Wade_VC Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Just as the title states, how many of you out there back up your files; either via the Cloud or a flash drive, and how often. As for me, I back up as much data as I can every 3 - 4 days on a Flash drive. I for one could care less if the console took a shit as I have 2 spares (one still in the box), but I would hate to lose all my game/save data to boot. My first PS3 took a major crap the first month I had it, and at that time I didn't have too much on it; but that little incident taught me that I should religiously back-up my data on a regular basis to thwart losing it should my current console ever go belly up. Any others out there who faithfully back up their files? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A12 Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 About every 6 months, I do a full backup. I have no saves in the cloud... I don't know why I don't use it. Well, most of the games I play are online, so most have the data saved server side. I could care less if I have to re-install BF3 and redo the campaign again. On the other hand I would kill someone if I lost my MGS or FF saves, but I have those saved in full backups. I guess I just need more games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunglikeamuppet Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Note to self: back-up game save files for the first time since buying PS3 some 2-odd years ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScreechingOwl Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Never backed up anything. I complete a game and generally won't play it again, so it wasn't a disaster when I lost everything last month. I was more annoyed at losing all my images and themes than my game save files. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broy300 Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 I do a complete backup every other week. I back up whatever I'm currently playing (on the cloud) whenever I remember. I very seldom stay with a game for too long, so I always make sure I have backups (especially SRPG's and JRPG's) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parker Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 I didn't have backups of any files until PS+ introduced the Cloud. Now I have a few game saves in that, but once I do and HDD swap I'll probably back everything up once a week. Parker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mio Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 I backup my saves every Sunday onto a USB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 I don't know how. I'm not very tech smart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TranceVance Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Yeah I back up all my stuff, I have everything organised on my PC with all of my game saves. I usually backup my saves every 2 or 3 weeks and I always back up my saves after I plat a game (Because I usually delete that games data and save data anyway). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowdi Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 I'm sporadic at best. Maybe I'll back up my saves if I'm doing something that I feel that I may need to reload a previous save and don't want it written over. I usually won't play more than three games at a time anyway, so if my ps3 were to crap out, I wouldn't be too let down. I really should start being better about it though especially with games that take large amounts of time to complete. I just don't think of it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ille1234 Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Haven't done it ever since the whole PSN cloud storage thingy came along, now backing up manually only seems redundant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMD1 Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Have never ever backed up my files, dunno why guess I just trust my ps3 lol. Wish I sorta did but when my phat boy got ylod god dam haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nasty_Rory Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 The cloud takes care of my game saves - I think everything I have played in the last year is on there now. I also do a full system back up to a 500GB Lacie external about once per month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlteredFormula Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 I have to be honest, ever since PS+ initiated the auto uploads I've not backed up at all. Maybe I'll do that tonight, thinking about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fsck It Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 TBH the cloud storage is pretty weak at 150 mb. Compared to other free storage options I'd expect more like 1-2 gb at least. I filled my 150 in no time and now I get errors about not being able to upload more. I think one of my recent games had a 35-40mb save alone. It's not at all clear how to remove selected saves from online storage or how to determine which are using all of the space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreakon139 Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Can you use any flash drive to back stuff up? I don't have a ton on my PS3 save-wise and what is there doesn't take up too much space... so I probably could get away with a itty-bitty 8 gig thing. Might not be a bad idea. The majority of my HD is taken up by demo's and game data, stuff that's easily replace-able. As it stands, I've never backed up my PS3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eburkulosis Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 I rarely back-up anything. Even reading this thread, I probably wont Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azakos Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 I've only ever "backed up" my PlayStation 3 once. It was when my disc drive got messed up on my 80GB and started causing it to shut down. I saved whatever files I could to a flash drive. Can you use any flash drive to back stuff up? I don't have a ton on my PS3 save-wise and what is there doesn't take up too much space... so I probably could get away with a itty-bitty 8 gig thing. Might not be a bad idea. The majority of my HD is taken up by demo's and game data, stuff that's easily replace-able.As it stands, I've never backed up my PS3. As long as it fits into the USB, it's fine. However, there are lots of saves that are copy protected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iraqoz Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 I never backed up anything lol, maybe I should do it before its too late lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowdi Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 I've started backing up game saves on my flash drive since I first read this thread. Depending on what game I'm playing and if it's save is copy protected, I back up my save after every session. Saved my ass recently on the game I'm currently playing. I found out I messed up on a missable/collectable trophy and had to load one of my back ups or start over to get it. I was really lucky to find the save I needed. At thirty hours in, I'm not sure I would've started over. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyItsSpanky Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 I actually don't. I suppose I should start... It's a bad habit of mine since there is a lot of progress I'd be upset over losing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kogo2142 Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 I do a full backup (about 40GB of data) to an external 2TB HDD every 3 months, then I store latest game saves like Skyrim ones every week on a pendrive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDutchStig84 Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 When i'm done with playing a game, i use my PS+ online storage... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadeSplit Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 After I'm done with a game, I'll back it up on my external hard drive (if the save is able to be copied, of course). Doing it anymore frequent than that would seem like such a bother. Plus, the slim models don't seem to be defective like the original bigger models, so I'm not really worried about the yellow light of death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapluggin Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 I don't know how. I'm not very tech smart I could have written this sentence myself ... exactly like me, I have no idea how. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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