Dude, thank you so much for this guide. I’m planning on getting a PS5 this year if I can get a job and if they get them made and distributed fast enough. There are several game saves that I want to transfer and this guide will help me immensely when the day comes that I get my PS5. Many thanks for this.
For those that connect USB Drive and in PS4 Saves section just says "Your saved data will appear here", make sure you have the correct file structure in your drive. It should have 4 folders like this: PS4\SAVEDATA\\ ID String should be something like: 16x07xf191a9e079
Super silly question but does that folder look like CUSA and then a number? I have this message. I am thinking it could be because the USB does not have a name, but I don't want to change it until I know for sure.
Thanks for the tutorial however my extracted saved file path looked like this PS4\EXPORT\BACKUP\202312232315_00 I want to change it but not sure what my IDstring is in my case, can you please help. Thanks
I finally got mine that my friend was holding for me and set it up yesterday and all i had to do was simply log into my playstation and everything from ps4 was automatically on my ps5 i didn't have to do anything except log into my account.
That's because your data was backed up to the cloud because you must likely have playstation plus set up that way. This is for people who don't have it set up like that
Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!! I was in the wrong menu this whole time and was getting frustrated that I wouldn't be able to finish my PS4 games, but you helped me solve my issue! So appreciate this info man!
My PS4 saves are not showing up when I load the game, I am going to try follow your advice of restarting. Also thank you, after dozens of searches, this video is literally the only thing that touches on that.
Did you guys figure it out? I’m having the same problem. It shows that the storage is there in the external storage but the game isn’t recognizing it. I’ve followed all his steps and it still isn’t working
@@zachshouse2002 I figured it out. The direct transfer option offered by Sony didn't work so I deleted the save files from my PS5 then transferred over with a USB stick and then they worked
@@Gotiansgames So what you’re saying is that if I transfer my data via USB, I don’t have to do data transfer with Ethernet cable connected to the both consoles? If so, will the USB data transfer work with my PS4 disc games so I don’t lose any progress?
Can you do this without WiFi? I don’t have internet at my house and am trying to move my ps4 saves over to ps5 and this option in the video doesn’t work
*what folder is created when copying? PS4 -> EXPORT -> BACKUP -> * long number folder * -> files with saves. Is that right? Because my ps 5 can’t see any files on my usb. (usb is on FAT32 format sure). Pleeeeasssee help me*
Aye so, this isnt working in the slightest. I've tried numerous times, restarted my PS5 numerous times. No matter what i do, it will refuse to copy stuff from my USB to the PS5, it will instead recopy stuff onto my unplugged PS4 somehow???
@@Gotiansgames Like is it easier to transfer data with a storage device or with the cloud? I have games on an external hard drive but I also have games in the cloud. Can I transfer using both?
Same here. My PS5 recognizes a USB flash drive which is also SONY, every PS4 save is ok, I select all, it calculates PS5 free space and finished, Weird is that the button "Copy" is grey, can't hit it, it's not accessible... EDIT: After a while (minutes) the button was OK (already turn to white color), hit it and everything was fine.
yes, my problem also solved now after a bit research and little spent of money, and yes its take some time to load data while loading button looks grey after process is done that's will work fine, @@VinnieP.B.
Ok so when I got my USB storage device I put it in the PS4 to get the game data I needed to put in my PS5. Then I putted my USB storage device in my PS5 but when I go to Saved Data and Game/App Settings in PS5 settings. I went to Saved Data (PS4) USB Drive but none of my data I saved showed that's what I need help with.
I'm using an exFAT formatted USB drive where I backed up my PS4 save files. But when I plug it in to the PS5, it reads the USB Drive but on the PS4 Saves section it just says "Your saved data will appear here'. I double checked the drive in my PC and the saved files were still there with the proper file / folder format. :(
Thanks for the vid! Do you know of any issues about the PS5 not detecting the save files in a flash drive? I've been trying to transfer my Ghost of Tsushima save files from one PS4 to my PS5 but my PS5 doesn't detect any save file at all...
So I plugged in my external hard drive to the PS5 (Formatted as exFat), went through everything you said on the video, but a message saying "Your saved data will appear here" appeared. Tried plugging to different USB port but it's the same thing. Any idea what's the problem?
I select "copy to USB storage device" and it says "cannot perform that operation. The connected USB storage device is being used as extended storage." Not sure what's causing this.
