How to Use Seagate External Hard Drive on Ps4?
Posted in ps4 | 2022-03-16
How to Set Up Your PS4 External Hard Drive
Connect the USB 3.0 cable to one of your consoles USB ports doesnt matter which one
Youll see a message in your screens corner letting you know a device has been found.
Scroll down to Devices and then to USB Storage Devices and youll see that the PS4 has automatically detected the Game Drive.
Do Seagate External Hard Drives Work on PS4?
You can use any external HDD that has a USB 3.0 connection. The PS4 and PS4 Pro will address up to 8 TB of storage. I used a Seagate 5 TB Expansion drive and the process went very smoothly. The external drive needs to be formatted to work with the PS4s and after formatting, I had 4.6 TB of usable storage space.
Why Isnt my External Hard Drive Working PS4?
As the PS4 system doesnt recognize wireless external hard drives, make sure PS4 external hard drive has a wired connection. You need to crosscheck whether the external HDD is connected directly to the PS4 via one of its USB ports which apply to hub USB external hard drives also.
How do I Download PS4 Games to my External Hard Drive?
Select System Storage , then Applications. Press the Options button, then choose Move to Extended Storage. Choose which games and apps you want to move by ticking the boxes that appear next to their names. You can select as many as you like, providing your external HDD has enough free space to store them.