Make sure also the second end of the cable is properly fixed into your external hard drive USB port. Now restart your PS4 while the external hard drive is connected to it.
Does it resolve your problem? Either a faulty drive or a faulty USB cable. Connect it to a PC and check whether it works or not. Restart the ps4 normally, reformat the expanded drive, delete any notifications on the update and then continue to redownload latest update. If this doesnt work go to safe mode by holding down the power button then select rebuild database and go from there. Most likely doesnt have anything to do with the harddrive the ps4 system tends to mess up in the middle of its updates.
I have just bought a Seagate 2tb hdd and I got it formatted and loaded games on it, started playing red dead redemption 2 and after a few hours my ps4 froze up and I held down the power button until it reset and not it tells me my hdd needs to be repaired, I have tried numerous times to repair it and it worked one time so I tried to move my games off of it and the ps4 started moving the game then it said it stopped and I got a message saying it was disconnected improperly.
I plugged the hdd into my laptop and it works fine, but when I click on properties I can find the tool tab to run the error check. I need help. Download SeaTools to fix any error in your Seagate external hard drive. It can immensely help in your situation. I have the Seagate 5TB external hard drive. One night i was playing my game when my cat ran by and accidentally disconnected my cable that connects to the USB. Connecting it to my computer though WILL recognize it. I have a friend hopefully coming over tomorrow with his PlayStation so I can try connecting to his console.
Try to connect your external hard drive to the other port and see whether it works or not. If not, turn off PS4 and remove the power cable from its socket. Wait 30 seconds, connect your external hard drive to your other USB port, and connect your PS4 power cable plug to its socket again. Now, turn on PS4 and see whether it recognizes it or not.
Download SeaTools and install it on your PC, then perform a full maintenance on your external hard drive. Hope this will eventually fix the problem. Plus it has its own drawbacks that hold back many users from authorizing it as their first option. Pull it out from the external enclosure and connect it to a PC.
My seagate ps4 game drive 2tb is not getting recognized when I plug it into my PlayStation. The light will not turn on either on the gamedrive.
My computer will detect it but not my PlayStation. You either need to update the PS4 system software to the latest version, rebuild your PS4 database, or just reset it to factory settings. If it does, come back to me and I will provide you with solutions. My sons 2tb Seagate external drive stop working. I just bought it like 2 months ago, I will go tomorrow to game stop and see it I can get a new one…..
Just do that and tell me if it works or not. I was wondering if this product even works on the ps4 and if not what product will. Should I return it and buy the same hard drive? Is it a defective drive? Yes I am. Just read the reviews on that drive on Amazon and see how many guys said it worked well for them on PS4.
Probably a long shot but here we go. Turned out to be a bad PCB Board. I replaced the board and plugged it in to my laptop. Now, tested it on MY PS4. Works just fine on my PS4, got the error message that it was disconnected properly from the system and blah blah blah. Repaired it on my PS4 and it works just fine on my PS4.
Okay, restart, nothing. Full power down, nothing. Now, even if you buy a new external hard drive from the same brand and model, it will still NOT recognize it for that reason. This happens sometimes due to some hidden errors in operating systems. What you can do about that is to reset PS4 system to factory settings. I think this will work. I cannot assure you that, but most probably NOT. O tried restart and reconecting but nothing works. Can you please send us some screen shots of the messages you get on your PS4 so we can better help you.
Firstly I wanna thank you for the comprehensive information posted here! I have came across many comments to which you mentioned that leaving the extended hdd plugged in may lead to electric shock and deem the hdd unreadable.
I would like to know if I have to safely disconnect the extended hdd every single time before turning the ps4 off or can I leave the extended hdd plugged in? Is this advisable? Or would it be safer to just safely unplug it when i am done gaming? My concern is 1.
Thanks for your nice compliment, I appreciate it. This will do the job perfectly and maintain your external HDD lifespan. Just like computers, the power supply may mistakenly send a high voltage electric shock to the USB ports once the system boots up.
