How to FIX PS4 Cannot Start Application (Corrupted Data, Locked, External HDD)

[@michaelmartinez6023]

All I know is my ps4 pro started having problems when the ps5 came out.. just saying.. now it’s freezing all the time & won’t start up games. Update 8.0

[@LucyKushinada333]

I thought I was alone with this conspiracy theory 🤣 my ps4 pro worked flawlessly until a couple of days ago . Now I can’t even open my favorite games to play

[@beanfrijole5079]

@@LucyKushinada333 same I’m having the same issues ever since the ps5 came out

[@alicegonzales1586]

@@LucyKushinada333 Same I updated my ps4 and none of my games are working

[@gxmingclipz1179]

Bro samee

[@b4rt3kkkk]

Same

[@logiesasquatch5999]

If Sony made this PS4 recent update where all my games start crashing, I'm not buying a PS5...I'm going to Xbox anyway. SOMETHING'S FISHY HERE!! My ps4 was working fine until PS5 came along

[@dannajones313]

Mines been doing this for 2 days now ..my dad worked with computers and stuff and he doesn’t know what’s wrong with mine. He isn’t expressing the things I am

[@logiesasquatch5999]

@@dannajones313 I think I have a faulty hard disk drive. My apps, and games keep becoming corrupted. I tried rebuilding database, work temporarily so I initialize it. (Deletes everythjng on my ps4). But, Im buying a new HARD DISK DRIVE so I wouldn't have problems.

[@moistyyy__3338]

@@logiesasquatch5999 did it fix your problems?

[@mrrockets32]

@@logiesasquatch5999 which hard drive did you buy?

[@BlaiseJVlogs]

@@moistyyy__3338 I had the same issue but I rebuilt the database and it didn’t help at all.

[@rohanraj3754]

another method to temporarily bypass the "corrupted" screen is to open KZbin first and then open the game you wanna play and so when the corrupted screen comes and tells you to close the application it just closes KZbin and you can play the game :)

[@mousttt]

you're the best

[@jdoyle902]

You are some man Rohan thank you

[@yowboinaruto9541]

Is it any game?or just some games because I’m trying it for rainbow six siege and it freezes on the loading screen

[@preetparmar2005]

But it also removes the disk man pls help

[@Wave9990]

Thanks a ton man. Rebuilding the database worked for me. Bloodborne said it was corrupted and it made me very sad, because I had finally beaten the second boss in the game. I thought I lost all of my data but because of your video, I have it all back now. Thank you

[@dragonslayer5292]

Have you defeated the Gehrman yet?

[@Frostipoo]

Let's hope it works for me. I'm pretty far in my first playthrough of God of War. Kinda pissed atm

[@lightskinanticsjiggin8129]

Im gonna play blood-borne this month

[@lightskinanticsjiggin8129]

@@Frostipoo I am also gonna start playing God of war this month.

[@ellywaifu]

it keeps kicking me out of apex because of “corrupted data” and not even rebuilding the data base is stopping this from happening

[@Brandetta0]

I’ve done these steps plenty of times and when I check for corrupted data in system storage it says everything is normal with no cross Edit: my game is still giving me the corrupted data screen

[@Skrall_]

are you using an external hard drive?

[@matthewwolfe8443]

Me too found any fix

[@Skrall_]

@@matthewwolfe8443 yeah, it seems the problem came from my external hard drive. since removing it and porting the games that crashed, to the PS4 internal hard drive the problems have gone away.

[@Brandetta0]

@@Skrall_ i’m not using one it’s just keep popping up with the blue screen telling me cannot continue using the following application screen

[@JoseRamos-qr7vo]

@@Brandetta0 for me it says "Cannot start application, The following data has been corrupted" this is so dumb🤦🏻‍♂️

[@phoenixking9776]

No matter how many times I delete and reinstall my games onto my external hard drive I still get cannot start application because it is corrupted and I haven't had my 2tb external hard drive for not even 5 months now

[@USMCLP]

Am I only one experiencing “There is not enough space to start the application, you need to delete 268.4 MB”? I literally have 93 GB of free space, have deleted whole games, have rebuilt my database, yet whenever I turn my PS4 on I get this same error whenever I try to start a game or an app. All of this crap has started right around when the PS5 came out, update 8.0. It’s ridiculous.

