Let's put a 4TB SSD in a PS4 - Hard Drive Replacement / How to Upgrade PS4 HDD

[@Gekokujousama]

You, sir deserve a thousand likes (unfortunately I can only give you one) just for using a 4TB SSD. Everyone else who made a PS4 SSD upgrade video didn't have the courage to use anything other than a 1TB.

[@UsmanAli-ue9yj]

Just got a new ssd the Samsung qvo 2tb. Hopefully will make a difference in gaming as I still have the stock 500gb installed. Needed more storage so thought I’d go for ssd upgrade

[@ElioOliver99]

Mine is 480 😂

[@Vogomax]

@@UsmanAli-ue9yjso, if I use a 4TB ssd for my ps4 slim internal storage,it would work,right

[@samdame6584]

@@Vogomaxill Try now

[@koraykoray1286]

@@samdame6584 what happened did it worked

[@jernigan007]

HELLO FROM 2024 !!! my ps4pro drive is failing. SSDs are cheap now. You laid out the swap process very well. I can easily do this.

[@ChristKrew-Rev1.8]

You rock brother! Thanks for sharing. We are a family of 5 so we share our ps4 and this will help.

[@khan_xo]

glad to help! thanks for watching

[@barrybrindle6959]

I looked at a number of videos covering this topic and for me yours is by far and above the best. Very clear, detailed and narrated at a good rate. Big thumbs up

[@bamba2046]

True that

[@acdcrocker56]

I 2nd that. I purposely took time to find this video when I actually went to install. Thanks!

[@joeb5578]

Agreed. He's the best. No comparison.

[@leivajoe80]

3 years later....still helping...thanks

[@khan_xo]

wow 3 years already huh… glad it’s still helping!

[@snevet_]

Wow, amazing video. The steps needed were explained very well. Also giving tips on what to do and not to. Even giving an idea of what you can do with the old harddrive. Best of all links in thr description of everything used and other options too. Very great video indeed, well done. 👏👍

[@TheReneDorion]

from what I've been hear I wouldn't recommend using rest mode at above 2TB as that can wipe data when you turn the system back on from sleep mode. Love the video. thank you.

[@khan_xo]

I never use rest mode because of a bad experience in the past haha ... It always gives me "ps4 was not shut down properly" error

[@TheReneDorion]

@@khan_xo sorry that happened 2 u

[@Zero_System81]

I thought 2tb is the max capacity of ps4, but this video say it all.. Thanks!

[@lastxp]

You can format a large usb drive to exFat32 so you can backup all your files over 4gig size using the ps4, in the settings/devices section press option button over your usb drive and select format to exFat32. Then you can backup everything.

[@garethw8884]

Nice thanks for that tip

[@acidlol9449]

so can u backup and install firmare on same stick or you need to use different sticks

[@jasonm.6936]

Nice video. I put a 4tb seagate in my uncharted ps4 a few years ago. Trimmed the top cage from the hard drive bay since the hdd was a little thicker, but no problems to this day. And only delete games I am absolutely done with. May go with the ssd for my secondary ps4.

[@blindclub9279]

Thank you for this video. I am severely visually impaired and needed to upgrade my PS4 Slim to an SSD (the old drive was getting hot and noisy). With assistance from my lovely wife and your very good video the job was successful and only took around a half hour. Console running well, quieter and cooler. Same with wife.😁 Many thanks.

[@khan_xo]

Haha, glad to hear it my friend!

[@garethw8884]

Brilliant video. It takes you through step by step giving hints and tips Brilliant fella great job

[@dominicmerzib2096]

Btw quick tip:if one of your USB slots are not working you can use a USB spliter worked for me

[@lenniebrown5961]

Honestly best f-ing video going and I’ve seen a lot of them,covered all the details and even showed me that the hard drive does actually fit inside the tray with no probs,I can happily buy it now and enjoy my gaming without need 4 gbs for an update 😂😂😂…seriously tho thank you so much

[@t.w.i.t.c.h8711]

Hey, one more thing. You dropped this good sir👑

[@Ogdt2014]

Best video on this topic hands down, step by step process thanks !

