Finally getting around to updating my hdd today. Glad I read the comments. Now I know to get the CFW 4.81 and NOT OFW 4.81. Hypothetically I honestly thought putting the OFW will allow it past the bootloader then the restore process places the CFW back on there.
Great tutorial! One thing I'd add is that, when formatting the new HDD, it should be GPT (instead of MBR). I had the USB with the CFW ready, new HDD installed and the console would turn off off every time, seconds after pressing the power button. Finally I found the above recommendation and everything worked fine. Thought I'd mention in case anyone else comes across the same issue.
Finally got it done thanks for the guide I got freaked out for a couple of minutes since when I updated the firmware. It didn't tell me what version I had. I though fuck its downloaded the OFW but it worked out ok then I couldn't do backup restore since I was on dex but its all working now. Thanks for the video :3
For me I backed up just in case. My backup had multiman and rebug toolbox and a few things I think if you dont do a back up you will have to set up your ps3 again(not the cfw) just the settings but I don't know ask on NGU or other cfw sites they helped me out alot with these questions
thanks. Confirmed that this method works for Rebug 4.80.2 REX. I have a slim 120GB upgraded to a HGST (Hitachi) 5K1000 1TB. For the backup utility part, I used a spare 80GB hard drive (deleted some Game Data to fit). I put on the USB Rebug 4.80.2 REX (same as before the upgrade). Confirmed isos and installed apps are transferred. Also confirmed that trophies are NOT transferred.
I recently did this to my ps3 slim and it was worth it. Only critique I have to say is that you should of upgraded to a much bigger hard drive than 320gb. Other than that, awesome tutorial!
Awesome, more power to you. I'm actually the exact opposite, where I have the biggest hard drive with tons of games on it so my ps3 can be the ultimate retro gaming station!
+Ian Alcantara Correct with 2001a model. I just get black screen and then I have to hold the power button until it beeps two times to get to the recovery menu. Otherwise I get no image. If you have solution, let me know.
Please help me , i want to upgrade my internal hdd my firmware is evilnat 4.87 but no tutorial for that.and i see lot of video on rebug firmare that have debug setting for easy upgrade internal hdd.im so confused now ,should i change my firmware evilnat to rebug .hopw u can help me , im new for this
Why is your ps3 on evilnat in the first place, did you install it or someone else did? If I was in your shoes, I'd make sure QA Flag is toggled and enabled. Then I would get the rebug firmware and install it and it should overwrite the evilnat cfw.
Great video man, I have one question, maybe it can help others too. Once done this to a new HDD, can I keep switching between 2 HDD's, without having to reinstall anything? it will be always the same CFW, but swaping disks only.
HEY BRO! help out a noob here please! Bought a PS3 slim with 4.81 on Cobra 7.4 Question : How do i upgrade internal HDD! i dont care about trophies i dont care about save data Just want my CFW to transfer over!
Hey PPM, how can I back up and transfer to a new hdd using a flashdrive versus an external HDD? I'm down to just 40gb left on a 170gb hdd and want to install a 500gb hdd in my slim model. Like I said before I don't have an external HDD and I only have one PS3 console and no access to a computer at the moment, and don't want to pay for PlayStation+. I have game saves for PS3 and PS2 that I need transfered to new hard drive. Also, how do you transfer games that are saved on the hdd? Not just game saves, but actual games? Advise would be Appreciated. Thank you
After I did everything up to the 6 minute marked, I plugged my hard drive with back up data and went to system setting>. Backup utility is not available anymore. Any help? THanks
so does the backup also back games that I've ftp'd into the ps3 hard drive. I've moved over ps1,ps2,ps3 and psp games into my current hard drive. would I need to take those out or do those get backuped as well
This may be too obvious but are modded isos stable to run for PS3? also how safe are cfw users on PSN these days? I still play SCV online casually and competitively in case and I've only spotted and added 2 cfw users online before.
Hey thanks for the tutorial but I just want to make sure these are all the steps for a CFW PS3. I think you mentioned you need to put something on the USB. How does that work?
Good day, I have a PS3 CFW not sure what Firmware is on it I just know it is 4.65. it has a 500 gig HDD but with all the games removed I only have 150 gig free. I would like to format the drive and install the latest ReBug but I do not know if I need to install the PSN firmware first or not. As for doing a backup I would like to backup just saved game but not all the other stuff. if I download the latest Rebug it will be a package file. will the PS3 read a package file without any Firmware installed?
I have old dated software on my PS3 YLOD, bought another phat ps3 and want to use old data to current 4.80 ps3. how can I swap old data to current working ps3 with 4.80 update?
Sir phoenix can update from ofw to cfw via formatting the hdd? For example 4.78 OFW then format the hdd then install a higher version of CFW like 4.82,83,84?
