How To: Fix a Corrupted PS3 Hard Drive

[nickjoyceXP]

i have recently bought mw2 and i am lvl 70 from joining a public lobby that was modded(i didnt mod it or anything it was someone in the lobby) and i unlocked commando pro. then a popup showed up and said memory full and mw2 closed. I tried to open it again and it starts up but after a couple seconds it closes. i have turned off my ps3 then tried again and it still hasn't worked i even tried deleting my saved data for mw2 in my ps3 menu other games work on my ps3

[xzxChristianxzx]

@nickjoyceXP something's up with your MW2 data then. It's prob the files in the game? Delete your MW2 patch and saved data. If it doesn't work, create a new User on your PS3 and try playing it from there.

[nickjoyceXP]

@xzxChristianxzx i tried all that didnt work but i tryed today and it worked lmfao thanks though

[RooneyWelbeck]

Hey, how will it delete my trophies? Aren't the trophies attached to my PSN account and not to my hard drive?

I don't mind losing the save data but I don't want to lose my trophies.

[WalletedSaltines]

@RooneyWelbeck Trophies are attached to your PSN account, but you need to resync and if you have a lot of trophies that may take a while.

[kip65276]

How Much GBs Of Memory Do You Need On Your USB Drive?

[spiderman6525]

This worked out great but I dnt think it saved my online black ops level its loading

[834043]

cheers bud. fixed my ps3 freezing in the internet . and in games 2. work brilliant

[xmodz23]

yepp got them i cut off my neighbors hands i stole a ps3 controller and a usb cable from walmart whats next?

[TheGreenHornet97]

yh it does wrk on ps slim

[PSPLORDSHIP]

Does this work for the ps3 slim model?

[megahustlenflowspare]

so how can i get all my saved data for games this will give me my saved data for my games

[TheHENDERSON112]

PLEASE GUYS DONT DO THIS IF YOUR DATA IS CORRUPTED PLEASE HOLD THE START BUTTON TILL BEEPS TWICE THEN OTHER THEN GOING TO OPTION 5 PLEASE GO TO RESET ALL SETTINGS THEN IT WILL SAY DATA IS CORRUPTED THEN PUSH OK THEN THE RESORING WILL BEGIN NOW DONT BE SCARED I JUST DID THIS AND THOUGHT MY DATA WILL BE GONE BUT EVERYTHING IS STILL THERE IM JUST SAYING DO THIS IF U DONT WANT TO LOSE YOUR STUFF!!!!!!

[Dehsiqner]

@TheHENDERSON112 re download it ? :l

[dagsy1985]

im gonna buy a 360 ffs. this is pissin me off i'm never buying a sony product again they can suck it. ive had to delete all my fukin memory 3 times now fuk u sony 

[xzxChristianxzx]

@dagsy1985 fag.

[nasi15]

If i didnt watch ur video, i would have buyed a new ps3 thanks

[GoblinBomber]

My PS3 is the old fat one version and i tried full format but the stuff where you select country time zone and all its all twisted and at the end it freezes what can i do to solve this?

[dldrone0209]

what can cause I PS3 to do it this and how can we prevent it from happening again ?

[RickMercer4PM]

I just received the "red light of death." Do you know which option best fits out of the 5 they give you?

[minigun543]

that did not work for man i hard drive is like really fuck

[devonlds]

please some one help me RIGHT NOW...im trying to fix my PS3 because it will not start up normaly. by restoring the PS3 system will it erase my map packs???i have about 60$ worth of map packs!

[xzxChristianxzx]

@devonlds Yes it will delete your map packs, but you can just re-download them again without buying them again, since you already bought them. And don't give minigun543 your Email or Password.

[dldrone0209]

@devonlds with your maps all you have to do is re-download witch you can find in your " Download List" look for it and redownload. With no charge. Good Luck to you.

[ChiefShotgun]

Thank you. Was not loading xmb this helped

[spider9243]

@sogooditsscary1 add me, I'm solid_frog54

[spider9243]

@Corey12451 add me, my Psn account is Solid_frog54

[draggsy2]

does this fix ps3 lagg?

[xzxChristianxzx]

@draggsy2 I don't know, but maybe

[ThePhonyBolognaGuy]

@xzxChristianxzx Is there one way I can easily fix my PS3? It's been three months...The first time it dropped was my mom. It happened again but this time it was my little cousin that made me tripped and let it drop. After that when I came back home from school, I realised the moment I turned on the console it had a message that said "cannot start, correct hard disk not found". I had to open the PS3 "HDD case" to get it out and later put it back in. I'd call Sony to repair but that didn't work.

