I have two PlayStation accounts because I moved countries. Is it possible to move save data from one account to another? Only one of my accounts has PlayStation plus.
@@dawsonarmstrong7714 I’m having the same issue can I save my data to a usb then back to the original hard drive? I actually had all my games on a hard drive put into system storage and need them back in the hard drive.
Thank you so much, this answered a lot of my questions! So i don't really need a big external hard drive to copy everything to it. Just a big size USB will work fine :-) Thank you!
Great Video, I have some question and I hope you can answer them for me. 1. Is it possible to backup my saved files from the PS3 and restore it in the PS4 (for GTA V or BF4 for example)? 2. Can I load an other "saved data file" from a game which played an other Gamer on my PS4 Console and my PS account? Thanks for your answer
I have a question.. I have a 16GB USB flash device that contained the "PS4/UPDATE/PS4UPDATE.PUP" that I used for upgrading 500GB to 2TB before. Can I use this same USB drive for backing up the save files or game save data? I don't think PS4 will override the "PS4/UPDATE/PS4UPDATE.PUP" right?
What about DLC you've purchased from the PS Store let's say a Free DLC? Do they disappear from your Library along with everything when you forgot to save your game data and initialize the PS4? Can they be saved on the USB device? I'm afraid to lose the DLC's especially the ones that have limited time on the PS Store
Will this work if you already have an external drive? My fiancé is thinking of completely rebooting his PS4 and has a Seagate 2TB external hard drive for it with most of his games on (including some of my saves)
What about for example I download the digital version of GTA5 the game itself from the Playstation Store. Will i be able to back up the entire game along with game save data to the online storage if upgrade my hard drive?
So I have two ps4s. Both have my one account. If I download memory from one of my games onto the other ps4 from the online storage, will I be downloading the whole game or just some? Also, will the save data still exist on the other ps4 system? Please help
get a very short usb extender and if you are going to back everything up if you have a lot of games... use an external usb hard drive (any pocket usb drive will work
hello i saved the data on my usb device then factory reset the ps4 and now when i go to install them again it says that there is no data. the file size is 2.8 GB and the name EXPORT
If you have more than one user, do you have to log into each user to backup their own game saves, or will one save from the primary user backup all of the saves for that game?
OK so If I save all my data onto online storage and then use the external 1 TB on the PS4 would I be able to download everything back? and it would be the same as is twas before?
MAARC!!! I don't understand... If the storage on my USB is 2 GB or higher i can download anything and upload it back when a different Hard Drive is in the PS4?
I have an important question. Say I backup my entire PS4 on an external hard drive; meaning games, capture gallery, etc. If, say, 6 months later, after I've downloaded more games, and installed updates for the games I previously backed-up on my external hard drive; how do I then save the new games, the new capture gallery content, and the new updates to the games I've already saved to the external hard drive? Will it simply start over, i.e. overwrite the previous save and do a new overall backup? Or will it let me add to the info it already saved, essentially allowing me to save only the new items that haven't been backed-up yet, i.e. updates, new games, new capture gallery content? I would really appreciate some insight on this issues. Thanks.
Can you please help me? OK, so me and my sister play AC syndicate. If I copy both save files on and put them on a new hard drive, will it automatically go to who played it accordingly? As in, does my save go to my account and hers to her account?
So I can save all my games (full game) onto my external hard drive (let;s say 1TB) and then if I wanna play them Ill just have to connect my external HD to my ps4 and from there I can? what option was that one again? and what format should my external HD have to be?
I have a USB 3.0 external hard drive with a lot of data on board (close to 1.5TB). Can I copy the save game files to that hard drive or does the drive have to completely clean? Please let me know at the earliest. Thanks.
So if I back up my saved data for some games either the online storage or the USB device, will the games automatically be installed or be ready to be installed again? And is it the same for digital games and physical disc games?
I have a question I have recently bought a external hard drive that I can keep one TB of data on but my PlayStation has to go into Sony and get fixed or they might be sending me a new console will the new console that they send me be able to recognize the backup so I can restore the saved data on to my new ps4
Copying to usb, is it suppose to be as slow as in the video? Because i've tried 3 differnt usb2.0 sticks and 1 usb 3.0 memory sticks, and i have to take backup of LittleBigPlanet3 because its litterly filled with bugs, making the save game corrupt. The savegame is stupid 540MB and with every stick i've tried it is just as slow. Takes around 40 minutes....