Hi, sorry if I sound like a noob.I have just bought a Ps3 running rebug 4.70.1 firmware DEX, I want to upgrade to a 1TB HDD but don't want to lose the firmware version etc. So what update file do I put on the stick as you say use the latest file? Thanks mate
can I use larger drive I have on ps3 phat ceche01 80 GB it can play ps2 games can i upgraded 750 gb will I able to play ps2 games on it still. I don't want to mod it seen's I have PS3 slim its moded
One of my cfw ps3's blew up and it was modded. i'm putting the hdd in a non modded/unmoddable ps3 and its saying cannot find the appropriate storage device.. I bought the ps3 for $20 with no hdd. Any suggestions?
PLEASE DONT UPDATE HARD DRIVE I TOOK MINE OUT AND APPARENTLY NOW NO APILCATION DATA FOUND IN THE USB NOMATTER WHAT I DO AND I PUT THE OLD HARD DRIVE IN AND IT WANTS ME TO INSTALL ASWELL AND NOW MY WORKING HARDDRIVE WANTS AN UPDATE BUT WONT TAKE ONE GREAT MY JAILBREAK IS NOW DEAD
I got a HUGE problem. When I go to system settings, there is no Backup Utility for me. The only thing there is close to it is Format Utility. I'm running on Rebug 4.80.1 D-REX and I don't know why it's not showing up. Please help me
Well, its sorta too late. I already installed my hard drive in the ps3. I really didn'y have stuff in it anyways. But I really appreciate the help though!
Hey After i changed the hard drive, I can't turn on my PS3 with my controller and I can't copy my new saves to a USB stick anymore. Only the saves I had before the hard drive upgrade. I've tried 2 different hard drives and it happens with both. What do I do? And yes i plugged the USB chord in and hit the reset button at the back of the controller.
Will this remove the jailbreak cause I have a 120 Gb ps3 on cfw and formatted my ofw 320 Gb hard drive and I backup the data from cfw ps3 in USB I put in the 320 Gb hard drive when I turn in how do I get 4.81 dex rebug or will it stay on 4.81 dex rebug
What can I do (other the converting to CEX) if i'm on DEX 4.81 COBRA and don't have the Backup Utility option available in the XMB? Can I just copy the entire root folder in Multiman's File Manager to a flash drive and copy it back when I install the new drive?
Can we have say a 2tb external hd which I use to put my games on and use that as the internal PS3 drive? Its only because my internal PS3 is full and because I've got so many games dang need more room but I don't have an internal one atm. So should I buy one? Or can I just do what I asked? Its only because my games seem to run off my external HD but when u load some up it says cannot play as I've got no space though theres tons of space on the external HD. Maybe the updates are on the internal HD so I dunno, maybe I should dl the dlc for the game then it might just load the whole lot. I dunno. I probably should just make the internal one bigger anyway but yeh any help/advice is appreciated. CHEERS!
@@ProjectPhoenixMedia Oh ok! Well that answers it then, I'll def just have to upgrade the internal HD that the games use. Thanks so much for your reply, really appreciate your time. I had some music n movies on there so I've put that on an external HD so I should b right till I get a new one. Yeh I'll look into what the limit is for it too. Bigger is better they say! Cheers m8!
Hi just bought a brand new ps3 on 3.30 ofw i want to go to 3.55 & jailbreak i got a1tb harddrive i want to install how do i stay on firmware 3.30 or 3.55 if i put the latest firmware on harddrive wont that update my firmware on console? Can i use 3.55 ofw instead? Or should i jailbreak first & do cfw on usb?
I have a big problem plz help me with this. The ps3 hard drive is too small so i bought a 1tb hard drive of western digital brand. I go to the "Debug for HDD Exchange Utility" under Debug Settings, and it does the copy and all. Once i switch the hard drives and turn on the ps3 with the new 1tb hard drive, I get a message that says "An error occured during the rebuild operation.the system storage must be formatted. all data on the system will be deleted during formatting. do you want format?"
Project Phoenix Media Its my own ps3. It got banned because it is jailbroken but my psn is fine. I bought a new cid and psid and spoofed my ps3 with the new numbers using psnpatch. This is treating my old cid numbers as an old ps3 and the new cid numbers as a new ps3 console. I tried to play my games like i normally would but i cannot, because all my dlc was activated on the old cid numbers, and i hit the limit of 2 consoles. How can i fix this? I need to deactivate the old cid numbers
I have a problem. I booted up my ps3 and I hooked up an external hdd and my ps3 froze up. Now it keeps wanting to fix corrupted data over and over again. Went into safe mode and still didn't fix it. I've got another hdd coming this weekend and was wondering if reinstalling my CFW after installing hdd would that automatically format the hdd to fat32 or do I have to do it manually? Or would that even fix my problem? Would I have to restore my ps3 and lose CFW?
@@ProjectPhoenixMedia For some reason, leaving the PS3 unplugged for awhile got it back working, but when i power it up it goes to the screen where it wants to fix corrupted data, but instead of hitting "X" button i hit the "O" button to go back and it boots. Should i still reinstall my cfw? If so, should I do that in safe mode or the regular way? Thx bro for any feed back.
