1:00 What you need 2:49 PS Site 4:05 external harddrive 5:10 trophies 5:34 move to ext harddrive 6:48 disassemble 7:33 Harddrive switch 10:03 System reinstallation 11:46 new setup 12:00 backup restore You are now done 🙂 Like and Subscribe
@@MiddleofKnowhere and done 👍. Sorry for the delay, had some work to do. I followed your tutorial, but didn't get an external harddrive. So I logged in again, checked primary PS4, downloaded saves and licenses. Then I was good to go. Lost photos but I can manage. If anyone else sees this, I recommend getting a external harddrive
Biggest mistake I’m seeing from people moaning (elsewhere) is because they’ve downloaded the update file and not the actual full installation file! Make sure you get the correct file plus also make sure the thumb drive is formatted to exFat! Otherwise it won’t work!
I watched several PS4 videos to do exactly what this video shows. It was done professionally, easy to follow and covered all the requirements. Well done.
UPDATE 01/04/2021: Here's the link to the most recent PS4 OS Software installation page. If you're getting confused, be sure to download the PS4 reinstallation file, NOT the update file. You want the full download. Pretty much everything else stays the same. Stay safe, stay happy, and game on my friends. Thanks! www.playstation.com/en-us/support/hardware/ps4/system-software/ Timestamps: 1:00 What you need 2:49 PS Site 4:05 external harddrive 5:10 trophies 5:34 move to ext harddrive 6:48 disassemble 7:33 Harddrive switch 10:03 System reinstallation 11:46 new setup 12:00 backup restore
If anybody is having issues when it comes to download the update file , don't click the button as instructions guide just right click with your mouse on " PS4 console reinstallation file", choose "Open link in a new video" and after the new window pops up just reload it and it will automatically start downloading. :)
@@edonshushku5676 Hi, if you're not worried about retaining any of the data, you can skip the back-up portion yes. You can just install the OS onto a drive, insert new hdd, and in stall the OS.
Thank You, installed a new 2 TB SSD to my PS4 slim. I kept getting the message that the upate file could not be found. The folder structure fixed that. I did not need to do anything to prepare the drive. I would've only used that option if I was going to fully clone the drive in one go.
I have being searching for this topic for long time and watch many videos, but honestly this the best video and the most professional content keep it up mate and thank for this quality
2:50 So the current website got changed looks nothing like this. I have two options to download an update file and a reinstallation file. The update file I downloaded is only 460,291KB, which makes me thing it's the wrong file. What so I do? Thanks!
Hi There! 1. Thanks for watching. :) 2. Try this link. There's a link on how to install from USB. Use that (right one the full install, not update). www.playstation.com/en-us/support/system-updates/ps4/
@@MiddleofKnowhere Ok thanks! By any chance, do you think you could make a video covering the change on the website incase someone has a similar problem? Sorry if this sounds alittle pushy, I'd thought I'd ask. Thanks again!
the Playstation website looks different now compared to when this video was made, the link doesnt work. any help on how and where to get the right system software update to put on my thumb drive?
Hi Aaron, thanks for bringing this to my attention. I've updated the link in the pinned comment and also here it is directly: www.playstation.com/en-us/support/hardware/ps4/system-software/ Remember: Download the full installation, not the update.
Have ordered a new Seagate firecuda 2tb hard.drive and will follow your video to the letter when I upgrade/restore ... I have watched many videos on this and yours seems to be the clearest on 'how to do it' especially the format to exfat or fat32 - so many many thanks for that ... Just have to wait till it arrives now :)
@@itsperkytime6600 YES!!!... Follow exactly his tips and it worked a dream ... The 1st bit(USB) took about 20minutes ... Then the back up to hardrive took me 2hrs (200gb) .. The install of new hard.drive 2minutes .. Then another 1.5hrs to install all saved data etc ... But was very easy to do ... His instructions are Perfect... :) ...
@@itsperkytime6600 the new ps4 update is now 6.2 and should be about 900mb - 1gb .. Glad to help, but the real help is the dude who posted this video :)
Just about to undertake this task myself. Im not keen on the thought of long waits to copy off Screenshots/videos to an external drive, but if its the only way to keep them.... It would be easier if i could just dump the backup folders etc onto my pre existing 4tb external drive, with all my games on. But I've a funny feeling it's not possible OR would end up deleting everything.
Do I need Three hard drives or only two? Because these videos are confusing. Backup data from Hardrive A to Hardrive B. Ok. Place Hardrive B as primary into A. Doesn't work, deletes the data to initialize as the new primary. Can't restore from previous A because that was the original data. So I need to Backup A to C. Then Place a fresh Hardrive B as the new primary A. Restore from the backup C Hardrive. Correct?
sir can you help me with my problem? i buy ssd crucial mx500 1TB when i installed is cannot acces system storage and i returned original hdd PS4 can boot normally.do i need format partition in disk management and set to MBR just like install new HDD/SSD on PC?
Currently in the process of doing this. So far so good you explained evrything perfectly except for the fact that you need to set up you new hard drive with new volume but other than that great tutorial my friend. Will post outcome after its all comlete. Thank you!
Thanks for making this guide. Wished I watched this before swapping the hdd on my ps4. I made the mistake of thinking you could transfer your capture gallery from an external hdd back into the ps4 without the restore feature. It's not a huge problem. All the info is still there on the old hdd. It's just a matter of reconnecting it to the ps4 and it using the restore program if I want my captures on the new hdd. Can you confirm whether or not the screenshots associated with your trophies are still viewable on the trophy list after the restore?
Hi Justin and thanks for watching. I'm glad this video helped. :) I cannot confirm whether screenshots associated with trophies are still viewable after the restore. TBH I am not even the one in the family who plays on the PS4 all that much. My son and wife do. lol I'm on my PC. :) I just did the upgrade and thought it would make for a good video b/c they were running out of room. I found this on Playstation's site: Trophies are not included in the backup data. To save the trophies you've earned to PlayStation™Network servers, select (Trophies) from the function screen, press the OPTIONS button, and then select [Sync with PlayStation Network]. And also check out this Reddit Thread: www.reddit.com/r/PS4/comments/6ltib3/trophy_screenshots_after_backup/ Hope this helps. :)
Thanks for the response. One of the comments in the reddit thread helped answer my question. I can confirm that after restoring from the old drive, the screenshots associated with all trophies are viewable on the trophy list in the new drive. To save time I just restored the capture gallery data along with the system settings. I even synced the trophies just in case it was necessary. Thanks for your help.
