You could format the disk using a formatting utility on your PC. I don't know what windows program you would use but if you have a linux OS plug your 2.5" drive in via USB then use GParted or QTParted to erase the partitions then plug the unformatted drive back into the PS3 and it will recognise that your drive is unformatted and format it for you. If you're using the linux utility choose "format to" then "FAT32".<br>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman">I have an 80 GB Playstation 3 console, which actually has 74 GB free space to be used by its end user. </font></font></font></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman">I had tried to install Yellow Dog Linux 6.1 as other OS, which was confirmed by PlayStation Customer Service that it would not void my guarantee. </font></font></font></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman">I allotted 10 GB for partitioning to other OS in formatting menu; however, I could never pass Kboot screen beyond to be able to install it properly. Probably, the problem is related to my display. (CRT TV)</font></font></font></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman">Anyway, I am not asking any help about installing this other OS; I am just asking help about having my full hard disk back as one part. Because those 10 GB that I had allotted for other OS still seem detached, despite all my effort to uninstall YDL. In other words, my PS3's free space is still 64/74 GB in system information screen.</font></font></font></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman">In order to delete this other OS completely, I formatted my system specifying to use "all for the PS3 system". I did this many times both as quick format and full format, which took 4 hours. Desperately, I even tried to restore my default settings, to restore PS3 system, to rebuild database and to update version 2.76 again.</font></font></font></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman">None of them worked out to bring my 10 GB partition back. In system information, it still states 64/74 GB as free space.</font></font></font></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman">Moreover, I can still reach to Kboot screen of Yellow Dog Linux by following "system settings-default system-other OS" in PS3 menu, as if I have never deleted it and reformatted my console.</font></font></font></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman">All forum advices on Internet and even YDL Board answers about uninstalling could not help me at all. </font></font></font></span><span lang="EN-GB"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman">Please help me to have my whole hard disk (74 GB) back in one piece.</font></font></font></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman">Regards,</font></font></font></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB"><font size="3" color="#000000" face="Times New Roman">Guray Tezcan</font></span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p><br><hr>Windows Live™ Photos ile fotoğraflarınızı kolayca paylaşımı. <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/turkiye/windows/windowslive/photos.aspx" target="_blank">Sürükle bırak</a></div>
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