So after i replaced the hard drive i just install my original cfw i had which is 4.78 via flash drive will it automatically be on the 4.78cfw jailbroken or will i have to do something else? I am curently jailbroken 4.78 dex
I'm on Ferrox 4.82 CEX. If I want to put in a larger hdd, would I need the same Ferrox on a flash drive, or would I have to remod? I used the PS3XPLOIT.
hi phoenix, nice vid..btw i use a rebug hdd backup utiliy, instead the one you have showed in the vid.. the same process but i went on rebug tool..however the new hdd i installed showing wrong information.. from 160gb with 27gb free space i updgraded to 250gb, but the new hdd shows 250gb 27 free space...is this a bug?? do you know how to fix this? thanke
I hace a question. I installed a 1000 GB or 1TB HDD it shows after installing free 840ish/940ish GB. Why does the software occupies almost 100GB?. I don't get it
I bought a 1 TB hard drive to an upgrade my PS3 with. And when I put in the flash drive to do the update it tells me corrupted data. The PS3 still recognizes the hard drive thumbdrive I’m starting to wonder if the hard drive I bought could be bad. Any suggestions
hey phoenix my ps3 hdd was corrupted so i have formatted it. i just want to know that should i have to install the OFW first then upgrade with CFW or i can directly install the CFW via safe mode? please do reply..thanks.
Hey man, do i need to go to safe mode in order to format the drive and reinstall the cfw or just turn on the ps3 the normal way? PLS BRO I NEED AN ANSWER, IT'S BECAUSE IM UPGRADING MINE TOMORROW AFTER IT ARRIVES
Hi Versatile! I'm about to downgrade my PS3 slim once the flasher has arrived and I have a question... The preinstalled HDD is 120GB. Now, I'm planning on putting in a 1TB SSHD afterwards. I have no backups to make as the original HDD was formatted b4 it was sold to me. Would I be right in thinking I can swap the drive after downgrading (and then installing OFW 3.55) and just have the USB stick with the latest CFW on it for updating?
Project Phoenix Media Hi! Thanks for getting back to me. So, am I right in thinking this... 1. Do the dump/flash. 2. Reassemble and insert the SSHD. 3. Switch on with USB stick attached containing the latest CFW. 4. Let the PS3 do what it does naturally. 5. Job done...
Does anyone if it's possible just to swap a hdd from a dying CFW PS3 (fat) over to another CFW PS3 (slim) without having to back up data or go through the formatting process? I want to move over 1tb HDD packed to the rim..it will take ages to back that up, then restore it onto the new PS3, but maybe that's not necessary?? Thanks
When you move it from one ps3 to another ps3 system, it is originally tied to the original system and I don't know any way around that unless you backup and restore, or say screw it format it and use as is.
plz help i accidently formatted my ps3 hard drive when trying to clone it on pc. now it wont let me install anything onto hard drive again. i have flashed my ps3 with e3 flasher and every time i try and install firmware again i either get no applicable update data was found or the data is corrupted error. i have the update file in PS3/UPDATE/PS3UPDAT.PUP. plz help me i have a lot of money in this ps3. do i have a brick or something??
going to sound kinda dumb. Do i have to Re-Jailbreak the PS3 once i upgrade my hardrive or Do i just use the Backup Utility and backup stuff to my Flash Drive. and then. Go from there. after or do i have Re-Jailbreak my PS3 Afterwords Just wondering.
@@ProjectPhoenixMediaim have problem with new hdd the problem is cannot start the appropriate system storage was not found how I can fix it please tell me please reply me fast
hey, im trying to upgrade from 320 to 500gb (this hdd i was using it on my xbox 360 before), the thing is i can't pass the first cheking of Firmware in storage device (trying to re-install Ferrox 4.83, also tried with SPY), it just says "No applicable update data was found. Connect storage media that contains update data of version 4.83 or later, then press the START and SELECT at the same time" i double check file md5, PS3/UPDATE/PS3UPDAT.PUP location, 2 different thumbdrives (used both of them to update CFW before from previous revisions), also don't have any disk inserted. When i switch back to my old hdd it detects the cfw in the thumbdrive no problem. Hope you know something. Cheers from Argentina.
Ok, for anyone having this problem this is what i did to solve it, everytime when the console is going to check if there is a firmware update (or anything) in the storage device you have to unplug usb cable connected to the Ps3 controller (right after pressing/holding start+select or any button).
ez fix . i had the same problem . to fix ... you must install the same firmware that your ps3 is on as of now . you cannot just pick any firmware you want and install . yes ive tried with 2 ps3 i almost gave up but tried this very last method and it worked . after that you can jump up and down on firmware i gueesss thats how it wroks . worked for me . try it and let me know ]
hey, I'm on rebug 4.81.2. i replaced the hdd and formatted it, when i try to update i keep getting the "data is corrupted" error. i am using the exact same file and usb stick i used when i installed rebug
ok, i tried putting in the old drive but there's something wrong with it, im installing ferrox rn and it seems to be working. I'll install rebug once this is done
Finally getting around to updating my hdd today. Glad I read the comments. Now I know to get the CFW 4.81 and NOT OFW 4.81. Hypothetically I honestly thought putting the OFW will allow it past the bootloader then the restore process places the CFW back on there.