[ThePhonyBolognaGuy]

@xzxChristianxzx Just to let you know, it was a 160GB PS3 Slim.

[0xNocticx0]

@draggsy2 doesnt at all

[bulls7123]

I had this problem and this video helped fix it, thanks! I guess the lesson here is to turn off the system in a proper manner (through the PS button on the controller, rather than by only turning the button off in the back).

[BENMClegend]

So its working fine now. This has happened twice but last time Sony told me to do it a different way. It helped for about 5 months and then it happened again but Sony told me to do it this way and its working fine again. It usual happens 2 months after I download a map pack. Will this happen again?

[spider9243]

I keep getting the message that my hard disk is corrupted over and over again but it is not corrupted, its so annoying

[sogooditsscary1]

@spider9243 i have the same problem :/ if you find out how to fix plz msg me 

[corey12451]

@spider9243 spider same thing is happening to me right now, if you find an answer please post it

[Dude13450]

or you could hit the restore file system, which checks your hard drive for missing or corrupted files, and repairs it, with which you dont lose all your shit...

[icecoldkiller1000]

it seems to be working



[KashgroundTM]

anybody wants my ps3 after i format it?

[MrGreasyBacon]

THANKS, I LOVE YOU NO HOMO LOL, BUT YEAH IT WORKED!!!!

[fredrosevan]

I did this and it continues to do the same thing saying "the hard drive is corrupted"

[bulls7123]

Is there any way to restore the corrupted PS3 hard drive and still having your old files not deleted? Thanks.

[MakeItTreu]

Itt Dontt Download Byy Mèe ??

Help PLeas..... Thanks

[callumfeeney1]

THANKYOUU SOO MUCH LADD!!!

[foxybrownin]

THANKYOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!



[BLACKHAWK00088]

As for Personal data, USB PSP EXC. Copyright locked data like Saints Row: THE THIRD game save can be stored vis Playstation plus. If your Hard drive corrupts or system failed to start properly then your data is most likely already lost.

[BLACKHAWK00088]

If your PS3 does not start properly after a format you may get a Hard Drive error aka Correct Hard Drive not found or inaccessible. Run system restore and re install the Operating System (OS) via portable device like a thumb drive.

Contact Customer Support - US & Canada: 1 800 (345) SONY, 1 800 (345) 7669

[deadrain032]

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[TheAliwem326191]

how to fix a corrupted downloaded game from PS STORE ? i cant install it when it reaches 15% it says the install operation could not be completed any help ??

[echo4567psn]

guys he did say in the begging of the video to put youre data on a usb drive in the begging of the video so you dont loss every thing thought i dont know how you transfere all the data to the usb drive when its on a black screen

[blueberrylesbian]

Goodbye 100 hours of Modnation creation

[lolmaomgoml]

awwww.. snap!!!1 i don't have hands thanks alot -__- FOR NOTHING!!!! (i typed with my nose) :3

[redneckhillbilly23]

Mine keeps restoring by itself when I turn it back on , is that a good or a bad thing???

[TIMPY1997]

this is bull shit...thanks, now i dont have anything..

[baylee12811]

@TIMPY1997 yeh this stupid retard made us get rid of everything he didnt say anything about losin everythin THANKS ALOTE!!!!!!!!!! CHRISTIAN

[xzxChristianxzx]

@baylee12811 first of all you fucking dumbass, I put on an annotation that you do lose everything. Your fault for not watching it on a PC or not having annotations on. Dipshit.

[xzxChristianxzx]

@xzxChristianxzx and btw, you spelled "ALOT" wrong.

[grokey11]

i have my own secret little way of fixxing it

[SyCoTiKSoCiEtY]

mine just keeps restoring over and over agin

[sLaYeR1o11]

When i do that it says "hard disk cannot be accessed" what do i do

[TheLiVeLiFe2011]

yes dude i have done that and it worked but it started the same thing again i ean it says like i damn routine restore file systems and i can't download demos or dlcs because it stucks what do i do guys?

[elitehippo18]

Does it re format while its on a black screen cause my ps3 just goes to a black screen and thats it... ? HELP

[xzxChristianxzx]

@elitehippo18 I think so, if nothing appears in a few hours then it's not working.

