Hey EP!^^

I want to format my PS3's HDD to get rid of Linux (I booted it once back in the day and then never again...) and to avoid redownloading everything I just want to make use of that full backup option via a USB HDD.

Though I still have a few game shared accounts and games from when the activation count was still 5 and I don't want to lose them, will they be restored normally?

To put it simple, is backuping and restoring a PS3 like cloning a HDD?^^

Thanks for any help in advance