Hey will my external drive have to be formated for this proces?
Glad I went with my gut and checked the comments before going to this step. Can't believe the video didn't explain this.
Great tutorial! One thing I'd add is that, when formatting the new HDD, it should be GPT (instead of MBR).
I had the USB with the CFW ready, new HDD installed and the console would turn off off every time, seconds after pressing the power button. Finally I found the above recommendation and everything worked fine. Thought I'd mention in case anyone else comes across the same issue.
Thank you!! Still the exact same process in almost 2023!
I knew what to do but always helpful to have a video on youtube being the guinea pig. Thanks for this!
Glad it was helpful!
"I'm going to teach you how to do the thing... but I'm not going to show you how I did it."
Finally got it done thanks for the guide I got freaked out for a couple of minutes since when I updated the firmware. It didn't tell me what version I had. I though fuck its downloaded the OFW but it worked out ok then I couldn't do backup restore since I was on dex but its all working now. Thanks for the video :3
i have dex aswell and i was wondering something. if u dont do the backup step will it matter or no?
For me I backed up just in case. My backup had multiman and rebug toolbox and a few things I think if you dont do a back up you will have to set up your ps3 again(not the cfw) just the settings but I don't know ask on NGU or other cfw sites they helped me out alot with these questions
+PiraMk alright. thanks bro.
thanks. Confirmed that this method works for Rebug 4.80.2 REX. I have a slim 120GB upgraded to a HGST (Hitachi) 5K1000 1TB. For the backup utility part, I used a spare 80GB hard drive (deleted some Game Data to fit). I put on the USB Rebug 4.80.2 REX (same as before the upgrade). Confirmed isos and installed apps are transferred. Also confirmed that trophies are NOT transferred.
OMG..its your tutorial again,,,thanks phoenix
I recently did this to my ps3 slim and it was worth it. Only critique I have to say is that you should of upgraded to a much bigger hard drive than 320gb. Other than that, awesome tutorial!
I could have gone 500gb or 1tb, but I always erase old game updates once in awhile so it's ok for my situation
Awesome, more power to you. I'm actually the exact opposite, where I have the biggest hard drive with tons of games on it so my ps3 can be the ultimate retro gaming station!
Will the Hard Drive RPM matter? I heard the PS3 needs to stay with 5400 RPM only.
Teb xiong There are google articles on higher rpm. I think it helps or use SSD, but there will be more heat in the ps3.
Thanks bro really helped
Thnx man! I was gonna recommend this to you but you already did it so Thnx!
***** Hehehe! Next time make a video on how to transfer all the games installed on the hard drive and transfer it to another hard using debug utility.
+Ian Alcantara the debug tool black screens on me every time, that is my method of choice if it only worked on me
Versatile Oh okay, so your console is QA flagged right?
+Ian Alcantara Correct with 2001a model. I just get black screen and then I have to hold the power button until it beeps two times to get to the recovery menu. Otherwise I get no image. If you have solution, let me know.
Versatile K man! I will look for some.
Please help me , i want to upgrade my internal hdd my firmware is evilnat 4.87 but no tutorial for that.and i see lot of video on rebug firmare that have debug setting for easy upgrade internal hdd.im so confused now ,should i change my firmware evilnat to rebug .hopw u can help me , im new for this
Why is your ps3 on evilnat in the first place, did you install it or someone else did? If I was in your shoes, I'd make sure QA Flag is toggled and enabled. Then I would get the rebug firmware and install it and it should overwrite the evilnat cfw.
@@ProjectPhoenixMedia thanks for replying me , by the way how to enable qa flag, can i just update my current firmware to rebug firmware ?
@@ProjectPhoenixMedia i buy used ps3 and evilnat already installed
Great video man, I have one question, maybe it can help others too.
Once done this to a new HDD, can I keep switching between 2 HDD's, without having to reinstall anything? it will be always the same CFW, but swaping disks only.
That'll ruin the connectors after a while, rendering your ps3 useless.
i was about to ask you how to do this thank you again
NICE VERYHELPFUL TUTORIAL
greetings,,nice vid tutorial...can i ask if these can backup save games as well?. or do i need to manually back it up...thanks
Can I jailbreak my ps3 by replacing my hard drive and then installing the cfw via usb? I am currently on 4.81 ofw
no
www.psx-place.com/threads/ps3xploit-an-experts-guide-from-ofw-to-cfw-by-aldostools-a-simple-rebug-cfw-install.15610/
JohnnyTDN no bitch
No why would Sony let you do that? It’s not just gunna skip the file check
Wouldn't updating prevent the PS3 from using custom firmware at all?
Hey, Im using rebug 4.82, when going into system settings backup utility isnt there for me?
