Romanus1 Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 Can I run PS3 games from an external hdd yes and no from searching online so I am a bit confused if if not I have a spare 2tb drive can I upgrade the internal drive with that the only guide I found only talked about upgrade ign up to 500gb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TugaSonic Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 16 minutes ago, Romanus1 said: Can I run PS3 games from an external hdd yes and no from searching online so I am a bit confused if if not I have a spare 2tb drive can I upgrade the internal drive with that the only guide I found only talked about upgrade ign up to 500gb The answer is no. From my knowledge, the only way to run games from external would be if you used CFW. You can change the internal HDD if it fits, I'm not sure but I think the maximum size is 1TB with 2TB being hit or miss (some reports they worked but others say they don't). Just a reminder that if you plan on changing the HDD remember to sync your trophies and back up any save files you want to stay. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romanus1 Posted September 10, 2019 Author Share Posted September 10, 2019 1 minute ago, TugaSonic said: The answer is no. From my knowledge, the only way to run games from external would be if you used CFW. You can change the internal HDD if it fits, I'm not sure but I think the maximum size is 1TB with 2TB being hit or miss (some reports they worked but others say they don't). Just a reminder that if you plan on changing the HDD remember to sync your trophies and back up any save files you want to stay. Thanks for the advice I will upgrade the internal drive to a 1tb which are cheap now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorajet Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 Remember to get the laptop size of HDD, and I would probably also stick with no larger than 1TB because of the PS3 programming. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZitMeatloaf Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Romanus1 said: Thanks for the advice I will upgrade the internal drive to a 1tb which are cheap now PlayStation's website has official instructions for changing out the hard drive, which are pretty easy to follow. Changing out the HDD isn't hard. You'll need to download the latest system software from the website onto a USB stick first. I upgraded my PS4's HDD to a 2tb drive, then put the 1tb drive that came with my PS4 into my PS3. If your spare 2tb drive will fit into your PS4, that might be an option and you wouldn't have to buy another drive. Edited September 10, 2019 by ZitMeatloaf Removed redundant language 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorajet Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 45 minutes ago, ZitMeatloaf said: PlayStation's website has official instructions for changing out the hard drive on their web site, which are pretty easy to follow. Changing out the HDD isn't hard. You'll need to download the latest system software from the website onto a USB stick first. I upgraded my PS4's HDD to a 2tb drive, then put the 1tb drive that came with my PS4 into my PS3. If your spare 2tb drive will fit into your PS4, that might be an option and you wouldn't have to buy another drive. I did this also and it worked out beautifully! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xEl_Cidx Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 Keep in mind that the PS3 system software takes a chunk of the HDD space. In my case I installed a 1TB and after the update I had 933GB of space available, still beats the 250GB I replaced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romanus1 Posted September 10, 2019 Author Share Posted September 10, 2019 Well seems there might not be a point I was doing it so I could have my digital games installed as going into the shop is buggy but turns out my hdd is already 500gb if the limit is 1tb not sure another 500gb will work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxie_M0us3 Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 (edited) Make sure to find any internal 2.5” SATA HDD, which is normally the size that a laptop would take. A 1TB HDD seems to be the safest among of storage, others said that it can take 1.5TB. And no, you cannot use external HDD, unlike the PS4. Here you have instructions how to install your new HDD to the PS3: https://support.playstation.com/s/article/Upgrade-the-PS3-Hard-Disk-Drive-HDD?language=en_US Edited September 10, 2019 by