[@psn.DBlll074]

you just gotta delete clips, or games you dont play or beat or whatever

[@CedricJordan1]

This was helpful because my COD WW2 is corrupted thanks Tim so much

[@itsjusteman8222]

Same bruh my cod ww2 is acting up

[@harrym092]

Same here and also star wars wtf is happening...

[@sh_des]

anyone found a fix I load bo4 and my character doesn’t load then a blue screen pops up saying cannot continue using the application due to corrupted data and forces me to close it

[@GeneralD4-k]

Did you ever get it to worl

[@GeneralD4-k]

Work

[@chaosfire2830]

@shades you have to get a new hard drive

[@GeneralD4-k]

I fixed it

[@kvng4022]

@@GeneralD4-k how

[@zeeondatn]

Thanks dude my game kept on showing some screen where I had to delete the game. I deleted it and reinstalled it and it still didn’t work. You are a life saver

[@Baneszn]

which one of these helped cause mine keep doin it to

[@jonne_9733]

@@Baneszn bro did u fix it

[@positiveproductions6699]

I forget what the latest system software patch is I think it was like 8.2 does anyone else have problems with like their digital games starting the application because for example I had sleeping dogs the game digitally downloaded on my PS4 and I didn't start having application problems until the latest system software patch that I know of it could have just been a glitch or something but I'm wondering if anybody else has had the same problem with their digital games? Thanks and does it mean that my hard drive is going bad? Thanks

[@kneegrow4406]

yes i've had the same problem with gta v it's digitally downloaded and recently saying my data is corrupted, also i can start up any other game it doesn't matter if it's digital or on disc and they work and start completely fine, my internet connection is perfect and i'm almost certain i don't have corrupted data bc i have ps4 pro, lmk what you did you fix yours

[@yoooderrick1262]

@@kneegrow4406 same here idk what’s going on

[@goofydrivers9742]

Same, everytime I play, my apps says virus detected, delete app and redownload

[@lebronjamesbandwagon5970]

@@kneegrow4406 are you still going through it?

[@lebronjamesbandwagon5970]

are you still going through it or did you fix it?

[@mcg1836]

absolute life-saver bro, 3 years later

[@jackr819]

Was just thinking the same thing

[@aqsamansab6082]

Thank you for the advice man is fixed now may god bless you for your hard work

[@Pootern]

I have an issue with data corrupting for awhile now. I've done everything. Rebuild my database, cleaned the console, restored my license, got a new hard drive, finally I just got a new PS4 and still having the same issue. Is there anything else I could do? Like seriously this has gone on way too long and I just wanna play.

[@jagerfromr67]

You can buy it in your ps store

[@ladygreen632]

Ps5 is their goal

[@maxhb2085]

DUDE YOU ARE FANTASTIC I WAS LITERALLY ABOUT TO CRY

[@NativeRedlight]

Bro I owe you a ton, thee restore licenses worked! I was literally about to quit it all and restart from scratch! Thank goodness for you brother, you saved my 🥓 🥓.

[@jaydenj572]

Bro isn’t it weird that my PS4 been having problems ever since the ps5 came out like I’m really about to switch to Xbox bc I’m tired of watching videos when nothings working

[@bibbis124]

When i start a game it says "the add on for the following application is corrupted" and even though i run it in safe mode and fix the data, it still doesnt work

[@dixonhawaii]

Yeah same

[@พัธbadboy]

Perfect !!!! 🎉 , still working on 2023 ! Thank u brother ❤

[@MADDY-vz7uv]

What did you do ?

[@พัธbadboy]

@@MADDY-vz7uv I did what he did on the video , I had issue with Warzone 2.0 didn’t open .

[@danalloway7002]

ty, i think its fixed the EX hdd, but what started the issue on my end the cable or something may hav been loose and kept disconnecting and "corrupting" the data on it, the rebuild fixed the issue. ty again

[@majdwtwww]

Bro when I look in the saved data it does not show the game I want to stop the corrupted data

[@TheFallenMungJumper]

None of these work. The system won't let me delete them manually and when I rebuilt the database I ended up with more corrupted files than I had before.