I know this is a year late, but perhaps it will help someone else. This option has moved to Settings->System Settings->Backup Utility.
Will me rebug setting and stuff say too ?
HEY BRO! help out a noob here please!
Bought a PS3 slim with 4.81 on Cobra 7.4
Question : How do i upgrade internal HDD!
i dont care about trophies
i dont care about save data
Just want my CFW to transfer over!
I'm on 4.75.3 D_Rex so when I do the thing checking for update I put the rebug 4.75 on the USB right so it reinstalls it
Is the update.pup file the one from the cfw?
@@ProjectPhoenixMedia thank you for the reply. I already got the ps3 working witg a 1tb hdd
Hey PPM, how can I back up and transfer to a new hdd using a flashdrive versus an external HDD?
I'm down to just 40gb left on a 170gb hdd and want to install a 500gb hdd in my slim model.
Like I said before I don't have an external HDD and I only have one PS3 console and no access to a computer at the moment, and don't want to pay for PlayStation+.
I have game saves for PS3 and PS2 that I need transfered to new hard drive. Also, how do you transfer games that are saved on the hdd? Not just game saves, but actual games? Advise would be Appreciated.
Thank you
Can I do this without backing up? I just want to swap a newer had drive in my jailbroke ps3
This was usefull
why is it that hard to get CFW, but when you're changing hard drive you can just install whatever you want?
Mr.Pool because the Cfw is already on a chip in the ps3 rather than the hdd
After I did everything up to the 6 minute marked, I plugged my hard drive with back up data and went to system setting>. Backup utility is not available anymore. Any help?
THanks
Project Phoenix Media thanks for the reply. I will try that later and let you know if it works or not.
Thanks again for the reply and help.
so does the backup also back games that I've ftp'd into the ps3 hard drive. I've moved over ps1,ps2,ps3 and psp games into my current hard drive. would I need to take those out or do those get backuped as well
hi great vid... i am trying to put a wd 2 terabyte hd in my ps3 one jailbroke one not . works externally but not internally any ideas? thanks
Can’t you just clone the old drive to the new bigger drive? Then expand the storage.
This may be too obvious but are modded isos stable to run for PS3? also how safe are cfw users on PSN these days? I still play SCV online casually and competitively in case and I've only spotted and added 2 cfw users online before.
Hey thanks for the tutorial but I just want to make sure these are all the steps for a CFW PS3. I think you mentioned you need to put something on the USB. How does that work?
***** Thanks that's what I wanted to know as I wouldn't know what to do if I needed to install something lol
Isn't it possible to back up the PS3 data onto a hard drive with a USB cable attached and then install that hard drive in the PS3?
Debug for hdd exchange utility isn't showing in my debug settings.any help? 4.82.1 rebug
Good day, I have a PS3 CFW not sure what Firmware is on it I just know it is 4.65. it has a 500 gig HDD but with all the games removed I only have 150 gig free. I would like to format the drive and install the latest ReBug but I do not know if I need to install the PSN firmware first or not. As for doing a backup I would like to backup just saved game but not all the other stuff. if I download the latest Rebug it will be a package file. will the PS3 read a package file without any Firmware installed?
I have old dated software on my PS3 YLOD, bought another phat ps3 and want to use old data to current 4.80 ps3. how can I swap old data to current working ps3 with 4.80 update?
Sir phoenix can update from ofw to cfw via formatting the hdd? For example 4.78 OFW then format the hdd then install a higher version of CFW like 4.82,83,84?
Can you do a tutorial for upgrading HDD in a PS4 with 5.05 HEN?
I don't have any bigger hard drives for upgrading. To be honest, put in the new hard drive, install 5.05 if it asks and doy our HEN.
Can you replace the ps3 hdd to have a blank sheet in order to install a cfw?
So you can get cfw on a ps3 with 3.56+ ? (by changing the hdd)
i dont have the back up utility what should i do
Hi, sorry if I sound like a noob.I have just bought a Ps3 running rebug 4.70.1 firmware DEX, I want to upgrade to a 1TB HDD but don't want to lose the firmware version etc. So what update file do I put on the stick as you say use the latest file? Thanks mate
Project Phoenix Media i wish i had your knowledge
i keep getting cannot start the correct harddisk was not found when i put the new hdd in
Will this keep any of my fan settings on webman or my rebug settings. Im on DEX right now and would rather not switch it back
I don't know what settings I'm on as I wasnt the person who set them so Im just gonna use a PC program to copy the data.
Backup utility is not available under system settings with DEX for some stupid reason.
can I use larger drive I have on ps3 phat ceche01 80 GB it can play ps2 games can i upgraded 750 gb will I able to play ps2 games on it still. I don't want to mod it seen's I have PS3 slim its moded
gonna move to a 1tb hdd so I can backup my entire library of ps3 games some of them don't work anymore:(
put external option from multiman to internal on each game setting.
One of my cfw ps3's blew up and it was modded. i'm putting the hdd in a non modded/unmoddable ps3 and its saying cannot find the appropriate storage device..
