MrMario2011 | How to Easily Unlock & Reclaim PS3 HDD Storage! @MrMario2011 | Uploaded March 2022 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
With people revisiting the PS3 thanks to the ease of installing CFW or PS3HEN, one of the first upgrades many people perform is an internal storage upgrade. While upgrading from an old hard drive as small as 20 GB is great, it was also discovered that quite a bit of storage is reserved by the console and not accessible to us by normal means. A few years ago PSX-Place user einsteinx21 discovered a method of reclaiming this lost storage space and gaining back up to 8% of the total drive storage! This might not make a difference on super small hard drives, but reclaiming up to 8% storage on a 1 TB drive? Now we're talking...
This tutorial assumes you already own a modified PS3, running either full CFW (Custom Firmware) or PS3HEN, and have the basic understanding of how to navigate it. This video goes through making this process easy thanks to the PS3 Unlock HDD Space application by 3141card, which reduces the 8% reserved storage space to 1% reserved, reclaiming gigabytes on gigabytes within seconds!
#PS3CFW #PS3HEN #PS3Modding
This video has been made with Fair Use in mind and has been created as an educational piece of media.
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Timestamps!
0:00 - Intro
2:00 - Installing PS3 Unlock HDD Space
3:37 - Unlocking the Reserved Storage
4:40 - A Note on Drive Sizes
5:11 - Reverting Changes
6:11 - Outro
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Product Affiliate Links:
Phat PS3:
Amazon - geni.us/HS8EozJ
eBay - ebay.us/56hUi0
Slim PS3:
Amazon - geni.us/zmm9gM
eBay - ebay.us/PGBGuE
Super Slim PS3:
Amazon - geni.us/ffZEs
eBay - ebay.us/OEnuyc
USB Flash Drive:
AliExpress - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Dk7QY9F
Amazon - geni.us/pFA9I
eBay - ebay.us/Nt30nb
Video Hardware I Use:
US - amazon.com/shop/mrmario2011
UK - amazon.co.uk/shop/mrmario2011
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Downloads & Links!
Original Thread from einsteinx2:
psx-place.com/threads/tutorial-unlock-up-to-8-extra-total-space-on-the-ps3-internal-hard-drive.20773
PS3 Unlock HDD Space:
store.brewology.com/ahomebrew.php?brewid=327
How to Jailbreak Your PS3:
youtu.be/LIVu3Px3eXY
How to Install PS3HEN on Any PS3:
youtu.be/Ze3UMdMakvk
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Social Media & More!
Discord: https://Discord.Me/MrMario2011
Patreon: patreon.com/MrMario2011
Second Channel: youtube.com/iPsychozoa
Twitter: twitter.com/MrMario2011
Facebook: facebook.com/MrMario2011
Instagram: instagram.com/MrMario2011
Twitch: twitch.tv/MrMario2011
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Song Information
Artist: pyama
Song: distant transmission
Soundcloud: literalbagoftrash
Link: soundcloud.com/literalbagoftrash
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Any links specifically listed as affiliate links give me a small monetary kickback at no extra cost to you and no influence on the content.
With people revisiting the PS3 thanks to the ease of installing CFW or PS3HEN, one of the first upgrades many people perform is an internal storage upgrade. While upgrading from an old hard drive as small as 20 GB is great, it was also discovered that quite a bit of storage is reserved by the console and not accessible to us by normal means. A few years ago PSX-Place user einsteinx21 discovered a method of reclaiming this lost storage space and gaining back up to 8% of the total drive storage! This might not make a difference on super small hard drives, but reclaiming up to 8% storage on a 1 TB drive? Now we're talking...
This tutorial assumes you already own a modified PS3, running either full CFW (Custom Firmware) or PS3HEN, and have the basic understanding of how to navigate it. This video goes through making this process easy thanks to the PS3 Unlock HDD Space application by 3141card, which reduces the 8% reserved storage space to 1% reserved, reclaiming gigabytes on gigabytes within seconds!
#PS3CFW #PS3HEN #PS3Modding
This video has been made with Fair Use in mind and has been created as an educational piece of media.
--------------------
Timestamps!
0:00 - Intro
2:00 - Installing PS3 Unlock HDD Space
3:37 - Unlocking the Reserved Storage
4:40 - A Note on Drive Sizes
5:11 - Reverting Changes
6:11 - Outro
--------------------
Product Affiliate Links:
Phat PS3:
Amazon - geni.us/HS8EozJ
eBay - ebay.us/56hUi0
Slim PS3:
Amazon - geni.us/zmm9gM
eBay - ebay.us/PGBGuE
Super Slim PS3:
Amazon - geni.us/ffZEs
eBay - ebay.us/OEnuyc
USB Flash Drive:
AliExpress - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Dk7QY9F
Amazon - geni.us/pFA9I
eBay - ebay.us/Nt30nb
Video Hardware I Use:
US - amazon.com/shop/mrmario2011
UK - amazon.co.uk/shop/mrmario2011
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Downloads & Links!
Original Thread from einsteinx2:
psx-place.com/threads/tutorial-unlock-up-to-8-extra-total-space-on-the-ps3-internal-hard-drive.20773
PS3 Unlock HDD Space:
store.brewology.com/ahomebrew.php?brewid=327
How to Jailbreak Your PS3:
youtu.be/LIVu3Px3eXY
How to Install PS3HEN on Any PS3:
youtu.be/Ze3UMdMakvk
--------------------
Social Media & More!
Discord: https://Discord.Me/MrMario2011
Patreon: patreon.com/MrMario2011
Second Channel: youtube.com/iPsychozoa
Twitter: twitter.com/MrMario2011
Facebook: facebook.com/MrMario2011
Instagram: instagram.com/MrMario2011
Twitch: twitch.tv/MrMario2011
--------------------
Song Information
Artist: pyama
Song: distant transmission
Soundcloud: literalbagoftrash
Link: soundcloud.com/literalbagoftrash
--------------------
Any links specifically listed as affiliate links give me a small monetary kickback at no extra cost to you and no influence on the content.