Hi, I'm getting my ps5 on Friday!! (25/3/22) .. I know you showed us a flash drive to transfer files across but how does the external storage method work ? I am wanting all my games and saved data transferred from ps4 to ps5
Then get an external hard drive like a Western digital black and upload everything to there. You can play it directly from the hard drive. I have a video on that as well
I'm definitely going to get a PS5 later this year before Christmas so that way I can transfer all my game data using a USB flash drive I'm looking forward to get my very first PS5 game console sometime next month or so. I'm so excited
Please look at the time that I specified. When I get to this stage, it writes the name of the game, but does not put the picture of the game in that square next to the name of the game, and when I transfer the save from the flash to the console and enter the game, nothing happens. The console does not recognize the save Please help me🙏 5:47
Bro I really appreciate the vid. I had all 3 dark souls, bloodborne and sekiro with heavily grinded accts and was just defeated i couldn't get my saves. Got em now thx to u, ty my friend!😉
Make sure you are looking in the right spot. They don't show up if you're in ps5 save data application, you have to be in the ps4 save data application and they show up
Ik I have asked so many questions but I promise that this is the last one. So, when I do everything you told us to do. Will it be on the flash or external hard drive. So let’s say Minecraft, you do everything and will it be on the external hard drive or the ps5 hard drive? Or will it be on the ps5 storage Device if you have not already formatted it to the ps5?
Okay, so it will be one the ps5 storage Device. I want it on the ps5 storage device because seagate hard drives can last over 3 years. I got my months ago but due to my anxiety, I want games like fortnite on the ps5 storage device because ps5s last up to 7 years
I did everything and when I uploaded it all to the PS5 I checked the system storage and none of its there but I uploaded it and there were no problems?
I really hope one of these works cuz the account I use on PS4 has my brothers old email and password that he can't remember so I had to start a new account so yeah ima hope the flash drive works
the saves are linked to whatever account you were playing them on. I hate this system that playstation has, I wish that it was like the old days where we could take our saves on a memory card and just play them
Please help, I ran the RE7 through the external drive in PS5 and used a usb drive to move my data from ps4 to ps5 and and it says RE7 can’t find any saved data.
You have to go through the save data option in the settings on your ps5 and move the save files through there. Also make sure you install the game into your ps5
so what if i don’t see usb drive when i go to saved data (ps4) like u did in setting? i was able to do/see everything else but the “usb drive” choice in settings when trying to copy it to my ps5.
I've tried it, but don't work. I've backup the save files in the ps4 pro in a USB. But when I put it on ps5 don't se the usb. But if I go in the media, here I see the USB Drive. Know any solutions?
@@Gotiansgames thanks for your answer. I've sell the ps4 pro but, before make a backup in a usb flash. indeed if i put usb in a pc I see the file ( ps4 -> export ->...... -> archive.dat) but when I'm in a 5:26 and press copy to console storage the ps5 say " there isn't any save data"
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Dude, thank you so much for this guide. I’m planning on getting a PS5 this year if I can get a job and if they get them made and distributed fast enough. There are several game saves that I want to transfer and this guide will help me immensely when the day comes that I get my PS5. Many thanks for this.
we don't want to hear your life story man
@@lildrake2519 Stop hatin boy
@@TLN_Nello how's he hating😂
Man you deserve a follow i love people that explain everything step by step like this 💯💯
For those that connect USB Drive and in PS4 Saves section just says "Your saved data will appear here", make sure you have the correct file structure in your drive.
It should have 4 folders like this: PS4\SAVEDATA\\
ID String should be something like: 16x07xf191a9e079
if i don't have a ps4 how i can compute this string?
Super silly question but does that folder look like CUSA and then a number?
I have this message. I am thinking it could be because the USB does not have a name, but I don't want to change it until I know for sure.
Thanks for the tutorial however my extracted saved file path looked like this PS4\EXPORT\BACKUP\202312232315_00 I want to change it but not sure what my IDstring is in my case, can you please help. Thanks
I finally got mine that my friend was holding for me and set it up yesterday and all i had to do was simply log into my playstation and everything from ps4 was automatically on my ps5 i didn't have to do anything except log into my account.
That's because your data was backed up to the cloud because you must likely have playstation plus set up that way. This is for people who don't have it set up like that
Appreciate the help man my power button on my p4 was broken.... this came in clutch
Same. Just a question tho it will update the games right like warzone for example
Literally same my power button was broken lol
@@vdofjhfjfh7630 yh
MAKE SURE YOU UPLOAD THEN DOWNLOAD SAVED DATA TO STORAGE IF IT ISNT WORKING THIS WORKED FOR ME WHEN I WAS STUCK
Amazing. Saw so many different videos and none of them worked. You got yourself a subscriber my friend. Did it for Elden ring and it worked perfectly.
