I like that this guy just gets to the point instead of dragging the video out for 10 minutes

"Guys please dont do this to your ps5!" People without a ps5: interesting

As an individual that works in IT, I am constantly browsing around tech tip channels. When I run into these types of videos they are usually hilariously inaccurate, or just badly done. I am genuinely impressed with how clear and CORRECT you were. Zero nonsense , zero fluff, just facts. Well done 👍🏼

This channel is pure information, 0 filler and padding. Absolutely excellent. Subbed! Thanks for sharing.

I love how I’m watching this without even owning a PlayStation5 myself.

"Hm..I'm gonna do this to my ps-" John: I'm gonna have to stop you right there

Here’s an added tip. If you use an external, a back up power supply might be a good idea. I lost 4 TB worth of games and saves during a thunderstorm.

Love the tips and no time-wasting at all. Thanks dude!

I trust you so much that I actually get scared when you say in the titles “Don’t do this”

Short. Simple. Straight to the point. Gotta love it

I was thinking of getting one for my ps5 so thanks for ur advice 😊 I love that u get straight to the point in the videos. brilliant 👏

Good info, for this and any modern high speed data transfer devices. like others have pointed out, it’s the high bit rate ports that you want to use. USB 3 and higher (the blue ones) or the USB C port (use appropriate adapter if needed) Cheers!

Whew, that was a close one, in thought I was charging my controller wrong.

If I may add 2 extra tips. Do not run rebuild database in recovery mode with an external drive plugged in. Ive tried this twice and each time multiple games on the external drive become corrupted. Also if you are transfering more than 300GB of games I would suggest breaking it up to 150-200GB at a time, and restarting the PS5 before each session to avoid corrupted game transfers. This has happened to me at least 3 times before I figured it out. It will also be faster because the transfer speed slows down significantly after a continuous tranfers of over 300GB. BTW for reference I'm using a Seagate Barracuda SSD on one PS5 and a Samsung T5 SSD on another.

straight to the point . thank you. i have 2 of the WD black 8 TB hard drives for my PS5 / XBSS . they’re more then enough for me. very happy

I learned these tips from experiencing them myself and had so much trouble. I had to reformat or reindex the external hard drive several times back when I first got my PS5 to the point where I was considering returning the PS5 to the store. The sad part is, even when I disconnected the external hard drive through the system menu first, then unplugged it, it would always result in the same issue either way. On or off, showing connected or not, it caused some weird corruption. Even after the updates that Sony released, I’m afraid if I ever disconnect the hard drive in any way again that I’ll have these issues, but I hope not.

Short, clear, concise and without extra fluff.

Also a good idea to set your USB ports to be always on, so that your drive won’t auto shut off/disconnect if you use rest mode (default shuts them off after 3 hours). You can set this in Settings > System > Power Saving > Features Available in Rest Mode. For the drive, Sony actually recommends using the USB-C port on the front first, if your drive has the cable for it. (If not, then yes, use the back ports - the front USB-A port is not super speed).

Thanx, i am currently setting up my new console now & this was a short sharp vid to come across. Thanx

I’m in relief how Sony made it to where we can add extended storage, as I want to be able to transfer the games that I play from ps4 to ps5 as well.

Thank you! This will help my kids when i`ll get an ps5

Straight in to the point. No clickbait, open, honest and fast about including affiliate links, and left all of the 'like and subscribe' tripe until the very end. I wish more channels were as well crafted as this. Sub and a like for getting it down and not making my eyes and ears fking bleed with padded out videos full of self promotion. Thanks.

Picked up my ps5 on Thursday! Can’t stop watching your tips and tricks keep it up man!

One day this will be useful to me

I use all your tips and tricks on my ps5. Keep up the videos

Thank you fam!

Thank you so much for your videos. They are so helpful 🙏🏾🤙🏾

In light of your video, how do you recommend changing an external drive currently being used with a PS5 (which contains PS4 games), with a larger capacity external drive? How do you get the content from the smaller to the newer larger external drive (without copying to the PS5 internal drive)? I have been told that as long as the game saves are uploaded to the cloud with PS Plus, I can simply connect the new drive, format and redownload/reinstall all the games onto the larger drive. Is this the best way?

I actually use the same Western Digital 4tb that I used for the ps4. Since I saved all my games on the hard drive, it was that much easier to just plug and play on PS5. Thanks for the tips.

Just bought one last week, arrived in my house 4 days ago, and ever since that day KZfaq has been spoon-feeding me all sorts of PS5 videos from games to accessories to safety.. it's appreciated but the timing of these videos are insane

It's amazing that this is going to look so old school one day

I'm actually glad that I don't have a PS5 now, because by the time I get it, John will have released all the tips and tricks videos for the PS5. 😀

I noticed an option that in the video settings that allows you to select whether HDR turns on if the game supports or not. Makes a huge difference on game that don't support HDR; even backwards compatible ones.

