PlayStation®3 General Discussion

[vecci16v]

does anyone know if this is compatible with ps3's it's £59.99 at argos cheers

[afccarl1994]

As long as its formatted to FAT32, then yes. If it isn't FAT32 already, you can just format it yourself 

[vecci16v]

how do i do that please im not very good with computers or is it just easier buying one already formatted if they sell them

[afccarl1994]

Im not sure if it will come formatted as FAT32. They usually don't say, but it will either be FAT32 or NTFS.

If you buy it, connect it to the PS3. If it is detected, you're good to go. If not, you will need to attach it to a PC. 

I have a youtube video you might find helpful. A link to the software needed to format the drive is provided in the video description.

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Edit. ah, nvm. You said external. I ought to read a bit more careful

[vecci16v]

thanks everyone and to afccarl1994 for showing me how to format it i will be buying it tomorrow or monday is 59.99 a good price for a 1tb

[jamie49]

When shopping you will find some drives formatted for Windows and some for Apple/Not Windows.

That means Windows formatted is NTFS, other will be FAT32.

Note FAT32 only supports disk files up to about 3.3GB (I can't remember actual size).  Windows can happily read FAT32 and NTFS, but you can't copy large files (> 3.3GB) from your Windows PC to the external FAT32 drive.

[LeeRoye]

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vecci16v wrote:
thanks everyone and to afccarl1994 for showing me how to format it i will be buying it tomorrow or monday is 59.99 a good price for a 1tb

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It is at the moment as HDD prices are sky rocketing after the floods in Thailand

[afccarl1994]

@jamie The file size limit is 4GB. PS3 NEEDS it to be FAT32, so its disadvantages compared to other FS is irrelevent.

I would by it as quick as you can at that price, as posted above prices have been going up a lot lately. 

[vecci16v]

bought a western digital 1.5tb external hard drive from pc world/currys im fetching it in an hour