[@joeb5578]

Thank you, very much. I bought a PS4 Pro about 5 months ago. It's very nice. Much improvement over PS3. I cloned the HDD to the SSD, a SAMSUNG 870 QVO SATA III SSD 2TB 2.5" Internal SSD into the PS4 Pro and it loaded up very nicely and works great. $129 - Amazon But the only problem I have is memory is showing 829 GB. I've come across your page after not finding what I need. You've done a Superb & Easy job of explaining everything when others have not. I'm currently downloading Installation files on USB. I'm downloading a few games so It will take another day before I complete reinstallation of SATA III SSD. I let you know. -SAMSUNG 870 QVO SATA III SSD 4TB 2.5" Internal Solid State Drive: $222.98 - Amazon Thank you again.

[@aram_d7me]

my man , I really appreciate all the detail and effort you put on this video it helped me a lot. thank you man❤.

[@khan_xo]

Comments like yours is why I do it ❤️

[@aram_d7me]

@@khan_xo ❤️🫡

[@johnfrese4851]

I didn't know the ps4 could use a 4t hard drive. But the pro and your slim are in the same spot for the hard drive in the back

[@เผด็จาร-นนนนง]

it can use 8 tb maximum , look the video from digitan foundry

[@UltraStyle_PC88]

You are the man Khan took me for ever and i almost lost hope but i fallowed your video and it finally worked ...all the other video out there dont work btw

[@sharptoothtrex4486]

Incredible, lad! If this works with the PS4 Pro, then I must wait until a year or 2 later until the 4TB SSD price lowers as an option.

[@Campinis]

Good to know that a 4TB SSD works . Thanks man

[@hsuhsuanwen6549]

can go up to 8tb

[@FishingGingerly99]

This is the best informative video I've watched in a long time! Great job bro

[@mjmonjure]

I have watched 4 or 5 crappy videos on this subject and none of them were as complete and well articulated. Thanks very much!

[@nippuh]

Exactly what I was thinking. I had my hard drive corrupt on me and now having never done anything like this before, I can say I feel way more comfortable and relieved after watching this video. I thought my ps4 was done for good

[@hemz64]

Great helpful video, been looking for help everywhere. This was the best informative video!

[@DennisSection]

Nevermind, create folder PS4> create folder UPDATE> and then the downloaded file

[@anguslang-h6w]

I will be upgrading my hard drive to a 1 tb ssd tomorrow

[@lexbeltran1354]

How did it go?

[@anguslang-h6w]

@@lexbeltran1354 PlayStation 4 slim works better and loads up a lot faster then the mechanical hard drive

[@lucasj5043]

Well you could see a significant difference of speed if you would have a ps4 pro which comes with Sata 3 unfortunately the ps4 and the ps4 slim are Sata 2

[@khan_xo]

Yeah probably much more noticeable on PS4 pro. The difference I saw with the PS4 slim was already significant, so I could imagine on the pro.

[@synoground79]

Just came across this video amazing, and explained very well..

[@KerrBox92]

just checking to make sure you can actually do this without some kind of in built limitations to accommodate a drive this size

[@N00borious]

Thank you. I can’t wait for my ssd to arrive.

[@seninhobin]

Very good video . Thank you 👏👏👏👏

[@OniKuma88]

Great video man

[@Ardino001]

Thanks man 🔥🔥

[@SoaringRedEagle]

Thanx somuch for this video!!! 👍👍👍👍

[@lasinin902]

Please do a follow up video of load times on it

[@wargodsix]

Prob be the most expensive thing I buy for my system I like physical media so I just need the space for the game instal files

[@laz305]

For whatever reason if the new drive doesn’t work, can I just pop back in my old original drive and it’ll still work? Or will it ask to format it?

[@BARDOWNSKIS]

Old drive will still work

[@khan_xo]

Like Bardownski mentioned, it'll still work. The only time you may run into an issue is if you update the system firmware on the new drive and then try to pop back in the old drive.

[@boredstudent]

I swapped the 1TB hard drive to a 2TB SSD on my PS4 Pro. I messed up the first time because I downloaded the install file instead of the reinstall file. Turns out you don't necessarily need a FAT32 formatted flash drive because even exFAT will work. On a PS3 it has to be FAT32.

