didn't already have one, here is a guide on moving data around:

    http://www.gamefront.com/how-to-backup-your-ps3-hard-drive-and-save-games/

    On another note, I have a PS3 friend who's disk stopped working over a year ago.  They can still use their PS3 for a lot of things via the Store and networking options.

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    TheDesertRunner
    13 years ago

    You're in luck because if you obtain an identical model console, you can switch your old HDD over to the new Playstation 3 and rock on.

    Otherwise if you're changing to a newer model of PS3 you'll need to use the data backup tool to save everything from your console as Kuvuplan recommended.

Anonymous's avatar
Anonymous
13 years ago

All Multiplayer data is stored offline on the server tied to your account.  Therefore your Multiplayer data is safe, just might need a re-download.

Some of the files are tied to your unit and account with security features and will therefore not work on your new machine, but need to be re-created.

In case you didn't already have one, here is a guide on moving data around:

http://www.gamefront.com/how-to-backup-your-ps3-hard-drive-and-save-games/

On another note, I have a PS3 friend who's disk stopped working over a year ago.  They can still use their PS3 for a lot of things via the Store and networking options.

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TheDesertRunner
13 years ago

You're in luck because if you obtain an identical model console, you can switch your old HDD over to the new Playstation 3 and rock on.

Otherwise if you're changing to a newer model of PS3 you'll need to use the data backup tool to save everything from your console as Kuvuplan recommended.

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