1 TB Samsung 870 EVO SSD Amazon Link: amzn.to/3XI79ra 2 TB Samsung 870 EVO SSD Amazon Link: amzn.to/3POjLet Playstation software website: www.playstation.com/en-us/support/hardware/ps4/system-software FYI - I didn't really hit on it in the video, but for anyone with a lot of games, I'd recommend the 2 TB version. It really expands your storage capacity and works great and it isn't that much more. Thanks for watching and let me know if you have any questions! And be sure to SUBSCRIBE 😀 I'm a proud member of the Amazon affiliate program. 👍 Are you on Facebook? ► Join 17k people and follow my Facebook Page: Facebook.com/JeffTechnically ► Join my new Facebook group: Facebook.com/groups/technicallyjeffenthusiasts ► Join the new Technically Jeff Facebook Channel for updates: m.me/j/AbbMS4GMh0nPNeuk 😀 Follow me on other social media platforms! ► Instagram: instagram.com/JeffTechnically ► TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@Technicallyjeff ► X (Twitter): twitter.com/JeffTechnically 😎 Check out the new website for reviews, discount codes, and more: TechnicallyJeff.com 🙏 Feel like supporting the channel? Check out TechnicallyJeff.com/Supportme

SUPER helpful video. My issue at first was I wasn't creating the folders in the usb drive itself and kept running into file update errors on the PS4. Rewatched and found what I was missing. All is running way smoother, and faster!

Big thanks! Just finished switching out my hdd for a samsung 870 qvo 2tb by following your vid! It all worked out seamlessly

THANK YOU, THANK YOU , THANK YOU!!! This tutorial was thee MOST INFORMATIVE out of the 100's of how to videos here, Most of them missed steps or was very vaque, You simplified it for most non-computer savvy folks!! KUDOS 2 U

I got an Emtec 1TB SSD for xmas. Just plugged it in and formatted as external storage, dumped all my games on it and it brought my ps4 back to life!

Thank you, this helped me upgrade my PS4 to a 2TB SSD! Rock on,

If you're a casual gamer, this is awesome

I had my PS4 in sleep mode and when there was a power outage the system locked up and never completed a full boot. In sleep mode I select options to restore and still never booted. Only option was to replace HHD. Since I had to replace hard drive went with Samsung SSD. Figured the process is easy but still nice to see a hands on video to make the change that much easier.

Concerning the online game loading, I think your console has to wait for the other players to have their slow HDD PS4 to be loaded.

Thanks Jeff! Everything worked a treat brother... the only issue I had was needing to find a 'proper' mini USB cable to connect the controller to, so it was recognised in Safe Mode. ✅👌🏻🙏🏻

Thanks for sharing Jeff ❤, mine is 480 gb 😂 my ps4 fat of 8 years is happy🎉.

Great Video! Super detailed, but only what is actually needed. Well done! What I am truly amazed by, is that you take the time to respond and offer advice to so many commenters! Need more people providing technical advice on KZfaq to take your approach! Keep up the good work!

This was so simple and informative, thank you. Subscribed.

Amazing video thanks. Realistically these gaming consoles should not be coming with anything less than 4TB in 2024!

Thank you, this has been the best instructional video I've seen on KZfaq.

Thank you Jeff for the easy tutorial.

thank jeff im now going to replace my hard drive on my ps4

Thanks dude, everything worked perfect. I bought the 1T.

Thanks, really helpful video!! I only have one question. If I'm using an external HDD for extra storage for my games, after I start using the internal SSD, the games inside the external HDD are going to run from there? Or is the internal SSD the one that will run all the system and games no matter where they are located? If do upgrade to SSD i should stop using the external HDD for games to profit from the SSD upgrade? I'm not sure how that works :(

Thank Sir Good Explanation in Easy Way

I am going to do this today with the same exact hard drive the Samsung evo 870 but I got the 4 tb , Amazon prime day did me well. I have a secondary ps4 slim with a sandisc ssd 2tb I upgraded 3 years ago and have a huge ps4 library so I want to stay within the console play with best performance among console line.

I got my self an WD Black D30 2TB External SSD and connected my PS4 to a Ethernet Cable best decision I ever made now it’s so fast feels like a PS5 😅👍👌

Thanks ❤

Thanks for the detailed tutorial video 😊🎉❤

thank you very helpful video how did you back up your hard drive have you got a video on that

Thanks! But please correct your title. You are upgrading a PS4 PRO! Both the PS4 and PS4 SLIM have different HDD access, and neither have rear USB ports. I'm sending you $10 thanks tho because your video still made me realise that the PS4 Slim at least also blocks regular USB sticks from being electrically-inserted - as in you think it's in but the PS4 cover is blocking the USB cover from letting the contacts insert far enough. Absolutely ridiculous and I bet many have thought their PS4s were bricked because of this. I don't know about the PS4 [original] but with the Slim you have no option but to get a USB HUB / extension cable / skinny stick. I just happened to have a skinny stick laying around, but 98% of USB sticks will not fit!!!

