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Does an external Hard Drive need to be formated first to work with PS3

  • 16-08-2008 2:18pm
    #1
    AIR-AUSSIE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,596 ✭✭✭


    I have a Ex HD that I use for various things, I want to use with my PS3 to listen to music, watch videos and such.

    Wondering if music cannot be in subfolders but only a single folder- as the PS3 doesn't seem to find them?


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  • #2
    RangeR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,265 ✭✭✭RangeR


    The Ext HDD needs to be FAT32. PS3 cannot read NTFS drives / partitions.


  • #3
    AIR-AUSSIE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,596 ✭✭✭AIR-AUSSIE


    Yes I realise that, but can the music be in subfolders or can they only be in folders and then no more - cos any folders that had subfolders said there were no music files in them...


  • #4
    Kintarō Hattori
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,063 ✭✭✭✭Kintarō Hattori


    Just create folders in the root directory called Game, Music, Picture, Video and then drop your files/folders into them. You have to do this in order for the PS3 to see your files.


  • #5
    gloobag
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,229 ✭✭✭gloobag


    Kintarō Hattori wrote: »
    Just create folders in the root directory called Game, Music, Picture, Video and then drop your files/folders into them. You have to do this in order for the PS3 to see your files.

    You can select the external drive in the XMB, hit the triangle button and select "Show All", no need to make any folders.


  • #6
    Kintarō Hattori
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,063 ✭✭✭✭Kintarō Hattori


    gloobag wrote: »
    You can select the external drive in the XMB, hit the triangle button and select "Show All", no need to make any folders.

    If you make the folders you don't need to press the triangle and select 'Show All' every single time. Less effort.


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  • #7
    guil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,587 ✭✭✭✭guil


    thats what the op asked for before editin the post


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