{"id":42812,"date":"2022-06-28T17:56:32","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T17:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/?p=42812"},"modified":"2022-06-28T17:56:32","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T17:56:32","slug":"how-to-recover-lost-saved-game-data-on-ps4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/recover-deleted-data-on-ps4.html","title":{"rendered":"How to Recover Lost Saved Game Data on PS4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Console gaming is supposed to be easier than PC gaming. Now, you powered on your PS4 and wonder&#8230;<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Where have all your games, screenshots, and video clips gone?<\/li>\r\n\t<li>How can you get back your game saves?<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Did you waste your time on all those trophies?<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Do you really have to rebuy the same games you purchased in the past? Was the console&#8217;s menu always so slow, jerky, almost unusable?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>Console gaming offers a streamlined experience compared to PC gaming but isn&#8217;t immune to data loss or corruption.<\/p>\r\n<p>Thankfully, there are many ways you can (try to) bring back your lost games, videos, save games, or other data on Sony&#8217;s PlayStation 4. Let&#8217;s see how.<\/p>\r\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how_can_you_lose_your_ps4_videos_and_saves\"><\/span>How Can You Lose Your PS4 Videos and Saves?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p>There are many reasons games, apps, media, or other data might disappear from your PS4.<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>&#x1f528; Unlike SSDs, mechanical hard drives contain fragile moving parts. A bump or drop can damage them.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>&#x26a1; An electrical spike can respectively &#8220;fry&#8221; some electronics.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>&#x1f50c; Power loss or a misbehaving game or app can corrupt the storage device&#8217;s file system.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>&#x1f4c0; A failed update might also corrupt your storage or render some games and apps unusable.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how_can_you_restore_lost_ps4_videos_and_saves\"><\/span>How Can You Restore Lost PS4 Videos and Saves?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p>When you realize you lost some of your precious data on your PlayStation 4, you can try various ways to bring it back.<\/p>\r\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"restore_your_saves_from_the_cloud\"><\/span>Restore Your Saves from the Cloud<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p>Do you have a PlayStation Plus subscription? Did you manually upload your saved game data to the Internet or enabled PlayStation 4&#8217;s support for automatic cloud syncing? Then, despite your &#8220;local&#8221; data&#8217;s condition, you can restore it from your cloud backup.<\/p>\r\n<p>To do that:<\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>Choose <b>Settings<\/b> from the PlayStation Home Menu.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Select the <b>Application Saved Data Management<\/b> entry you&#8217;ll find there.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Choose <b>Saved Data in Online Storage<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Proceed to <b>Download to System Storage<\/b> to see your backed-in-the-cloud data.<img class=\"border-gray border-radius-10 aligncenter wp-image-42982 size-full\" src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Download-to-System-Storage-data-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Proceed to Download to System Storage\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Download-to-System-Storage-data-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Download-to-System-Storage-data-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Download-to-System-Storage-data-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Download-to-System-Storage-data-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Download-to-System-Storage-data-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/li>\r\n\t<li><b>Select<\/b> the data you want to bring back to your PlayStation 4 from the cloud. Then, choose the option to <b>Download<\/b> it.<img class=\"border-gray border-radius-10 aligncenter wp-image-42981 size-full\" src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Download-to-System-Storage-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Download it\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Download-to-System-Storage-1-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Download-to-System-Storage-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Download-to-System-Storage-1-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Download-to-System-Storage-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Download-to-System-Storage-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p>Soon you&#8217;ll have your lost data back.<\/p>\r\n<h4>The Simpler Single-Game Approach<\/h4>\r\n<p>Do you only want to recover from your saved-in-the-cloud data files for a particular game? Then, instead of going through the &#8220;everything&#8221; route mentioned above, try this:<\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li><b>Select<\/b> the game for which you want to recover data, but don&#8217;t launch it. Instead, hit <b>Options<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Choose <b>Upload\/Download Saved Data<\/b> from the available options.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Go for <b>Download All<\/b> to restore everything related to the particular game to your PlayStation 4 from Sony&#8217;s cloud servers.