[@MasterPork]

I have had a corrupted application for about 7 weeks and nothing fixes it I’m getting pissed

[@urbanmeyer9725]

@@MasterPork did you ever fix this issue

[@MasterPork]

I did but now I only can play one game because the external storage was corrupted so I unplugged it and now only play one game so yeah. I did fix it but I can’t use any other games or the external storage. Although I could just redownload games again

[@kennymain6448]

I still get the add on for the following application has currupted data... I tried everything I even deleted the game multiple times and deleted the save data for the game nothing works

[@Whobashar]

Same to me bro

[@idrinkanddrive]

Omg it worked, your so awsome, you deserve a like and a subscriber from me, keep it up

[@jaxon.m594]

Thanks bro really saved me from buying a new hard drive ✌️🤘🏿❤️

[@towsteppaslick7344]

I’m tellin ya lol Preciate ya Tim

[@Ally-bb1tg]

Worked perfectly 10/10 guidance

[@Tom.ncfc1]

i’ve tried literally everything, i don’t know what else to do

[@damionh7218]

I disconnected my external hard drive to download the games for another hard drive and the message appeared after I re connected the original hard drive. The message appears on the screen after play a game for 5 minutes, the only option given is to close app and it says it’s corrupted, I doubt it’s corrupted because it still lets me play but will randomly kick me out showing that message

[@josephohanian6729]

I got an ad for cyberpunk and that's the game that isn't working for me 😂😂

[@ilovejutinbieber5101]

All i wanted was to play cod 😭😭😭 i really hope this doesn’t delete my whole game

[@Jugggernaawwt]

If your COD was on disc and not digital then it wont delete your stuff on it. But if its like fornite or apex or even MW then it will be saved onto those servers for those games and it will always be saved

[@lillouie8242]

Same with mines same just happened I’m finna try his method I think my lil cuz is messed my hard drive up

[@EagleEyedWarrior]

@@lillouie8242 did it work? Did you unplug the storage

[@darrinmccrainey8066]

@@jesus.lmaooo sane because mines when I press the button it won’t work

[@CycoGFX]

@@Jugggernaawwt so if I delete My fortnite saved data I should still have my skins and level?

[@ava143]

My ps4’s issue is different, the saved data isn't corrupted but I can't start the application since it says "the data is corrupted. Delete the application from the ps4 and insert the disc again" for no reason at all. Do I really have to delete a game I spent so long with? Is there no other way to fix it?

[@Tearingtacos]

Same lmk if you find a fix

[@albertocavazos3140]

i rebuilt my database and days later the same issue is persisting my games won’t open i get the error CE-30095-7

[@KidhollyWood117]

What I had did was clean my cyberpunk 2077 game and wipe it down with a soft towel and it had work

[@itz4u]

This is something weird(or is it). I have a PS4 .I've had the MK XL since 2019. I haven't played it in the last year and when I did a few days ago, it wouldn't load up. Kept giving me the Corrupt error 30005 I followed some 'Fixes' from KZbin, then it gave me Cannot start application corrupted data etc. So, I put other games in and they worked fine. I deleted all saved games(even if I lost my Yearly progressions). I did a 'Safe Mode ' Option 5 'Rebuild Database;. After all that, the game rebooted like I just got it, all the frills and bells and whittles. The difference her is that now all the characters excetp 2 can be played and the 'Online' and 'Krypts' titles can't be selected. They are in red. I cant play one player ,two players but can't get online with it. I think on source said , 'its because the game is still downloading somethings', but after a day?

[@RiftWalker54]

I need help my sharefactory doesn't let me start it. It shows start application but when I do it says content not found would you like to look through the store for it but when im in the store it says I own It and still doesn't let me start it

[@thermgalpro4335]

YO thanks alote bro it really helped me out for the corrupted application

[@pipecanon]

Hi, I have a question. Im having the error code ce-34224-5 when playing some games saying that cannot continue running the application because the data is corrupted. Those games are installed in my external hard drive storage. The problem is in the internal hard drive or is just the extended storage? If I install the games in my ps4 (no usb storage) that will stop crashing my games? I used all methods: deleting and reinstalling the games, rebuild database, initialize console (Quick and full). I ask to know if I need to change the internal hard drive or is just the external one. Thank you

[@progamingaayushmaan8916]

I have a issue it says disc is dirty or damaged but my disc is clean and it also shows corrupted data

[@xyangak9756]

My corrupted data isn’t coming up but when I load my game it says corrupted data I check but doesn’t say anything, someone help

[@fartknocker375]

Hey have you gotten any info on how to fix this since

[@Laced30s]

@@fartknocker375 im here because this happened to my external drive today … not sure what to do , literally all my games are deleted from the extended storage i have..