[SuperReviewvideos]

@elitehippo18 i do search this up on youtube how to fix sp3 black screen and u shoul find it

[113mac113]

@elitehippo18 ME TO

[redheadlino12]

what do you mean 75% it will work?

[xzxChristianxzx]

@redheadlino12 well if you look at other people's comments, sometimes it doesn't work for them

[AcidSnakeTheSecond]

i have a 40gb slim and my hard drive was corrupted and i did the same thing you told us on the video and then it said "cannot start. correct hard drive disc not found" what do i do? PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!

[xzxChristianxzx]

@AcidSnakeTheSecond Hmm I have no clue, try doing this again but with another option.

[TheViviTrance]

How to save my files to a USB before doing this if it's already corrupted?

[xzxChristianxzx]

@TheViviTrance you can't sorry

[TheViviTrance]

@xzxChristianxzx Thanks, I already formatted my HHD yesterday =(

[jakassme]

@xzxChristianxzx there is now less than 500mb free space on the harddrive

whats this mean

[xzxChristianxzx]

@jakassme I have no idea?

[65superhenry]

worked great, many thanks

[xzxChristianxzx]

It's my birthday :)

[mastero23]

It worked but i had to make a new online acount

[croptyu]

holy shit it worked . Thank U sooooooooooooooooooo much

[siattack1]

cont.. Now the problem still occures and it crashed once that now i cant turn on my ps3 through pressing the ps buttun on the remote i have to switch it on from the power buttun. Futhermore as the problems continued it wil now no longer go into stand by mode properly. The system shuts down but the faint wherring of the fan can still be hered and the green light next to the HDD is on, whilst at the top the ps3 resembles all the symptoms of being in stand by. This is very concerning so pleas help

[siattack1]

Help i have a problem. I have a ps3 slim 250gb model. It's now 2 years old. It acting strange for the past few months. It used to freeze when i played games but that never bothered me. lately it has been completey freezing where it will not turn off at all and the only way to turn it of is by unpluging it from the back it mainly happens when i just sign in and try to load a game. When the system switches on it says it needs to reformat the hard drive which i let it do until crashes again cont..

[SuperFunnyAssBoy]

Doesnt work

[xzxChristianxzx]

@SuperFunnyAssBoy Yes it does. Look at everyone else's comment. Read before you comment.

[ihavefriendsuckedin]

ok if i back up my ps3 saves to a hard drive and then install the new hard drive and restore my back up files to my new hard drive. will this make my new hard drive corrupted? PLEASE ANSWER

[xzxChristianxzx]

@ihavefriendsuckedin it shouldn't

[TheGreenHornet97]

Works cool

[Gamewizification]

I bought psn plus so i can back up my saves, but once i restore this how will i get my saves back?

[xzxChristianxzx]

@Gamewizification sign back in to your PSN and the saves will download

[Gamewizification]

@xzxChristianxzx Ohhhhh cool thanks!

[TehhTwistehh]

OMFG THIS DOESNT DO NOTHING TO MY PS3 MY GAMES STILL DONT WORK WOOW PLS HELP!

[xzxChristianxzx]

@TehhTwistehh This is for a hard drive fix, not a Blu Ray Disc Drive fix. If it doesn't let you play games, but you can still access your PS3, this video is not for you.

[TehhTwistehh]

Does this deleat your psn accounts??

[xzxChristianxzx]

@TehhTwistehh no it doesn't. It just logs you out, and you just have to log back in.

[Fernandez353]

Restarting*

[Fernandez353]

After I did what the video told me to do my system keeps redrafting and keeps saying that it has to fix the corrupted files over and over again each time..... I need help what do I do?

[xzxChristianxzx]

@Fernandez353 Then I think you're hard drive is corrupt. Try option 3.

[MrFlier123]

@Fernandez353 yur fixd yet?

[xDrought]

Guys, what If I can just press O when the screen pops up telling me that I have a corrupted hard drive? I only got this message from playing skyrim and having the game freeze on me due to the bugs in the game such as trying to save. Only after when a game freezes that the message pops up on the next reboot. It doesn't pop up after every time i start up the PS3. Should I just ignore it or do i have to format EVERYTHING? ._.

[xzxChristianxzx]

@xDrought just ignore it for now

[Tmack22222]

@xzxChristianxzx will this delete any downloaded games or people on your friends list?

[xzxChristianxzx]

@Tmack22222 it will delete downloaded games but not your friends list. You can just re-download the games you had for free.

