We’ll show you how to enter this mode and use various options in it.

PlayStation 4’s Safe Mode loads your system only using the bare essential files.

This allows the console to isolate problematic files so you might resolve your errors.

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To do that, first, power off your PS4.

you might do this by holding down the Power button on the console for three seconds.

When your PS4’s light stops blinking, the console has fully turned off.

Press the Power button on the PS4.

After powering down the PS4, press and hold down the Power button on it for about eight seconds.

On your PS4-connected screen, you now see various options.

And that’s all there is to booting your PS4 in safe mode and using various options in it.

PS4’s Safe Mode.

If you have issues with your controller, you canreset your PS4 controllerto potentially fix the issues with it.

Related:How to Reset a PS4 Controller

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