I have windows 10 and I can't figure out how to properly format the latest update file. I did everything correctly but nothing. I don't have the disk management program on my desktop but it doesn't seem like I need it because the update went on my ps4 without an issue. My PlayStation just won't allow the update to install
@@Azhrei2000 sir can you help me with my problem? i buy ssd crucial mx500 1TB when i installed is cannot acces system storage and i returned original hdd PS4 can boot normally.do i need format partition in disk management and set to MBR just like install new HDD/SSD on PC?
sir can you help me with my problem? i buy ssd crucial mx500 1TB when i installed is cannot acces system storage and i returned original hdd PS4 can boot normally.do i need format partition in disk management and set to MBR just like install new HDD/SSD on PC?
If you use a new hard drive, will it stop the PS4 from freezing . . . hmm, possibly? I don't know what's causing the freezing, is it from overheating? Make sure your ps4 is in a well-ventilated area. I know mine sounds like a jet engine when it gets hot. I've never encountered freezing issues. You may want to contact Playstation customer support.
does the backup hard drive need to be blank? i have a 5tb external with a whole bunch of stuff on it, but enough room to backup my ps4 contents, can this be done this way?
when I plug my seagate 2TB external drive in for the first time (to back up my files) should I format it first on the playstation when it asks me or will I just go straight for the back up process? when I plug it into my ps4 pro it'll say it doesnt recognize it and gives me the option to format. I believe this is for using it as external storage. Or should I just do it on my computer?
I have a problem in the process of restoring the ps4 about an hour in stops and says that the files been corrupted and cant restore what do i do any help?
Good video, but I got two questions. 1: Is the new hard drive in Fat32 out of the box or do we need to format it too? Also, can we just use the old hard drive to restore our data after having installed the software?
Hi and thanks for watching. You'll have to format the new hard drive to fat32. Also, I do not believe you'll be able to use the old drive to restore data as a whole lot of compression and what not goes on.
hard drives out of the box (blank ones from amazon at least) aren't formatted. In fact you usually have to make a "new simple volume" first in Disk Management before any part of the pc (like "My PC or My Computer") can even detect it, before you even format it.
If I restore an already formatted replacement hard drive, will it wipe the existing data? Or does it restore the previous hard drive data and keep the current saved data? I didn't know about the backup step to get capture gallery moved over and already started downloading games to the new hard drive.
i'm pretty sure when you restore a hard drive it will overwrite anything on there. It's why I recommend backing anything you have up first that you want to keep.
Hi and thanks for watching! So yes, you have to format the SSD that's going into the PS4, you have to format the back-up and I also believe you have to format the Thumbdrive. Don't quote me on the latter two drives 100%, I've not watched my video fully in a while, so watch all the way through just to be 100%. I figure though if you're backing up the PS4, then yes the backup also needs to be formatted. Just remember, PS4 can only read exFat or Fat32 so I'm inclined to say all 3 need to be formatted.
I'm glad it was helpful! Hopefully with HD prices going down and SSD capacities going up, maybe upgrading to an SSD will be a reality one day. :) Hope your upgrade goes smoothly!
Because the backup process seems to be from the PS4 and does some kind of condensing, I don't know. It's not a straight copy/paste, which is why it takes so long to restore as well. I'd recommend going to the ps4 site for this question. Thank you very much for watching. :)
sir can you help me with my problem? i buy ssd crucial mx500 1TB when i installed is cannot acces system storage and i returned original hdd PS4 can boot normally.do i need format partition in disk management and set to MBR just like install new HDD/SSD on PC?
Will the Firecuda hard drive work only with PS4 Pro or also with the regular 500GB PS4? I am looking to upgrade my HD for my console and from all comments I read most did it for their PS4 Pro.
I don't have an external hard drive, but I assume I can still do this but only backup save data and then have to re-install all the apps separately, right?
If Sony offers an online storage and it has the space to do it then I'd say go for it. I've never encountered the online storage option, so I cant' really speak to it.
Great question. It looks like you can stave data to online storage. Check out this link. I don't know if it's a full backup solution or just for game saves. So if you're worried about achievements and badges and other things like that, it may not be the best solution. www.playstation.com/en-gb/get-help/help-library/playstation-plus/playstation-plus/playstation-plus-online-storage-on-playstation-4/
Good job man i did the same thing when was upgrading my ps4 fat hardrive from 500Gb to 2TB now i bought a ps4 slim it has 500gb but i want to stick to my old 2tb hardrive do i have to repeat the same prosess or i directly swap the drives ? please answer .
If it fits in the slim, you could prob use the old 2tb. I don't know if there will be any issues tbh. My advice is to update the 2tb drive as much as possible in terms of PS4 OS software/firmware, then update the new PS4 SLIM (unsure if there even is firmware but you never know) then swap away and see what happens. Shouldn't be an issue IMO.
@@MiddleofKnowhere bro very big Q. 1. Do i need to backup even the disc games? Applications has all the games including disc I have. And some of those are 70gb n all. So right now I have 1tb 830gb full. And if i minus the disc games it's 350gb only. Which is great. But what will happen if I don't backup disc games. And reinitialize the ps4 with 2tb.
Hi there. I'm not really sure what you mean by backing up disc games. Are these merely games you've bought physically and require a disc in the system when you play versus a download from the PS4 store? If the former, I'd assume you only need to back-up your saves and not the actual games, but this would mean you'd have to re-install them later. If this is possible. Your question might be better suited for Sony themselves, and I'd recommend contacting them directly.
@@MiddleofKnowhere what I mean is that in my applications there are even those games which I have disc of. So for example I have gran tourismo sport CD game physical game. But in applications not save data they is 70gb of application data of this game. Should I backup those also.
I wanna do this for my ps4. I was planning on getting an external hard drive then opening it to make it an internal. Could I back up my ps4 on to the external, then take it apart and use it as an internal and the data still be there from the back up? or do i need 2 separate hard drives?
That's a great question. I'd assume that you're not cloning the hard drives but rather doing some kind of compressed backup, so it may not work. From what I understand of your post, you want to back up to the external, take the enclosure apart then pop that hd into the PS4 and use it? You might be able to. If you don't mind tinkering around give it a shot. You can go as far as the back-up, swap HDDs then see what happens. If it doesn't work, just put the external back in its enclsoure and get a 2nd hdd for the ps4 .