<img class=\"border-gray border-radius-10 aligncenter wp-image-42978 size-full\" src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-Simpler-Single-Game-Approach-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Go for Download All to restore everything\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-Simpler-Single-Game-Approach-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-Simpler-Single-Game-Approach-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-Simpler-Single-Game-Approach-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-Simpler-Single-Game-Approach-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-Simpler-Single-Game-Approach-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/li>\r\n\t<li>You only want to bring back specific bits and bytes, not everything related to that game? <b>Use the list on the right<\/b> to selectively choose what you want to restore.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"recover_lost_games_from_the_playstation_store\"><\/span>Recover Lost Games from the Playstation Store<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p>Did you previously remove a game but now want to play it again? Did an installed game&#8217;s files somehow become corrupted? Does a game refuse to start for no apparent reason or throws a cryptic message on your screen?<\/p>\r\n<p>Re-downloading the affected game from the PlayStation Store may fix the problem. To do that:<\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>Make sure <b>you&#8217;ve signed in to the same &#8220;local&#8221; user account<\/b> on your PlayStation 4 that you&#8217;re also using for logging in to the PlayStation Store.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Skip your individual game entries and move to <b>Library<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Choose the <b>Purchased<\/b> list from the menu on the left.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Find and select the game you want to re-download.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Choose <b>Download<\/b> from the options on the left.<img class=\"border-gray border-radius-10 aligncenter wp-image-42972 size-full\" src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Recover-Lost-Games-from-the-Playstation-Store-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Recover Lost Games from the Playstation Store\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Recover-Lost-Games-from-the-Playstation-Store-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Recover-Lost-Games-from-the-Playstation-Store-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Recover-Lost-Games-from-the-Playstation-Store-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Recover-Lost-Games-from-the-Playstation-Store-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Recover-Lost-Games-from-the-Playstation-Store-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<div class=\"alert alert-warning\" role=\"alert\">\r\n<p>&#x1f4be; Note that when re-downloading a title, your console has to bring back <b>all<\/b> its data from the cloud. The process can take a while. It all depends on the download&#8217;s size and your Internet connection&#8217;s speed. Some very large games might even take hours to download.<\/p>\r\n<p>However, you can minimize that time and download at the maximum speed your Internet connection allows by skipping WiFi. Instead, <b>use the Ethernet port<\/b> at the back of your PlayStation 4 console to connect it to your modem\/router with an <b>Ethernet cable<\/b>.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"restore_backups_from_a_usb_drive\"><\/span>Restore Backups from a USB Drive<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p>Were you using a USB drive on your PlayStation 4? Then, you can easily restore the game, app, saved data, screenshot, and video backups you kept stored there as follows:<\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>Make sure your USB drive is connected to your PS4 and recognized.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Select <b>Settings<\/b> and then <b>System<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Choose <b>Restore PS4<\/b>.<img class=\"border-gray border-radius-10 aligncenter wp-image-42966 size-full\" src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Choose-Restore-PS4-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Choose Restore PS4\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Choose-Restore-PS4-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Choose-Restore-PS4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Choose-Restore-PS4-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Choose-Restore-PS4-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Choose-Restore-PS4-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/li>\r\n\t<li>Check the available backup files and <b>choose the one you want to use<\/b> for restoring your PS4.<img class=\"border-gray border-radius-10 aligncenter wp-image-42973 size-full\" src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Restore-Backups-from-a-USB-Drive-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Restore Backups from a USB Drive\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Restore-Backups-from-a-USB-Drive-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Restore-Backups-from-a-USB-Drive-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Restore-Backups-from-a-USB-Drive-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Restore-Backups-from-a-USB-Drive-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Restore-Backups-from-a-USB-Drive-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/li>\r\n\t<li>Select <b>Yes<\/b> to acknowledge you understand that all of your existing data on your PlayStation 4 will be replaced with that of the chosen backup file.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p>Soon you&#8217;ll have your precious data back.