We recommend exFAT, because it supports files that are over 4GB in size. Your console should then reboot and if everything went well, you’re now on 9.00. The console should detect 9.00 from your USB key, and you can proceed to install. Go to Settings > System Software Update on your PS4. Download the reinstallation file (button below) and save it in the 'UPDATE' folder. Inside that folder, create another folder named 'UPDATE'.
You’ll need to make sure your hard disk, SSD or USB drive is formatted using the FAT32 or exFAT file systems – the PS4 doesn’t support the NTFS file system. Plug the USB drive containing the system update file into the PS4 console. Using a PC or Mac, create a folder named 'PS4' on a USB drive formatted as FAT32. This is because the PS4 doesn’t encrypt and format the entire drive when making backups – it leaves your hard disk or SSD free to be used for other tasks if you’ve got the space. If you want to use an external drive to store console backups the process is only a little more complex. Pick the option to Format the drive as extended storage, and the console will take care of the whole process.Īs ever, you do need to remember to use a USB 3.0 product with a capacity between 250GB and 8TB, otherwise the process won’t work.
This is because the PS4 uses its own encrypted file system when using a hard drive or SSD as extended storage.Īll you’ve got to do is plug your drive into the console, head to the Settings menu, open Devices, and then USB Storage Devices. If you want to format an external hard drive for PS4, the process couldn’t be much simpler.
