PlayStation 3 is not just a gaming console. It is a complete entertainment package which lets you play PS3 games, watch Blu ray movies ( conventional movie disks too), listen to music, browse Internet, and many other fun activities. Regardless the reason, you might require to backup PlayStation 3 to external hard drive in order to avoid data loss.
So when did actually take a backup of your PS3 last time? I wonder if you have. Everybody knows that PS3 offers so with an option of taking backup of its data, but most of us do not make the best of this feature as we are not aware of the exact procedure.
So here is the step by step procedure to backup PlayStation 3 to external hard drive:
To start with this backup PS3 mission, all you need is a FAT32 formatted external hard disk. Once you have it, you can start with the exact process to take backup of your PS3 data.
STEP 1: Connect your external hard drive to your PS3 console.
STEP 2: Navigate to XMB Menu –> Settings –> System Settings –> Backup Utility –> Backup –> Yes –> Yes.
STEP 3: Now, let the PS3 know that you have connected the hard disk by choosing it and wait till the PS3 automatically takes the backup of all your PS3 data which include Game Saves, trophies video files, music files, pictures.
That is it. Now, all you need to do is wait as it will take good amount of time to backup PlayStation 3 to external hard drive because it involves huge amount of data.