MaxieM0us3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Mighty_Ducks Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 One of my PS3's hard drive is dead.. I'm currently shopping for a SSD, but have no clue exactly which is compatible with the PS3... https://www.amazon.com/SAMSUNG-Inch-Internal-MZ-77E1T0B-AM/dp/B08QBJ2YMG/ref=sr_1_3?crid=15TA0HYX3HOHQ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.3eddN8faQxYPe_vNyd-idTbqnUVUkUdLckt8kJ9sgA70965Rh05JneaHYzAddaUyihDzV-1R8WGaFuTT4VZzkUd3Nr7LSjmlTZTw-OD9r_BMNuOBOXKEjs2NHraxkkm4uI7EBrsvloIkmkV7uPI_0s5EwzDrqhbqcpm7K4OQuqMUngGi-M6nTSk3Ivf2QfAxGY_zkn2PXARm5ecizNRI7YgrPT08SYbBROZRBmIkPP4.G20MeI4j0GS3wqojdSqwC91H3RjSEMjBHbGitDjO9RA&dib_tag=se&keywords=PS3%2BSSD%2B1TB&qid=1708511360&sprefix=ps3%2Bssd%2B1tb%2Caps%2C148&sr=8-3&th=1 or https://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-SA510-Internal-Solid/dp/B09ZYQ84CM/ref=sr_1_4?crid=15TA0HYX3HOHQ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.3eddN8faQxYPe_vNyd-idTbqnUVUkUdLckt8kJ9sgA70965Rh05JneaHYzAddaUyihDzV-1R8WGaFuTT4VZzkUd3Nr7LSjmlTZTw-OD9r_BMNuOBOXKEjs2NHraxkkm4uI7EBrsvloIkmkV7uPI_0s5EwzDrqhbqcpm7K4OQuqMUngGi-M6nTSk3Ivf2QfAxGY_zkn2PXARm5ecizNRI7YgrPT08SYbBROZRBmIkPP4.G20MeI4j0GS3wqojdSqwC91H3RjSEMjBHbGitDjO9RA&dib_tag=se&keywords=PS3+SSD+1TB&qid=1708511360&sprefix=ps3+ssd+1tb%2Caps%2C148&sr=8-4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaivRules Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 15 minutes ago, The_Mighty_Ducks said: One of my PS3's hard drive is dead.. I'm currently shopping for a SSD, but have no clue exactly which is compatible with the PS3... Yup, any SATA SSD will work. They’re all compatible. Your links are both options. (Also, you can delete anything from “ref=“ onwards from Amazon links since that’s just a bunch of tracking junk) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westersburg Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Sata SSDs became quite cheap so i'd recommend them. NVME SSDs (no idea if even compatible) are probably wasted money since the ps3 doesn't even use the full sata ssd potential. Not such a big leap as it is on ps4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaivRules Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 1 minute ago, westersburg said: Sata SSDs became quite cheap so i'd recommend them. NVME SSDs (no idea if even compatible) are probably wasted money since the ps3 doesn't even use the full sata ssd potential. Not such a big leap as it is on ps4. NVME SSDs aren't going to be compatible and you're right. The PS3 can't even fully take advantage of everything SATA III offers (throughput wise), so it's wasted effort to even try with NVME. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floorkiller74 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 This is what I've always used in my PS3's, works like a charm. WD Blue 1TB Internal SATA Hard Drive for Laptops WD10SPZX/WDBMYH0010BNC-NRSN - Best Buy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Mighty_Ducks Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 On 2/21/2024 at 4:37 AM, Floorkiller74 said: This is what I've always used in my PS3's, works like a charm. WD Blue 1TB Internal SATA Hard Drive for Laptops WD10SPZX/WDBMYH0010BNC-NRSN - Best Buy I see there's a 2TB one.. Can you put a 2TB in a PS3? Or is 1TB the max? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost-Zeus514 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 (edited) 47 minutes ago, The_Mighty_Ducks said: I see there's a 2TB one.. Can you put a 2TB in a PS3? Or is 1TB the max? 1.5TB is the max for what I've seen But it's very unstable Edited February 25 by Ghost-Zeus514 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floorkiller74 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 13 hours ago, The_Mighty_Ducks said: I see there's a 2TB one.. Can you put a 2TB in a PS3? Or is 1TB the max? I think the 2TB's are physically too big as well, Like ghost said, I've also heard anything past 1TB is unstable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usernam569 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 On 2/25/2024 at 8:15 AM, Floorkiller74 said: I think the 2TB's are physically too big as well, Like ghost said, I've also heard anything past 1TB is unstable. Specifically 2.5" HDDs (the kind the PS3 and PS4 use) only go up to 2TB 2TB, 4TB, even 8TB SSD's could fit but they would not function since the max limit is somewhere around 1.5TB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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