I bought the ps3 for $20 with no hdd. Any suggestions?
PLEASE DONT UPDATE HARD DRIVE I TOOK MINE OUT AND APPARENTLY NOW NO APILCATION DATA FOUND IN THE USB NOMATTER WHAT I DO AND I PUT THE OLD HARD DRIVE IN AND IT WANTS ME TO INSTALL ASWELL AND NOW MY WORKING HARDDRIVE WANTS AN UPDATE BUT WONT TAKE ONE GREAT MY JAILBREAK IS NOW DEAD
I got a HUGE problem. When I go to system settings, there is no Backup Utility for me. The only thing there is close to it is Format Utility. I'm running on Rebug 4.80.1 D-REX and I don't know why it's not showing up. Please help me
Well, its sorta too late. I already installed my hard drive in the ps3. I really didn'y have stuff in it anyways. But I really appreciate the help though!
Hey After i changed the hard drive, I can't turn on my PS3 with my
controller and I can't copy my new saves to a USB stick anymore. Only
the saves I had before the hard drive upgrade. I've tried 2 different
hard drives and it happens with both. What do I do? And yes i plugged
the USB chord in and hit the reset button at the back of the controller.
Try a different usb cable that has both data and power when the ps3 controller is plugged in.
Will this remove the jailbreak cause I have a 120 Gb ps3 on cfw and formatted my ofw 320 Gb hard drive and I backup the data from cfw ps3 in USB I put in the 320 Gb hard drive when I turn in how do I get 4.81 dex rebug or will it stay on 4.81 dex rebug
how do I back up all my ps3 data if I don't have a backup on my setting
What can I do (other the converting to CEX) if i'm on DEX 4.81 COBRA and don't have the Backup Utility option available in the XMB? Can I just copy the entire root folder in Multiman's File Manager to a flash drive and copy it back when I install the new drive?
I'm not sure if it works like that (you could try), or if newer 4.88.2 cfw cex has feature or not
If my current HDD is knackered will I be able to just put a new one in and just reinstall rebug?
Can we have say a 2tb external hd which I use to put my games on and use that as the internal PS3 drive? Its only because my internal PS3 is full and because I've got so many games dang need more room but I don't have an internal one atm. So should I buy one? Or can I just do what I asked? Its only because my games seem to run off my external HD but when u load some up it says cannot play as I've got no space though theres tons of space on the external HD. Maybe the updates are on the internal HD so I dunno, maybe I should dl the dlc for the game then it might just load the whole lot. I dunno. I probably should just make the internal one bigger anyway but yeh any help/advice is appreciated. CHEERS!
@@ProjectPhoenixMedia Oh ok! Well that answers it then, I'll def just have to upgrade the internal HD that the games use. Thanks so much for your reply, really appreciate your time. I had some music n movies on there so I've put that on an external HD so I should b right till I get a new one. Yeh I'll look into what the limit is for it too. Bigger is better they say! Cheers m8!
Hi just bought a brand new ps3 on 3.30 ofw i want to go to 3.55 & jailbreak i got a1tb harddrive i want to install how do i stay on firmware 3.30 or 3.55 if i put the latest firmware on harddrive wont that update my firmware on console? Can i use 3.55 ofw instead? Or should i jailbreak first & do cfw on usb?
I have a big problem plz help me with this. The ps3 hard drive is too small so i bought a 1tb hard drive of western digital brand. I go to the "Debug for HDD Exchange Utility" under Debug Settings, and it does the copy and all. Once i switch the hard drives and turn on the ps3 with the new 1tb hard drive, I get a message that says "An error occured during the rebuild operation.the system storage must be formatted. all data on the system will be deleted during formatting. do you want format?"
Project Phoenix Media Its my own ps3. It got banned because it is jailbroken but my psn is fine. I bought a new cid and psid and spoofed my ps3 with the new numbers using psnpatch. This is treating my old cid numbers as an old ps3 and the new cid numbers as a new ps3 console. I tried to play my games like i normally would but i cannot, because all my dlc was activated on the old cid numbers, and i hit the limit of 2 consoles. How can i fix this? I need to deactivate the old cid numbers
I have a problem. I booted up my ps3 and I hooked up an external hdd and my ps3 froze up. Now it keeps wanting to fix corrupted data over and over again. Went into safe mode and still didn't fix it. I've got another hdd coming this weekend and was wondering if reinstalling my CFW after installing hdd would that automatically format the hdd to fat32 or do I have to do it manually? Or would that even fix my problem? Would I have to restore my ps3 and lose CFW?
You should be able to reinstall the CFW
@@ProjectPhoenixMedia For some reason, leaving the PS3 unplugged for awhile got it back working, but when i power it up it goes to the screen where it wants to fix corrupted data, but instead of hitting "X" button i hit the "O" button to go back and it boots. Should i still reinstall my cfw? If so, should I do that in safe mode or the regular way? Thx bro for any feed back.