This method is a success. Thank you for solving the problem.
And thanks for the video
Glad to hear that
Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!! I was in the wrong menu this whole time and was getting frustrated that I wouldn't be able to finish my PS4 games, but you helped me solve my issue! So appreciate this info man!
thank you so much man! i’ve been watching your ps5 videos and your basically the guy that setup my entire ps5 experience😂 gracias
My PS4 saves are not showing up when I load the game, I am going to try follow your advice of restarting.
Also thank you, after dozens of searches, this video is literally the only thing that touches on that.
Hey just following because I'm having the same problem. Saves are in the system but games aren't recognizing them
Did you guys figure it out? I’m having the same problem. It shows that the storage is there in the external storage but the game isn’t recognizing it. I’ve followed all his steps and it still isn’t working
@@zachshouse2002 I figured it out. The direct transfer option offered by Sony didn't work so I deleted the save files from my PS5 then transferred over with a USB stick and then they worked
@@zachshouse2002 Forgot to mention that I uninstalled the games on the PS5 as well and reinstalled them and then it worked after using the USB method
You can do the same thing with an ethernet cable connected to both systems
you can, but some people might not have one lying around.
@@Gotiansgames is there any option to transfer data from a broken ps4 to a new ps5?
Thank you because my power button is broke on my PS4
@@Gotiansgames So what you’re saying is that if I transfer my data via USB, I don’t have to do data transfer with Ethernet cable connected to the both consoles? If so, will the USB data transfer work with my PS4 disc games so I don’t lose any progress?
Can you do this without WiFi? I don’t have internet at my house and am trying to move my ps4 saves over to ps5 and this option in the video doesn’t work
Thanks for the no nonsense fluff on how to do this. Helped a lot. You earned a like and a subscribe from me.
Outstanding video, man! Thanks a lot! Worked like a champ! Thanks for putting in the work!
*what folder is created when copying? PS4 -> EXPORT -> BACKUP -> * long number folder * -> files with saves. Is that right? Because my ps 5 can’t see any files on my usb. (usb is on FAT32 format sure). Pleeeeasssee help me*
Have you found out?
@@goldenace8847 no ;(
The correct way for it to read the files is to have them on a file named PS4> SAVEDATA> and then the long number folder. Worked out for me like that
@@gishathosaurus6828 thank you ima try this
@@gishathosaurus6828 it didn't work for me
Aye so, this isnt working in the slightest. I've tried numerous times, restarted my PS5 numerous times. No matter what i do, it will refuse to copy stuff from my USB to the PS5, it will instead recopy stuff onto my unplugged PS4 somehow???
Bro dead ass thank you your video helped me out alot trying to get kh 3 saved data to my ps5
Just curious, whats the point of copying the data if all of your data goes to the cloud?
Not everyone wants to use the cloud
@@Gotiansgames Right but what exactly is the difference?
@@Gotiansgames Like is it easier to transfer data with a storage device or with the cloud? I have games on an external hard drive but I also have games in the cloud. Can I transfer using both?
@@mx-_-ace1Difference is if cloud, you're gonna have to pay bc of ps plus and by usb we can do that for free easy mate
It says “cannot perform that operation the connected usb storage device is being used as extended storage”
Can't transfer PS4 saves to PS5 via USB storage. Please help
Same here. My PS5 recognizes a USB flash drive which is also SONY, every PS4 save is ok, I select all, it calculates PS5 free space and finished, Weird is that the button "Copy" is grey, can't hit it, it's not accessible...
EDIT: After a while (minutes) the button was OK (already turn to white color), hit it and everything was fine.
yes, my problem also solved now after a bit research and little spent of money, and yes its take some time to load data while loading button looks grey after process is done that's will work fine, @@VinnieP.B.
How do I move a game from one user account to another user account on same ps5 console?
Thanks for uploading this. Finally got a ps5 and you provided excellent instruction on how to transfer save data.😊
Thank you so much! This was super helpful! You da man! Much love!
I have a question. When your transferring the data from the extended hard drive to the ps5 does it have to be formatted?
Yes it should be formatted ahead of time and there is no need to reformat after your out your data in
@@Gotiansgames formated on exfat or extended storage
Ok so when I got my USB storage device I put it in the PS4 to get the game data I needed to put in my PS5. Then I putted my USB storage device in my PS5 but when I go to Saved Data and Game/App Settings in PS5 settings. I went to Saved Data (PS4) USB Drive but none of my data I saved showed that's what I need help with.