@@MiddleofKnowhere okay, and as for an internal vs. an external being taken apart. Getting an external and taking it apart is the cheaper option for me, but is it safe? Are there any disadvantages to this method?
@@fireboyshadow93 There shouldn't be. You should be able to take apart most enclosures. One thing you could do is buy a 2.5" hdd, then buy an external enclosure. this way you won't have to deal with any proprietary connectors or anything.
I have a dilemma, my ps4 hdmi is broken, for some reason, I can't connect the ps4 to the internet via remote play or rest mode. so those options are now out of the question. Could I extract data from the ps4 hard drive to my computer so I can save that on the cloud so I can extract the data from the cloud to the new ps4?
im having an issue when restoring my backed up data from my external hard drive. When i reach 3% on the restoring process I get an error message that says "Cannot access the USB storage device". Any suggestions please
Is the Drive Formatted to exFAT? FAT32 can't take files larger than 4Gigs. And the file sizes of games stored on a PS4 harddrive is most likely larger than 4gigs.
Can you confirmed that saved data for games will transfer too? I have hundreds of hours in some of my games and I'm terrified of losing all my hard work when I upgrade my hard drive.
@@MiddleofKnowhere I've got to the step where I'm turning on the PS4 after changing out the hard drive and uploading the software. It say "Cannot use this USB storage device. PS4 does not support this file system." I reformatted the thumb drive with the PS4 software to be exFAT and am still having this problem. Any advice?
@@MiddleofKnowhere okay thanks :D Are they any cheaper nowdays? I am looking for one that has max of 500gb so I can back up my ps4 slim because I will change the ssd... It fills up WAAAY too quick
Just a question, Could I just save my data onto the external hard drive then save to the new hard drive on PS4? I'm not sure if I could format the external HD to FAT32 or XFat on my Windows 7 laptop so I mighn't be able to back up in the way shown. Any tips?
You have to format all hard drives to be able to back up initially, and also then to instal the PS4 OS on the new HD. You can format the external drive even on Windows 7 using the Disk Utility.
bought a SeaGate 2TB External HDD because I want to backup my data from my PS4 incase anything happens. Do I have to format from my PC first and do I choose Exfat or FAT32?
Middle of Knowhere just thought I would follow up with you, I just followed your video, and, it seriously is the best one out there. Other videos leave out a step or two. This went as smooth as it possibly could. Thank you so much. Oh, and for the record, it restores video and audio settings exactly the way I had them. Every single thing is exact. Thanks again.
I just did my PS3 and 4 my thumb drives were in fat32 and to install the software on both took a total of about 20 mins, I put SSD’s in both a PNY 500GB in my PS4 *( it had a 1TB WD Blue in it 550/550 it’s going in my gaming PC )* 550 read 500 wright, and an inland 512gb in the PS3 520read 450 wright even on the PS3 you can tell it’s got an SSD in it
If you don’t back up the data and instead just switch out the hard drives will all the data be just on the old hard drive or is it necessary to back it up?
Middle of Knowhere ok cause see mine is stuck in a safe mode loop and I’ve tried everything but the only way to fix is it to initialize it but I didn’t and now don’t have a chance to back up my data. So I was just wondering if I keep the old one and extract the data out of it later on my PC (I found a way to do that on google) if it would still have all my old data?
@@waybig14 Interesting. My line of thought would be that all you have to do is all the steps but the back-up. You'll still need a USB drive with the PS4 OS on it and after you plug in the new HD you'll still need to install the OS onto it.
@@waybig14 You're welcome and you as well! Keep all your thumbs and fingers for mashing those buttons. Let me know if you need any more trouble-shooting help. I don't claim to be an expert, but hopefully I may be of service. :D
Im trying to back up my data but its telling me that im using my extended hard drive as a external storage and its not letting me back it up.. what soul i do.. i just bought a ssd but I don’t want to lose my data . Can anyone help me out please
Hi and thanks for watching. go to about 4:30 on the video where I talk about formatting your external drive to prep it for backing up your PS4. You'll need to format it and change it to Fat32 or Exfat. Hope this helps!
Also, if your external drive has data on it you'll want to either get a different drive or put anything on that drive onto another drive, such as your computer hard drive, then format the external drive.
Middle of Knowhere thanks man i did format it and its working. Its backing up mi ps4 now. Thank for the help I really appreciate it . U got another sub 👍🏼
Thank you so much!!! Your video was AWESOME and so easy to follow!! My husband has been playing a lot of Diablo II and spends 50% of his time waiting for the game to load so I just finished installing a new solid state drive to replace the original hard drive and it is currently restoring as I type this! I'm so excited!!!! ^_^ thank you again!!!
sir can you help me with my problem? i buy ssd crucial mx500 1TB when i installed is cannot acces system storage and i returned original hdd PS4 can boot normally.do i need format partition in disk management and set to MBR just like install new HDD/SSD on PC?
You should be able to restore offline data if you've done a previous back-up yes. If you've never done a back-up and your original storage drive bit the bullet, you may be out of luck.
This helped so much. I changed the hard drive from 500GB to 2TB, but didn't back up anything etc. Thought I broke my PS4 when it said it couldn't restart it. Thanks!
Sorry to bother again! Does backing up the PS4 back up all users as well as all their respective saved data? Or will I need to do a back up for each user?
@@abhayharikasun Good question and I cannot 100% remember. I backed up two profiles, my son's and my own, and I don't recall doing 2 separate backups. So I am leaning towards saying it does all profiles.
@@MiddleofKnowhere definitely. And thanks for the video, even though it was forever ago. Haha I’ve watched several and I think yours was the best balance of being detailed but efficient!
sir can you help me with my problem? i buy ssd crucial mx500 1TB when i installed is cannot acces system storage and i returned original hdd PS4 can boot normally.do i need format partition in disk management and set to MBR just like install new HDD/SSD on PC?
This helped me so goddamn much thank you! You’re the actual man I was worried and got frustrated a few times during this process but I kept trying and eventually figured it all out. P.S. you are appreciated.
