Look after your saved game data

Find out how you can manage game save data with your PS3.

You can copy saved data from PlayStation format software or PlayStation 2 format software to a memory card or a memory card (8MB) (for PlayStation 2).

1. Select [Memory Card Utility (PS/PS2)] under Game.
2. Connect a memory card adaptor (sold separately) to the PS3 system and insert a memory card.
3. Select the icon of the saved data that you want to copy from [Internal Memory Card (PS)] or [Internal Memory Card (PS2)], and then press the Triangle button.
4. Select [Copy]. Specify [Memory Card (PS)] or [Memory Card (PS2)] as the save destination.

• The time required to copy saved data may vary from 30 seconds to up to several minutes.

Moving copy-prohibited data

You can move copy-prohibited saved data for PlayStation format software or PlayStation 2 format software to a PS3 system.

Select the saved data, press the Triangle button, and then select [Move] from the options menu. The saved data is moved to the PS3 system's hard disk. The data that was moved is deleted from the memory card or memory card (8MB) (for PlayStation®2).

• Saved data that was moved can also be moved back to the memory card or memory card (8MB) (for PlayStation 2).
• A memory card adaptor (sold separately) is required to move the saved data from PlayStation format software or PlayStation 2 format software.