Thanks for the explanation, time stamps, and all!
Bro you deserve more subs thanks
Thanks for your guide man! Appreciate it!
Thank you this helps me 🎉
I'm using an exFAT formatted USB drive where I backed up my PS4 save files. But when I plug it in to the PS5, it reads the USB Drive but on the PS4 Saves section it just says "Your saved data will appear here'. I double checked the drive in my PC and the saved files were still there with the proper file / folder format. :(
Same here…
Double same :(
the same thing happens to me too
Also same
What's a fix!! Same problem!
Easy informative worked for me. Commenting for support
getting my playstation on the 25th so this is very helpful thank you
Thanks! Worked as advertised.
Thanks man. Now I don't have to get PS+ to transfer my saves :)
You didn't need it in the 1st place,😊😊👍👍
@@HUYI1it says alert file is corrupt
Thanks for the vid! Do you know of any issues about the PS5 not detecting the save files in a flash drive?
I've been trying to transfer my Ghost of Tsushima save files from one PS4 to my PS5 but my PS5 doesn't detect any save file at all...
save files have to be from the same playstation account, also make sure you go to the correct option in your ps5.
@@Gotiansgames Even if we use a flash drive, does it have to be from same psn account?
@@Gotiansgames that is not good for me
Thank you! Awesome video very helpful you're the man!
So I plugged in my external hard drive to the PS5 (Formatted as exFat), went through everything you said on the video, but a message saying "Your saved data will appear here" appeared. Tried plugging to different USB port but it's the same thing. Any idea what's the problem?
Same problem for me bro , did u find a fix?
@@lilops7688 Unfortunately no
This is honestly better then trying to just transfer the data
Bro this vid was the one I needed man 🎉 good job
Awesome! Thanks Bro! Very helpful!
Thanks for explaining it I figured it out myself last night but this would have saved me some sleep
Life saver thank you!
U just earned yourself a subscriber😂
So mine is already formatted as extended storage, does it still work the same
I select "copy to USB storage device" and it says "cannot perform that operation. The connected USB storage device is being used as extended storage." Not sure what's causing this.
You have to format it as exfat
How do I transfer images and videos from ps4 to ps5 media gallery?
There should be a way in the settings, but looks like I'm making a new video since people are asking about this
@@Gotiansgames yes please
Thanks man it was really helpfull🤍🙏
Bro thanks so much I liked ❤
It says “ the connected usb storage device is being used as extended storage” how do I fix it?
you ever got the solution?
Hi, I'm getting my ps5 on Friday!! (25/3/22) .. I know you showed us a flash drive to transfer files across but how does the external storage method work ? I am wanting all my games and saved data transferred from ps4 to ps5
Then get an external hard drive like a Western digital black and upload everything to there. You can play it directly from the hard drive. I have a video on that as well
@@Gotiansgames i cant seem to find the video - can you send me the link please
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I'm definitely going to get a PS5 later this year before Christmas so that way I can transfer all my game data using a USB flash drive I'm looking forward to get my very first PS5 game console sometime next month or so. I'm so excited
It doesn’t work with me , it doesn’t read my usb key and I have a sandisk usb
make sure it is a format the ps5 can read. The PS5 reads the USB at exFAT fortmat
Appreciate it bro, keep grinding
Thanks I’m getting on probably this week
We have the same background lol same controller for ps4 thank you this was super helpful
Please look at the time that I specified. When I get to this stage, it writes the name of the game, but does not put the picture of the game in that square next to the name of the game, and when I transfer the save from the flash to the console and enter the game, nothing happens. The console does not recognize the save
Please help me🙏 5:47
1:24
On my PS4 (original launch model, not Slim) I'm using it on my 2nd USB slot and it's working fine.
Very helpful video! Thank you!
Worked very well thank you very much
mine is saying
cannot perform that operation.
the connected usb storage device is being use as extended storage.
(CE-41893-5)
please help!
Me too
Bro I really appreciate the vid. I had all 3 dark souls, bloodborne and sekiro with heavily grinded accts and was just defeated i couldn't get my saves. Got em now thx to u, ty my friend!😉
Glad I could help
@@Gotiansgames can you do this with multiple accounts because i have game saves i want on 2 different accounts
@@GIumuNo
I transferred the save files to my ps5 and I can see the files in console storage but when I open a game I can’t find the save
I did that but my PS5 said there is no saved data on my usb and there is saved data.