The backup system after 6.72 is not bad not even worse than bad it's catastrophic. I wanted to switch to ssd. and just got error code ce-33299-6 formatted external drive to exfat again an took a backup 6 hours. same error. after some time switching betwen the new an the old drive, trying to backup old drive the ps4 didn't even wanted to read the old drive and initzialised it wiping all the data it all ended with me starting all over installing all games. So if you want trouble buy a PS system. Way to complicated to backup. and even worse to restore =(
I did it for my PS4 Pro, expanded to a 2TB Firecuda, I pulled it off thanks to you! The most difficult part for me was formatting the external hard drive to ExFat. Also I didn't realize you have to eject your flash drive, & ex hdd through the USB device settings, found out that too. I had such a great time doing this, I'm gonna upgrade my old Destiny 1 Glacier White PS4 500gb to another 2TB Firecuda(I bought two) just to do it! looooool Thanks a million.
sir can you help me with my problem? i buy ssd crucial mx500 1TB when i installed is cannot acces system storage and i returned original hdd PS4 can boot normally.do i need format partition in disk management and set to MBR just like install new HDD/SSD on PC?
sir can you help me with my problem? i buy ssd crucial mx500 1TB when i installed is cannot acces system storage and i returned original hdd PS4 can boot normally.do i need format partition in disk management and set to MBR just like install new HDD/SSD on PC?
yeah prices have dropped so much since I made this video. Hard Drives are much more economically priced for people. It's a good thing. Process of doing this still stands though. :)
ROFL. that's my flooring. We have all wood floors in a very old house (1919) so they creak badly and I tend to shift my weight a lot from leg to leg like a nervous tick. You'll hear my flooring a lot in my vids unfortunately lol. They're like the unwanted cameo, but at least it isn't a starbucks coffee cup in a medieval dinner setting. :P
@@MiddleofKnowhere lol dude, but that video helped me, cheers couldnt have done it without you, and sorry for the late reply, coz you know, youtube became shit recently (last 5 years)
1:00 What you need
2:49 PS Site
4:05 external harddrive
5:10 trophies
5:34 move to ext harddrive
6:48 disassemble
7:33 Harddrive switch
10:03 System reinstallation
11:46 new setup
12:00 backup restore
You are now done 🙂 Like and Subscribe
Hey @AfroBear90 thanks for that timestamp. If you want to go through and timestamp all the video I'll pin this comment to the top.
@@MiddleofKnowhere Sure.
And thanks for the video and tutorial 🙂
@@SpaceMonkey1900 you're quite welcome. :)
@@MiddleofKnowhere and done 👍.
Sorry for the delay, had some work to do.
I followed your tutorial, but didn't get an external harddrive.
So I logged in again, checked primary PS4, downloaded saves and licenses.
Then I was good to go.
Lost photos but I can manage.
If anyone else sees this, I recommend getting a external harddrive
@@SpaceMonkey1900 Absolutely no worries. Thank you for doing the time stamps. :)
Biggest mistake I’m seeing from people moaning (elsewhere) is because they’ve downloaded the update file and not the actual full installation file! Make sure you get the correct file plus also make sure the thumb drive is formatted to exFat! Otherwise it won’t work!
I watched several PS4 videos to do exactly what this video shows. It was done professionally, easy to follow and covered all the requirements. Well done.
Thank you so much!
All thanks to *brave_code* on instagram he help me fixed my ps4 he is a pro I highly recommend the work of *brave_code*
UPDATE 01/04/2021: Here's the link to the most recent PS4 OS Software installation page. If you're getting confused, be sure to download the PS4 reinstallation file, NOT the update file. You want the full download. Pretty much everything else stays the same. Stay safe, stay happy, and game on my friends. Thanks! www.playstation.com/en-us/support/hardware/ps4/system-software/
Timestamps:
1:00 What you need
2:49 PS Site
4:05 external harddrive
5:10 trophies
5:34 move to ext harddrive
6:48 disassemble
7:33 Harddrive switch
10:03 System reinstallation
11:46 new setup
12:00 backup restore
If anybody is having issues when it comes to download the update file , don't click the button as instructions guide just right click with your mouse on " PS4 console reinstallation file", choose "Open link in a new video" and after the new window pops up just reload it and it will automatically start downloading. :)
@@edonshushku5676 Hi, if you're not worried about retaining any of the data, you can skip the back-up portion yes. You can just install the OS onto a drive, insert new hdd, and in stall the OS.
Thank You, installed a new 2 TB SSD to my PS4 slim. I kept getting the message that the upate file could not be found. The folder structure fixed that.
I did not need to do anything to prepare the drive. I would've only used that option if I was going to fully clone the drive in one go.
I looked through many videos without finding an ok one. Until i found this. This video contains everything I need to know. Thank you, and good job.
Glad it helped!
I've been searching for 1 hour and finally I find an awesome video. Good luck on your channel
Thank you so much. Glad you found it helpful. :)
I have being searching for this topic for long time and watch many videos, but honestly this the best video and the most professional content keep it up mate and thank for this quality
Thank you! Glad it helped you out. :)
2:50 So the current website got changed looks nothing like this. I have two options to download an update file and a reinstallation file. The update file I downloaded is only 460,291KB, which makes me thing it's the wrong file. What so I do? Thanks!
Hi There! 1. Thanks for watching. :) 2. Try this link. There's a link on how to install from USB. Use that (right one the full install, not update). www.playstation.com/en-us/support/system-updates/ps4/
@@MiddleofKnowhere Ok thanks! By any chance, do you think you could make a video covering the change on the website incase someone has a similar problem? Sorry if this sounds alittle pushy, I'd thought I'd ask. Thanks again!
Does it back up mulitple accounts?
Yes. When I started it, I was reminded to sync trophies for my kids two accounts.
I used an external sandisk 1 TB sdd and all accounts were moved.
the Playstation website looks different now compared to when this video was made, the link doesnt work. any help on how and where to get the right system software update to put on my thumb drive?
Hi Aaron, thanks for bringing this to my attention. I've updated the link in the pinned comment and also here it is directly: www.playstation.com/en-us/support/hardware/ps4/system-software/
Remember: Download the full installation, not the update.
@@MiddleofKnowhere ok, but i cannot find the full installation, the only one i found is the size of 400+ MB and you said i need the one thats 900+
@@BBFilms88 click link, scroll down a tiny bit and click the button under, "Download PS4 reinstallation file" that's what you want.
@@MiddleofKnowhere TY!!
@@BBFilms88 You're very welcome. Hope that works for you. :) Like, sub, share! :D Trying to grow loads this year.
If I have multiple profiles does it still carry them all over when backed up?
Oof i am stuck in safe mode, can i back up to online from safe mode using the app or website?
Thank you! This is the only video I could find on how to do this! You’re the best!
Is the game from your library also saved when your transfer hard drive
Buying the Seagate 2TB 2.5" Firecuda SSHD. Looks the same as the one you got there. Good little HDD these guys.
