Transferring Games from 2tB External HD to 5tB External HD

[Trixter_Loki]

Hi folks,  Hope all are well.

 

I am hoping that you can assist with transferring games from 2tB external HD to 5tB external HD.  Simply put, I am almost out of space on my 2tB external and want to copy games to a 5tB external.

 

• My internal PS4 storage is 500 gB.
• I'm aware that I can delete games on the 2 tB external drive to make space...but I don't want to, lol.
• I'm aware that I could simply download games from the cloud to the 5tB, but again don't want to, lol
• I'm aware that two external drives can be plugged into the PS4, but only one can be accessed at a time.
• From my research, I have concluded that the one option is:

                  1.   Copy/move the PS4 internal games (500 gB) to the 5 tB drive 

                  2.   Plug the 2 tB drive and copy some to the ps4 Internal drive(500 gB)

                  3.   Repeat 1 and 2 until all games have been transferred

 

Any other thoughts would be appreciated.  Thank you very much!

[Guest]

I recently were able to acquire a 8TB external, I basically just downloaded everything again, I had a 4TB. The best you can do if you don't want to download everything again is your method only but its going to take a lot more time. I've looked into cloning but that's not successful at all. Good luck.

[Raidou Kuzunoha XIV]

32 minutes ago, Trixter_Loki said:

                  1.   Copy/move the PS4 internal games (500 gB) to the 5 tB drive 

                  2.   Plug the 2 tB drive and copy some to the ps4 Internal drive(500 gB)

                  3.   Repeat 1 and 2 until all games have been transferred

 

That's unfortunately the only way to do it. Sucks, I know. I have a 2TB external as well that only has 2GB left free, because I have too many games, and I'm too lazy to redownload and reinstall games to a new one.

 

I also bought a 5TB external HDD last year during black Friday sales, in case my 2TB ever dies, or I'll use it with the PS5 when I eventually get one. The PS5 in general is gonna be another nightmare when it comes to storage and games that are just far too big.

[Trixter_Loki]

Thanks for the replies.  I do appreciate your help!

[bresttest]

You can also try connecting a second drive to install new games. Use the first disc when you need the games that are installed on it. You can also try connecting two drives at the same time through a special adapter.