[@niallmartin590]

Nice one mate

[@skychaser996]

Dude! Best video ever on how to install a new SSD in a PS4, period! No other videos out there on the topic can touch this !🦾😃👍🤙

[@khan_xo]

Thanks for the kind words! 😁

[@bamba2046]

Great video thanks

[@Strider-Ragnarok]

I’ve never seen anyone do a full back-up and restore including the games. No one dares.

[@khan_xo]

I also don't know what flash drive would work for that capacity and speed wise lol

[@Strider-Ragnarok]

@@khan_xo You know you can use any USB storage for backup right?

[@ShadowLancer128]

I installed a 2tb 860 evo into my xbox one x, and now I feel as if this console is basically a series x even tho I know it's not lol. Series x is like xbox 2.0 and ssd install on one x is like xbox 1.8 lol.

[@khan_xo]

crazy how much of a game changer it is!

[@ToddJLajoie]

Thank you!

[@Kursed1994]

He's happy like little girl

[@BOXING_LOUNGE]

I switched from the 1tb QVO 870 to the 1tb EVO 870 on my PS3 👀

[@LinkSquish]

This is a good video, step-by-step description was great. Is it more snappy with that SSD? I read a forum that PS4 wasn't made for SSD but will work fine and they said that it won't be any faster. I was wondering if that was true.

[@khan_xo]

In my experience, the load times for the games and the system from a cold boot were much faster. The PS home access while in game was also faster as well as the speed in which the ps4 can store recorded clips. I have 2 ps4s and have compared them side by side and verified. This question comes up so often on this video, I may consider doing a side by side haha

[@LinkSquish]

@@khan_xo I read the comments a little to see if someone asked, I didn't see any. Thanks for replying back to me.

[@francorottier8221]

So the firmware can't be added on the folder that you did on update file and add those 2 files or it has to be on a usb drive

[@George88889]

Couldnt you use the old ps4 hard drive with the case and cable combo, to restore everything back to the new hard drive. After you restore the firmware off a separate flash drive.

[@michaelschiro2]

I have the exact same ps4 & tv

[@boosted0079]

The one thing you didn't show was which firmware file you chose to download from the PS4 website. We seen you click download file, but not any particular version. From my understanding the firmware you reinstall has to match what was last on the console.

[@khan_xo]

anything from your systems firmware version to the current available version will work. The website usually has the most recent version on there so it is a safe bet.

[@boosted0079]

@@khan_xo I got ya. There's a website for those that want to choose a specific version. If staying with a jail broke version is something somebody wants to do. Personally I'm not into the whole jailbreaking PlayStation club lol. It's nothing special

[@frankiuvara8838]

It must be on MBR cause GPT the most you can partition for fat32 is only 2 GB lol

[@EG-mm8yl]

How reliable is the Samsung SSD? Thinking of going the SSD route and ditching my HDD lol

[@khan_xo]

From what I’ve read the Samsung 870 is pretty reliable. In my personal experience so far it’s been great, boots up fast, loads games fast, and home menu activities are fast in game. When I go back to my PS4 with a HDD I’m just like how did I used to live like this lol. Capacity is great too, so far I’ve used about 2.5 TB and have a little less than 1.5 left. The common brands I see are either Samsung or sandisk and they both have performance and budget versions of SSDs. You get what you pay for really and the Samsung one wasn’t cheap lol In terms of lifetime I still have yet to see which one would last longer.

[@KaeganThornhillTheCyberRaven]

SSD's are quite reliable. The only time you will run into some issues is when they nearly their storage limit. (Thou the same thing can happen with HDDs) So really SSD's are better in every possible way. Other than Files/Images will last longer on a HDD. Since SSD "Data Blocks" slowly degrades overtime.

[@drag8799]

@@KaeganThornhillTheCyberRaven hdd’s are more reliable tho they can last over 40 years a ssd won’t even last 10

[@KaeganThornhillTheCyberRaven]

@@drag8799 That is quite true and I pointed that out at the end of my post from over a year ago. Thou I left it "Neutral" in my comment. Both types have their pros and cons. But for long term storage HDD is the way to go.