Have ordered a new Seagate firecuda 2tb hard.drive and will follow your video to the letter when I upgrade/restore ... I have watched many videos on this and yours seems to be the clearest on 'how to do it' especially the format to exfat or fat32 - so many many thanks for that ... Just have to wait till it arrives now :)
Did it work?
@@itsperkytime6600 YES!!!... Follow exactly his tips and it worked a dream ... The 1st bit(USB) took about 20minutes ... Then the back up to hardrive took me 2hrs (200gb) .. The install of new hard.drive 2minutes .. Then another 1.5hrs to install all saved data etc ... But was very easy to do ... His instructions are Perfect... :) ...
@@Surrey-AL thanks bro, ill follow the steps now. Thanks
@@itsperkytime6600 the new ps4 update is now 6.2 and should be about 900mb - 1gb .. Glad to help, but the real help is the dude who posted this video :)
SURREY AL hey do i need a completely new/blank hard drive for the back up?
Just about to undertake this task myself. Im not keen on the thought of long waits to copy off Screenshots/videos to an external drive, but if its the only way to keep them....
It would be easier if i could just dump the backup folders etc onto my pre existing 4tb external drive, with all my games on. But I've a funny feeling it's not possible OR would end up deleting everything.
Do you have to login into PSN account again after restoring?
i have LOADS of space on my USB and when i go to back up my PS4 is says i don’t have enough storage to back up... Someone please help
It might not be the right format. make sure you format it correctly.
@@MiddleofKnowhere it was FAT32 then i changed because it said not enough storage so i changed it to exFAT
Thanks so much! Figured it wouldn’t be too hard but hadn’t done this before so appreciate the clear walkthrough of the process.
I'm glad it was helpful. :)
Where exactly is the link to download? I can't find anything in the link you provided. Thanks.
It’s in the description under PlayStation software
Do I need Three hard drives or only two? Because these videos are confusing. Backup data from Hardrive A to Hardrive B. Ok. Place Hardrive B as primary into A. Doesn't work, deletes the data to initialize as the new primary. Can't restore from previous A because that was the original data. So I need to Backup A to C. Then Place a fresh Hardrive B as the new primary A. Restore from the backup C Hardrive. Correct?
sir can you help me with my problem? i buy ssd crucial mx500 1TB when i installed is cannot acces system storage and i returned original hdd PS4 can boot normally.do i need format partition in disk management and set to MBR just like install new HDD/SSD on PC?
You have to format the new ssd yes. I can’t remember to what but I think I mention it in the video.
Currently in the process of doing this. So far so good you explained evrything perfectly except for the fact that you need to set up you new hard drive with new volume but other than that great tutorial my friend. Will post outcome after its all comlete. Thank you!
I didn't need to set up the new volume. It worked fine without it.
Thanks for making this guide. Wished I watched this before swapping the hdd on my ps4. I made the mistake of thinking you could transfer your capture gallery from an external hdd back into the ps4 without the restore feature. It's not a huge problem. All the info is still there on the old hdd. It's just a matter of reconnecting it to the ps4 and it using the restore program if I want my captures on the new hdd.
Can you confirm whether or not the screenshots associated with your trophies are still viewable on the trophy list after the restore?
Hi Justin and thanks for watching. I'm glad this video helped. :) I cannot confirm whether screenshots associated with trophies are still viewable after the restore. TBH I am not even the one in the family who plays on the PS4 all that much. My son and wife do. lol I'm on my PC. :) I just did the upgrade and thought it would make for a good video b/c they were running out of room.
I found this on Playstation's site: Trophies are not included in the backup data. To save the trophies you've earned to PlayStation™Network servers, select (Trophies) from the function screen, press the OPTIONS button, and then select [Sync with PlayStation Network].
And also check out this Reddit Thread: www.reddit.com/r/PS4/comments/6ltib3/trophy_screenshots_after_backup/
Hope this helps. :)
Thanks for the response. One of the comments in the reddit thread helped answer my question.
I can confirm that after restoring from the old drive, the screenshots associated with all trophies are viewable on the trophy list in the new drive. To save time I just restored the capture gallery data along with the system settings. I even synced the trophies just in case it was necessary. Thanks for your help.
@@SuperHornetF18 That's great to hear! And you're quite welcome for the help. Thank you again for watching. :)
Do I have to deactivate the PS4 and then reactivate as primary when done?
Hi, I'm not really sure what that means, sorry. I didn't deactivate anything but I'm also not signed on to any PS4 Network subscription service.
Hopefully you won't need to if all the settings and things carry over like his did.
You do not need to deactivate, that info is not stored on the HDD, it's stored in the memory---
I have windows 10 and I can't figure out how to properly format the latest update file. I did everything correctly but nothing. I don't have the disk management program on my desktop but it doesn't seem like I need it because the update went on my ps4 without an issue. My PlayStation just won't allow the update to install
Does this move all your game saves & screen shots/videos as well? Can the backup/restore be used to move to a new PS4 machine?
Maul Xx I’d like to know this as well.
Thank you so much! Had to upgrade hdd to download and install Red Dead 2
You and me both.
Same I had to redowlod ufc 3
Does initializing ps4 format the internal hdd? If yes is it the same as connecting the internal hdd to pc and formatting it there?
no, consoles format differently. Let the console do it. for instance there's like 15 partitions on a ps4 drive.
@@Azhrei2000 sir can you help me with my problem? i buy ssd crucial mx500 1TB when i installed is cannot acces system storage and i returned original hdd PS4 can boot normally.do i need format partition in disk management and set to MBR just like install new HDD/SSD on PC?
sir can you help me with my problem? i buy ssd crucial mx500 1TB when i installed is cannot acces system storage and i returned original hdd PS4 can boot normally.do i need format partition in disk management and set to MBR just like install new HDD/SSD on PC?
when i try restore data at 80 minutes remaining it says cannot restore date ce-33299-6 please help?
If i use a new hard drive will ot stop the ps4 from freezing ??
Plz reply
Thx
If you use a new hard drive, will it stop the PS4 from freezing . . . hmm, possibly? I don't know what's causing the freezing, is it from overheating? Make sure your ps4 is in a well-ventilated area. I know mine sounds like a jet engine when it gets hot. I've never encountered freezing issues. You may want to contact Playstation customer support.
does the backup hard drive need to be blank? i have a 5tb external with a whole bunch of stuff on it, but enough room to backup my ps4 contents, can this be done this way?