Although this is rare, but it happened to a few guys who lost their external hard drives. Though, you have made a valid point here concerning spoiling the USB ports.
They are shockproof devices that you can fully trust here. Either your PS4 system needs to be reset to factory settings, or you need to update PS4 system software to the latest version, or your hard drive has bad sectors and needs to be fully formatted on PC.
My 2TB external hard drive was stolen , I had 2 games on it. I bought another external hard drive reformatted it. On the the game I play it gives me the message. To start app. Connect extended storage device it is installed on. I can see my weapons and gear on my phone app. Just went let me play the game. If your game saves are still available, you can easily fix that problem by re-installing those games on a new external hard drive.
Mine will not even light up when it is plugged in. The PS4 shows no indication that it is even connected. Any tips? So my drive, like others, worked for a long time then suddenly stopped being recognized today.
Is there anything I can do now besides getting a new drive? I also am not comfortable with trying to rebuild my PS4 database nor do I wish to reset to factory settings. I can always just redownload m games as all my save game management is saved to my system storage. Just wondering if I had any other options you may know about? Please check this article to learn how to properly format your external hard drive on Windows.
Again, thanks for the help and responses! Have a look on this post. Please I need help with my external hard drive. Please connect it to a PC and check whether your PC recognizes it or not. If your PC recognizes it, come back to us and I will walk you through different methods to fix that issue. Please help me fix this. I did already plug it in to a PC and the PC confirmed that the drive was working just fine.
It seems your PS4 system needs to be reset to its factory settings, as it undergoes some internal conflicts. Make sure to take a copy of your game saves and all other files that you can back up, then perform the factory setting reset.
Once the process is complete, turn off PS4, connect your external hard drive, plug the external hard drive into PS4 and finally turn on PS4 while the external hard drive is connected.
So my new external hd has been in for only a week. Hardly enough time to get all my games on it and my ps quits out on me by not shutting down properly and making me eventually have to hold reset and power just to get it to shut off.
Finally the next day i turn it back on and of course… You guessed it. I must repair my ext. Hd to use. So i read this… Nobody had any valid info so i chose to turn off my ps4 correctly again and then turned it back on. This time it says it is repairing my hd. It did and the games still had the exclamation marks on them so i tried one anyway… It took a minite but it played so atleast that is a positive note.
No unplugging of any sort was needed and believe me… If i had to reformat and redownload all the games again i would not do it. Because this will happen again. It is a better bet to just get an 8tb internal if possible… Is it? Or is 2tb max? Anybody know because i might still go that rout in the future.
My ps does that stupid sheet all the time and its a brand new pro so wtf. Lucky me i guess… And yes… First i bought the seagate 8tb hd plus hub but was able to return it to staples for full refund even after opened so this isnt my first visit through here to read all of these so i hope this helps someone.
Have a great and wonderful day everyone! Thank you Brandon for telling us your experience that might help someone here having the same problem. Expanding the PS4 storage by upgrading the internal hard drive is a more reliable solution than going for external hard drives. If you have a PS4 Pro, the maximum compatible internal hard drive available is 2tb. If you like an SSD, the maximum size is 4tb, but it is way too expensive.
Hey, great and insightful forum! However, when I try to format it as extended storage, I get the error code CE Any suggestions? That means the format feature of the PS4 system is not working properly. You can verify that by trying to format another external hard drive if possible.
If the same message comes up, it means you either need to rebuild PS4 database to fix that error or fix the PS4 internal hard drive. You can do that either by directly connecting it via SATA cable, or just buy an external hard drive enclosure and connect it externally to a PC.
I have a 8TB WD external hard drive that I am trying to connect to watch media through the media player, but the PS4 will only recognise the smallest portion on the hard drive that can not be erased. How do I get it to recognise the data I have stored on there? Or is the hard drive not supported for PS4?