[@MissouriReaper]

You did this the hard way

[@MageLeaderInc]

What's the easy way

[@jaysonburns4423]

At that price i would have just bought an exteranl..just got my os4 slim..i dont know if i can just add a 4 tb 3.5 inch drive as an exteranl..it alos 4 tbs just not as fast..do you think this would be a good option..

[@เผด็จาร-นนนนง]

u can use 3.5 hdd with sata cable in external but u also need to have 12 volts pins , ps4 don't give 12 volts for 3.5 p drive , 2.5 hdd don't need 12 volts , just 5 volts only

[@shyfly825]

Will swapping my HDD for an SSD help me if I’m getting the message can not start PS4? I did the flash drive for the reinstall system files and when it gets to the point of downloading, I get the code SU-42477-4. Please help! Do I need to replace my HDD?

[@DavidGonzalez-is8ns]

Do you know if the same brand Samsung 8tb ssd fits in ps4 as well?

[@khan_xo]

If you mean the one listed in the description, then yes that one will work.

[@hernandoyulianto]

Can we used Clone Docking Dock for cloning hdd ps4?

[@hadyborham2137]

Hi,can 8tb ssd internal hardisk sony ps4 support?.thank you.

[@viperdemonz-jenkins]

going to get a 2TB SSD to replace the standard 500GB HDD.

[@DennisSection]

what do you name the file? or do you just download, copy and move it over into the usb drive, insert into ps4?

[@mohdhusin9356]

Tq bro

[@endriuzincenko64]

ok so you can t back up the ps4 data on the same flash drive you download the firmware to?I mean does the usb need to contain only the folder with the system software

[@khan_xo]

you can have them on the same flash drive. I just separated them here to make it more clear which steps we are doing and why were doing them in case some people wanted to skip the backup or not. You can have other stuff on the usb with the system software, personally I choose to have it empty as a sanity check haha

[@endriuzincenko64]

@@khan_xo thanks a lot

[@endriuzincenko64]

@@khan_xo i ve just installed a 1tb 870 qvo into my ps4 slim and i gotta say your video helped me a lot, i even forgot to put the screw that holds the ssd in place while it was installing the software but nothing happened

[@valkatag671]

After this installation will be problems with psn?

[@jonresanovich154]

Why did you not use safe mode?

[@arunabhmahanta]

I had a question. Do you lose your photos from the Capture Gallery? Right now on my stock HDD all my captures are stored in it’s own Game Specific folder. I wanted to know if I backed up the images before changing to a new drive, will the captures return to their Game Specific folder in the Capture Gallery? Don’t want to lose all my Trophy screenshots 😓

[@BlackBBQChicken1998]

Yes ofc they return

[@djchubbithecheka6050]

So did it speed up the load times?

[@khan_xo]

Significantly. Startup from cold boot is faster. Game load times have generally been 2x faster. Multitasking during games is quick and seamless.

[@djchubbithecheka6050]

@@khan_xo thanks I will do the same then

[@jmdnelson4891]

Regarding your files, can't you just get a PS+ membership for like a month, save your data on the cloud and then re-download it onto your new hard drive??

[@SoaringRedEagle]

humm.. I just formated as FAT. then USB to my PS4 then backup. no downloads firmware.

[@IA-yi3zy]

Does this work if upgrading to 4tb hdd

[@gladiator_games]

Does this work for a standard PS4??

[@edgm88washere]

Yes

[@Wing_Zero992]

I got a question bro. I was wondering is USB 2.0 flash drive fine to use? Or does it need to be USB 3.0?

[@khan_xo]

Either one works

[@gregshanor669]

Can you use a 8TB hard drive ?

[@th1nk88]

My flash drive says it’s format is MS-DOS(FAT32). This is probably a really stupid question but is this the correct format? I tried googling it but that just confused me more… Edit: I’m on a Mac, not sure if that is relevant information or not..

[@Vogomax]

How did you format the ssd (again)

[@khan_xo]

The ssd was brand new and so I didn’t have to do any formatting besides what the ps4 did. If your ps4 is having trouble reading it, try formatting to ntfs.

[@dhruvbhatia9707]

What should be the format of this internal new SSD. NTFS or FAT32 ?

[@khan_xo]

There is no need to format the SSD because the PlayStation 4 will do that. I believe NTFS is what you want though.

