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How to Backup Protected PS3 Saves

Many of the games designed for the PlayStation 3 take several hours to complete. To avoid forcing a player to re-start a game from the beginning, the console features a hard drive that saves a player's gaming progress. Protected saves are those gaming files that cannot be transferred to a different console. However, protected files can be transferred to an external USB drive in case a file on the hard drive is inadvertently deleted.

Things You'll Need

USB drive

Instructions

- 1
  Insert a USB drive into the USB port on the front of the PlayStation.
- 2
  Turn on the console.
- 3
  Highlight the "Game" option on the console's home screen.
- 4
  Scroll to the "Saved Data Utility" option displayed under the "Game" screen. Press the "X" button.
- 5
  Scroll through the list of game saves until the appropriate game is highlighted. Press the triangle button.
- 6
  Highlight and select the "Copy" option.
- 7
  Highlight the "USB Devise" and press the "X" button.
- 8
  Wait for the "Copy Completed" screen to appear before removing the USB drive.

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