How to Free Up Storage on Your PS5

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The PlayStation 5’s internal SSD has 825 GB, but only 667 GB of that is available for you to use. For many gamers, that space can quickly run out. Here’s how you can free up some of it.

Delete Unused Games and Apps

If you’re not playing a particular game, you should consider deleting it to clear space. To do that, highlight the game (don’t launch it) on the home screen and press the Options button on your DualSense controller. Then, select “Delete” in the menu.

Confirm you want to delete it by selecting “Yes” in the prompt.

To see all the games installed on your PS5, go to Game Library > Installed Games.

You’ll find games that are hidden from the home screen here. This will give you a better idea of what is taking up space on your PS5’s storage drive. Again, you can delete these using the Options > Delete process.

Transfer Games to an External USB Drive

An alternative to deleting games is to transfer them to an external USB drive. You can even use an old-fashioned hard disk drive (HDD) for this (it doesn’t have to be an SSD).

This helps when you want to play a game again later but don’t want to re-download it. For most, transferring a game back to internal storage is faster than downloading the game from a remote server.

To transfer games to an external drive, plug it into the USB port at the back of your PS5. Then, head to Settings > Storage > Console Storage > Games and Apps.

Select the game you want to transfer and then choose “Select Items to Move” in the menu.

Tick all the games you to move to the external drive and then select “Move” in the bottom right corner of the screen.

In the prompt, select “OK” to start the moving process.

Delete Large Save Files

Some save files can be hundreds of megabytes. Deleting them, especially if it’s a game you’re not going to play again, might just give you some extra space on your PS5’s storage.

To do that, head to Settings > Storage > Console Storage > Saved Data. Select “PS5 Games” or “PS4