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How to Find Files on a PS3 With a PC

The Sony Playstation3 is supplied with a 2.5-inch internal hard drive. This allows you to save your game information as well as music, movies and photos onto the hard drive without using the older memory card methods. Removing the hard drive from the PS3 and placing it into an external hard drive dock, or HDD cradle, will allow you to see your PS3 files on a computer.

Things You'll Need

Phillips screwdriver
Hard drive dock

Instructions

- 1
  Turn off your Sony PS3 and remove its power cord. Pop the hard drive side panel off the PS3 and remove the blue screw from the PS3 hard drive compartment.
- 2
  Slide the metal latch from the left to the right to release the PS3 hard drive from the device. Slide out the PS3 hard drive. Remove the four screws from the sides of the hard drive to remove it from the hard drive sleeve.
- 3
  Connect your hard drive dock to your computer using its eSata, USB or firewire cable. Slide the PS3 hard drive into the hard drive dock and it will be connected to your computer.
- 4
  Open your list of available drives on your computer and open the PS3 drive to find your PS3 files. Replace the hard drive when finished to use the PS3 again.

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