Thank u so much, it worked perfectly.
What kind of flash drive u need
Bro you are the best! Thank you so much
Very big thanks for the help 😃 It is worked.
I’ve copied my PS4 saved data It’s not coming up with my files on my ps5 am I doing something wrong
Make sure you are looking in the right spot. They don't show up if you're in ps5 save data application, you have to be in the ps4 save data application and they show up
Thank you omg dude! Deserves a like for sure!
Thanks man ... 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks Big Bro❤❤
My usb says I have 56mb saved on but when I go to copy nothing shows up it just says your saved date will appear here
Do I download the game first or do I transfer the save data first
Great tutorial mate,thankyou.
Thanks for the help
is there a way to move pc save game storge to ps4 using the same method
What’s the name of your ps4 theme bro ??
Do you keep your achievements?
I did this and it don’t work it says there no saved data ?!
Make sure you access save data and not external devices.
Is there any way to bring my trophies and game over tk my ps5 through usb
thank you so much, this really helped me transfer my nba 2k20 data to ps5
I need a new ps because my 4 just started crashing I can’t even open the settings. Am I still able to transfer my data?
I’m on the step at 2:30 and it’s telling me “the connected storage device is being used as extended storage. What do i do?
You can't use formatted drives
Thank you 😊
youre welcome!
Can you transfer games on a USB flash drive stick? Not hard drive/game drive. I know you can transfer saves but what about games???
In theory if you have a big enough and fast enough flash drive then sure
@@Gotiansgames thanks!!!
There's a video tutarial on that
Ik I have asked so many questions but I promise that this is the last one. So, when I do everything you told us to do. Will it be on the flash or external hard drive. So let’s say Minecraft, you do everything and will it be on the external hard drive or the ps5 hard drive? Or will it be on the ps5 storage Device if you have not already formatted it to the ps5?
If you transferred to the ps5 hard drive it's on the hard drive
Okay, so it will be one the ps5 storage Device. I want it on the ps5 storage device because seagate hard drives can last over 3 years. I got my months ago but due to my anxiety, I want games like fortnite on the ps5 storage device because ps5s last up to 7 years
God this was so helpful and easily explained thank you so much
Thanks it helped!
So when I go to the flash drive to transfer it just says "your saved data will appear here" it is reading the flash drive.. so I'm confused..
Can you transfer your capture gallery also??
you should be able to
I did everything and when I uploaded it all to the PS5 I checked the system storage and none of its there but I uploaded it and there were no problems?
Hi mate! Do i need to format my usb to exFAT? Just to use this method of copying? I will buy ps5 this month
Thx so much!
I really hope one of these works cuz the account I use on PS4 has my brothers old email and password that he can't remember so I had to start a new account so yeah ima hope the flash drive works
the saves are linked to whatever account you were playing them on. I hate this system that playstation has, I wish that it was like the old days where we could take our saves on a memory card and just play them
So what happens if I connect a usb drive to my ps5 but with a completely different account
all my data is in my extended hard drive so what happens if i format ?
if you format it will be deleted
Is this method for those who don’t have the Cloud storage?
yes it is!
Does this only work for PS4 games to PS4 games on the PS5. Not updated versions of the same game but the PS5 Version
Please help, I ran the RE7 through the external drive in PS5 and used a usb drive to move my data from ps4 to ps5 and and it says RE7 can’t find any saved data.
You have to go through the save data option in the settings on your ps5 and move the save files through there. Also make sure you install the game into your ps5
so what if i don’t see usb drive when i go to saved data (ps4) like u did in setting? i was able to do/see everything else but the “usb drive” choice in settings when trying to copy it to my ps5.
I've tried it, but don't work. I've backup the save files in the ps4 pro in a USB. But when I put it on ps5 don't se the usb. But if I go in the media, here I see the USB Drive. Know any solutions?
You need to go to the ps4 data option not the ps5 data option
@@Gotiansgames thanks for your answer. I've sell the ps4 pro but, before make a backup in a usb flash. indeed if i put usb in a pc I see the file ( ps4 -> export ->...... -> archive.dat) but when I'm in a 5:26 and press copy to console storage the ps5 say " there isn't any save data"
thats weird, it should show up as an external hard drive or usb drive
@@catanisInside I have this same issue. Have you found a solution.
Me too, my usb device empty when plug in to ps5. And my ps4 sold out cant use cloud backup