If it is possible to connect your external hard drive to another PS4 to check whether it works there or not. Most probably it will work fine. The latter will delete all stored data on your internal hard drive, so be careful and take a backup. I see now what your problem is. You have a NAS external hard drive, not a regular one. Have majority of my games installed on it. Just recently my PS4 stopped recognizing it.
Just says there is no storage device connected. The light on the hard drive works. Have you tried it first on a PC and check whether it works or not?
In most cases this will fix that error. I will try on my pc and see if I can find another PS4. I will get back to you with my findings. Thanks in advance! This will help many people who encounter the same problem. So it would appear that my computer reads the External Drive just fine. I cant access anything obviously because of the formatting the PS4 did prior. I have to re-initialize the PS4 itself now? After reinitializing, head directly to update the system to the latest version before trying to use the external hard drive.
Just wanted to update. Reinitializing my PS4 has worked and gotten the system to read my hard drive again. Thanks again for all your help! May your experience help someone with the same case. Thanks to you as well. Usually reinitializing PS4 can totally resolve that problem. If I format it on laptop will that format it to use on PS4? Maybe my lads dropped it and not saying so it is broke. BUT, even though it cannot be opened without a format, other systems Windows for example would recognize the drive and show its icon.
If you happen to format the external hard drive on your MAC, probably it will work again on PS4, you can give it a try. Otherwise, the best test you can do is to connect it to another PS4 if possible and check whether it works there or not.
If it does, then you have to factory reset the PS4. If verified, you have to perform a FULL format to eliminate any potential bad sectors that cause this issue.
I am sorry to say that if your external hard drive works fine on a PC, some conflicts are occurring within the PS4 system that prevent it from recognizing the external hard drive. After successfully accomplishing this operation, you have to directly update to the latest system software. Probably bad sectors. You have to check that on a PC.
Additionally, you can further test your external hard drive by connecting it to another PS4 if possible and check whether it works fine or not. This will dramatically help you determine the real cause of the problem. Hi, I have recently bought a 2TB external hard drive to use as extended storage but my PS4 will not recognise it, it is currently formatted the FAT32 and has been previously formatted to exfat both have been full formats but the PS4 will not recognise the HDD.
Should I reinitialise the PS4 if so will this wipe all the data I have?? Firstly, check whether this external hard drive works properly or not by connecting it to a PC. If it works, then your PS4 needs reinitialization. And yes, reinitializing your PS4 will wipe all stored data. So make sure to take a backup before carrying out that process. Please help..
Thanks in advanced!! Most probably your external hard drive is suffering from bad sectors. You can check it on DOS mode, if this problem persists, then your external hard drive needs replacement. The drive is working perfectly well, I checked on my pc and PS3. Could you please enlighten me on what the problem is? Usually this issue is caused by application conflicts within PS4 system. This will most probably resolve this problem.
My ps4 all of a sudden wont recognize my Seagate 2tb external hard drive. Your external hard drive is suffering from a serious deficiency. You better consider a quick replacement for it.
The best solution is to reinitialize the PS4 and reinstall the system software. You can only if it works. You will need then a disk clone software to back up your data. I am always running out of storage space on my PS4, which means I have to either delete unused apps or saved screenplay videos in order to update apps. Do you know why it would say so much less than my laptop does?
Or how I can fix this? Once again, all I want is to extract my saved capture gallery videos to create more space. The only way to resolve this is by formatting the external hard drive. HDD was formatted with a mb partition. I had to connect to my MacBook, remove the partition through Terminal it was pretty simple; followed a youtube video , and then when I reconnected it to my ps4, the ps4 formatted it to ExFat in about.
Best, Colton. Thanks for telling us about your experience. I truly appreciate that. May this help someone resolve their problem. As for the first console on which you were originally playing the game, the PS4 system learned that the game files were on an external storage, and when you try to play the same game from the disc, it will keep requiring the external storage on which the game was installed.
