how come i connect my portable hard drive in the PS3 but i doesnt not appear?

Leon

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In order for a PS3 to read portable memory (External HDD, Thumbdrive, ETC.) the device must be formatted into the FAT32 format.

To do this, you can insert your portable to device into a Windows PC, open My Computer, and right click the drive. (ex: E:/ F:/ G:/), then select "Format".

Select FAT32 as the format and click "Start".

WARNING: All data on the portable device will be deleted, so make sure to back it up to the PC if you want to keep it, then place it on AFTER the format.

After this, the PS3 will easily read the inserted portable media.

how do i get my portable hard drive to work on my PS3?

Criminal 4

I have bought a 'WD Elements 500GB USB 2.0' portable hard drive. it is formatted in NTFS and i cant get it to work on my PS3 slim.i tried to format it but windows cannot format it to anything else. i am using windows vista

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I remember installing a new internal HDD on my ps3, and if i remember right i did it on windows xp, in fat32 format.. maybe.. i really can't remember. but vista blows.. personal opinion of course.. check out xp black. Also make sure your cables are correct? a lot of HDD externals come with a 3 way usb.. try using the other usb maybe? sorry i can't be more help

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Using a portable hard drive to back up ps3 question?

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Jakey

if i buy a 80gb portable hard drive to backup my ps3 will it be fat32? or will i have to do something to make it fat32? please explain how!

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depends on the drive . you can use a pc to reformat it if necessary or most can be formatted using the ps3 - just go to system settings , format utility and find it . be careful you don't accidentally format the ps3 instead
you can ask specifically for a fat32 format drive before purchase or just plug into the ps3 to see if it shows up - if you can , first plug into your pc and check it's specs , copy something to it ( like an mp3 file , put it in a folder called music ) and see if the drive shows on your xmb under the music section
most drives that directly plug into a usb port without an external power supply are now fat32 but ask before buying and make sure they will show you on the package or manual where it says it is , don't just trust the employee

How do i back up my PS3 onto my portable hard drive?

Mark

my pse is 80 and and my portable hard drive is 80. so im good on space. how can i back up my ps3 onto it thoe?

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There is a feature on your PS3 to create a backup for your HD. It is under system settings and you can back it up from there.You will need to make sure that your external HD is formatted correctly (FAT32) or it will not read once you connect it to your PS3 via USB.

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How could I transfer files from my PC to my ps3 wireless?

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rosas_jess

I want to transfer files from my PC to my ps3 wireless because it gets tiring transferring files back and fourth using a portable hard drive..could anybody please tell me how I could transfer them from my PC to my ps3 but without usb cables..like I would like to transfer them using the internet.

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put your PC to share media in Windows Media Player..... they must be connected under the same wireless router.. Enable your ps3 to search for Shared media PC. YOur computer must grant access to this "unidentified device", grant it. and you will be able to transfer music photos and videos.... But I strongly prefer transfering using USb's its much much faster and you dont have to worry of your internet's speed or signal strength

Will a portable hard drive work with a playstation 3?

vikingbone

I was thinking of getting a portable hard drive to connect to my playstation 3 (to watch movies etc) and as they usually get their power via the usb cable I'm not sure if this would work on the ps3
If this will work any tips or recommendations would be happily received

Thanks

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Yes, I have a 500gb ext hd that stays connected to my ps3. I have all my music and movies (divx) that I listen/watch using my ps3. It's a lot better now because I used to have a laptop connected to my hdtv. Getting an internal one is good too but carrying around the ps3 would be a little too much imo. I like to share files w/ friends so the ext hd is the way to go!

*edit - to the post above - in order to access your files on the ext hd you go to music/movies>go to the ext hd name [hit triangle] (i think) to bring up the "display all" or "information" options and hit display all. the folders you already have on your ext hd will show up and you can open up whatever you want from there. i was a little confused too as to why whenever i highlight my ext hd name nothing popped up but you have to display all.

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Would like to learn how to save movies to a portable hard drive and playback via ps3 ox xbox360.?

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R3DBULL

Want to store DVD movies on to portable hard drive and playback on ps3 or xbox 360. How do you do it?

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Save dvd movies to portable hard drive or playback on ps3 or xbox360, there is an easy way can help you, first you should know the best video format for ps3 is mp4(avc video codec, aac audio codec), and the best video format for xbox360 is wmv, so you just need to use a right software to convert DVD movies to right format movies then save on your portable harddrive and play back on your ps3 or xbox360, you can try RZ DVD Copy, it can convert DVD movies to any video files, such as convert DVD movies to right ps3 mp4 movies, or convert video dvd to right xbox360 wmv movies, etc, you can yahoo or google search and download RZ DVD Copy, easy to use, hope it can help you!

How could I make my ps3 detect my portable hard drive?

rosas_jess

I have an 80gb seagate portable hard drive and works with usb 2.0, but my ps3 80gb wont detect it..it will only detect my small ipod and my psp..any help is greatly appreciated.

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You may have to press triangle more then once depending on the hard drives file structure

Simply take a jump drive, external hard drive, etcâ¦hook it up to the USB port on the front and then you--

Goto to view under music, or video, or photos, scroll down to the drive you've hooked up hover over it then push Triangle(notX) then select display all (view all)(press X) and it will show everything on the jump drive or external harddrive. Then either listen to or view the music, video, photos or copy to the ps3 hard drive directly.

If you have a psp you can also use that to move files from pc to ps3.

http://atomsfamily.net/playstation_3_solutions.html

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