claycad

I don't have a PS3 so I can't test this, but from what I've been reading is the PS3 can recognize external devices such as HDD or thumb drives that are formatted in FAT32, but the HDD that comes with the PS3 is not in the FAT32 file format, it is its own proprietary format and can't be hooked to your PC and be read. To back up your data you would have to attach a FAT32 formated external device to your PS3 and copy the files from your PS3 to the external device. I've found several articles and forums and they all say that the PS3 HDD isn't FAT32 and can't be read by a PC. PS3 can read FAT32 external devices though. I guess if you wouldn't mind spending the money for an external enclosure you could try it for yourself to see, like I said I don't have a PS3 so I can't test it. good luck though.