More than likely b/c you have to format the backup hard drive so the PS4 can read it.
why do you need an external hard drive? can you only use a usb to back up ?
If you're USB stick is big enough, you should be able to use it as a back-up, instead of an external HD, but don't quote me on it.
when I plug my seagate 2TB external drive in for the first time (to back up my files) should I format it first on the playstation when it asks me or will I just go straight for the back up process? when I plug it into my ps4 pro it'll say it doesnt recognize it and gives me the option to format. I believe this is for using it as external storage. Or should I just do it on my computer?
Format first
I have a problem in the process of restoring the ps4 about an hour in stops and says that the files been corrupted and cant restore what do i do any help?
Will a SanDisk 3.0 512gb flashdrive work on ps4 because it keeps saying usb storage device not connected even though its plugged in why wont it work?
You have to reformat to fat32 more than likely and they capacity may be too big.
What is the website called?
Good video, but I got two questions. 1: Is the new hard drive in Fat32 out of the box or do we need to format it too? Also, can we just use the old hard drive to restore our data after having installed the software?
Hi and thanks for watching. You'll have to format the new hard drive to fat32. Also, I do not believe you'll be able to use the old drive to restore data as a whole lot of compression and what not goes on.
@@MiddleofKnowhere good thank you 😊
@@jauneg You're very welcome. :) good luck on the upgrade!
hard drives out of the box (blank ones from amazon at least) aren't formatted. In fact you usually have to make a "new simple volume" first in Disk Management before any part of the pc (like "My PC or My Computer") can even detect it, before you even format it.
If I restore an already formatted replacement hard drive, will it wipe the existing data? Or does it restore the previous hard drive data and keep the current saved data? I didn't know about the backup step to get capture gallery moved over and already started downloading games to the new hard drive.
i'm pretty sure when you restore a hard drive it will overwrite anything on there. It's why I recommend backing anything you have up first that you want to keep.
Do I need to format all three, the new SSD going into the PS4, the external SSD for the back-up, and the thumb drive all to exfat?
Hi and thanks for watching! So yes, you have to format the SSD that's going into the PS4, you have to format the back-up and I also believe you have to format the Thumbdrive. Don't quote me on the latter two drives 100%, I've not watched my video fully in a while, so watch all the way through just to be 100%. I figure though if you're backing up the PS4, then yes the backup also needs to be formatted.
Just remember, PS4 can only read exFat or Fat32 so I'm inclined to say all 3 need to be formatted.
Thanks for the video! I'm upgrading my hard drive while Beta testing the PS4 6.0 firmware so keeping my fingers crossed this goes smooth.
I'm glad it was helpful! Hopefully with HD prices going down and SSD capacities going up, maybe upgrading to an SSD will be a reality one day. :) Hope your upgrade goes smoothly!
Could you in theory back up the file straight to the new internal hard drive with the usb to 2.5 SSD?
Because the backup process seems to be from the PS4 and does some kind of condensing, I don't know. It's not a straight copy/paste, which is why it takes so long to restore as well. I'd recommend going to the ps4 site for this question. Thank you very much for watching. :)
sir can you help me with my problem? i buy ssd crucial mx500 1TB when i installed is cannot acces system storage and i returned original hdd PS4 can boot normally.do i need format partition in disk management and set to MBR just like install new HDD/SSD on PC?
Will the Firecuda hard drive work only with PS4 Pro or also with the regular 500GB PS4? I am looking to upgrade my HD for my console and from all comments I read most did it for their PS4 Pro.
Mine is a reg ps4. should work just fine.
@@MiddleofKnowhere Great! Thanks for your reply.
@@Jonabaldi You're quite welcome. Can't wait for the PS5 and see what that's like to upgrade storage. It should be SSD all the way.
Can i back up the data on the same thumbdrive with the firmware update or does it have to be separate
You'll more than likely want a separate drive. Thumb drives are dirt cheap though even a 128GB one.
Middle of Knowhere okay thank you ill buy 2 now
I don't have an external hard drive, but I assume I can still do this but only backup save data and then have to re-install all the apps separately, right?
If the save data is small enough you could probably save it to a large thumb drive? I'm unsure. But yes, you can reinstall all the apps separately.
When trying to install 8.52 update i get the error
can i just back up my game files in the online storage den upload it to the system storage after on?
If Sony offers an online storage and it has the space to do it then I'd say go for it. I've never encountered the online storage option, so I cant' really speak to it.
Does this also mean the same on ps4 slim?
maybe not the hardware installation bit but the software part should unless the console interface is dramatically different.
@@MiddleofKnowhere ok its only a 2 year old ps4 slim, and upgrading it alot to see if it will keep up with the next generation consoles in gaming
Great video. Thinking about doing this for my Ps4 Pro, and you went over every step nicely.
Can I use the online storage to back up my data and use that to restore my data on a new hard drive
Great question. It looks like you can stave data to online storage. Check out this link. I don't know if it's a full backup solution or just for game saves. So if you're worried about achievements and badges and other things like that, it may not be the best solution.
www.playstation.com/en-gb/get-help/help-library/playstation-plus/playstation-plus/playstation-plus-online-storage-on-playstation-4/
does this include ur saved data so i dont need to redo the entire game
If you follow the process with backing things up then restoring them, then yes, you'll have your saved games. :)
Middle of Knowhere thx man
Middle of Knowhere this will work if i just backed up my save data right? With like 1 usb storage
Good job man i did the same thing when was upgrading my ps4 fat hardrive from 500Gb to 2TB now i bought a ps4 slim it has 500gb but i want to stick to my old 2tb hardrive do i have to repeat the same prosess or i directly swap the drives ?
please answer .
If it fits in the slim, you could prob use the old 2tb. I don't know if there will be any issues tbh. My advice is to update the 2tb drive as much as possible in terms of PS4 OS software/firmware, then update the new PS4 SLIM (unsure if there even is firmware but you never know) then swap away and see what happens. Shouldn't be an issue IMO.
@@MiddleofKnowhere bro very big Q. 1. Do i need to backup even the disc games? Applications has all the games including disc I have. And some of those are 70gb n all. So right now I have 1tb 830gb full. And if i minus the disc games it's 350gb only. Which is great. But what will happen if I don't backup disc games. And reinitialize the ps4 with 2tb.