<\/p>\r\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"recover_your_ps4_files_using_data_recovery_software\"><\/span>Recover Your PS4 Files Using Data Recovery Software<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p>Sony&#8217;s PS4 can use two different types of formats for similar purposes.<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>The PS4&#8217;s <b>internal storage<\/b> is formatted using a <b>proprietary<\/b> and <b>encrypted<\/b> file system.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>If you use an external USB drive to extend your PlayStation 4&#8217;s available storage, you can use *two** types of format: the same proprietary and encrypted file system as the internal drive, or <b>exFAT<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>When using <b>exFAT<\/b> on a storage device, the PlayStation 4 can&#8217;t use it as a true &#8220;extension&#8221; of its internal drive. This means that you <b>can&#8217;t<\/b> install games or apps on it unless you reformat it with PS4&#8217;s proprietary External Storage format. However, you <b>can<\/b> use it to store backups or keep media files to have them accessible on both your console and a PC.<\/p>\r\n<p>There&#8217;s no point in connecting an external USB drive formatted on your PS4 using Sony&#8217;s proprietary and encrypted format to your PC. It will appear as <b>RAW<\/b>. Your computer won&#8217;t know how to &#8220;handle&#8221; Sony&#8217;s format. You can only <b>format it<\/b> as if it were a new drive to reuse it on your PC.<\/p>\r\n<p>Any attempt at recovering data stored on an encrypted PS4 drive can only be performed through the options available when it&#8217;s directly connected to your PlayStation 4.<\/p>\r\n<p>If, though, you were using the <b>exFAT<\/b> format for file storage, your external USB drive <b>will<\/b> be recognizable on your PC. In that scenario, you <b>can<\/b> use a data recovery application to <b>recover the data<\/b> you had stored on it.<\/p>\r\n<p>To do that using one of our favorite apps, Disk Drill, do the following:<\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li><b>Connect<\/b> your drive to your PC.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Download Disk Drill <a href=\"\/data-recovery-software.html\">from its official site.<\/a> and install it.<img class=\"border-gray border-radius-10 aligncenter wp-image-37303 size-full\" src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/install-disk-drill.jpg\" alt=\"install disk drill\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/install-disk-drill.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/install-disk-drill-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/install-disk-drill-500x291.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/install-disk-drill-768x447.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/install-disk-drill-1536x894.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/li>\r\n\t<li>Run the application and, after it detects your storage devices, <b>select the USB drive<\/b> you used on your PlayStation 4 from Disk Drill&#8217;s device list.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Ensure <b>All Methods<\/b> is selected from the drop-down menu on the right. Then, click on the friendly blue <b>Search for lost data<\/b> button on the bottom-right of Disk Drill&#8217;s window.<img class=\"border-gray border-radius-10 aligncenter wp-image-42985 size-full\" src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/choose-game-drive-on-disk-drill-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"click on the friendly blue Search for lost data button\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/choose-game-drive-on-disk-drill-1-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/choose-game-drive-on-disk-drill-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/choose-game-drive-on-disk-drill-1-500x280.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/choose-game-drive-on-disk-drill-1-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/choose-game-drive-on-disk-drill-1-1536x862.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/li>\r\n\t<li>Give Disk Drill enough time to scan your USB drive fully. It might need more time if it locates a lost partition. If it deems it worthwhile, Disk Drill may also suggest you <b>Scan (the) entire disk<\/b> more thoroughly (but also time-consummingly). In both cases, the extra time needed also translates to much better results.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Disk Drill will inform you when it completes its scan with an &#8220;All recovery methods complete&#8221; pop-up banner at the bottom of its window. You can then click on <b>Review found items<\/b> on the top right to see the scan&#8217;s results.<img class=\"border-gray border-radius-10 aligncenter wp-image-42980 size-full\" src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/wait-until-scan-ends-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"click on Review found items\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/wait-until-scan-ends-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/wait-until-scan-ends-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/wait-until-scan-ends-500x280.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/wait-until-scan-ends-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/wait-until-scan-ends-1536x862.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/li>\r\n\t<li>Go through Disk Drill&#8217;s results and place a checkmark on the left of the files you want to restore. Then, click on the <b>Recover<\/b> button on the bottom-left of Disk Drill&#8217;s window.<img class=\"border-gray border-radius-10 aligncenter wp-image-42970 size-full\" src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/preview-and-recover-data-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"preview and recover\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/preview-and-recover-data-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/preview-and-recover-data-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/preview-and-recover-data-500x280.