What you can do is to uninstall the game from your PS4 then reinstall it from the Disc. This should resolve this issue on the first PS4. As for the second console, PS4 system prevents fully copying a game to another console with the same license. You will always need the original external hard drive to play the game, or just buy a new license. Got a 6Tb seagate usb3 external. I have tried restarting the ps with external plug in and nothing.
I have tried reformating from pc and tried ito in the ps and still nothing. Can some one please tell me what next. A friend has the same external and has no problems. Hey anyone who has a 2. Never heard about this tip before. Thanks for sharing. May someone benefit from it. Hey had bought a seagate usb 2. Will this really solve my problem? Also if I do format it this way, what should be the allocation size?
How much time will it take to actually do this for 1TB? Is there any other way which is faster? I have done chkdsk healthy drive , looked for bad sectors none found , formatted it with command prompt to exFAT quick , right clicked on drive and then formatted it. After formatting it with cmd, exFAT option appeared. Clicked options button and then formatted it again to exFAT only to fail.
Used tape to cover the middle two USB pins to force 3. Failed again as PS4 never reads the drive and light on external drive blinks slowly. What should I do? I think you should know it is not a new drive, I used to store my data on this before, I deleted all the useless stuff and moved the worthy stuff to my other GB Seagate Expansion Drive external and have performed all this on this Seagate external drive too. Guess what?
There are a lot of questions in my post, please answer all. The only thread which is alive in ! Your external hard drive is apparently defective. The full format process takes between minutes only on a 1tb drive. If it takes way too long, your drive is dying and needs replacement. The average time for transferring 1gb file is 1 minute only.
If the process goes fast flawlessly, try to transfer larger multiple files simultaneously say 10gb. You should eventually realize then that the external hard drive itself is deficient. Please come back with your feedback on this solution so that may others benefit and you get further assistance if needed. If your laptop shows that the external hard drive works fine, most probably your PS4 needs to reinitialize. You can locate the source of problem by connecting your external hard drive to another PS4 if possible.
If it works fine, then surely your PS4 needs reinitialization. Otherwise, it needs a slow, full format on PC. I have been using an external hard drive for well over a year now, and it works great, except that I have to repair the device any time its wire is even SLIGHTLY bumped.
With the wire for the EDD being so short, this was hard to avoid. Only the wire was changed… not the EDD. How do I get it to recognize it? Connect it first to a PC and see whether it recognizes it or not. That means also all your stored data will be entirely deleted.
Game saves, screenshots and trophies will be lost and are not downloadable unless you back them up to your cloud storage on PSN. On the other hand, you can only back up your game saves on an external USB storage device. Mine has worked fine for multiple months now and all of a sudden it is saying that the hard drive is unsupported. It is a seagate 4tb. If possible, connect it to another PS4 and check whether it works fine or not. You need to reinitialize your PS4 and things will go right with you.
I accidentally yanked the lead out of my 1tb seagate whilst playing a game it kicked me off and then I tried reconnecting it but it will still not show up as a device on my PS4 or Mac it has the light on the seagate to show there is power but it will not recognise my extended storage. I have updated PS4 version 6.
Is that the issue after I install the new PS4 version? Yes, this issue happens a lot when updating to a newer version. You have to initialize PS4 and update it to the latest version, then re-install all your games. Just bought a HDD 3. Read this post , it may help you. If not, the only solution you have then is to initialize the PS4. So i bought this Seagate 2TB plugged in with a cable and it has started beeping as of late and not being connected to the ps4.
Connect it to a PC first and verify that it works fine. If so, the problem then is with your PS4. Follow the instructions on this article. The comments are moderated on this website until the approval of the webmaster. So, you need some time to get them published. I have now tried to download a game on to the hd but it says that it cannot use this device and that it requires a usb 3. How can I upgrade my hd to a usb 3. Since Sony first released the support for external hard drives to use as extended storage, it announced that it had to be USB 3.