Hey man, Can we use a 4tb or even 5tb SSD? Idk what is the maximum space we can use it in ps4 slim. Thx in advance!

Thakns for video! Helpfull!

i just ordered me a Samsung 870 1tb, this will be my first time doing this upgrade soo hopefully i dont mess up my system

Hello sir, Quick question I currently have a 4TB external hdd for my ps4 where all my games including the one I play the most (mw3) are located, if I purchased and installed a new SSD like you did in the video and then connect my hdd back to my ps4 will the game times still load as slow as it did with the old old drive that came with my PlayStation? Or will I have to move the game to the actually SSD drive to notice a difference in game play?

Thanks! thanks to youre guide I succeeded!

The OS can read up to 8TB ssd - Kinda wild to think you could have a PS4 that had a combined cost of $1000. Since most 8tb Sata SSDs are like $500.

Can I use an (old) 1TB HDD for just backing up the games? And for the USB-stick and SSD, can I just buy any of them or do I have to look into some specifications to work on a PS4?

Thanks for the video,I have question : the usb drive with the update ps4 file,what type of disc format was set? Exfat ?

quick question jeff... i want to change hard drive my ps4 pro to ssd,but i have game i purchase from ps store,if i follow ur method,can i re download again my game that i purchase ?

Hi! Thanks for that useful video. I just have one question : I don't have a backup drive that is big enough, and I heard that you can use your PS+ account to backup your date before restoring, but I didn't see it as an option in your video. Can you help me?

Thank you so much! This helped a ton!! ❤❤

So, when you download the data from the console does it also save all of the data from the other profiles as well or is it just the main profile that it saves?

this was simple and easy, thank you. My PS4 version is 9.00, when i reinstall the full software, should i install the UPDATE 9.00 or Higher ?

Thanks this helped.

Probably a silly question but i have a spare ssd that has files from my pc on it. Should i wipe it first? Or partition it? Will the PlayStation do all of that for me? Thank you for the very informative video!!!!

Very helpful. My issue is I had forgotten to download the system software to the USB

What an excellent video! Will definitely help me in upgrading to an SSD in my PS4. Thanx! =) Do you, or anyone else, happen to know if the backup will restore my themes aswell? I have some PS4 themes that can't be acquired anymore that I'd love to keep.

thanks jeff your video was very help full i have now replaced my new hard drive in my ps4 thank you for your help

thank you so much

Do i download the ps4 console file to the same usb drive as I backed up my data? Or a different USB.

How have you found the 870 evo so far?? I wanted to upgrade with the 860 evo, but cannot find anymore.. I have heard that the 870 evo have been having a lot of issues and failing really fast on people??

You forgot an important tip, what size USB drive do we need to install the Operating system on?

Hello. I just swapped out my harddrive and everything seemed to work just fine until after the initialization now im stuck on a black screen

Question about profiles and losing data. I have my Main profile for me, and I added a few local profiles for my kids. Will I loose the stuff (saves and trophies) from my the kids profiles if they are just local profiles?

Hey Jeff, What do you use to record your videos?

Thank you for the video! I have a USB docking station and I was wondering if I could just do the backup directly to a new drive in my docking station and then install it in the PS4? It would save a step.

Sorry I'm a bit late here, but was wondering if replacing with an SSD is going to prolong the life of system? The shorter load times nice and all. Thanks for the help.

Will this help with loading graphical textures fast in Warzone? That's the biggest problem I have with Warzone PS4.

Will doing this upgrade speed up download speeds? Specifically copying? No matter the file size my console nearly takes an hour to copy a game update

If im fine with my current save gb amount do i need a big external or wont matter? 😅basically when using SSD does it download all game from already installed or acts independent

So there is lack of detail on the files for usb. You say create folder called ps4 then inside that folder create one called update, then you left a big detail out… inside that file create another folder called updateps4.pup … is there 3 folders? Or what? Lack of detail. Im lost on that portion ive tried 100xs and this will not work for me.

Do I need two USB sticks or I can use my external hard drive for the back up file and the system software

How big should the usb be? Is 128gb enogh for the files plus software?

I installed one New ssd. Worked fine for a night. Next day I came with storage Access error. Installed a new one. Same error. Back to my mechanical drive until I can figure it out

Hi i just bought the ssd but was wondering the life time of the ssd in general? Am i going to need to replace it anytime soon? Also i bought a flash drive with fat 36 format and 3.1 usb. Is that ok?

