I have a PS3 Fat which I bought many years ago, and have since upgraded the hard disc to a new 250gb one.

If I were to trade it in for a slim version, how would I go about moving all my save games, data and everything from one console to the other?

As I know it, there are two options.

1. Buy a subscription to PSN+ and sync all my saves and stuff into
   the cloud, and redownload it on the new one.
2. Go with how I upgraded my disc, create a backup onto an external and then restore it all.

However with option 2 I lost most of my DLC and had to reinstall most of my games, and then go through and download and apply all the DLC again. So is there a full proof way of migrating all my gear from one console onto a new one?

I have a PS3 Fat which I bought many years ago, and have since upgraded the hard disc to a new 250gb one.

If I were to trade it in for a slim version, how would I go about moving all my save games, data and everything from one console to the other?

As I know it, there are two options.

1. Buy a subscription to PSN+ and sync all my saves and stuff into
   the cloud, and redownload it on the new one.
2. Go with how I upgraded my disc, create a backup onto an external and then restore it all.

However with option 2 I lost most of my DLC and had to reinstall most of my games, and then go through and download and apply all the DLC again. So is there a foolproof way of migrating all my gear from one console onto a new one?