“Will this device transfer the old music & photos from a PS3 HDD that was removed when a PS3 system failed due to an unrelated problem? The pix stored on it are dear and unreplaceable & the music is quite old & hard to find as well.”
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I was under the impression that the data on the PS3 drive is encrypted and the encryption scheme is in part linked to the internal serial number of a chip in the old PS3, hence the data will not be able to be extracted in any usable form. Let us know how you make out.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Yes. This device should work fine to be able to transfer data from the PS3 SATA hard drive.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.This should do the job for you as long as the drive is good. Once you plug this into a USB port (USB3 recommended) it acts just like any other external drive. This is a powered unit so it doesn't tax your computer's power supply.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.It may require 3rd party software to decrypt that PS3 HDD. This does not apply to corrupted PS3 HDD.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.This unit is a docking station for 2.5" and 3.5" SATA hard drives and solid state drives. You need to connect your hard drive and if detected you can retrieve your files.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.It should, but I am not certain. You will have to try it.
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