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Old 07-20-2007, 12:56 AM
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Trouble connecting an External HDD to PS3

Hi Guys,

I recently bought a ps3 and its awesome! fantastic machine.

Just a quick question though.... I Have a an external HDD with movies, music and all that crap on it, I can connect it to the PS3 but am unable to view any of the files?

I probably sound like a noob... but can anybody help me with this?

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first u must sit and wait and then in the deepest thought youve ever reached will the true awnser be revealed
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There are 2 ways to do this one is easier than the other......first i read somewhere that the ps3 will only recognise fat32 file system which means if your ext.hd is ntfs you'll have to format to fat32 and your ps3 will recognise it..but if you have a lot of movies and music on ur ext.hd like i do, that is just not possible. The other simple option is to use tversity to gain access to it through windows and u'll be amazed how easy it is to use! also it plays everything with minimal effort! go here "http://www.tversity.com/home" to get it.
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While Jiggykilla has a good Idea, I would say you should copy everything onto a pc, then go into my computer, right-click and click format on your external HDD, and use the FAT32 file system. Then you can re-copy everything back
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im gonna agree with them cuz i have no idea personally
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