If i want to eventually upgrade to 2TB, will i have to get like a 400gb usb and transfer all the game downloads, or do i only need to transfer the save files to a usb and still be able to keep my game progress? And will changing the hard drive reset the ps4 as if it was brand new?
so you copy the save files so you can delete the application to free up space? but then to play the game you have to re-install the application? correct me if I'm wrong
Marc my ps4 account got stolen but I still have the applications (digital games). I am planning to upgrade my hard drive too. How do i save the applications to the new hard drive if I can no longer access my old account? Kind of freaking out about it, I'd appreciate your help please.
Will all of my games still be in my library when i log on to my account after putting in the 1terabyte hard drive??? It's probably a really stupid question but I have a lot of games that I don't want to RE-purchase. PLEASE ANSWER.
I have destiny on my ps3 (lvl 28 hunter) and I want to put my data from pa3 to ps4. Is that posable with extracting the ps3 data on a USB and putting it on the ps4? Will I be able to play it on ps4?...please respond...
Do you lose your trophies after replacing the new hard drive? Cause I don't want to start again. And Also, Is there a way to save your trophies aswell?
when you back it up for say the second or third time, do the files just save over the previous ones or do they create entirely new ones taking up more space on the drive? so if i want to back it up for the second time, do i need to clear everything first?
so if i do this can i plug the usb into a new ps4 and it still work? because i have a minecraft world that has alot on it and if my ps4 breaks or stops working i wanna still be able to play when i get a new one.
i have a 4gb flash drive and around 1.9 gb of saved data plus the 800 mb for the system update but it says i dont have enough space which doesnt make any sense. Any thoughts?
Ok so i want to change My online ID But it tells me to save can you teach me how to do that if it was explained already can you put a Time Stamp. Also I use a Extended Storage (I put half of my games there) is everything already copied or do i Have to copy it sepretly with the system storage as well sorry if that was confusing
I am runnining out of space from my ps4 I only have 80gb left, and I have WWE 2K15 and the hulk hogan dlc is no longer available on psn, but I have still have him in the game, will I lose all my dlc if I transfer to a USB when I get my 2tb hard drive????
Okay so you're saying I can't back up the game but I can back up my saves from the game and I'll be able to play it by downloading it again from the playstaion store.. but what about games like P.T. that are no longer on the playstaion store? am I screwed in not being able to play it anymore?
What about coping saves from PC to ps4 - can i take a save file from a game in Steam and copy it to the ps4? In my case I'm trying to copy a Dust save file that i have to the ps4 so i don't have to start over from the beginning. Do you know anything about that? The file I have is a .SAV file and i see from backing up a game in your video that the ps4 creates a SaveData file.
Okay I need help I don’t understand, I’m buying a game drive for PS4 2TB external and I saw a video that I need to save my data but how do I do that before putting the game drive ?
So my question is, if I were to this whole process. I would not lose any progress in any of my games. For example, I finished the red dead redemption 2 from my old drive. Then, I do the whole process and put the new hardrive. So then will i have the save game in my game and I can play it normally or will i have to start over again and finish the story again?
If you could help that would be great. I got a new hardrive to put save files and applications on. I put my persona 5 save file from my user into the hardrive so I could carry it over to my other user but when I got to download it to system storage from my usb it says no save files exist what am I doing wrong I don’t get it
So, plug in USB, transfer saves, take out HDD, replace it, plug in USB, and upload saves? Then will I be able to redownload all my games on the new HDD?
Hello mark the Geek i Really apreciate you for this videos and all your videos i have a question if i backup a Game with adds on example asasin creed unity do the adds on its will copy ?
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Thanks for the helpful video! It was easier than I thought. I should have done this before deleting my account. 😥
This is the only video I found that solved my problem
Very clear and very professional explanation. Thanks a lot
Thanks a lot man this still works in 2022
Make sure the file structure is PS4
I have two PlayStation accounts because I moved countries. Is it possible to move save data from one account to another? Only one of my accounts has PlayStation plus.
I’m getting a “connected USB storage device is being used as extended storage.”
