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How to Transfer Pictures to a PlayStation 3

Although your Sony PlayStation 3 is primarily used for playing video games, it also allows you to upload your favorite photos and store them on your console's built-in hard drive. You can share uploaded photos with family and friends via email and other applications. Your PS3's built-in hard drive can support photos in many different formats. Once you find your favorite images, transfer them to your gaming console using certain guidelines.

Things You'll Need

USB flash drive

Instructions

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  Insert your USB flash drive into an open USB port. Double-click "Computer," and locate your flash drive's icon in the "Drives" section. Double-click it. A new window launches. If you are using a Mac, locate your flash drive's icon on the desktop and double-click it.
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  Drag your photos from your computer to the new window. Close the window when you finish, and click the "Safely Remove Hardware" icon on the task bar. Click your flash drive's icon in the hardware window that launches, and click "Stop." Unplug your flash drive from your computer. If you are using a Mac, drag your flash drive's icon from the desktop to the trash bin, and then unplug it.
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  Plug your USB flash drive into an open USB port on your Sony PS3. Select "Photos," and then select "USB Device (Storage Device)." Press the triangle button.
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  Select the "Photos" folder. You should see the photos you transferred from your computer. This folder was created automatically when you plugged your flash drive into the USB port on your gaming console.
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  Press back and press the triangle button. Select "Copy." The photos are automatically copied to your Sony PS3.

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