So after i replaced the hard drive i just install my original cfw i had which is 4.78 via flash drive will it automatically be on the 4.78cfw jailbroken or will i have to do something else? I am curently jailbroken 4.78 dex
I am in serious danger! I am getting an error code that says "The data is corruptted." with the error code 8002F325. What should I do? Please help!
Help! If I'm on 4.78 Rebug DEX and replacing my hard drive what firmware would I put on my USB Drive?
Project Phoenix Media Thanks!
GWavy i put 3.55 then after i update to 3.55 i install my preferred fw
PxndaCFW 3.55 ofw?
NOT OFW! Download a CFW UPDAT.PUP,
i've almost screwd up by putting OFW update there
I'm on Ferrox 4.82 CEX. If I want to put in a larger hdd, would I need the same Ferrox on a flash drive, or would I have to remod? I used the PS3XPLOIT.
i did it, i made the 300th comment
Thanks!
hi phoenix, nice vid..btw i use a rebug hdd backup utiliy, instead the one you have showed in the vid.. the same process but i went on rebug tool..however the new hdd i installed showing wrong information.. from 160gb with 27gb free space i updgraded to 250gb, but the new hdd shows 250gb 27 free space...is this a bug?? do you know how to fix this? thanke
Hey will my external drive have to be formated for this proces?
how do you get a 3TB external hard drive to work on ps3
I hace a question. I installed a 1000 GB or 1TB HDD it shows after installing free 840ish/940ish GB. Why does the software occupies almost 100GB?. I don't get it
It's the way computer architecture works.
How to upgrade hdd without losing the new hfw and the 14000 licenses?
I keep getting a system build error? any suggestions?
I have my old laptop hdd, i would like to use it to upgrade my ps3, but I dont know if i should format it before I put him in my ps3?
@@ProjectPhoenixMedia Thanks
between 2:00 and 3:00 im lost on the playstation folder and formatting the usb.
+Project Phoenix Media yea i didnt know i needed to make the ps3 folder and all but i got it after a few hours of searching online
Hi I am in 4.80.2 can I downgrade after I replaced the hardisk ? 🙄
Wouldn't updating OFW firmware over the CFW firmware just either not run the ps3 or just the ps3 have ofw afterwards?
Project Phoenix Media Thank you!
What was the answer?
I bought a 1 TB hard drive to an upgrade my PS3 with. And when I put in the flash drive to do the update it tells me corrupted data. The PS3 still recognizes the hard drive thumbdrive I’m starting to wonder if the hard drive I bought could be bad. Any suggestions
Try a different hard drive and see what results you get
Where would be a good place to sell my fat cfw ps3 eBay?
Will this work with a HAN only HFW 4.84 PS3?
What about that "Debug for HDD Exchange Utility" option in the debug menu?
I haven't tried that, but if it works for you go for it.
My PS3 is in Dex mode tho. Idk if i should.
If you got a spare hard drive to test with try it.
hey phoenix my ps3 hdd was corrupted so i have formatted it. i just want to know that should i have to install the OFW first then upgrade with CFW or i can directly install the CFW via safe mode? please do reply..thanks.
Project Phoenix Media thanks for the reply but i did that weeks ago😉😀
So PS3UPDAT file , does it have to be ofw or can it be cfw since my ps3 is modded , will my ps3 be able to install a clean install of cfw ?
Hey man, do i need to go to safe mode in order to format the drive and reinstall the cfw or just turn on the ps3 the normal way?
PLS BRO I NEED AN ANSWER, IT'S BECAUSE IM UPGRADING MINE TOMORROW AFTER IT ARRIVES
Sorry for late reply, I do not check every day. Put in new hard drive, reinstall cfw.
Hey im trying to make my backup but the backup utility option is missing from the system settings what do i do
Im running D-Rex Rebug 4.81
It reappeared after some fiddling but I'm not sure what I did
Hey Im on ofw on one console and jailbroken on the other I am putting my ofw ps3 hardive in my cfw will this delete my jailbreak?
+Project Phoenix Media ok Thnx
Hi Versatile! I'm about to downgrade my PS3 slim once the flasher has arrived and I have a question... The preinstalled HDD is 120GB. Now, I'm planning on putting in a 1TB SSHD afterwards. I have no backups to make as the original HDD was formatted b4 it was sold to me. Would I be right in thinking I can swap the drive after downgrading (and then installing OFW 3.55) and just have the USB stick with the latest CFW on it for updating?
Project Phoenix Media Hi! Thanks for getting back to me. So, am I right in thinking this... 1. Do the dump/flash. 2. Reassemble and insert the SSHD. 3. Switch on with USB stick attached containing the latest CFW. 4. Let the PS3 do what it does naturally. 5. Job done...
Project Phoenix Media many thanks!
Hi! Me again 😆. One final question - is toggle qa necessary? Cheers!
