Deleting the applications and data saved on the PlayStation 5 will help manage the space within the console, for this you first have to verify what is the storage capacity you have since based on it you will know what to delete and what not. Also having free storage will prevent the console from common errors like error WS-116414-7 .
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- Benefits of deleting games and data from PS5
- Free up storage space
- The console will not slow down
- How to delete games from PlayStation 5 console?
- From the start menu
- in the game library
- from settings
- In the mobile application
- How to delete the saved game data?
- How to remove deleted games from home screen?
- Alternatives to expand storage space
- USB Extended Storage
- USB with FAT or exFAT format
- Cloud storage
Benefits of deleting games and data from PS5
It is possible that you have information on your PS5 that you do not want to delete because they are games that you may use again over time or you simply have applications that you like and want to keep it; however, freeing up your console’s storage will bring you some benefits worth learning more about.
Free up storage space
This is the main reason when deciding to delete games and data from the PS5 , freeing up storage space helps the console work better and correctly, since it does not have not only applications but a high amount of data product of the games . It also allows you to have space for new games.
The console will not slow down
A slow console is the worst of punishments and more so if it is PlayStation 5, that is why deleting games and data will help it not slow down and also prevents many errors from occurring such as not connecting to the internet or the errors CE-109502-7 and CE-109503-8, how much trouble do they usually cause.
How to delete games from PlayStation 5 console?
To delete games from the PlayStation 5 console you have several options, don’t worry that each of them will be described below, the main thing is that you have access to your profile and maybe a little patience, capable and sometimes the flashing orange light on your controller.
From the start menu
This is one of the easiest and fastest ways to delete a game from the PlayStation 5 console , you just have to go to the start menu, then locate the game you want to delete and click on it to see the options, click now where it says Delete And voila, the game will be permanently deleted from the console.
in the game library
This option is used when the game does not fully appear in the start menu. You have to go to the game library and then press where it says Installed, a list of all the games you have stored will appear, choose the one you want to delete and open the options menu, click where it says Delete, and that’s it.
from settings
From settings you have the option to delete the data stored by the games, which is also good to get rid of from time to time. Go to Settings and then click on ‘Saved Data and Games and Applications Settings’, now press the PS5 Saved Data option – Console storage and then Delete.
In the mobile application
Remember to always download the app from a secure site. To delete a game from the mobile application, you just have to open the PlayStation 5 application and go to the Settings section , then press the option that says ‘Storage’ and a list will appear with all the games that the console has.
Choose one by one the games you want to uninstall, click on them to bring up the options menu and you can select ‘Delete’, it may ask you for confirmation, you just have to press Delete and that ‘s it .
How to delete the saved game data?
It is important to know that deleting a game will not cause the data produced by them to be deleted. Therefore it is important to remove them manually. What you should do is go to the configuration option that is in the upper right corner of the screen and from here follow the steps that we show you below.
- Select the option that says ‘Saved data and Settings for games and applications’.
- Now select the ́Saved Data (PS5) ́ option.
- Press now, ‘Console storage’ and then delete.
- Now you have to select each of the files you want to delete and then press the ‘Delete’ option again, press OK when you are asked for confirmation and that’s it. All the data you selected will be deleted.
How to remove deleted games from home screen?
It usually happens that after deleting games from the PS5 console they are present on the home screen. To solve this problem you have 2 options, the first is to remove the game from the home screen again and the second is to restart the console so that it handles the new information.
Alternatives to expand storage space
Deleting games, applications and data is not the only way used to expand the storage space of your PlayStation, there are also other ways (such as cloud storage) that will surely be a little practical for you and we will show you them in detail below .
USB Extended Storage
An expanded storage unit will give you the ability to have all the games you want in it and when you play you will only have to connect it to the console, you will have all the information at hand . Remember that you have to have a minimum capacity of 250Gb and a maximum of 8TB.
USB with FAT or exFAT format
This is a very practical file system that is used in external units where files and information with a weight greater than 4 GB are going to be stored without having any compatibility problem.
Cloud storage
This option comes by default on all consoles, if you want to verify it you just have to go to the Settings menu – Saved data, then Save data (PS5), select Cloud storage. From here you can download the data from the cloud to verify that you have saved.