How to Move Data from a PS4 to a PS5

Thus, you obtain a PlayStation 5 (PS5), and you want to play your favorite games on this device. Though, your PlayStation 4 (PS4) has lots of games, files, data stored for years that you won’t want to delete at this stage.

Fortunately, consumers can migrate their saved game data from one console to the other as easy as you can imagine. This guide is going to assist you in moving your PlayStation 4 data to PlayStation 5 smoothly.

What to Know: Transfering Your PS4 Game Data

There are some steps that must be followed before the data transfer process does occur, and these include making sure that your PS4 and PS5 are connected to the same account and making sure both gaming consoles are running the latest update.

Make sure that both the consoles are connected to the same Wi-Fi or Ethernet network. To ensure seamless transferring of data, your preferred screen such as monitor or Television should be connected onto the two consoles.

All know that only one PS5 can be used to receive the data you saved from the PS4 you have saved. However, first, the trophies from the play station 4 are transferred to the PlayStation network IDs.

Lastly, do not power off either console because that will lead to loss or corruption of recorded data. Most PS4 games can be played on PS5 so you need to transfer your data to your new console from this gaming platform.

Over a Network Connection

Last on our list is essentially quick to which you can easily transfer data to your play station 5. It also important to understand that wired input/output will in most cases offer better performance when compared to wireless input/output.

After your PS5 starts for the initial time, there should be a dialogue to copy the relevant data to the console.

In case you did not do this when creating the account, you do not have to worry. For this reason, you can transfer your PS4 data at a later date as well depending on the amount of storage needed.

1. Make sure both, PS5, and PS4 are powered on and that they both are on the same network.
2. Select PS5 Settings and go to System.
3. Go to system software and select Data transfer.
4. Select Continue to confirm.
5. The screen depicts that The PlayStation 5 is looking for your PlayStation 4 and other devices.
6. Choose your PS4 from the list of consoles for the data transfer.
7. Turn on your PlayStation 4 by pressing and holding the power button of the console for one second to these the PlayStation 4 beeps once.
8. Move from the subsequent menu & select OK.
9. Abide by the Transfer process by choosing the data you prefer using the Select or deselect as preferred the Saved Data and/or Games and Apps boxes, or use the Edit icons to choose them individually.
10. Decide which data you want to transfer from your PS4 to your PS5.

Your data will start moving. Before using a specific metric, make sure that you do not disregard the estimated time it will take. Your devices may be required to reboot during this time, and then the transfer will resume.

Once your data transfer is done, navigate through your PS5 and check for updates to the game so you will be playing on the latest build upon starting your gaming session.

From the Cloud

If you have a PlayStation Plus subscription, you can save your PS4’s data to PlayStation Network and then transfer it to your PS5.

The PlayStation Plus Account will allow up to 100 GB of PS4 data to be stored on the network. To do this, follow these steps:

1. If you are the owner of a PS4, go to the settings and look for Application Saved Data Management.
2. Choose the Saved Data within the System. Storage
3. Select the files you wish to transfer to the PS5 from Saved Data in System Storage on Your PS4.
4. Go to the PS4 remote and press the Options button. After that, go to Select Multiple Applications.
5. Select the files that you wish to be uploaded, or choose the option that says Select All.
6. Then go to the file and select the option called ‘upload’ to transfer the desired data to the PlayStation Plus Account.
7. To begin with, you should go to your PS5 console and constantly ensure that you are signed into the account.
8. Go to the settings and move to the saved data and game or app settings.
9. Select Saved Data for your gaming console, select PS4, and then select Download or Delete from cloud storage.
10. Select the files and folders you wish to download. The options available are download and Select All.
11. Press Download to store the PS4 data in your PS5.

Transfer via External Storage

For instance, in the case of restricted web connection or a strength that is constantly flickering, players can also switch the saved game data with the aid of external memory.

It is a fact that PlayStation 4 games are big in size and they mostly range from 30 GB to 40 GB and even more.

Hence it is wise to use a large capacity external nonvolatile solid-state drive (SSD) or hard disk drive storage media.

Another option is to use the USB flash drive, which may, however, be a little bit challenging. Still, here is how to backup or copy data to an external storage device that will be used to transfer to PS5 is as follows:

1. Plug in the external drive and wait for one’s PS4 to recognize the drive, which takes around a minute. USB flash drives may or may not be seen.
2. Go to your PS4 settings and click on Copy to USB Storage Device.
3. Select the option Saved data in System Storage.
4. Select Copy to USB Storage Device if you want to copy PS4 game data into a USB source.
5. Press the controller’s Options button, then Select Multiple Applications.
6. Right click and select the data folders that you want or select them individually, or you can use the shortcut Ctrl + A to click Select all.
7. Thus, choose Copy to create a copy of data from PS4 and save it to the external drive.
8. Eject the external storage device and then plug it in a USB port at the back of your PS5. As you can observe, the ports at the front of the console don’t function. Wait for a few of seconds.
9. They are located in Settings, more specifically in the areas that are known as Saved Data and Game/App Settings.
10. Under saved data, select PS4, then select the copy or delete from USB drive option.
11. To select all files, select ‘Select All’ or you can pick the picklist icon to Select files of your choice individually.
12. Click on Select Copy to start the copying process enables.
13. Copy on the PS5 screen will enable you to proceed with the PS4 USB to PS5 game data transfer.

Moving On

Switching consoles can seem daunting: promotions and demotions happen, layouts transform and even the well-known options start looking different.

Thankfully, PlayStation has taken measures to allow for this to happen without you having to meet your virtual goodbyes in a virtual hello.

Using the mentioned steps in this guide, you’ll be able to import your data from PlayStation 4 to PlayStation 5 and start enjoying your new console.