Quick and to the point! Thanks

Thanks for the info, recently purchased a PS5 and your videos are very helpful. 👍

That's hilarious, I had no idea there was an 8TB limit but that's what i ended up buying and I always used the back usb(s).

I just got my ps5 today and went on KZfaq as I wanted to find reviews for games and your video popped up first and I’m like “okay I better watch jusssssst in case

I've been doing it excstly like this since February. Who would use the front ports for external hard drive blows my mind. For keeping your setup clean af the back ports were a no brainer for me

Weird how this came in my recommended after my external hard drive started messing up. Glad it did now I know a good external hard drive to use. Thanks!

I would like to add that you CAN plug an external hard drive in the front if you're using the USB-C connection. I have my external SSD connected that way and it moves games back and forth lightning fast

Oh my God thank you so much, I definitely didn't read all of this when I was setting up my external drive. You should work for Sony, and put all of this stuff on the console and the webpages.

😃 Tq sir I follow your advice & it works perfectly..

Thank you for the great tips

Thought this was click-bait the other day when I came across this, but this was actually useful. I was wondering how you would safely eject it and didn't know you had to use the USB slots on the back. So big thanks, good work :)

The reason why I put mine in the back before you posted this video is because on another tips and tricks video I saw your hardrive connected to the back port lol

I'm not at the point that my internal ps5 drive is full, but these tips are very useful as i certainly will have to use external drives in the future. Great video! thx!

Once again another great tip. Thanks

- Don't plug in headsets or other accessories to the front either, that front port is solely used for charging purposes - ps5 games are designed to take advantage of the internal ssd so they can't be played from the external hard drive, only stored there. You have to move the ps5 game back to the internal ps5 storage in order to play it, which is still faster than downloading/copying it again especially if there are a lot of updates. Sony is in the process of allowing you to play games from an external ssd (not hdd) for a future update - ps4 games can be played from an external hard drive - hard drives have to be plugged directly into the ps5 USB port, they can't be plugged into a USB hub that is plugged into the ps5 - you can also use the USB-C port on the front of the ps5 to plug in an external hard drive, which can actually achieve faster read /write speeds if the external supports it - you can have multiple hard drives plugged in at the same time, but you can only have 1 active at a time - If you found any of these tips helpful, feel free to subscribe :) I make call of duty zombies content and as you can see I enjoy doing in depth research for every topic

Never stop posting keep going dude

Thanks a lot john. Ur tips videos are very helpful ❤

I appreciate hw you were to the point no long ass Intro with a series of sponsors before the actual content

Another tip I would recommend is to take advantage of the type C connector on the front. I am using a NVME M.2 970 evo pro 2TB (like the one on my PC), and i have bought on amazon a NVME adaptor that connects with type C. Now games work super fast and personally its the way to play on PS5! Plus no more texture pop ups on ps4 games but yet i will be testing ps5 games to see if the 5GB speeds on ps5 really make a difference.

During initial setup of my PS5, I had tried using my external on the front port. Had transferred PS4 games for easy port and play. Quickly realized it was not working, then connected to the back. No problems since! Good tips for new PS5 owners!

That’s crazy. I was already doing everything correctly without even knowing. Good to know. Thanks

Thanks for the help 👍

I have same drive since ps4 days, I'm so glad I can use ps4 and ps5 games on the same drive 😁😁

Just got the ps5 and just attached a harddrive yesterday and did everything you listed in your video correctly by chance. Glad I saw this video to boost my confidence

Liked and subscribed because it’s straight forward info and no adverts 👍🏿

Thank you for letting me know so I can love my ps5 the right way

Thanks for the Quick and very helpful tips on this subject. Some info that I think would have also been helpful to include in this video includes: >You do provide technical details about the minimum and maximum external HDD/SSD sizes that the PS5 supports. >You do indicate that not all HDD/SSD are compatible. It would be valuable information to also include details about what type of Format properties should be used when formatting an external HDD/SSD to use with the PS5. It is my understanding that when using a USB Flash/Thumb Drive to import/export Save Game Data, etc. that it must be formatted to either FAT32 or exFAT in order to use it for these purposes.

Mfs watching this despite not having a PS5 lmao

Thank you , very informative.

Good to know! Thanks!👍👍👍

WOW the background describes a lot

I got my Series X first then I just got my PS5 last week and Im in love with the PS5! The only complaint I have is only having 600BG of storage. Ive heard that external hard drives cause PS5 to brick sometimes so Ive been cautious about which one I get and use.

