For many gamers, that space can quickly run out.
Heres how you’re able to free up some of it.
Then, select Delete in the menu.
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Confirm you want to delete it by selecting Yes in the prompt.
To see all the games installed on your PS5, go to Game Library > Installed Games.
Youll find games that are hidden from the home screen here.
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This will give you a better idea of what is taking up space on your PS5s storage drive.
Again, it’s possible for you to delete these using the Options > Delete process.
This helps when you want to play a game again later but dont want to re-download it.
If you play your PS4 games from the internal drive, load times will be much improved.
Then, head to parameters > Storage > Console Storage > Games and Apps.
pick the game you want to transfer and then choose Select Items to Move in the menu.
In the prompt, select OK to start the moving process.
Delete Large Save Files
Some save files can be hundreds of megabytes.
it’s possible for you to only transfer PS4 save data to a USB drive.
PS5 save files cannot be moved to USB drives.
To do that, head to parameters > Storage > Console Storage > Saved Data.
Select PS5 Games or PS4 Games on the next screen.
Afterward, select Delete in the bottom right corner of the screen.
Select OK in the prompt, and the save data will be removed from your console.
Remember that this will effectively reset your progress in a game.
However, this requires that youhave a PlayStation Plus subscription.
To do that, pick the game on the home or Game Library screen.
Press Options on your controller and select Upload/Download Saved Data in the menu.
Select Upload next to Console Storage.
Then, select Upload All in the menu that appears below.
The files will now start uploading to the cloud storage.
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How long it takes will depend on the size of the files and the speed of your internet connection.
To do that, head to prefs > Storage > Console Storage > Media Gallery.
grab the All, Favorites, Trophies, or Albums tab to find the items you want to delete.
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Select a screenshot or video and press the Options button on your controller.
Then, select Delete or Copy to USB Drive in the menu.
Then, confirm your decision by selecting Delete or Copy in the prompt.
you might also delete or transfer several items at once by choosing the Select Multiple icon on the left.
Alternatively, you could choose Select All from the menu on the right to select everything.
To delete them, select Delete in the bottom left.
To transfer them, grab the three-dot icon below Delete and choose Copy to USB Drive in the menu.
Once you confirm your decision, the items will be removed or moved from your PS5.
These can also accumulate, especially if youre a trophy hunter.
To disable this feature, head to parameters > Captures and Broadcasts.
Select Captures in the left-side menu and then choose Trophies in the Auto-Captures section on the right.
Select Save Trophy Screenshots in the Screenshots section and choose None in the menu.
Do the same for the Save Trophy Videos option in the Video Clips section.
Now you wont have trophy screenshots and videos automatically taking up space in your PS5s storage.
Youll need a PS Plus Premium subscription to access cloud gaming, which starts at $17.99 per month.
This will also save you the effort of constantly transferring things to an external or cloud storage.
