Manage your PS5 console storage

The PS5 comes standard with 667 GB of usable storage. As you may know, that can fill up quickly after downloading a few games, especially when AAA titles like The Last of Us 2 or Ghost of Tsushima each take up nearly 100GB. Here’s how to manage your PS5 storage and make room for the games you want to play.

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THE SHORT ANSWER

To manage your PS5 storage, go to Settings–> Storage and select which games you want to delete or move.


IMPORTANT SECTIONS

Manage storage from the PS5 console

To see how much free storage space you have on your PS5 console, go to Settings–> storage.

Settings Storage

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The PS5 comes with about 667 GB of storage. If you run out of space on your console, you can delete data or move data to other storage spaces. Select a game to view the management options.

Select items to move PS5

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When moving or deleting games, select which ones you want to manage and where you want to move them.

Move games

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If you plan on playing a lot of games, consider investing in a external storage device. This allows you to expand your storage space and offload games you may not be playing anymore. Keep in mind that if you get an external storage device, you can only play PS4 games with it. While you can save PS5 games to an external hard drive, you’ll need to move them to your PS5’s internal hard drive in order to play them.

Last year, Sony added a firmware update to the PS5 allowing players to expand their internal storage by a M.2 SSD motive. Although an internal M.2 SSD costs more than an external hard drive, you can play PS5 games from it. Sabrent makes a good one with a heat sink that fits smoothly into the console. To see Sony’s guide for exact details on compatible drives.

Alternatively, if you have a PlayStation Plus subscriber, you can use cloud storage to store saved data. While you can’t download full games to the cloud, you can save up to 100GB of PS5 saved data and 100GB of PS4 saved data, which can help free up space.

Manage storage from the PlayStation app

like you link your PS5 to the PlayStation app, you can check your storage space and delete games from your console and USB expansion storage with your phone. Please note that the app does not support moving and copying games, but these features may be available in a future update.

Open the PlayStation app and select Settings-> Storage to see how much storage space is available on your console.

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You can see which games are installed on your console, M.2 SSD and USB device.

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Select one or more games from the list, then choose Delete game to free up storage space.

The best options for PS5 storage expansion

There are some things to consider when looking for storage expansion options for your PS5. If you want extra storage space to play PS5 games, you should get an internal storage expansion in the form of an M.2 SSD card. While you can save PS5 games to an external storage device, you can’t play them from there. However, you can play PS4 games on your PS5 from a external storage device.

In addition, the internal SSD card must meet specific requirements to be compatible with the PS5. It requires effective heat dissipation with a cooling structure, such as a heat sink and a heat transfer sheet. To make things easier for you, we have compiled a shortlist of compatible M.2 SSD cards with built-in cooling structures. Here are our top picks.

Seagate FireCuda 530

If you’re willing to pay for the best, the FireCuda 530 with its built-in heat sink is the way to go. It was one of the first M.2 SSD cards that Sony officially recognized as compatible with PS5 consoles. It meets PS5 specifications in terms of performance and dimensions for a simple drop-in expansion solution with no additional parts. And with performance up to 7300MB/sec and storage options up to eight terabytes, you’ll have all the space and speed you need for your games.

Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus

Sabrent’s M.2 SSD comes with a compatible larger heat sink designed to replace the native PS5 cover, allowing for better cooling using the native fan. It’s easy to install and even launches games faster than the PS5’s original storage, given its read and write speeds of 7,000MB/s.

Samsung 980 Pro

The 980 Pro with Heatsink is another great option for your PS5’s internal storage. It has a thin 8.6mm case that fits inside the console. The integrated heatsink dissipates heat to maintain speed, energy efficiency and thermal control, avoiding overheating downtime on Playstation 5. These may be cheaper than the rest, but the storage options are only up to 2TB.

WD Black SN850

This is the officially licensed M.2 SSD for PlayStation 5 consoles, which comes in Sony’s trademark PlayStation packaging. It has an all-in-one heat sink for easy installation in the M.2 expansion slot. It has fast speeds and can hold up to 50 games with up to 2 TB of additional storage space.

Frequently Asked Questions

While the PS5 technically has 825 GB of storage, only 667 GB of that is actually usable. Space may seem low as games take up more storage space than ever.

You can only get one refund for games that have not been downloaded, meaning any game you discard to save storage space is not eligible for a refund.