PS4 External USB WD Easystore HD crashing

[schwang]

I'm having a weird issue with my external storage HD crashing randomly, causing my PS4 to shut off, then I have to jailbreak it again. I've been installing games on it and when I launch them to make sure they work, then exit out using the PS4 button, I launch another game (which closes the previous game), sometimes (not always) the HD crashes as mentioned above.

Am I doing something wrong? Anyone else got this? I can't remember for sure, but I don't think it has crashed during a game that I've been playing for a longer period. It's a WD Easystore 8GB drive.

 

[sonicman2k8]

My external hdd has been acting weird ever since I updated to 9.00 from 7.55. I know 7.55 was unstable but I didn't have as many external hdd issued. I'm using a pro

 

[vlade]

Hello from personal experience i had a lot more issues and panic crashes using the ps4 external storage thing, I find app2usb much more stable even when just running the exploit. The biggest advantage of app2usp is the ps4 doesn't repair or scan the drive after a crash.

 

[chaoshusky]

I don't even have instability running Linux from an external drive with a 2.5" HDD caddy with an SSD installed, though i have had issues when the cable linking a drive and a device hasn't been of good quality, worn connector or port etc, have you checked that?

Have you also attached them to a PC and ran some diagnostic software? CrystalDiskInfo or Victoria will be helpful for you there! I installed a large SSD to my Pro so i don't have to use external drives for games (the external SSD is only 256GB) which is probably overkill (2TB) lol

Feel free to get a readout from the aforementioned software and post it here if you're unsure!

 

[schwang]

So, I'm just wondering what the best method for an external hard drive would be? Letting the PS4 format it, or using the app2usb method? What's more stable? (as I mentioned, I do get crashes occaisionally for whatever reason.)

Using a WD easystore 8TB currently. Is there a better brand anyone can recommend? I'd love to go with SSD, but an 8TB ssd is just ridiculously expensive.

 

[myfranco]

I may not remember correctly but as far as I remember, hard drives with USB hub cause this error. Do you have a chance to try a USB 3.0 hard drive smaller than 2TB?