Thanks fit the advice and the link .i just got my ps5 last week. I liked and subbed!

Buying myself a ps 5 tomorrow so this video was helpful, thanks

I have Samsung T7 and I use the front USB C port its just as fast as the back ports. Been using it this way since December no problems

You can plug it into the front USB-C port. The official documentation says so.

Perfect tip i didnt evevn know thank you so much

thank you, gonna be buying one today!

Now that I finally have a ps5, I can actually use your tips and tricks video, you go mate! ❤️

"IF you have a ps5" damn bro, thanks

Great video, did not know had to plug external hard drive into back of playstation to work properly

Nice Just got mine so these tips are helping thank you so much.

I laugh everytime he rests his hand on top the PS5 in all his videos lol

I bought a 12TB External HDD for my PS5 and found out the hard way that the PS5 only supports up to 8TB. Luckily I had a 8TB 7200rpm Seagate IronWolf in my PC so I opened up the case to the 12TB External HDD which turned out to be an Seagate Exos Enterprise 7200rpm on the inside. I put that inside my PC and put the IronWolf inside the External enclosure and it works perfectly. Load times are great too.

Thank you 🙏🏻 I’ve done this Glad I did it RIGHT..🤜🏼🤛🏼

Great video. Recaps the instructions in the box that many chuck out immediately.

Always informative. I’m still trying to get a ps5 but when I finally get one I’m getting an external so this was very helpful so thank you!

Please note that you can also use the front usb type C port which was previously the only recommend port to use. Compatible Ports: Rear: 2x USB type A (10 Gbps) Front: 1x USB type C (10 Gbps)

Great vid......Can you shut your PS5 down with the external hard drive connected and not unmounting it first?

I’m setting up my ps5 right now and almost did what you said not to do. 😵‍💫 thanks man

1:20 Good tip, but as long as your console doesn't interact with the drive in any way sort or form, then you can unplug it as you would do on the PC.

Just for clarification.. i always unplugged my external drive from my PS4 after shutting it off. This would still work with the PS5 or do i really have to always disconect it first in the settings before unplugging? Would be great if someone can answer. :)

Thank you for the info, saved me from finding out too late. Sub'd

John I just got my PS5 a month ago and already I love your advice you definitely helped me out with installing my SSD 4TB and it works like a charm I'm still getting use to playing on it from playing my PS4 but seeing the external hard drive I might take you up on that advice too I need room for my PS4 games too

Just got a ps5 a few days ago my dad wanted to put a harddrive in it Guess i’ll show him this video first

Nice tip, I wish the console would support two devices plugged into your rear ports like it did on the PS4. You still had to change storage types from the menu but you didn’t need to use the same port. On PS5 only one of the two ports is recognized at any one time. This is annoying as I use an external SSD & an external hard drive.

I'll keep this in my mind when get it after 20 years tnx

Thanks 🙏 for the tips John bro 😎 now I know how to do it now lol 😂

A few additional tips: 1. You can use the front USB-C port for external storage. But I'd strongly recommend anyone to use the ports on the rear. You'll need the front USB Type-C port in the future for PlayStation's next VR headset. That's if -off course- you're planning on getting one in the future. I'd strongly recommend everyone to use the ports in the rear. The front USB-C uses a controller with Display-alternate mode which suggests that it's highly likely you'll need it for VR. You can get a good male Type-C to female Type-A adapter for a few bucks if you haven't got a Type-A (OG) cable in the box. 2. Don't put a USB-hub between your PS5 and your external drive. It will simply not work. You'll have to put the external drive directly to your PS5. 3. USB 3.0 and USB 3.1 Gen. 1 are the same. Higher number are just fine, just make sure you're drive is at least 3.0. 4. If you can afford it, get an external SSD instead of an external HDD. KZfaq channel Digital Foundry has a good video showing what the benefits are of playing PS4 games from an external SSD.

I use a WD 5TB Ext. HDD. It works well. You just have to format it when you hook it up, which the PS5 Recognizes and does for you. Just don’t ever pull it out, without SAFELY EJECTING it first; other than that, you’re good. :)

Would you suggest using the external hard drives over installing one? Ive seen the videos of how to pop off the faceplates and seems easy enough to install with less worries? Any insight would be great!!

I’m getting me a hard drive tomorrow. TY for the help

How about connecting the external SSD thru the USB-C port at the front??

Don’t rebuild your date base while the drive is connected..unplug it first then replug.

I realized that even without knowing you couldn't connect the USB hard drive in the front end of the console, thanks for confirming

Thanks found it interesting

I actually use the USB C port on the front for my 1TB Samsung T7 SSD and it’s been good.