[@Mr.FusionGaming]

It worked thanks a lot man

[@adzz296]

I’ve done this like 5 times now, I’ve watched and rewatched this video front to back, side to side to the point where I can memorise each of the steps. Yet my GTAV disk wants to play up

[@petrosabc1234]

SAME THING SAME GAME

[@adzz296]

@@petrosabc1234 I went to the ps store and found the ORIGINAL GTAV (not the premium edition) and instead of showing the option to purchase the game, it showed the option to download it. I've since finished the story but i haven't tried the disk yet. I hope this helps you :)

[@Lilsean6]

My Fortnite keeps saying the data is corrupted, can sum1 please help me because I don’t know how to fix this issue

[@kevinmejia8082]

All I can say is thank you my brother

[@jaimebonilla8334]

TOTALLY helped!!! Thank you very much!!!

[@Riyan_027]

Will our saved video clips and screenshot go away if u rebuild data base?

[@alternatecheems8145]

no

[@dimitrymcwilliams3614]

Done that 3x were you go to rebuild database and it has not fixed anything.. and I just installed the game (Ghost Recon Wildlands) PLZ HELP

[@dimitrymcwilliams3614]

@bloodborne2EZ I just went and got a new copy and it literally worked.. and it was $11 at Walmart. I got the first disk from Gamestop for $20

[@dimitrymcwilliams3614]

@bloodborne2EZ I tried uninstalling and reinstalling and it didn't work 😑.. I guess I got bad luck 🤣

[@jessicajohnson754]

6/25/2023 it worked but I had to redo two of what he said before mine worked .. 👍

[@Azoz-bt8xj]

Thank you very much I really really appreciate your help sir

[@YourSixStudios]

You are most welcome

[@toko1280]

It worked???

[@Azoz-bt8xj]

700 subscriber before quarantine ends yeah it worked for me

[@Belcoot0161]

I lost my extended storage, it's not hooked up to the ps4 but I can't re-download a game because it says it's installed on extended storage. Any fix for this?

[@henplay7399]

What if I get a error when trying to rebuild the database cause that’s what happened to me

[@negan7519]

this is what happened to me right now I try to rebuild my PlayStation 4 and it's says error did you have any idea

[@210awsome]

When I rebuilt the database all my games deleted. Is that supposed to happen? I know I can just re-download them but I’m just trying to see if I’m on the right path of these steps

[@adam_ahabri-YT]

This issue happens to me whenever i try play a DISC GAME PLEASE HELP AND MY PS4 IS GOING CRAZY LIKE WHEN I GIVE THE PERMISSION TO PULL OUT THE DISC IT DOESN T IT LIKES BUGS AND JUST KEEP PROCESSING WHAT HAPENNED

[@nugg3t603]

hey uh it didn’t seem to work, but i also didn’t have that cross anywhere on anyone of the MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS i had been having troubles with, which have been most of them other than minecraft, my ps4 has just been turning off while trying to launch fortnite, and call of duty cold war which just says “cannot install” for an update file. idk what to do. help.

[@leigthamcarney5196]

I need help. I have just got nba2k22 and it says my game is corrupted and I need to delete the app. I also have an external hardrive so if I follow this will I lose my myplayer and everything I’ve bought on it ?

[@emmittbailey4237]

I have corrupt data but the game isn’t in any of my saved data files

[@ClixCFC]

Same

[@erxeblixky8599]

@@ClixCFC does it work for you

[@ClixCFC]

@@erxeblixky8599 the data for fortnite is still there if you have a disk game it will delete the data if you purchased from ps store data will save

[@jennyjones5185]

Mate. I’ve had the exact issue, followed your instructions to the TEE and lost all my data. All the games I LOVE (Pes, COD, Battlefield). All gone. Come on mate, how do I get them back? Please help mate it’s my life.

