PS4 Save Data On USB Storage Device

The PlayStation 5 comes with its own great computer games but it also allows good games from PS4 to run on it. So If you previously had a game on PS4 or PS4 pro you can still enjoy them on your PlayStation 5 once you transfer those games to the PlayStation 5 console.

The Sony brand even goes further to remind you to transfer these games to PlayStation 5 console during your setup of the new PlayStation. There is a special step for it during the setup. But if you did not do it at that point, you can always re-start the process from the console’s settings.

Here Are Your Options

Transfer Games and Save Files Over Wi-Fi/Ethernet

The best way to transfer games while saving data is through Ethernet cables, you simply transfer by connecting both consoles to your router. This method allows you copy the game files along with all your saves. By doing this, you save yourself the trouble of having to redownload them.

If you don’t want to transfer, you can instead connect the consoles to the one Wi-Fi network. The drawback is that this operation is going to go at a snail speed. A computer monitor can substitute for a TV.

If you want to transfer your data, boot up your PS4 console. Note that it should be using the latest version of the PlayStation software. From the main menu, click on Settings > click on System Software Update and click on Upgrade Now.

Once you’ve done that, you should connect the two consoles to a router using an Ethernet cable. Before that, you should have already logged into your PS 5 PlayStation Network account as your PS4, then scroll to Settings > System > System Software and click on Data Transfer.

Some instructions will appear on the screen which you have to follow to move all files you want over by simply selecting which game saves, game files, and any other apps you would like to move.

Once you are set to make your transfer, you’ll be prompted to press the power button on your PS4, and both systems will restart. Please note that on the final screen of the wizard, there will appear on screen an estimated transfer time. This wait time does not apply to your full transfer but only to your game saves. So do not be misled.

Your full game files will migrate in the background while you do other things with the system. This will not in any way stop other activities on the system.

The PS4 will show that transfer is ongoing and if this is done with WiFi, you should b prepared to wait for a longer period than the cable transfer. Sometimes you may have to wait a day if you have a lot to games to transfer.

You should also note that data won’t migrate to your PS5 using this method if you plug an external drive into your PS4.
If you left it for some time, you can plug the drive into your PS5 to pick up where you left off in those games, as you won’t have to wait for any duration of time to do this.

You will likely not have the quick loading times that’s available from the PS5’s fast SSD, but that should be fine it’s not even advisable to waste limited drive space on old games since your PS5 games will also be installed on the internal SSD.

USB Drive

If the network transfer is too slow or assuming you have to save data you want to transfer from a PS4 at someone else’s house, you can use your USB flash drive as a backup for your PS4 game saves.

Boot your PS4, plug in the flash drive, and go to Settings, click on Application Saved Data Management, click on Saved Data in System Storage and select Copy to USB Storage Device. Select the game saves you want to copy over, and repeat this process for the rest of the games you want to transfer till you’re done.

Plug the USB flash drive into the PS5 and go to Settings, click on Saved Data and Game/App Settings, then click on Saved Data (PS4), finally on USB Drive.

Next, copy to Console Storage and select all the game saves you want to move. Press the Copy icon, and everything will migrate onto your console storage quickly, this allows you to pick up right where you left off (provided you’ve installed the game, of course).

Then there is PS Plus that offers good cloud backup storage options that regular PS4 owners don’t have. So, if you’re a PS Plus subscriber, you can just download those game saves you had previously uploaded on your cloud storage.

To do this with ease, on your PS5, head to Settings, click on Saved Data and Game/App Settings, click on Saved Data (PS4), click on Cloud Storage and finally click on download to Console Storage.

The next thing you do is select the game saves you want to download. If you don’t see the games you’re looking for, it means you did not upload it from your old Console or you mistakenly deleted it from the cloud.

If that’s the case, you will have to go to the PS4 console, go to its settings, click on Application Saved Data Management, click on Saved Data in System Storage, and finally click on Upload to Online Storage on the PS4. Give it some time to complete the uploading process. Then go back to the Cloud Storage page on your PS5 and try downloading the data again. It should show up now for your easy download.

Conclusion

In this article, we’ve been able to show you how you can use a USB drive, Ethernet cables, and WiFi to get your data from PS4 to 5. How you can also use a USB drive and cloud as your backup storage for files. Use any of the options above that is most convenient for your needs when you need to backup data or to move them from one console to the other. To see product offers, visit Amazon.com