Before PS3 Storage Upgrade
Before PS3 (Slim) hard drive replacement, there is something you have to prepare.
Since the PS3 can only detect FAT32/exFAT file system hard drive, you have to format the HDD or SSD drive to FAT32/exFAT to make sure it can be recognized by PlayStation 3.
To change PS3 (Slim) hard drive to larger one, you have to take out the PS3 (Slim) hard drive carefully with the extracting tool.
Insert the two hard drives, one is PS3 (Slim) hard drive, the other is the target hard drive (HDD) or SSD.
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