[@samoanxmaniac8071]

Does it have to be formatted in exFAT32 ? Can you use just exFAT ?

[@arthurryudi3328]

But does ps4 support 8tb? I heard it's a maximum of 4tb.

[@khan_xo]

ya

[@เผด็จาร-นนนนง]

8 tb x 2 internal + external

[@gunawangunawansantoso4122]

sir can you help me with my problem? i buy ssd crucial mx500 1TB when i installed is cannot acces system storage and i returned original hdd PS4 can boot normally.do i need format partition in disk management and set to MBR just like install new HDD/SSD on PC?

[@donavanblais]

I have a question! If I want to make that upgrade and let say that I don’t back up any of my stuff on a usb before I reset my ps4. After I put the SSD back in and redownload my games on PSN, will I lose all of my progress on my games or it will be saved? Thanks!!

[@khan_xo]

You won’t have any of the saved progress anymore. However, if you have ps plus, you have the ability to save game progress to the cloud in which case you can get your progress back when you sign in to your account.

[@donavanblais]

@@khan_xo perfect thank you!! So I can save all of my call of duty stuff in the cloud and have it back when I sign back in?

[@JohanBaez5877]

Guys, is it possible to use an external SSD drive for my PS4 with a Sata to usb 3.0 adapter? Thanks in advance

[@khan_xo]

Yeah, it’ll be fast but not as fast as if it were internal.

[@JohanBaez5877]

@@khan_xo Thanks !!!!!

[@natertater2124]

How much space have you used. How many games do you have on it?

[@khan_xo]

I have 1.75 TB still and have so many games downloads I can’t count lol. Like 70+? And warzone as well (being like 200gb)

[@natertater2124]

Wow that is crazy thank you. I think am going to get a 2 Tb

[@natertater2124]

@@khan_xo how fast does it run

[@RabMac108AT10six]

​@@khan_xohey bro im not sure if i have a slim or phat they both look the same to me ..mines is on firmware 9.00 with jaulbreak ..Will i be able to put a 4TB im this model ..I was thinking about stripping an external ssd and using that as they are way cheaper. Thanks for sharing.

[@joshuaAgross]

I'm wanting to know, is it possible to turn off the PS4 remove the original HD, and clone to the larger new SSD HD? I'm looking to upgrade my 1TB PS4 hard drive to a 2TB SSD Samsung HD? I've been using a Seagate external SSD HD and it's been a total pain in the ass, in the middle of playing games, it pops up a screen saying something went wrong search for the HD! It's not moving or wiggling it's just having a issue! Send report, BS, BS, BS everybody seen this before...

[@shawnalrj3887]

I've a question...if I use exfat instead of fat32 would it still work?

[@kokatrends]

Yes

[@gregshanor669]

Can you put a 5-8 TB 2.5 SDD. Or is the PS4 won’t be available to handle this upgraded hard drive for video games and storage ?

[@khan_xo]

You can put up to 8tb ssd 🤙🏾 must be 2.5” form factor

[@khan_xo]

@@KRAWofficial corrected it, ty

[@tamerhelal5880]

how can i backup everything (games & apps ) ?! ... can i use a external HDD alternatively flash memory ??

[@khan_xo]

yeah you can use an HDD to offload everything and then make sure to back up the settings etc. on flash

[@tamerhelal5880]

@@khan_xo ok .. then after backup my all data to external hd and backup my settings to flash memory and download the system from ps website and copy it to flash in folder (UPDATE) What the steps after replace the new ssd hd ... tell me plz ?

[@AhmadAhmad-jf3wb]

hello bro can i choose any firmware in new hard drive like 7.55 or other?

[@khan_xo]

you can only use the firmware version that your system is on or above but not below

[@AhmadAhmad-jf3wb]

@@khan_xo got it thank you bro

[@KaeganThornhillTheCyberRaven]

You can "Try" to install a lower Firmware patchnote. However, it will involve several more steps and downloading a APK for the Version you want. Not to mention you might have to use a 3rd part App to get it up & running. (Plus this can get you banned if you play online-- since Sony's servers might think you're playing on a Jailbreaked PS4)

[@michaelyapkf]

It is not advisable to pay so much for SSD. A 8TB ssd even cost more than a new PS4. I rather buy another new unit with that kind of money. Well just have to bear with that slightly delay loading time.