GhostyMist same
You can't use the external hard drive for both u need an additional usb
Sameee
When I deactivate as extended storage, I cant use it at all
@@dawsonarmstrong7714 I’m having the same issue can I save my data to a usb then back to the original hard drive? I actually had all my games on a hard drive put into system storage and need them back in the hard drive.
Holy shit you saved my life. Didn’t even know online storage was a thing for PS4. Finally something Sony did good!!
Very useful, thank you - if only I had had the sense to find this an hour ago, _before_ I permanently lost the save file I needed to keep! :/
I'm going to upgrade my ps4 storage. And I don't want to redownload my Digital games again purchased from ps4 store. Help me.
Just had to help a friend of mine sort this out for their son via FB, just a quick link did the trick! Thanks for this
Thank you so much, this answered a lot of my questions! So i don't really need a big external hard drive to copy everything to it. Just a big size USB will work fine :-) Thank you!
I want to back up my applications games to usb drive? How do I do that.
Does the cloud save your themes, preorders, profiles, and account settings, or do I have to save them to an external hard drive too?
Once you back the stuff up, do you still need the USB drive at all times or can you not use it afterwards?
Thank you it was very helpful
Great Video,
I have some question and I hope you can answer them for me.
1. Is it possible to backup my saved files from the PS3 and restore it in the PS4 (for GTA V or BF4 for example)?
2. Can I load an other "saved data file" from a game which played an other Gamer on my PS4 Console and my PS account?
Thanks for your answer
I have a question.. I have a 16GB USB flash device that contained the "PS4/UPDATE/PS4UPDATE.PUP" that I used for upgrading 500GB to 2TB before. Can I use this same USB drive for backing up the save files or game save data? I don't think PS4 will override the "PS4/UPDATE/PS4UPDATE.PUP" right?
What 1 TB HDD do you recommend for ps4 ? One that has the right specs and is of decent speed etc.
What about DLC you've purchased from the PS Store let's say a Free DLC? Do they disappear from your Library along with everything when you forgot to save your game data and initialize the PS4?
Can they be saved on the USB device? I'm afraid to lose the DLC's especially the ones that have limited time on the PS Store
I got a question lets say u complete a game for example cod if u upgrade your ps4 to 1 tb would your progress be safe
If you backup your data.. Does that include all your game saves?
Hey I have a question if you want to put your psn account on your friends PS4 do the games you have transfar to my friend's constole?
Hi ! If I transfer all data to another new PS4, will the library stuff automatically appears on the new PS4? Thanks
I clicked "Copy to USB storage and it did not let me. It said my USB was being used as a storage device :/
B&E Network yeah wtf man! I'm getting the same thing
i found it how
Exactly
Need to make sure your usb has been formatted to fat32
Evoninja how you do that
at about 0:38 what type of flash drive are you using to save your game files? brand name and gigs of memory please
Will this work if you already have an external drive? My fiancé is thinking of completely rebooting his PS4 and has a Seagate 2TB external hard drive for it with most of his games on (including some of my saves)
What about for example I download the digital version of GTA5 the game itself from the Playstation Store. Will i be able to back up the entire game along with game save data to the online storage if upgrade my hard drive?
Do you not lose downloadable content redeemed by code if you decide to change HDs? Would you need to back that up?
which USB drive should I buy for the 2 terabyte?
So I have two ps4s. Both have my one account. If I download memory from one of my games onto the other ps4 from the online storage, will I be downloading the whole game or just some? Also, will the save data still exist on the other ps4 system? Please help
Can you back up your data into your extension drive and take out the 2tb hard drive and install it in your ps4? Will it work or fail?
get a very short usb extender and if you are going to back everything up if you have a lot of games... use an external usb hard drive (any pocket usb drive will work
hello i saved the data on my usb device then factory reset the ps4 and now when i go to install them again it says that there is no data. the file size is 2.8 GB and the name EXPORT
What's the best usb drive compatible with the ps4? I have to know my game progress is safe in games that use an auto save feature. Please help.
you are awesome with your videos
So does this save all the stuff I've done in a gamE EG got 10 mil money in gta?
Also how much space should I have on my usb?
Can u upload save files to online storage AND copy them to usb stick or can u only upload them to online storage or copy them to usb?
If you have more than one user, do you have to log into each user to backup their own game saves, or will one save from the primary user backup all of the saves for that game?
can i do this with an external hard drive too?(1TB)
Would I need to create folders on my USB beforehand? If so which files would I need to make?