So, rest assured that your external hard drive is USB 3. The only solution you can try is to initialize PS4, then immediately install the latest update after the completion of the process. Afterwards, try to connect the external hard drive again to your PS4, and check whether the issue has been resolved or not. My PS4 is not recognizing the external storage device. Have you tried it on a PC to check its health?
Probably your external HDD is defective and needs replacement. If it works fine on a PC, the problem then is with your PS4. Eventually, if none works with you, you need to initialize PS4.
Seagate expansion 2 tb was working great but one day it ade some beep voice and ps4 did not recognized it I connected it in laptop and the same happened laptop could see that something was pluged in but could not recognice and the window did not popped in my pc. I am sorry to say that. You need a technician to check that for you.
Connect your external hard drive to the other PS4, does it work fine? If yes, your second PS4 needs to initialize. Mostly this is the solution to go for. Otherwise, come back and give us your feedback in order to help you further. Beeping noise indicates hardware failure.
Most probably your external hard drive has been damaged. But before judging, connect it first to a PC and see whether it gets recognized or not. On the other hand, if you can check it on another PS4 that would be even better. Accordingly, your external hard drive is defective. If you can, dismantle it and remove the hard drive from its enclosure and connect it directly to a PC.
Check now whether it works or not. If not, then it is dead. My seagate 4tb hd has worked well for quite some time. Excuse me, can you elaborate more on the reaction of your computer to the external hard drive? What exactly happens? When I connected it for the first time I started to synchronize and from one moment to another it appeared that I have I have restarted the console and I have not achieved anything. I also tried to connect it to the PC and although it does recognize it, I do not have the option to format it.
I have the screenshots but I do not know how to pass them. I need your help, the Game Drive is completely new and has not dropped water or fallen. You have to return the external hard drive. The PS4 external hard drive is fully encrypted and the data cannot be detected by a third party system. Only PS4 system can detect the data.
Need help. Initialize PS4 first and update to the latest PS4 system software version. This is supposed to fix the issue. This happened before and I all had to do last time was re-initialize my PS4 and it started working again. I have connected it to my pc and it is working. After initializing PS4, have you installed the latest update? I have a seagate 4tb external hard drive, it has worked fine until recently. The light is on and if I leave it plugged in for a while it says usb hard drive not compatible.
Any help you can give me is much appreciated, thank you. What you can do is to initialize PS4, then update to the latest version of PS4 system software update as the next step. Now, connect the external hard drive and check whether it works or not. I have formatted it to exfat via the ps4 itself and when I try to format as extended storage I am given an error saying my drive needs to be usb3. In this article we stated that HUB external hard drives are not compatible with PS4 as an extended storage, whereas it can work fine as a backup storage.
Have you checked it first on a PC? If it works fine there, then your PS4 needs to initialize. This might happen due to a system conflict. Hi I have a 2tb seagate that has worked for about a year but today it just says that it has a capacity of This error is usually caused by a serious hard drive failure. Most probably your external hard drive is defective and must be replaced. The PS4 operating system cannot start up from an external hard drive.
You need to replace the internal hard drive with a new one. You can verify that by dismantling the external HDD enclosure and pulling out the hard drive then connecting it internally to a PC and check whether it recognizes it or not.
I have been using a 4tb seagate hdd for the pass year and it has work fine but over the pass month I get an error at the top of my screen that the external hdd is not Recognized. When I restart the ps4 the hard seems to work OK for a week or 2 again but then I get the error again. I have formated the hdd on a Pc but the issue happens again.
This can happen because PS4 operating system is undergoing some program conflicts. Initializing PS4 and installing a clean copy of PS4 system software will usually fix this problem. If not, the problem then is with the external hard drive. Since it works for a while then shuts down, it can be the USB bridge that is failing to operate, not the hard drive itself. You can check its health by connecting it internally to a PC and run some diagnostic software like Hard Disk Sentinel.
