The PlayStation, this is a console that has evolved over the years, since its inception it offered its users the option of being able to save their games and games, to continue them later. These were known as the “Memory Cards” the truth is that this has been evolving and changing the modality in which we can make a backup of what interests us.
This is the case of the latest Sony console, the PlayStation 5 has come with a system, which has been handled in past versions, of being able to make a backup to save both the games we have, as well as the configurations that we have programmed in the console. This is in the event that we need to restore it or perhaps update the software to the console , but without losing the configuration that we have established, in this article we will investigate how to do all this.
Index( )
- What steps should I take to backup on PS5?
- Backup
- data restoration
- Safe Mode
- How can I save data from my PS5 in the cloud?
- What kind of data can be backed up?
- How can I back up to USB?
What steps should I take to backup on PS5?
Surely you already know that doing this procedure is not pressing a button and that’s it, for this reason we must have everything prepared before starting. That is, the things we need to keep and the things we can do without. In this way to be able to do everything according to the needs and not lose anything.
That is why now we will see how we can carry out this work, so as we said before. The first thing will be to make a “Backup”, then we will continue to find out what a data restore means and finally we will inquire about what the safe mode of this process means , all this is related, to make a backup on the PlayStation 5 Let us see how these processes are carried out.
Backup
The first thing is to make the backup, before proceeding with the purpose that we have for the console, making a backup is necessary in case we want to correct an error, such as if we want to solve the error “CE-113524- 6” , it is in these cases that a copy will always be useful and to make it we must follow the following procedure. It is worth mentioning that we must connect a USB memory for data storage .
- First we enter “Settings”.
- Then to “System”.
- Backup and restore.
- In the next window “Back up your PS5”.
- We select what we are going to include in the backup.
- After selecting, click on “Create backup”.
- Now the process will begin and it will restart.
data restoration
After the copy is made, we can do a data restore , the first thing is to connect the USB memory, which contains the backup, be it games, applications, captures, data and settings to the console.
- We select Settings> System
- Then we choose System Software> Backup and Restore
- Restore PS5 we select the USB with the data
- Now we give Restore and then YES
- The console will reboot and return to home
- Sharing and offline play will be disabled so we need to enable it again
Safe Mode
The safe mode is designed to start the console, only with the basic functions , this mode is very useful if it is determined, for example, to solve the error CE-108863-6 of the PS5 , without risking much the system in general. To perform this start we must perform the following procedure.
- First we turn off the console by pressing the power button for three seconds, the power indicator light will flash before turning off
- Then we press the power button for a moment so that beeps are heard, you must release the button after the second Beep, the first sounds when you press the button and the other after approximately 10 seconds
- At this moment we connect the controller via USB and press the PS button, in this way we will enter safe mode
How can I save data from my PS5 in the cloud?
We can also make a backup of the data that we have stored in the console, using the Cloud for this you must be a member of PlayStation plus, in this way we can save up to 100 GB . With this modality we can synchronize the storage automatically when we close the session.
For this method to work we must make some configurations, the first would be this path Settings> System> Energy saving> functions available in sleep mode> stay connected to the internet. Then we go to Settings > Saved data and game and app settings > PS5 Saved Data > Sync auto-saved data.
What kind of data can be backed up?
When you buy a PlayStation you can buy the games online and to make a backup, either USB or external hard drive and in the cloud we can save data from saved games, games, applications, videos, screenshots, configurations and settings. Practically everything we need in our console
How can I back up to USB?
To make this backup via USB, it is the procedure mentioned above, what you should keep in mind is that the memory should be empty and have sufficient storage capacity. No additional information to avoid problems restoring data back to the console.
