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How to Install PS3 Themes From Your Computer

Themes are static or animated backgrounds displayed on the PS3's main menu. The PS3 includes a limited amount of default themes, but additional themes can be transferred from your computer and installed via a USB flash drive. Themes vary in size and content, but are generally based off of games, movies and other media. For the theme to install properly from the USB flash drive, the theme must be placed in the appropriate sub-folder within the flash drive.

Things You'll Need

USB flash drive

Instructions

- 1
  Connect the USB flash drive to a USB port on your computer. When the AutoPlay window opens, click "Open Folder to View FIles." A folder with all the contents on the flash drive will open.
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  Right-click a blank area on the folder, click "New" and click "Folder." A new folder will be placed on the flash drive. Right-click the new folder, click "Rename" and rename the folder to "PS3." Right-click a blank area within the new folder, click "New" and click "Folder. Right-click the new folder, click "Rename" and rename the folder to "Theme."
- 3
  Drag-and-drop the PS3 theme (the .p3t file) from where you saved it on the computer to the "Theme" sub-folder on the USB flash drive.
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  Connect the USB flash drive to either USB port on the front of the PS3. Scroll to the "Settings" icon on the PS3 main menu. Select "Theme Settings." Select "Theme." Select "Install." Select "USB Storage Device."
- 5
  Select the name of the theme you want to install. Select "Apply."

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