My son has been using an external hard drive on their PS4 for about a year and a half now. This morning, I unplugged the PS4 with the hard drive connected to put him on a videogame time out for a while. We tried connecting it to a different port, to my computer, etc. Same thing: beeping and not recognized. Or is there some way to recover that? Thanks in advance for any advice you can offer. Game saves are placed on the internal hard drive, and cannot be stored on the extended storage. So, if you get a new external hard drive, he can continue from where he ended.
By the way, before buying a new external hard drive, try to fix the current one. This might become faulty and needs replacement. This will save you money and efforts and it is worth to try. I have a Seagate 1 TB hhd and it worked for months and then just stopped working on my ps4 but when I hook it up to my computer it works just fine what step should I take next to get this to work on my ps4.
I have tried to format it on my pc and cant seem to figure out how to format it on my pc but when i hook it up to the ps4 it says theres nothing in the USB slot I know both of the slots work when I plug my controller in it charges just fine.
Well, this is usually caused by a core conflict in PS4 operating system. You need to initialize PS4 and it will work again for you. Hey, I have a seagate external storage for my ps4. What do I do? Is the problem with my PlayStation or with my external storage? I have the Sony PlayStation 4 slim. Hi there. It can be either one, but often the problem comes from PS4 itself due to some program conflicts.
If you have everything backed up, I strongly advise to initialize PS4 and then, as the next step, update to the latest PS4 system software version.
Now, try to connect the external hard drive again and check whether it works or not. Another solution can be also to connect your external hard drive to another PS4 if possible. This will show you definitely which one is the reason for this situation. Another solution also is to connect your external hard drive to a PC, and check whether it recognizes it or not.
If not, this is a bad omen that your external HDD is the culprit. So just yesterday my PS4 was using the external harddrive by Seagate flawlessly. Today it stopped working. The light is on when the device is plugged in but the PS4 wont let me connect to it. The external device is actually beeping when it is plugged in. Do you by chance know the problem? This is a common problem. But what I care most about is: does your PC recognize it once you plug it in or it acts like nothing is there, or that a defective drive is connected to it?
If it recognizes it as a normal new external hard drive, the problem is with your PS4. I have 2tb drive hooked it up and moved my games to it. Was hoping someone could help please. This new drive has worked well for the last year or so. However today I got the CE error message. Checked the HDD was fitted properly but still got the error message. Swapped the original GB back in which used to work fine!
Sorry for the long post just want to give as much detail as possible! Any thoughts appreciated. Thanks so much for the answer! Love the site btw. Lots of useful info here. My 4 tb Seagate worked for a little over half a year, fell from about a 1. Still turns on, works on other PlayStations just not mine.
Noted, the PlayStation also fell from the same height, albeit very slowly and both landed on a semi soft surface. I got a new cord thinking that was the original problem. I was really wrong. When I look at the ways you list to fix them. None of them seem like they would work and a few I have already tried. So, PS4 system is most likely the issue, but how do you think I could fix that? Then re-initialize it, I saw you told someone else to do that. Hope it works. You need to update to the latest version of PS4 system software once you finish initializing.
I think you have forgotten that. Hopefully this will work now. I am pleased to help. Let me understand this point. Have you tried switching between the ports then? Try another port and see if it works there. Answering these questions properly will give me a better insight on figuring out where the problem is. So I still need to test out the flash drive bit.
And yes, I have tried both ports numerous times. You have to try another storage device to determine exactly where the problem is. I might end up having reformatted to a different PlayStation, and see if my PlayStation can see it. This is not supposed to help. Do you see it? I will try fixing it using the computer.
Nothing new shows up, nothing disappears. I think it might just be a lost cause. Ok, now I see that your external hard drive is the reason for all this innocent PS4! You can just make your last step and connect any external storage device to your PS4 and verify whether it works properly or not. If it does, the external HDD is surely the reason. Apologies for the late response. Last night I started developing an illness and it lasted with me until this moment. I have been using the same external hard drive and usb cable for months with no problem.