OK so If I save all my data onto online storage and then use the external 1 TB on the PS4 would I be able to download everything back? and it would be the same as is twas before?
Marc if I wanna use those Save Files and I switch to a new Profile will they still be usable?
MAARC!!! I don't understand... If the storage on my USB is 2 GB or higher i can download anything and upload it back when a different Hard Drive is in the PS4?
i saved my save in the online storage but when i download how do i use it dosent show it always starts a new game
Copy your online data to the console
@@OscarFlores-lf2gg doesn't work either
I have an important question. Say I backup my entire PS4 on an external hard drive; meaning games, capture gallery, etc. If, say, 6 months later, after I've downloaded more games, and installed updates for the games I previously backed-up on my external hard drive; how do I then save the new games, the new capture gallery content, and the new updates to the games I've already saved to the external hard drive? Will it simply start over, i.e. overwrite the previous save and do a new overall backup? Or will it let me add to the info it already saved, essentially allowing me to save only the new items that haven't been backed-up yet, i.e. updates, new games, new capture gallery content?
I would really appreciate some insight on this issues. Thanks.
Rip never got a reply
ik this is late but i’m pretty sure it gives you the option to overwrite
If you have two separate master accounts with different progresses in games do have to do two separate back ups?
Can you please help me?
OK, so me and my sister play AC syndicate.
If I copy both save files on and put them on a new hard drive, will it automatically go to who played it accordingly?
As in, does my save go to my account and hers to her account?
So I can save all my games (full game) onto my external hard drive (let;s say 1TB) and then if I wanna play them Ill just have to connect my external HD to my ps4 and from there I can? what option was that one again? and what format should my external HD have to be?
I have a USB 3.0 external hard drive with a lot of data on board (close to 1.5TB). Can I copy the save game files to that hard drive or does the drive have to completely clean? Please let me know at the earliest. Thanks.
So if I back up my saved data for some games either the online storage or the USB device, will the games automatically be installed or be ready to be installed again? And is it the same for digital games and physical disc games?
So if ypu copy it back to thw sydtem storage will it make a new file or justvrepalce the old one? and can you delete the fiel you copied after?
I have a question I have recently bought a external hard drive that I can keep one TB of data on but my PlayStation has to go into Sony and get fixed or they might be sending me a new console will the new console that they send me be able to recognize the backup so I can restore the saved data on to my new ps4
Can I use multiple flash drives to move my saved game data? Will it still work?
Can you use the save files that you have on that thumb-drive on a different PS4?
How many GB does the UBS need to save data?
PLEASE ANSWER if I upload to online storage does that mean if I get a new hard drive I can use this to back up my data
Can you use an external hard drive like a seagate which would be used for an XBox one?
I'm getting error CE-41893-5 when I try this, anyone know how to fix this without reformatting? I already have all my games on the external HDD...
Copying to usb, is it suppose to be as slow as in the video? Because i've tried 3 differnt usb2.0 sticks and 1 usb 3.0 memory sticks, and i have to take backup of LittleBigPlanet3 because its litterly filled with bugs, making the save game corrupt. The savegame is stupid 540MB and with every stick i've tried it is just as slow. Takes around 40 minutes....
If i want to eventually upgrade to 2TB, will i have to get like a 400gb usb and transfer all the game downloads, or do i only need to transfer the save files to a usb and still be able to keep my game progress? And will changing the hard drive reset the ps4 as if it was brand new?
thanks. I'm about to upgrade my hard drive also. this is very informative
If you are game sharing with someone do you have to deactivate their account and delete them or can you keep it as is
Very helpful. Nice video. Thank you.
Does this allow you to edit or view files on a computer?
so you copy the save files so you can delete the application to free up space? but then to play the game you have to re-install the application? correct me if I'm wrong
ok so can i have both the ps4 update for the new hard drive and all my saved data on one usb or should i get separate ones?
Marc my ps4 account got stolen but I still have the applications (digital games). I am planning to upgrade my hard drive too. How do i save the applications to the new hard drive if I can no longer access my old account?
Kind of freaking out about it, I'd appreciate your help please.
Another great video,helping the nation
Will all of my games still be in my library when i log on to my account after putting in the 1terabyte hard drive??? It's probably a really stupid question but I have a lot of games that I don't want to RE-purchase. PLEASE ANSWER.
