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How to Install Downloaded PS3 Saves

The PlayStation 3 allows users to export game saves to a computer and provide them for download on the Internet. To install a downloaded PS3 save, you must use a USB flash drive to transfer the data from your computer to your PS3 system. You must decompress the file first and place it in a save game folder on your flash drive before the PS3 system will identify it as a game save. Once you have installed the saved data to your system, you can play your PS3 game from that saved point the next time you launch the game.

Things You'll Need

USB drive

Instructions

Configure USB Drive
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  Insert your USB flash drive into a USB port on your computer.
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  Click the "Start" button on the computer's taskbar; then click "Computer."
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  Double-click your USB drive to view the folders and files on the drive.
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  Click "New Folder" from the top toolbar to create a new folder. Name the folder "PS3."
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  Create a second folder inside the "PS3" folder and name it "SAVEDATA." The folder name must use all capital letters.
Transfer PS3 Save
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  Locate your PS3 save file folder on your computer. If it is a .zip file, right-click and "Unzip" or "Decompress" to extract the data into a decompressed file.
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  Right-click the PS3 save file folder, and select "Copy."
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  Navigate to the "SAVEDATA" folder that you created on your USB drive.
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  Right-click within the folder, and select "Paste." This will place a copy of the .PSV file on your USB drive.
Install PS3 Save
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  Remove the USB drive from your computer and insert it in to a USB port on your PS3.
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  Turn on the PS3 system, and select "Game" from the main menu.
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  Select "Saved Data Utility," and then select "USB Device." You will see your saved game listed.
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  Press the triangle button on your controller, and select "Copy." This will install the saved game to your PS3 system.

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