[@ma6netho]

A 1 Terrabyte ssd is enuff to store the games you play often. If ssd gets full you can move the game (in menu hdd setting) you don't play mush to a standard hdd on a external usb disk 2, or 4 Terrabyte is fine. They are way cheaper. Later you can move easy back games to fast ssd when you plan to play them a lot. BTW you can move all your games to external usb hard disk drive, as backup, so you don't have to redownload them from psn.

[@pac-man-ooo5520]

I try thus ssd and it work but then it keep crashing

[@shakkaphillips2444]

800GB is the limit on my PS4 I brought some digital games if I replace 800GB with 2TB-4TB would I still have my games but would need to redownload or buy them again?

[@khan_xo]

If you bought them digitally then you would just need to redownload them after replacing hard drive.

[@angelolima4811]

If I have a 10 year old ps4 hard drive will a format from the computer make it new again if I want to use it for my laptop or would it not be reliable

[@khan_xo]

you can format and use it but it won’t be new or perform like new. Any issues or slowdowns it had as a ps4 hdd will probably be noticeable as a laptop hdd.

[@angelolima4811]

@@khan_xo got it how about the other two questions I don't really need the usb in my case

[@angelolima4811]

@@khan_xo did you recieve my latest message

[@lenniebrown5961]

Yoy usb want 250gb so how did you allow the ps4 to accept the backup?

[@lenniebrown5961]

@Khan XO

[@Kerwination]

Hello, quick question. Will the samsung 870 evo ssd 1TB work on PS4 Slim too? I'm planning to upgrade also my PS4 Slim. Thanks!

[@khan_xo]

Yeah I’m actually upgrading a slim in this video

[@Kerwination]

@@khan_xo thanks for replying. I’m actually torn between the evo or the qvo. How was the performance after a long time?

[@khan_xo]

@@Kerwination oh sorry! I misread, I’m not sure if the EVO is the correct form factor to connect to the ps4. It needs to be sata connection.

[@carvalho7davi]

It's not needed to format, the reinstalation on playstation website formats the ssd in fat32 already.

[@khan_xo]

The formatting done in this video was for the usb flash drives which need to be formatted to fat32 in order to be readable to the PS4. If they are already fat32 you don't have to format of course (doesn't hurt to though). As for the SSD/HDD, that doesn't necessarily need to be formatted because the PlayStation formats it during this process. However, sometimes that drive is not recognizable by the PlayStation it which case it helps to format the SSD/HDD as NTFS.

[@Mr_Punter_2024]

hi Khan I tried sharing an external USB storage between a ps4 on 9.00 & a PS4 on latest firmware and of course the fake .pkg games cannot be launched on the ps4 on latest firmware. But the ps4 on latest firmware can install games on disc into the shared external storage, but it gives an error when trying to download legit digital purchased games if you choose the external storage as target installation. why is that so? is it safe to play games on disc online using the shared storage with .pkg installed? Bans risk? thanks everyone

[@anotherOneMore7]

GREAT! Tried three different USB drives (256 GB, 28 GB and 4 GB) and the PS4 says 'Storage device is not connected (SU-41333-4)'

[@khan_xo]

You’ll want to keep trying and reformatting them as well as ensuring they are placed in all the way before starting up the system (or in general). They can be finicky lol Also I saw your previous comment in my notifications but when I click on it, it disappears. But to answer that, I believe it has to be fat32. Certain sizes cannot be formatted to fat32 but to bypass that you can use a nonnative formatter. Something as generic as searching “fat32 formatter” and vetting a few of them.

[@1998gst4611]

Khan XO, so installing this Samsung 4TB SSD drive applies the same to the PS4 Pro?

[@khan_xo]

Essentially yeah, the location of the drive would be different.

[@jonathanmccullough6790]

Would this fit in the original ps4

[@khan_xo]

@@jonathanmccullough6790 yeah they all use the same form factor

[@xamoshiss4415]

We tried everything and it still doesn't work

[@PhillipLemmon]

Once you beat a game you could just delete it from the drive... Boom! Instant free space.