Can't access my games after transferring game data to a new harddrive
I have a PS3 (80GB) not YLOD yet and I got a new one, the 500 GB and I plugged my 120 GB USB in to my old Playstation and downloaded all the data from it. Then I plugged it into my new PlayStation, and downloaded all the data onto the new one, but when I go to play my games none of them will show up. Please help, I cant play any of my Playstation games.
Best Answer
You have to use the PS3 Data Transfer Utility. Data on your PS3's hard drive gets encrypted and can only be decrypted on that same physical machine. The Data Transfer Utility decrypts on your old machine, sends that data across to your new PS3 via an ethernet cable, where it is encrypted on the new console.
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Can you transfer game data from one hard drive to another?
Run the games transfer software, choose "App Migration" and then click "Start". On the left bar, choose the original drive where your game programs are installed, locate the games and tick the checkboxes. Click the triangle icon to choose the target drive as the file path. After all the selection, click "Transfer".Can you save a game onto a hard drive and move it to a different console PS4?
Press your controller's \u201cOptions\u201d button, and a pop-up screen will appear. Select \u201cMove to External Storage\u201d. Select all the games you want to transfer and then select \u201cMove\u201d. Your PS4 will transfer your games from to your external drive and automatically delete the old versions from your console once complete.Can you move games to another drive without Redownloading?
You should see a new button appear under Download titled Locate Installed Game. Click that, direct the launcher to your game's new location, and it should detect all the game's files, allowing you to play without re-downloading.Can I move my game from SSD to HDD?
To move them over, all you have to do is cut/copy then paste them into the new drive or reinstall your software to the new drive. After that, go into settings and change your default location for files to be saved if your SSD is your C drive.Can - Mother Sky (1970) [HQ]
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