Originally posted by IVI40A3Fusionz
Taking the HDD out of your PS3 then putting it back into the same system doesn't make the PS3 format the HDD as it already recognizes it and it's contents, only time the PS3 will ask you to format a HDD you've just put in there is if it's a new one to the system so it can clear space on there for the essentials.
o my bad i thought it did my bad
hay bkr put the hdd i a different ps3 formate it and then put it back in