[@jarquezross4880]

Sign back into your psn account and redownload your games.

[@ladygreen632]

Make sure you save your game data to the cloud or back up your ps4 on an external hard drive once in a while. Then you will have protected your games in case of errors.

[@killwalker]

hello. any help would be appreciated. my ps4 was quitting out of games by itself. then restart fails to "cannot start application" or "game data is corrupt" or "please activate liscences" or "rebuild database" or the machine would just turn off without warning, or, using "restart" menu option, the "cannot start ps4" thing, not to mention the very first instance of everything being locked. but I fixed all that. did everything. even a factory reset. but a couple quick power outages later, it starts doing it sll over again. so again, I go through the motions and fix everything. losing all offline save files on all mine and my son's games. but NOW, mostly everything works, except my main game, online only. no disc. after a complete delete, re-download/install, immediately "cannot start the application". I dont get it. how can the download source net me a corrupted version? how can the ps4 just ..choose 1 random game to not want to activate?? I'm completely lost. 1 person asked me, "remove mods?" I'm on ps4...as far as I know, there are no mods.

[@mrsanime2959]

The thing is I had a ps4 before years ago, lost it, then just this year got a new one. I still had my acc and all my purchased games in my acc etc, but except one. Fortnite. My little sister has been wanting to play it, and I haven't downloaded it on this ps4 at all, cuz it's new and stuff, and it says it's downloading but it's not? Like I haven't touched the game at all and only tried searching it up and it says it's downloading, but when I click it says "cannot find application, check ps store?" I press the store button and it just brings me to it's page and allows me to click "Start" then says the exact same thing. "Cannot find application, check ps store?" over and over again. I have tried literally everything on this website and NOTHING has worked. Like idk what my ps4 has with fortnite but it's annoying. I also do NOT have any connected usbs or anything, just a charger and the cords in the back.

[@jond107]

i tried the safe mode settings but it does not work.. after the second beep , it completely shut off. no light , no nothing. Do u know what is wrong with it?

[@etwas47]

Since the last software update my ps4 has been really fucked, hope this helps

[@MohamedAlaa-yb2kj]

Me too, most of my games have been corrupted , and too bugy , because of this update , i did everything uninstall the game and reinstall it and nothing work

[@Skrall_]

tried all of this but still getting corruption error crashes. so far this is only a problem when i use games on the external HDD. i guess its broken, i hope i can work something out with the warranty. edit: im using a Seagate 1TB external HDD.

[@drewthebear]

I think I have the same one for 2TB and I have to format from what I saw losing everyhing

[@pandamix487]

What if I don't I reformat the external hard drive? I upgraded to ps5 and thought my game would save by my username.

[@christian-on-60-fps15]

Can you make a video on how to install a game because it installs but it says close application and remove disc

[@camerongarrett1898]

Any ideas if my external hard drive doesn't get recognized by the playstation when I plug it in? I have been using it for saving games for a while and all of a sudden doesn't work.

[@Kuclua]

If anyone can answer my question I would be thankful. Instead of buying a new internal hard drive which is faulty can I buy an external hard drive to use instead?

[@creeps8563]

Id suggest internal

[@TRUTHabouttheagenda2024]

I have a friend who has minecraft error code ce-38700-8 wants to get his world back who has spent 3 years on it is this possible or is the world pooched for good?

[@deadthing00]

Btw Sony is making this happen by trying to force us to update to latest update for games to try and stop/Prevent exploits.

[@echox9957]

IDK IF IT WORKS FOR EVERYONE BUT I JUST GOT THE CLOTH TO CLEAN UR GLASSES LENSES OR SOME CLOTH LIKE THAT TO CLEAN THE DISK AND I WAS SET

[@mrseal5654]

Clean the disk? Like the game disk

[@Lando2xYT]

I tried to play a game ad kept getting an error on that it was about my storage and it didn’t work

[@mrseal5654]

Omg guys keep trying the game will load in took me 20 minutes after that it stopped

[@jineenqasem8105]

dosent work for fortnite

[@jaydenjennings2503]

Did you fix it if so tell me how?