Kcpwolves yea, all the games you’ve bought will still be on your account
Does it need internet connection for these files tranfers? Because when do this, my ps4 asked for internet connection...
I have destiny on my ps3 (lvl 28 hunter) and I want to put my data from pa3 to ps4. Is that posable with extracting the ps3 data on a USB and putting it on the ps4? Will I be able to play it on ps4?...please respond...
Do you lose your trophies after replacing the new hard drive? Cause I don't want to start again. And Also, Is there a way to save your trophies aswell?
when you back it up for say the second or third time, do the files just save over the previous ones or do they create entirely new ones taking up more space on the drive? so if i want to back it up for the second time, do i need to clear everything first?
so if i do this can i plug the usb into a new ps4 and it still work? because i have a minecraft world that has alot on it and if my ps4 breaks or stops working i wanna still be able to play when i get a new one.
i have a 4gb flash drive and around 1.9 gb of saved data plus the 800 mb for the system update but it says i dont have enough space which doesnt make any sense. Any thoughts?
Ok so i want to change My online ID But it tells me to save can you teach me how to do that if it was explained already can you put a Time Stamp. Also I use a Extended Storage (I put half of my games there) is everything already copied or do i Have to copy it sepretly with the system storage as well sorry if that was confusing
You earned a subscriber bro, good work
I am runnining out of space from my ps4 I only have 80gb left, and I have WWE 2K15 and the hulk hogan dlc is no longer available on psn, but I have still have him in the game, will I lose all my dlc if I transfer to a USB when I get my 2tb hard drive????
So if i just put the items i want to save in my online storage it will be there after i upgrade my ps4 hard drive???
Okay so you're saying I can't back up the game but I can back up my saves from the game and I'll be able to play it by downloading it again from the playstaion store.. but what about games like P.T. that are no longer on the playstaion store? am I screwed in not being able to play it anymore?
What about coping saves from PC to ps4 - can i take a save file from a game in Steam and copy it to the ps4? In my case I'm trying to copy a Dust save file that i have to the ps4 so i don't have to start over from the beginning. Do you know anything about that? The file I have is a .SAV file and i see from backing up a game in your video that the ps4 creates a SaveData file.
tell me do you need a particular drive or any as long as it's thin enough and dose memory matter when using a USB stick
What if you have a disc but broke it and wanna download it? Do you have to delete the game? and will your game saves still be there?!
Does it copy the saved game to the USB so it is saved on the system and the USB or just move it to the USB?
If I backup my settings/saved games/themes to a USB drive on my fat PS4, can I restore all that data to a brand new PS4 Pro?
Do i have to do this for every user account on my ps4 ?
Okay I need help I don’t understand, I’m buying a game drive for PS4 2TB external and I saw a video that I need to save my data but how do I do that before putting the game drive ?
Can it be transferred onto a hard drive instead of just a usb? Like a computer hard drive
thanks Marc i only have 3 gamnes on my ps4 only cuz i knew i wanted to upgrade my hard drive to a 2 TBs. this really helped me out tho man
So my question is, if I were to this whole process. I would not lose any progress in any of my games. For example, I finished the red dead redemption 2 from my old drive. Then, I do the whole process and put the new hardrive. So then will i have the save game in my game and I can play it normally or will i have to start over again and finish the story again?
So i dont have a usb that works with my PS4 can i just delete all my installed games and upload the saves to the cloud then install the hard drive?
does this back up my users,saved data, and applications ?
Thanks for the video it help a lot
can i use an external hard drive to just store full games on to, not to play off of, just for a means of storing the games?
If you could help that would be great.
I got a new hardrive to put save files and applications on. I put my persona 5 save file from my user into the hardrive so I could carry it over to my other user but when I got to download it to system storage from my usb it says no save files exist what am I doing wrong I don’t get it
So, plug in USB, transfer saves, take out HDD, replace it, plug in USB, and upload saves? Then will I be able to redownload all my games on the new HDD?
Hello mark the Geek i Really apreciate you for this videos and all your videos i have a question if i backup a Game with adds on example asasin creed unity do the adds on its will copy ?
so i dont need to back up large game to play it in a new hard drive? will they auto be available in the main screen
is anyone else impressed by this guy having 453 friends?