Should you wipe a PS3 before selling?
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Should you wipe a PS3 before selling?
If you want to sell your PS3 with all the digital games you bought you have to sell them your account as well. Go to settings and format it. Formatting/erasing will erase ALL data, saved games, profiles/accounts on the console.
How do you deactivate a PS3?
How to deactivate a PlayStation console
- Select your local user account and go to PlayStation Network > Sign-in > Account Management.
- Go to System Activation and highlight PS3.
- Select the type of content you want to deactivate for your PlayStation®3 console: Game or Video.
- Select Deactivate System.
How do you delete game data on PS3?
Clearing Game Data Utility on the PlayStation 3
- From the PlayStation 3 Home Menu, go to Game > Game Data Utility. Note: Make sure you select Game Data Utility.
- Locate the game data utility file for the game you wish to delete. Press the Triangle button and select Delete.
How do I delete my main account on PS3?
Press and hold the Left button on the Dualshock controller. Highlight the user you want to delete. Press up and down on the controller to select different user profiles in the Users menu on the PS3. Login to the user profile you want to delete.
How do I deactivate another ps3 system from my account?
Go to [Account] > [Media and Devices], and then select [Deactivate All] for the type of content for which you want to deactivate all activated systems.
What happens when you deactivate ps3?
Deactivating a PS3 (or a PSP) basically makes content downloaded under a given PSN account unreadable on that system. You can safely try this yourself. Deactivate your system – try launching any already downloaded game (wont work) – re-activate your system – content will now work fine as before.
How do you delete downloads on PS3 Store?
Choose the “Information” button on the screen to view the size of the files you’re going to delete. Look at the size field on the screen. Select the “Delete” option from the drop-down menu. Click “Yes” to confirm that you want to delete the files from your PS3.