Copying PS4 Game Saves to USB 3.0 External PS4 Hard Drives Guide

Since Sasuke PS4 4.50 OFW went live, we've seen How to Set Up a PS4 USB 3.0 HDD, PS4 External Hard Disk Drive Restrictions, PSN Account Factors, PS4 Apps / Games via External HDD and now thenextslash shared a guide on copying PS4 game saves to a USB 3.0 external PS4 hard disk drive.

Check out the tutorial below, to quote: How to Copy a PS4 Game Save to an External Drive

You will need:

• PS4
• External Drive
• TV
• Cords

Step 1: Turn on TV and PS4

Step 2: Insert External Drive

There are 2 USB ports on the front of the PS4.

Step 3: In the Main Menu, Go to "Settings"

Step 4: Click on "Application Saved Data Management"

Step 5: Select "Saved Data in System Storage"

Step 6: Select "Copy to USB Storage Device"

Step 7: Select Game to Copy

Step 8: Wait Until Transfer Is Complete

Repeat steps 4-8 for multiple games.

Step 9: Remove External Drive

That's it! Cheers to windrider42 for the heads up on this guide!

 

[SSShowmik]

Don't see why they had to mention TV though....

 

[king6340]

can we copy games for backup if they formatting

 

[Kraken]

Not only are the steps in this guide obvious, they don't work unless you are connected to PSN.

 

[aneesh]

Don't see why they had to mention TV though....

Projector may be ?

Appreciate the post rather than finding such mistakes