A few days ago I lost power during a storm while playing. It is directly connected, has 3tb of storage on it, and I am using the same usb cord that it previously accepted yet it says I do not meet the conditions. Have you initialized PS4? Afterwards, try connecting the external HDD and it should work. It happen only with borderlands 2, I can play the other games as well and nothing happen.
It started first when I put my ps4 in rest mode while downloading borderlands 2, and there is some corrupted files in it. Please come back with your feedback in order to enrich this article with more experiences. Do you have any link to a website that concern all the ps4?
S: if you want some picture about my last comment where I can send them? I think the external hard drive is corrupted and is suffering from bad sectors that caused some data loss. No I turned off the ps4 while waiting your response and I contacted Sony and they told me that if it say to format I have to format.
I plugged it into a laptop and it worked fine. What should I do. I have my usb storage device plugged in and it says no usb is plugged in andd ive rebooted my ps4 multiple times and still wont work. Actualy I tried other games too but neither of them would work. After that I formatted the hard drive with pc and again I plugged it to ps4 and formatted it but again games wouldnt load.
Most probably the PS4 database is corrupted. Try to rebuild PS4 database and it should work. If not, initializing PS4 and reinstalling PS4 operating system should do the job perfectly. My Seagate 2tb external hard drive was working fine until about 2 days ago.
It now says USB device not connected even though it is. I tried the power off method but nothing. I tried the rebuild database but still nothing not the full reset. Any way I can save it elsewhere and any idea how I can get the device working again?
There seems to be a system file conflict that causes this issue and prevents PS4 system from recognizing extended storage devices specifically, not just any USB storage. If you want to be more sure, connect another USB storage device as an extended storage not as a mass storage , and see whether PS4 recognizes it or not.
Do your tests before accusing anything. This should fix it. Make sure to store your game saves externally before doing this operation. I have a Seagate HDD it worked fine for over a year then it stopped working. I rebuilt from safe mode and still same results. If I need to initialize will I be able to recover my game files from online storage?
I moved all system storage to cloud. You can just do it without that. I purchased a new 3. Most probably you need to initialize PS4. If you can, go disassemble the external hard drive and connect it internally to a PC or via another external HDD enclosure. That way makes you sure whether the hard drive is damaged or not.
Connect the external hard drive to a PC or another PS4 and check whether it gets recognized there or not. If it does, your PS4 simply needs to initialize. This issue often happens by time, even to computers. All you need to do is to initialize PS4 and re-install PS4 system software. The issue will most probably be resolved.
Is there any option I can do to ge the ps4 recognize my hard disc? This is a must-do test before discussing other solutions. Oh ok , will try it soon!!! But does it delete the game in it? I mean when I check it in the PC? You can remove the hard drive from its external enclosure, and put it inside another enclosure. In many cases the external hard drive stops working because the USB bridge that connects the hard drive interface to the USB port goes out of action.
You can also, after disassembling the external hard drive, connect it internally to a PC and see whether it works or not. Is it possible to connect it to another PS4 first for the sake of diagnosing the problem?
If not possible, can you please connect another USB device to your PS4 and check whether it recognizes it properly or not?
So, do your tests and tell me the results so I can better help you with your problem. My ps4 cant read my HDD. My laptop reads it fine. That means your PS4 system is corrupted and you have to full initialize it with the re-installation of the the system software.
Hey i have a seagate game drive for ps4 2tb i played a game like 1hour ago and i turned my ps4 back on and it said the device can not be used.
So i retried like always by turn back on my ps4 and i started to hear a beeping noise comming from my seagate. I putted in my laptop it is still beeping but my laptop could find the drive help please. I recommend this one. Also, every now and again it pops up that the data for a game has been corrupted and that it needs to be deleted and downloaded again but can just be booted up again and work totally fine.