[Jay90101]

If this doesnt work guys, you'll have to replace your ps3 hard drive

[xMEXICANPRIDE300]

THANX I TRIED IT THANK YOU THANK YOU

[xMEXICANPRIDE300]

thanx i didnt tried but it could work

[MrAizenKiller]

i did it and it worked but i can't log into my psn account? can anyone help me please..

[xMEXICANPRIDE300]

@MrAizenKiller so u go to sign up type in ur id/email address then type in ur pass if it didnt worked goto how to get ur psn account back

[Sephikus]

I have the same problem ZRock666 has. Plus i have the added issue that it's my cousin's PS3 and i only have two days to fix it before i have to go home, and he only has one controller.

[seamusheath6]

Thank You soo much, your amazing!

[RFLXProduction]

Dont worry I did it, I HAD TO DO restore defualt settings and you still keep your save data

[RFLXProduction]

Hey man, I have a different problem! I turn my PS3 on and it comes up with my users and I go on my user and nothing comes up, just the default background for ages... I don't want to lose my data is there another way around this?

[4mulaninja]

thanks for everything men

[TheZRock666]

i cant get to the six options screen even all that happens is it shuts off and stays off no matter how long i hold the power button however i have a slim and these pictures you use are of an original ps3 so does it being slim make a difference?

[xzxChristianxzx]

I'll message you

[Tmack22222]

@TheZRock666 i have a slim...what you do press and hold the on button...it should beep 1 cuzz its turning on hold it down...it should beep again if only once try this again if twice let go

[xzxChristianxzx]

@Tmack22222 you should hear 3 beeps. on the Slim it's harder to do but possible, idk why

[TheGreenHornet97]

that happend to me 2 times , thnks it worked perfectly :)

[airhead154405]

lol

1. a pair of human hands

[johncena6574]

THANX UPLOAD MORE THINGS

[ytgodzilla]

I did this and now it won't read my disk anymore. When repeating this it says drive is still corrupted. SMH!

I think The drive doesn't communicate with my monitor well.

[IsMiseAdhamh]

Will this fix my PS3, it keeps freezing for a few secounds after I tell it to do anything?

[zeroSNIP3]

hey whats wrong with my ps3 ill turn it on it works and everything but when im in a match when it lags like after 20mins of use whats wrong

[ulrich9996]

could I ask,

how do you do this with a play station 3 slim? - on a slim you dont need to hold it down to turn off, just tap the button as its none touch and it will turn off.

[nedakis11]

Dude thanks, i mean a lot it said a whole bunch of stuff and I did this and IT WORKED. thanks bro!!!!!!!!!

[lailalokman]

YO BRO THANKS ALOT MAN I LOVE YOU, VIRTUAL KISSES MUAH MUAHHH

[xzxChristianxzx]

@lailalokman lol okayy...

[eggchaser1997]

So no trophies are saved???'

[TheTruthIsWEIRD]

How long will this take hours?

[DannyDupuis]

ok so im 5th prestige on mw3, will it erase all my data and cause me to start over?

[MESSI10BARCAfan]

@DannyDupuis no, its only offline data that will be erased

[JustMrSmidd]

<3 you! fucking BEAST!!

[TheUnidad007]

It dosent turn off for my playsation

Does it work with playstation slims?

[WerttreW0606]

my skyrim game file got deleted will this recover it. I put a lot of hours into it

PLEASE REPLY!

[dfrancod]

thanks alot for this. i have just fixed my ps3 thanks to you. and i done it on the 1st time of trying it. happy days.

[chopchop000]

how long is the black screen on for?

[chopchop000]

@157Starkiller same here black screen how long did u wait??

[Willo3G]

So, im having the red page but i have fix it like 5 times already but what i have to do to not have the red page anymore? Its a corrupted file or its a hardware problem? Since i can scape from that red page i dont think its the hardware.

[druha10304]

i has hands!

[ultraveburas]

I turned mine on after my little nephew shut it off wrong and nothing would load, then I shut it off and turned it back on it said wait while we restore the corrupted hdd, but after it was finished it seemed nothing got erased, how many times does it take for it not to restore it self any more?

[tiffstylz]

tear. this doesn't work for me at all. the ps3 doesn't recognize the ps3 controller.

[xzxChristianxzx]

@tiffstylz try using another controller, or another USB cable. helped another guy that commented the same thing.

[tiffstylz]

@xzxChristianxzx thanks. but I only have 1 controller and 1 usb cable. but i'll pick up another one sometime this week. i don't understand how all of a sudden it just stopped working though.

