How to Use the Memory Card Utility in a PlayStation 3

Access the Memory Card Utility

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  Press the "PS" button on the center of any PlayStation 3 controller to power on the console. Use this controller to navigate the menus on the PlayStation main menu.

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  Navigate to the "Game" column using the right and left directional buttons.

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  Navigate up the "Game" column until the "Memory Card Utility" is highlighted, and press "X" on the controller to open it.

Create Internal Memory Card

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  Highlight the "Create New Internal Memory Card" option and press "X" on the controller.

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  Select "Internal Memory Card (PS2)" to create a PlayStation 2 memory card or "Internal Memory Card (PS)" to create a PlayStation memory card. Not all PlayStation 3 consoles are compatible with PlayStation 2 games.

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  Press "X" to edit the name for the memory card and select "OK" to create the card on your console's hard disk.

Managing Internal Memory Cards

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  Highlight the memory card you want to manage and press "Triangle" to view the options for that memory card.

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  Select "Assign Slots" to assign it to a slot, just as you would when connecting a real memory card to a PlayStation or PlayStation 2 console. An internal memory card must be assigned a slot in order to save data to the memory card.

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  Select "Delete" to permanently remove the internal memory card from your system's hard disk.

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  Select "Information" to view information about the memory card.

Managing Memory Card Data

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  Highlight the memory card you want to manage and press "X" to access its data.

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  Highlight the data you want to manage and press "Triangle" to view the options for that save file.

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  Select "Copy" to copy the data to another internal memory card or an external memory device connect to your PlayStation 3.

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  Select "Delete" to permanently delete the data from the internal memory card and your system's hard disk.

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  Select "Information" to view information about the saved data.