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External Hard Drive For PlayStation 3

External hard drives are a great way to add storage space to your computer. They're also a great way to back up your computer. But if you have a PlayStation 3, you may not realize its external hard drive is a great way to add storage space to your PlayStation 3. Browse the top-ranked list of external hard drives for Playstation 3s below along with associated reviews and opinions. 

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  1. Western Digital - WD 6TB P10 Game Drive Portable External Hard Drive (WDBZ7D0060BBK-WESN ) - Black

    SKU: JXTHCC74RL

    Product Description

    A portable black external hard drive offering large storage capacity, ideal for gaming and data backup needs.
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    Your price for this item is $355.49

  2. Toshiba - Canvio Gaming 2TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black

    SKU: JXWR4QHJL9

    Product Description

    A sleek black portable hard drive offering 2TB USB 3.0 storage for Xbox, PlayStation, and PC gaming.
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    Your price for this item is $163.39
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    The previous price was $163.86

  3. Toshiba - Canvio Gaming 1TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black

    SKU: JXWR4QHJGZ

    Product Description

    A sleek black portable hard drive offering 1TB USB 3.0 storage for Xbox, PlayStation, and PC gaming.
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    Your price for this item is $134.66

  4. Toshiba - Canvio Gaming 4TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black

    SKU: JXWR4QHJLK

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    A black portable external hard drive with 4TB storage for Xbox, PlayStation, and PC gaming.
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    Your price for this item is $216.48

  5. Seagate - Expansion 5TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive with Rescue Data Recovery Services - Black

    SKU: J37C5H48K5

    Seagate is the best. I love their drives. They are the only ones I use to store my files....Best External HD...Just love it!

    Product Description

    A portable black external hard drive offering 5TB storage, fast USB 3.0 transfers, and data recovery services.
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    Your price for this item is $219.99

  6. WD - Easystore 2TB External USB 3.2 Gen 1 Portable Hard Drive - Black

    SKU: JXTHCJVLLX

    Absolutely great recommendation from best buy associate. I love my block....Great job by staff at pick up. Love best buy and great price. Thank you.

    Product Description

    A portable black external hard drive offering 2TB storage, fast USB 3.2 connectivity, and backup software.
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    Your price for this item is $164.99

  7. WD - P10 2TB External USB 3.2 Gen 1 Portable Hard Drive - Black

    SKU: JXTHCC7K2W

    Love it....I love it. It’s amazing. I holds a lot of my ps4 games....Love this thing...This thing has held up great through the past 2 years and works wonderfully, very easy to use!

    Product Description

    A sleek black portable external hard drive offering 2TB storage and fast USB 3.2 Gen 1 connectivity.
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    Your price for this item is $174.99

  8. Seagate - 5TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive with Rescue Data Recovery Services - Black

    SKU: J37C5HK4JW

    Works great! Have been using it for a little over a week now

    Product Description

    A portable black external hard drive offering 5TB storage, fast USB 3.0 transfers, and data recovery services.
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    Your price for this item is $233.49
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    The previous price was $259.64

  9. WD - Easystore 6TB External USB 3.2 Gen 1 Portable Hard Drive - Black

    SKU: JXTHCC74PF

    I love it for my all Dj music Thank you BEST BUY for all your help and support....Great product at a great price....We have always had great results with this product and Best Buy is our go to store because...

    Product Description

    A portable black external hard drive offering 6TB storage, fast USB 3.2 connectivity, and backup software.
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    Your price for this item is $319.99

  10. Seagate - 2TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive with Rescue Data Recovery Services - Black

    SKU: J37C5HK2TL

    Works great, quickly shipped. What more could I ask for?

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    A portable black external hard drive offering 2TB storage, fast USB 3.0 transfers, and data recovery services.
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    Your price for this item is $137.99
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    The previous price was $182.40
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Most external hard drives that use USB connectivity are compatible with all PlayStation 3 models. However, the drive must be formatted to the FAT32 file system for the PS3 to recognize and use it.

You cannot play PS3 games directly from an external hard drive. However, you can use the external drive to store and transfer game data, media files, and backups.

The PlayStation 3 supports the FAT32 file system for external hard drives. It can read media files such as MP3, MP4, JPEG, and AVI from the drive.

To format an external hard drive for the PS3, connect it to a computer and use the system's disk management tools to format it to FAT32. Then, connect the drive to your PS3 via USB.

Yes, the PlayStation 3 has a built-in backup utility that allows you to back up your system data to an external hard drive formatted in FAT32.