The external HDD is undergoing some bad sectors that cause this problem. To learn how to do that, please visit this page. Almost all hard drives have the same fundamental architecture. So what works for a brand is supposed to work for all brands. That means your PS4 System is corrupted and you have to full initialize it with reinstalling the system software from scratch. I think ill lose all my games and i am not sure whats next. It seems broken and needs replacement.
You can go to any computer repair shop beside you and check it yourself there, and ask them for an external HDD enclosure. My External hard drive has been working fine for a few months. When i plug it in the light turns and the hard drive makes this beeping sound. Hello I read all the comments I hooked up my seargate 4 tbsp to a computer it says working fine but will not pop up on my ps4. The hard drive does turn on and u can hear the disk movment. You can do nothing here but format the external hard drive.
Recently bought a Toshiba Canivo Basics 1Tb external hard drive. When I plugged it in with the cable provided, the PS4 would not recognise it. When I plugged it in with one of the USB cables I have lying around it recognised it, but it comes up with the CE error message whenever I try to format is as extended storage.
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Hi , i have a Segate 2tb , and i cannot format him as a external on ps4 , im having this error CE , in PC works , but in ps4 cannot fomat , help me please. Although it meets the requirements listed. I had recently disconnected my Passport external storage device and plugged it back in and it tells me I have to repair it when i try to go and click on use this storage device under USB storage devices so when I do try and repair it it stops and says that I have to format it but its already formatted and when I hover over the device and click options button nothing shows up.
Most probably your external hard drive has become defective. Usually this happens due to the existence of bad sectors on the drive. Afterwards, restore the clone file on the external HDD. Does this happen only with that specific external hard drive, or with just any USB device? Try connecting a USB flash drive and see whether it works or not.
Also, try switching between the ports. You can try to first full initialize PS4 and restore system software. Hey there! I am trying to reformat my new external hard drive to my ps4 yet its saying im not meeting the requirements.
Error code ce Even though I am using all the correct requirements! Any help would be awesome. Most probably you have to initialize the PS4. Use Recoverit Data Recovery, which is one of the most super cool and the safest data recovery tool available in the market right now. It is completely safe and reliable. Some of its prominent features are:. To retrieve lost or deleted files from the removable storage media, please select a target location and simply click the "Start" button to initiate the process.
Step 4: Once the scanning gets completed, you can preview the files from the scanning result. Click "Recover" and save them into another safe location. We expect you will perform all the above-outlined steps as per told and thus solves your concerns about PS4 External Hard Drive, USB storage issues, etc. Generally rated 4. Just made an account to comment on this. Worked wonders. I was fine from there.
Thank you SO much! Click the link to know how to fix PS4 external hard drive issues. Download Win Download Mac. Sue Wayne. If it is working there perfectly fine, check the other point s and make sure whether it needed to be replaced at this point itself. As the PS4 system doesn't recognize wireless external hard drives, make sure PS4 external hard drive has a wired connection. Cross verify that your external hard drive is compatible with PS4 standards.
You need to check whether the drive was previously formatted for external storage. PS4 will only recognize one external storage drive at a time Last but not least, you need to check whether you are running the older version of PS4 system software. If yes, update the same to its latest version and recheck the issue whether it is fixed or not. It is advisable to use another USB port which may act as a resolution, sometimes. Turn off your PS4 using the power button on the front side of the console.
Hold down the power button and listen out for two beeps which will take approximately seven seconds. You will see some options when you turn on the same. You will see the option to Rebuild Database with the Safe Mode menu. You have to choose Option 5 and press 'X' to initiate the Rebuild Database process. Do not turn the console off during this process as the screen may go black and it will take some hours to rebuild the database depends on the amount of data you have.
You can see that the database has been cleaned once it gets restarted automatically after a couple of hours. If the steps are performed correctly, there won't be any data loss.
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