Back-Up PS3 Saves?

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Is there a way to back-up your saved games on the PS3 in case they are overwritten?

Kip · Accepted Answer · 2010-07-11T19:53:15.903

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To back up the save from a particular game there is an easier way than backing up your entire hard drive. Just use a thumb drive in the USB slot, and go to the "Saved Data Utility (PS3)" item in the PS3 menu (it's above "Trophy Collection"). Then select a save file and press triangle, then select copy. You should see the thumb drive listed as a destination.

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answered Jul 10 '10 at 22:44

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score 9 · Answer 2 · answered May 04 '11 at 19:44

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Also, saved game backup is one of the features included w/ subscribing to PlayStation Plus

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score 7 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 10 '10 at 06:19

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Yes, you can back up your PS3 data to an external hard drive. Watch the following video to show you how to do it from the system menu.

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score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Jul 16 '10 at 21:24

Be aware that backing up saved games to a USB thumb drive, and potentially to an external hard drive, doesn't always guarantee saving all of the associated data-- games with online components, like Rock Band, can restrict the ability of a user to backup the data associated with the saved content. I found out about Rock Band's issue the hard way...

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Jun 20 '11 at 01:01

If you use the full PS3 backup it appears to back up protected game's saves also as I have Dragon Age Origins and after upgrading my PS3 hard drive this weekend I still have the game data. It's possible that having the Dragon Age Complete collection that was released is unprotected making my anecdotal evidence invalid.

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