Why an external hard drive to the PS3 to connect?
- With an external hard drive, you can transfer both movies as well as music from the Computer to the PS3.
- Games, Downloads, and game saves will remain on the PS3 and not on the external hard drive move.
- In the following two paragraphs we will show you how to format the hard drive, and the PS3 set up.
PS3: External hard drive connect
1. PS3 External hard drive to format correctly
So the PlayStation 3 can work with the hard disk, you need to put this in the correct Format. During the formatting, all files on the hard disk will be deleted. Secure these, therefore, first of all, on your Computer.
- Simultaneously press the keys "Windows" and "E", so that the Explorer opens.
- Click with the right mouse button on the connected external hard drive and select the Option "Format".
- Select "file system" select "FAT32" and click on the Button below "Start".
- Depending on the size of the hard disk is formatted after a few seconds to minutes.
External hard drive format
2. PS3: External hard drive for the console set up
The PlayStation 3 recognizes the files correctly, you need a certain folder structure.
- You create an empty hard disk, the folder with the name "VIDEO", "MUSIC" and "PICTURE". Here you can insert the respective files.
- Movies you should download all directly into the folder "VIDEO". You can create additional sub-folders will not be detected in the films from the PS3.
- By formatting in FAT32 the files may be a maximum of 3.9 GB in size. A Film is bigger, you need to share the Video. Also films in HD-quality you have to share for problems. The succeed for example, with the free Freemake Video Converter.
In the next practical tip we will show you how to make your PS3 Controller on the PC.