Hi, great video! I followed the same steps but for some reason I can't get the controller to move to the "Ok" option on the "Connect a USB storage device" screen though it does recognize when I press enter or back. Any tips?

thanks

can you tell me about 1 (for the backup USB, what is the format? FAT32, NTFS, exFAT?) and 2 (did i need to backup the game (not a game data) ? can i install after replace to SSD, cause waste too much time)

Thanks for the video i do the format and everything en my flash drive with a old Android phone😂😂😂👍🏼👍🏼 i dont need a PC or Mack

Hey Jeff, was wondering if I've screwed myself. I purchased a 500 GB SSD, as I'm in Canada, and spent $90 on it and realized I can't restore as I've got over 600 GB to restore. Can I put my original 1 TB hardrive back into console, and redo the process? Thanks

question if you're starting with a "blank" PS4 Pro do I need to back anything up or can I just go ahead with the installation? if not is a 128GB memory stick enough to hold the basic OS? figured I would ask before starting anything.

What are some well priced ssds that are compatible with the PS4 pro?

NICE!

Just wanted to confirm this will not update the Firmware correct?

Nope did not work, I did install a new Samsung SSD I only play 1 game so I will connect ps4 pro without the software and go from there

If I install the regular HDD back into to my ps4 pro do I have to install the software again on it with the USB drive or can I just take out the ssd and install the old hdd back

Hi there. So my ssd came today. I installed it, chose reinstall, named it PS4, created another folder UPDATE, then copied the file to UPDATE, and called it PS4UPDATE.PUP put ps4 in safe mode and chose option 7. Then error message its corrupt showed up. Tried a different thumb drive this time it said file not found. Any suggestions? It would be appreciated. I don't need to plug external hd where my backup is do I? Thanks

question if i have like 3 users on the ps, will it backup all 3 or just the one i fo the backup on ?

How many GB are you left with after installing the 1tb ssd?

Can I use the same usb drive for both the backup and the update software?

I bought the same SSD but it doesn't work in my PS4 Pro. It wouldn't let me install the system software from the USB flash drive i copied the ps4update file and it wouldn't install. I even press the power button for like 3 or 5 seconds and click on initialize PS4 (Reinstall System Software) and that didn't work either. I was gonna see if my games will have faster load times i'm very disappointed in this SSD.

I took PS4 Pro apart--cleaned out thoroughly with an air can as well m, it was nit super dusty or dirty but no fan noise at all --but now COD freezes on me on and off-upon turning it on, and here and there while the game is on, character freezes then it straightens out in about 30 seconds again…..but when I try to turn off PS4, it does not turn itself off now…I have to unplug it to turn it off….should I just get a PS5 slim and be over with it.

I just got the same exact SSD, plugged it in and tried installing the PS software but it failed. Do i have to format the SSD first? It's basically stuck at initializing and never loading the installation itself. Any idea?

I'm guessing that it would also save the profiles on the console?

Can you use the extended storage to install the update file?

Can you do the same thing with a regular ps4 (not pro)?

Can you use a 32GB USB stick to back up the PS4 Pro?

What size usb flash drive do I need to download the software from Playstation?

Can you use the same usb that you use to back the ps4 up to put the new update file on?

Do ps4 have automatic update even without a backup file? I don't have a spare usb for backing up update files for ps4.

hi, i want ask. i have my beloved ps4 fat (buy it when first release and still in good condition). i really rare play games at this console after i found more interesting games in PC. but after taste the power of ssd, make me consider to change my ps4 1tb hdd to ssd (found cheap samsung ssd evo 860 2tb, don't know worth or not because i heard only samsung ssd who will work for ps4). but my friend who already change his ps4 fat to ssd 1tb tell me its not worth since the differences in single player games loading only 3 sec (the online give huge difference, but i'm not play online game in ps4). do you think i still need change my ps4 fat to ssd, or keep to original 1tb drive? (since i heard using ssd in ps4 not good because ssd need power for time to time, and if not used for long it will broke). sorry for long question.

Yes we are same EVO 870 subs for u

Is there a way to just clone or image the ps hd straight onto the new SSD...that would be nice

do you know if this works for the regular ps4?

Pls tell me can I use any company SSD for PS4 upgradation

Can a SSD be installed in a PS4 without going online or backing up data?

It is also possible to clone the hard drive with a docking station.

What if you have the games on a separate HDD/external and do the upgrade on to the console will still read them from external HDD? The games.

Sir did it increase the fps too?

Hey there. My goal is to backup my ps4 pro. I formatted it, but I didn't choose exFat. Do I have to transfer everything back to my ps4 internal hd, and then format it to exFat? Thanks

Can i downgrade my PS4's firmware while changing the HDD to an SSD??

Will load times be just as fast if I get a 4TB SSD?

The Update File is corrupted (SU-30625-6) How do I fix this

Hi! Kioxia is it good for Ps4 pro;;; or crusial;;