Ummm, WHAT?

Well, I just turned my PS3 on and I'm greeted by a message that says the hard disk's database must be rebuilt or something. Thinking nothing of it, assuming it's something to do with my recently installed 2.41 update I press ok. I get a progress bar and once its filled my PS3 reboots.

Now, upon startup the same message pops up again about the database being rebuilt so I am like WTF, but when I press ok, the progress bar appears but stops at 0% and tellsme an error has occured during the rebuild operation and the hard disk must be formatted. When I select no it says the correct hard drive could not be found. I haven't tried yes yet cause I know what would happen.

So, I was wondering if this had happened to anyone else and if there are any possible fixes besides a format? Also if I must format, would I lose things such as ranks in online games and stuff in addition to the save files?

have you tried a hard reset? thats the only thing i can think of. Also, if you format you will not lose online ranks.theiceman08

Anyone else?

I got the same message a couple of weeks back, fortunatly my rebuild was a success and everything was ok (game saves, downloads, music and videos all still there on the hdd) I heard that it is like a disk defragment utility within the ps3 and it usually happens after you delete alot of data from the hdd or if there is corrupt data on it.

I now regularly back up my saves on my ipod after my experience, unfortunatly it seems as though you've lost your saved data this time.

If you have a usb adaptor that you can stick the ps3s hdd in and connect it to your pc you may be able to reteive all of it from there, thats the only thing i can think of that might bring back everything that you seem to have lost.

Have you tried the towel trick? :D

Have you tried the towel trick? :D

theiceman08