Gaming cfw ps3 hard drive question

[G36cBossMan]

I got a new hard drive for my cfw ps3 and wanted to know can i back up my hd/games folder directory and my hd/game folder directory to a usb so when I copy them back to my new hard drive I will still have my games and dlc or will I have to re download everything?

 

[godreborn]

just download the pkgs. back up the home folder for your saves and trophies. backing up the game folder is doable, but there's a high probability that data will be lost. the ps3 doesn't like lots of small files, and some games like little big planet have a lot. lbp has over 50,000 files.