#How to format a external drive for ps4 software#

ItРІР‚в„ўs also important to note that once youРІР‚в„ўve formatted your external HDD to this specific PS4 format, you can only use it for PS4 games and apps РІР‚вЂњ you wonРІР‚в„ўt be able to store screenshots and video clips, saved data, Themes or any other types of media, documents, pictures on it, without re-formatting to its original state. YouРІР‚в„ўll see a number of warnings that formatting your device will remove any previously installed data, so before you hit РІР‚ВOKРІР‚в„ў, make sure that thereРІР‚в„ўs nothing stored on the device that you donРІР‚в„ўt want to lose.

Select your external HDD, then choose РІР‚СљFormat as extended storageРІР‚Сњ.

Go to the Settings menu from your PS4 home screen.

To prepare it for use with your PS4 youРІР‚в„ўll need to format it to a special type to ensure it will work:

Most storage devices will be a specific format out-of-the-box (usually FAT32/exFAT/NTFS/HFS). Note: There is no guarantee that all USB storage devices are compatible with your system.

The most important thing to remember before you buy a new storage device РІР‚вЂњ or try to use one you already own РІР‚вЂњ is to make sure it meets the minimum requirements for use with your PS4:

ItРІР‚в„ўs super easy to set up and use an external HDD with your PS4 or PS4 Pro, but before you get started, this guide may come in useful.

#How to format a external drive for ps4 software#

As part of the PS4 system software 4.50 which went live this week, youРІР‚в„ўll see that weРІР‚в„ўve added the much-requested ability to download and store your games and apps on an external HDD storage device.