[maxie649]

@tiffstylz if u still need help with this mesage me on youtube

[rsbestvideos]

@157Starkiller look that mean send it in for repair

[rsbestvideos]

thank you :)

[sub3sub798]

Hey i done this and it worked perfectly but if my ps3 frezzes then it has a 50 50% of it happening again and i really dont get how this happens. and when i tried to download and istall a game then that wont work properly and then when i turn it of on the back because i have no choise in doing it it then comes up saying " the hard disk's file system is corrupted and will be restored" and onces thats done and the ps3 comes back on it says the same thing again, please reply ASAP please, thank you

[DANNY199566]

man this has 2 be a inside job sony pulled so they can get us 2 re buy all of are online stuff assholes iam done with video games iam going back to the super nintendo

[OmarNajim1]

My FIFA 12 game doesn't work properly when I start a match. Will this fix my problem?

[xzxChristianxzx]

@OmarNajim1 As a last resort, yes

[homeboiivideos]

my ps3 freezes about 10 minutes after it is turned off and makes a weird sound coming from inside the ps3 itself. when i go to shut it off it doesnt shut off properly so i have to unplug the cord. ive tried restring the system and the file system (both 1 and 3) and it hasnt helped it yet. do u know what i should do??

[MegaHillbilly678]

@homeboiivideos thats a mechanical fault need to get a new one mate or send it off to get fixed. have you still got warranty?

[cmccabe1991]

how long do you have to hold it

[codboii26]

thank you i was spazzing out that it broke and thogt i had to start over i need to file share with friends though but damn

[Emperor010392]

What do you mean it'll only work 75% of the time?

Does that mean the restoring will work 75% of the time, or that the ps3 will only play the games 75% of the time?

[XxM3TTYxX]

thanks very helpful :)

[Yugo411]

My system got corrupted last week and now my ps3 controller keeps scrolling down and to the left on the menu screen no matter what i do. The controller is brand new. I also cant turn my ps3 on with it anymore. I think the wireless data for the controller may have been corrupted also when the system got corrupted.

[mcbuckets100]

When I Did It , It Still Wont Restart correctly . I Cant Restart My System And Eve Log Onto An Account . When i Do Happen To Get Past Everything To The Point When You Pick An Account To log Onto , Nothing Loads . It Will Stay On My Background Screen Forever .

[xzxChristianxzx]

@mcbuckets100 I have no idea, sorry dude

[flufiboi]

Mine is a ps3 slim,fuckers of sony fucked up my warranty void,fucked my ps3 and it does not want to get recovery menu thing HELP :(

[xzxChristianxzx]

@flufiboi Slims are harder to do, but keep trying

[Tsununmi]

thank u man u dha dude i fix itPS3

[FlyingRat1]

Problem:

I went on restore file system after some problems, and my hard drive has 38GB left of 120GB, yet everything is gone- games, messages, data...

How can I get this data back on my ps3, without having to delete everything on the hard drive?

[xzxChristianxzx]

@FlyingRat1 hmm I have no clue, but you can try to plug in your PS3's hard drive into your computer? Google how to do this.

[lewisrobbo1998]

christian my ps3 comes up with something totaly *differant* i think but its only leting me have 1 option so i do that option and stop at 7,50,99% and then finishes ok till then it restarts and wants me to do it again and takes 10 mins and i dnt know what to do plz help me!!

[xzxChristianxzx]

@lewisrobbo1998 that is weird. I dunno. I've never heard that happen before. The 1 option thing.

[SuperBen316]

@xzxChristianxzx my TDU2 is missing its save file. What option do i need to press to get that back?

[xzxChristianxzx]

@SuperBen316 none... once you lose a save it's gone

[lewisrobbo1998]

@xzxChristianxzx thx any way bud

[xzxChristianxzx]

@fluxcapacitor21 That's normal, that's just the new update. The wifi issue tho, I'm not sure of.

[DC2slammed]

DONT PRESS 5 YOU IDIOT YOU WILL DELETE EVERYTHING JUST PRESS CHOICE 3!!!

[xzxChristianxzx]

@DC2slammed I don't appreciate you're name calling you "idiot". By choosing choice 5 you fix every problem on your PS3 and start fresh.

[DC2slammed]

@xzxChristianxzx Before you make kids erase their hardrive make sure you post in details what 5 does.

[xzxChristianxzx]

@DC2slammed I do tell them what it does. If you watched the whole video, near the end, I tell them it erases everything on their PS3