Hi there. I'm not really sure what you mean by backing up disc games. Are these merely games you've bought physically and require a disc in the system when you play versus a download from the PS4 store? If the former, I'd assume you only need to back-up your saves and not the actual games, but this would mean you'd have to re-install them later. If this is possible. Your question might be better suited for Sony themselves, and I'd recommend contacting them directly.
@@MiddleofKnowhere what I mean is that in my applications there are even those games which I have disc of. So for example I have gran tourismo sport CD game physical game. But in applications not save data they is 70gb of application data of this game. Should I backup those also.
I guess I'd just back up everything. Will take longer, but doing so may save you headaches in the future.
I wanna do this for my ps4. I was planning on getting an external hard drive then opening it to make it an internal. Could I back up my ps4 on to the external, then take it apart and use it as an internal and the data still be there from the back up? or do i need 2 separate hard drives?
That's a great question. I'd assume that you're not cloning the hard drives but rather doing some kind of compressed backup, so it may not work. From what I understand of your post, you want to back up to the external, take the enclosure apart then pop that hd into the PS4 and use it? You might be able to. If you don't mind tinkering around give it a shot. You can go as far as the back-up, swap HDDs then see what happens. If it doesn't work, just put the external back in its enclsoure and get a 2nd hdd for the ps4 .
@@MiddleofKnowhere okay, and as for an internal vs. an external being taken apart. Getting an external and taking it apart is the cheaper option for me, but is it safe? Are there any disadvantages to this method?
@@fireboyshadow93 There shouldn't be. You should be able to take apart most enclosures. One thing you could do is buy a 2.5" hdd, then buy an external enclosure. this way you won't have to deal with any proprietary connectors or anything.
I got error messege
Cannot back up
Cannot access the usb storage device
I have a dilemma, my ps4 hdmi is broken, for some reason, I can't connect the ps4 to the internet via remote play or rest mode. so those options are now out of the question. Could I extract data from the ps4 hard drive to my computer so I can save that on the cloud so I can extract the data from the cloud to the new ps4?
I'm honestly not sure. I'd contact customer support.
I would check the wifi cable inside ur PS4 but get it checked by pros first
Is this the same for the ps4 slim?
No idea, but I don't see why it wouldn't be.
im having an issue when restoring my backed up data from my external hard drive. When i reach 3% on the restoring process I get an error message that says "Cannot access the USB storage device". Any suggestions please
Is the Drive Formatted to exFAT? FAT32 can't take files larger than 4Gigs. And the file sizes of games stored on a PS4 harddrive is most likely larger than 4gigs.
Could I just use a USB to backup my data? or does it have to be an external hard drive??
Can you confirmed that saved data for games will transfer too? I have hundreds of hours in some of my games and I'm terrified of losing all my hard work when I upgrade my hard drive.
If you follow the back-up process, and everything else your save data should go with your transfer.
@@MiddleofKnowhere I've got to the step where I'm turning on the PS4 after changing out the hard drive and uploading the software. It say "Cannot use this USB storage device. PS4 does not support this file system." I reformatted the thumb drive with the PS4 software to be exFAT and am still having this problem. Any advice?
Got it to work! Tired a different thumb drive and it worked. Thanks for this video! It helped a lot!!
@@kowboywhoop Hey Kyle, sorry I hadn't responded yet. I was gonna say, try a different thumb drive. Glad this worked for you. :)
So to back up the ps4 I will need an external hard drive?
yes
@@MiddleofKnowhere okay thanks :D Are they any cheaper nowdays? I am looking for one that has max of 500gb so I can back up my ps4 slim because I will change the ssd... It fills up WAAAY too quick
Just a question,
Could I just save my data onto the external hard drive then save to the new hard drive on PS4? I'm not sure if I could format the external HD to FAT32 or XFat on my Windows 7 laptop so I mighn't be able to back up in the way shown. Any tips?
You have to format all hard drives to be able to back up initially, and also then to instal the PS4 OS on the new HD. You can format the external drive even on Windows 7 using the Disk Utility.
bought a SeaGate 2TB External HDD because I want to backup my data from my PS4 incase anything happens. Do I have to format from my PC first and do I choose Exfat or FAT32?
Hi, Choose either exfat or fat32. shouldn't matter which, but for me I only had the exFAT option. You'll format from your PC.
@@MiddleofKnowhere thank you
@@EmmettLBrown2015 You're quite welcome. Thank you for watching. :)
When you RESTORE, will it put back your sound and video settings as well?
That I don't know. I'd just keep track of what you set those to by taking a picture before you back up and replace.
Middle of Knowhere just thought I would follow up with you, I just followed your video, and, it seriously is the best one out there. Other videos leave out a step or two. This went as smooth as it possibly could. Thank you so much.
Oh, and for the record, it restores video and audio settings exactly the way I had them. Every single thing is exact. Thanks again.
@@Silvervette96 That is awesome to hear! I'm really glad this helped you. :) Thank you very much for watching.
I just did my PS3 and 4 my thumb drives were in fat32 and to install the software on both took a total of about 20 mins, I put SSD’s in both a PNY 500GB in my PS4 *( it had a 1TB WD Blue in it 550/550 it’s going in my gaming PC )* 550 read 500 wright, and an inland 512gb in the PS3 520read 450 wright even on the PS3 you can tell it’s got an SSD in it
Took me forever to find this video again. I liked yours, very in depth with the backing up part. Thank you.
I'm glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching. :)
Will a usb 2.0 work with the update part
It should, it just may be slower due to speeds of USB 2.0. All USB type-a ports are backwards compatible.
great video, helped me upgrade to a 2TB last night and the instructions were great
Thanks for watching! :) I'm glad it helped.
If you don’t back up the data and instead just switch out the hard drives will all the data be just on the old hard drive or is it necessary to back it up?
correct. It's not necessary to back it up if you don't care about any of the saved data.
Middle of Knowhere ok cause see mine is stuck in a safe mode loop and I’ve tried everything but the only way to fix is it to initialize it but I didn’t and now don’t have a chance to back up my data. So I was just wondering if I keep the old one and extract the data out of it later on my PC (I found a way to do that on google) if it would still have all my old data?
@@waybig14 Interesting. My line of thought would be that all you have to do is all the steps but the back-up. You'll still need a USB drive with the PS4 OS on it and after you plug in the new HD you'll still need to install the OS onto it.
Middle of Knowhere alright. Thanks for the quick responses man, appreciate it. Have a good and safe fourth!
@@waybig14 You're welcome and you as well! Keep all your thumbs and fingers for mashing those buttons. Let me know if you need any more trouble-shooting help. I don't claim to be an expert, but hopefully I may be of service. :D
I have a Mac book pro, is that a problem.
