How to Back Up PS3 Saves

The PlayStation 3 includes a backup utility to save important data in case of accidental damage or a corrupted hard drive. The backup utility supports backing up saved games, images, videos and bookmarks from the Internet browser. You can back up data to use on another PlayStation 3 as long as it is not copyrighted material. Your saves are some of the most important data available on the PlayStation 3 since it takes hours and even days to reach your level of progress.

Things You'll Need

• USB drive

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Instructions

1. • 1

     Plug your USB drive into one of the four open USB ports on your PlayStation 3 console.

   • 2

     Turn on your PlayStation 3 and log in to your account. Scroll down to the Saved Data Utility option.

   • 3

     Select the game save you want to back up and press the triangle on your PlayStation 3 controller, then click "Copy."

   • 4

     Select your USB drive to back your saved data to your thumb drive and wait for it to copy over. PS3 saves are not large files so they should only take a few seconds to copy.