u/Inside-Owl-793

Hello!

I have a bunch of PS3 ISOs on a 256gb USB stick, however, I am running out of space, and I think the USB is slowing down over time.

I wanna transfer the games to a larger external HDD.

1. Does it matter if I use a 2.5 hdd powered only by the PS3, or a 3.5 hdd with an external power supply? Will this affect console lifespan/load times?
2. How do I mak the console recognize all the games again and understand I have a new drive? Will it recognize my save files? can I just clone the USB to the HDD using HD Clone?

I am not an expert eith PS3 jailbreaks and hacks, I only set it up once and forgot about how it all works again. I have CFW installed.

Thanks!!