[@anonym7157]

I have a Problem with GTA

[@Scubastevee15]

I’ve rebuilt the database and even reset the whole PlayStation and I still can’t play days gone or the last of us 2

[@Scubastevee15]

It lets me run apex and games like that but just not like single player story games idk what’s wrong with it

[@FrmMarz]

When it says connect the DualShock 4 with the usb cable I plug in my cable and press my ps button but nothing happens

[@logiic8835]

effects rl ur controller didn’t work?

[@FrmMarz]

Dzaki yes

[@FrmMarz]

Dzaki nothing happened when I clicked my PS4 button Do I need my usb in or is it a charger you need

[@logiic8835]

effects rl use charger u got when u bought the PS4 and use dpad

[@lindseymartin7231]

did u use the D pad?

[@mnoctaver9382]

i redownloaded the game and it popped up again

[@max60123]

I unplugged my ps4 while it was updating and I think I broke it, I tried turning on my pa4 using the controller but it kept flashing and when I tried many different controllers and usb cables it still wouldn’t work

[@rafa4312]

Nothing have work for me..

[@ladygreen632]

I have 4 tb of games on an external hard drive. Watching KZbin on ps4 while sleeping. Woke up and ps4 doesn't even know the external hard drive is plugged in. It's usb powered and the light is on the drive when it's plugged into the ps4. So how can i use a new extternal hard drive when my ps4 thinks all my games are ALREADY DOWNLOADED on my current external drive‽??????????? I'm going to buy a new one. But if psn thinks I've already downloaded it and I can't access it. What do I do???????

[@adnansait5959]

Bro this did not help can u find more solutions for this🙏

[@narutofan4879]

My rebuild database only took about 20 seconds

[@yourmum296]

when i delete saved data does it delete my progress in game

[@ryanblakemore2960]

Depends on which saved data you delete

[@alicegonzales1586]

depends if its cod, fortnite or games with servers. If it isn't then it will wipe all the data

[@Bruh-wz3dz]

Hey so what if i dont have any saved data my the app that doesnt work?

[@preciseaim8556]

Of course, a covid ad

[@dre8971]

Bro im rebuilding my database right now and the bar isn't moving one bit

[@FyntLMAO]

Non of these helped

[@khalidalhindi5486]

It didn’t work for me 😢plz help

[@mjxmaughan_]

Hi mate fortnite keeps saying corrupted data and when I went to saved data it wasn’t there can you help ply

[@Aarab09]

Same exact thing rn

[@Aarab09]

Any help ?

[@mjxmaughan_]

Info Wxlf sorry I think you might have to get a new PS4 I did

[@DaGrandChamp31]

What if it data transfer doesnt work and give u a code of ce-33116-4?

[@SlyFunkyMonkey]

None of this worked, all of my games keep closing randomly because of data corruption, data i completely deleted when initialized my ps4, 3 times.

[@strohhutbezari7739]

I need help i can t start the games and i usw your tipps nothing works can t start any games

[@nikaylaperkins6964]

I don’t have any saved data and idk how to delete the application from the PlayStation

[@richardphillips8316]

And I thought I was the only one. My PS4 has been freezing and crashing for no reason. Now it's starting to make sense.

[@playboijp]

When you delete the saved data for any game do you lose all your stuff you achieved in that game?

[@jaydencrockett1950]

Yes

[@silverioabreu6370]

Yes yes and yes

[@juancordero8068]

What if my ps4’s power button is not on the middle

[@K557_]

I rebuilt the database and the problem still persists any other methods you could recommend or should I retry it??

[@kojikkooo]

Try the other options on safe mode but make sure to do research on them before clicking it because I’m pretty sure one of them delete all the data on your ps4

[@poniboy83]

Very helpful thanks man

[@LanternFN]

The game i play isnt in the saved data section

[@AlkAutoSpoofer]

i tried every thing in its still not wotking

[@TheGoGettersYT]

Thanks for the help!!

[@Wallflower_Max]

Didn't fix my problem. Why does everything have to be faulty.

[@anon6645]

u help me soo much but after some time this start happening again what i need to do