backing up save files?!?!

ive been hearing horror stories of people whos ps3 no longer work on them. i have extensive game progression saved on my ps3 and i want to trasnf these files to a ext hard drive i have. is this possible? and if so can someone explain how i do it

Just insert a thumb drive in the USB slot of your PS3 and then go to your saves folder on the XMB. Move down to a save file and I believe you press triangle to bring up the 'Copy' option. Select 'Copy' and then direct the copy to the thumb drive. Hope this helps.

Just insert a thumb drive in the USB slot of your PS3 and then go to your saves folder on the XMB. Move down to a save file and I believe you press triangle to bring up the 'Copy' option. Select 'Copy' and then direct the copy to the thumb drive. Hope this helps.

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