When it formats I’m stuck at 99% i need help pleade
Does anyone if it's possible just to swap a hdd from a dying CFW PS3 (fat) over to another CFW PS3 (slim) without having to back up data or go through the formatting process? I want to move over 1tb HDD packed to the rim..it will take ages to back that up, then restore it onto the new PS3, but maybe that's not necessary?? Thanks
When you move it from one ps3 to another ps3 system, it is originally tied to the original system and I don't know any way around that unless you backup and restore, or say screw it format it and use as is.
plz help i accidently formatted my ps3 hard drive when trying to clone it on pc. now it wont let me install anything onto hard drive again. i have flashed my ps3 with e3 flasher and every time i try and install firmware again i either get no applicable update data was found or the data is corrupted error. i have the update file in PS3/UPDATE/PS3UPDAT.PUP. plz help me i have a lot of money in this ps3. do i have a brick or something??
thx ya my prob was that i was trying to install cex and not dex
3:11 When it arrives in this part it does not find cfw
going to sound kinda dumb. Do i have to Re-Jailbreak the PS3 once i upgrade my hardrive or Do i just use the Backup Utility and backup stuff to my Flash Drive. and then. Go from there. after or do i have Re-Jailbreak my PS3 Afterwords Just wondering.
@@ProjectPhoenixMedia i got everything fixed suscsessfully i reinstalled my cfw. And upgraded to 1tb
Did you have to reinstall cfw ?
@@tonysaurabhroy Just use the USB to update the same CFW firmware you had.
Im in 4.84 rebug cex can I replace hdd please reply me fast I have fat ps3
@@ProjectPhoenixMediaim have problem with new hdd the problem is cannot start the appropriate system storage was not found how I can fix it please tell me
please reply me fast
If I buy a new hard drive will anything happend?
do you have to have an external hard drive? Could you not just use a usb flash drive?
Project Phoenix Media what if its a high gb flash drive? should be fine wouldn't it?
Josh Huge you can definitely try it ... I personally have a 128gb and a 256gb pendrive but never thought about it for ps3 ...
hey, im trying to upgrade from 320 to 500gb (this hdd i was using it on my xbox 360 before), the thing is i can't pass the first cheking of Firmware in storage device (trying to re-install Ferrox 4.83, also tried with SPY), it just says "No applicable update data was found. Connect storage media that contains update data of version 4.83 or later, then press the START and SELECT at the same time" i double check file md5, PS3/UPDATE/PS3UPDAT.PUP location, 2 different thumbdrives (used both of them to update CFW before from previous revisions), also don't have any disk inserted. When i switch back to my old hdd it detects the cfw in the thumbdrive no problem. Hope you know something. Cheers from Argentina.
Ok, for anyone having this problem this is what i did to solve it, everytime when the console is going to check if there is a firmware update (or anything) in the storage device you have to unplug usb cable connected to the Ps3 controller (right after pressing/holding start+select or any button).
ez fix . i had the same problem . to fix ... you must install the same firmware that your ps3 is on as of now . you cannot just pick any firmware you want and install . yes ive tried with 2 ps3 i almost gave up but tried this very last method and it
worked . after that you can jump up and down on firmware i gueesss thats how it wroks . worked for me . try it and let me know
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Hey Dude Can U Help Me When I Try To Sign In It Gives Me This Error Code 8002A224 Does This Mean My Cid Is Banned ?
who uses a 320gb hard drive anymore? you might as well drop a 2tb hard drive in it and call it a day.
HEHE
So how do I upgrade my slims 40gb ?
I'm running 4.70 no backup utility or back up option in rebug toolkit
You cannot properly back it up unless you convert to CEX from DEX which is not worth the hassle for me. I gave up on trying to properly back it up.
hey what size for internal hdd on ps3 2,5" or 3,5 "? thanks
2,5" :)
thanks your video is very helpfull for me because i have a plan for changenging my internal hdd from 40 gb to 500 gb
Thank you for your awesome video! Do you know any compatible 2TB 2.5" HDD that will works without problems as internal drive on a PS3. cheers!
hey, I'm on rebug 4.81.2. i replaced the hdd and formatted it, when i try to update i keep getting the "data is corrupted" error. i am using the exact same file and usb stick i used when i installed rebug
should i install 4.82.1 on the old hard drive and try again? that's the only thing i can think of
ok, i tried putting in the old drive but there's something wrong with it, im installing ferrox rn and it seems to be working. I'll install rebug once this is done
anyone else having this problem -- this worked for me! restoring backup now 👍
If you upgrade your PS3 hard drive does it take your jailbreak ??
+Project Phoenix Media aye thanks I did everything but it won't let me get online
Please help me... 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
I Have not mony to buy E3 Flasher ....
So... How to downgrade my ps3 without E3 Flasher .. Plz.. Help
V•G Moment You can't. Sorry.
My PS3 250gb 4.66 jailbroken. Is it possible to update 4.66 cfw to 4.75 cfw after I changed my internal hard disk?
Project Phoenix Media thanks a lot.
Hey I'm on rebug 4.81 will this work for me?