It shouldn't be. The Mac has a drive formatting program you should be able to use to format your new HD and the USB drive(s).
Im trying to back up my data but its telling me that im using my extended hard drive as a external storage and its not letting me back it up.. what soul i do.. i just bought a ssd but I don’t want to lose my data . Can anyone help me out please
Hi and thanks for watching. go to about 4:30 on the video where I talk about formatting your external drive to prep it for backing up your PS4. You'll need to format it and change it to Fat32 or Exfat. Hope this helps!
Also, if your external drive has data on it you'll want to either get a different drive or put anything on that drive onto another drive, such as your computer hard drive, then format the external drive.
Middle of Knowhere thanks man i did format it and its working. Its backing up mi ps4 now. Thank for the help I really appreciate it . U got another sub 👍🏼
@@brianmartir Thank you Brian! Glad it helped. :D Have fun with the increased storage!!!
Thanks this worked for me :)
Thank you so much!!! Your video was AWESOME and so easy to follow!! My husband has been playing a lot of Diablo II and spends 50% of his time waiting for the game to load so I just finished installing a new solid state drive to replace the original hard drive and it is currently restoring as I type this! I'm so excited!!!! ^_^ thank you again!!!
You’re welcome. I’m so glad it helped!
sir can you help me with my problem? i buy ssd crucial mx500 1TB when i installed is cannot acces system storage and i returned original hdd PS4 can boot normally.do i need format partition in disk management and set to MBR just like install new HDD/SSD on PC?
Great video (wish I watched this first) currently waiting on the back up finishing as I write this, thank you :)
Glad it was helpful! And thank you for watching!
Can this recover offline data?
You should be able to restore offline data if you've done a previous back-up yes. If you've never done a back-up and your original storage drive bit the bullet, you may be out of luck.
So that means I have to buy 2 drives?
This helped so much. I changed the hard drive from 500GB to 2TB, but didn't back up anything etc. Thought I broke my PS4 when it said it couldn't restart it. Thanks!
You're welcome! Glad it helped. :)
Sorry to bother again! Does backing up the PS4 back up all users as well as all their respective saved data? Or will I need to do a back up for each user?
@@abhayharikasun Good question and I cannot 100% remember. I backed up two profiles, my son's and my own, and I don't recall doing 2 separate backups. So I am leaning towards saying it does all profiles.
Just did this. Thank you!
You're welcome. Thanks for watching!
Thanks man! This helped me out
No problem! Very glad to hear this helped you. :)
Man, prices of drives have dropped like crazy. Installing a 1TB SSD into my PS4 Pro in 2024 for ~$130 lol
Right? Prices are so much better right now. lol
@@MiddleofKnowhere definitely. And thanks for the video, even though it was forever ago. Haha I’ve watched several and I think yours was the best balance of being detailed but efficient!
Thank you sir, great step by step. Just finished mine. Thanks
I'm very glad this helped you. :) Enjoy your increased capacity!
sir can you help me with my problem? i buy ssd crucial mx500 1TB when i installed is cannot acces system storage and i returned original hdd PS4 can boot normally.do i need format partition in disk management and set to MBR just like install new HDD/SSD on PC?
Great Video! Worked for me like a charm!
Hi there, thanks for watching! I'm glad it helped and worked! :)
4:13 "go to the vet"???
"We'll go do that."
Good video man
Thank you so much.
Thanks a lot mate :)
You're welcome!
This helped me so goddamn much thank you! You’re the actual man I was worried and got frustrated a few times during this process but I kept trying and eventually figured it all out. P.S. you are appreciated.
Thank you and I’m really glad it helped!
The backup system after 6.72 is not bad not even worse than bad it's catastrophic. I wanted to switch to ssd. and just got error code ce-33299-6 formatted external drive to exfat again an took a backup 6 hours. same error. after some time switching betwen the new an the old drive, trying to backup old drive the ps4 didn't even wanted to read the old drive and initzialised it wiping all the data it all ended with me starting all over installing all games. So if you want trouble buy a PS system. Way to complicated to backup. and even worse to restore =(
I did it for my PS4 Pro, expanded to a 2TB Firecuda, I pulled it off thanks to you! The most difficult part for me was formatting the external hard drive to ExFat. Also I didn't realize you have to eject your flash drive, & ex hdd through the USB device settings, found out that too. I had such a great time doing this, I'm gonna upgrade my old Destiny 1 Glacier White PS4 500gb to another 2TB Firecuda(I bought two) just to do it! looooool Thanks a million.
sir can you help me with my problem? i buy ssd crucial mx500 1TB when i installed is cannot acces system storage and i returned original hdd PS4 can boot normally.do i need format partition in disk management and set to MBR just like install new HDD/SSD on PC?
Thank you so much man 2021 and this and helped me so much very easy and simple to follow
Thank you! Glad it helped.
sir can you help me with my problem? i buy ssd crucial mx500 1TB when i installed is cannot acces system storage and i returned original hdd PS4 can boot normally.do i need format partition in disk management and set to MBR just like install new HDD/SSD on PC?
@@gunawangunawansantoso4122 you have to use a usb with ps4 update files. This video will cover you. ruclips.net/video/SiS-Skh2KSw/видео.html
Thank you
Great video, thank you
Bro you'd be set now on price for a 7200 let alone ssd lol
yeah prices have dropped so much since I made this video. Hard Drives are much more economically priced for people. It's a good thing. Process of doing this still stands though. :)
whos farting in the background
ROFL. that's my flooring. We have all wood floors in a very old house (1919) so they creak badly and I tend to shift my weight a lot from leg to leg like a nervous tick. You'll hear my flooring a lot in my vids unfortunately lol. They're like the unwanted cameo, but at least it isn't a starbucks coffee cup in a medieval dinner setting. :P
@@MiddleofKnowhere lol dude, but that video helped me, cheers couldnt have done it without you, and sorry for the late reply, coz you know, youtube became shit recently (last 5 years)
@@UnlockedANDunleashed Hey, I'm just glad it helped. :) Hopefully the PS5 will be just as easy to upgrade.
Can you use the same USB for the back up for just save game files and the ps4 update?
All thanks to *brave_code* on instagram he help me fixed my ps4 he is a pro I highly recommend the work of *brave_code*
Can I use a lab top to reinstall the system update
Probably not as you'll need a dedicated HD to back things up and then restore.