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/preview-and-recover-data-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/preview-and-recover-data-1536x862.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/li>\r\n\t<li>Choose a destination folder where Disk Drill will save your recovered files. It&#8217;s best to select a different device as Disk Drill&#8217;s target than the source drive from which you&#8217;re recovering your data.<img class=\"border-gray border-radius-10 aligncenter wp-image-42976 size-full\" src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/select-desstination-folder-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Choose a destination folder\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/select-desstination-folder-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/select-desstination-folder-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/select-desstination-folder-500x280.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/select-desstination-folder-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/select-desstination-folder-1536x862.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/li>\r\n\t<li>After a while, Disk Drill will inform you it&#8217;s finished recovering your data. You can click on <b>Show recovered data in Explorer<\/b> to see your files using Windows&#8217; default file manager.<img class=\"border-gray border-radius-10 aligncenter wp-image-42977 size-full\" src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/show-files-in-explorer-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"click on Show recovered data in Explorer\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/show-files-in-explorer-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/show-files-in-explorer-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/show-files-in-explorer-500x280.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/show-files-in-explorer-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/show-files-in-explorer-1536x862.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p>After the process completes, you can <b>reformat<\/b> your USB drive using the exFAT format again to <b>reuse it for media and backup storage<\/b> on your PlayStation 4. Remember to copy back the files you recovered if you want them available again on your PS4.<\/p>\r\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"rebuild_your_ps4s_database\"><\/span>Rebuild Your PS4&#8217;s Database<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p>Does <b>almost<\/b> everything work as it should, except a game crashing here, a corrupted trophy there? No need for recovery &#8211; you can probably fix the data in place with a <b>Database Rebuild<\/b>.<\/p>\r\n<p>A Database Rebuild goes through <b>all stored data<\/b> on the drive, checks its <b>consistency<\/b>, and <b>rebuilds<\/b> the indexes the console uses to locate and access everything.<\/p>\r\n<p>A nice side-effect is that you might notice fewer lags while going through your console&#8217;s menus or even quicker boot times.<\/p>\r\n<div class=\"alert alert-info\" role=\"alert\">&#x2757; If some games or other data are corrupted beyond repair, a Database Rebuild might remove them. Thus, you&#8217;ll have to re-download them after the process completes.<\/div>\r\n<p>To perform a Database Rebuild on the PlayStation 4:<\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>Fully turn off your PlayStation 4 &#8211; don&#8217;t use its sleep mode. You can do it by pressing the PS button on the joypad and choosing <b>Power<\/b>, then <b>Turn Off PS4<\/b>. You should see its power indicator blinking a few times while shutting down.<\/li>\r\n\t<li><b>Press the power button on the console<\/b> to turn it back on, hearing its familiar beep. This time, though, <b>don&#8217;t let go<\/b> of the button. <b>Keep it pressed<\/b> until you hear <b>another beep after around seven more seconds<\/b>. Then and only then, release the power button.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Connect your joypad with a USB cable to your PS4. The console&#8217;s <b>Safe Mode<\/b> that you&#8217;re accessing now doesn&#8217;t support wireless communication with the joypad.<\/li>\r\n\t<li><b>Hit the PS button<\/b> on the joypad to have the console recognize it. Then, use it to navigate the menu and select <b>Rebuild Database<\/b>.<img class=\"border-gray border-radius-10 aligncenter wp-image-42971 size-full\" src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Rebuild-Your-PS4s-Database-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"select Rebuild Database\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Rebuild-Your-PS4s-Database-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Rebuild-Your-PS4s-Database-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Rebuild-Your-PS4s-Database-500x338.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Rebuild-Your-PS4s-Database-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Rebuild-Your-PS4s-Database-1536x1037.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/li>\r\n\t<li>Allow the process some time to complete. Depending on the size of your HDD and the number of games and other data, it might even take hours.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<div class=\"alert alert-success\" role=\"alert\">\r\n<p>&#x1f579; While accessing your PlayStation 4&#8217;s Safe Menu, also take note of two more interesting options:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><b>Restore Default<\/b> can restore your PlayStation 4&#8217;s operating system to its original state. It&#8217;s helpful if your console&#8217;s crashing or otherwise &#8220;misbehaving&#8221; and tries to keep your not-system-related data intact.<\/li>\r\n\t<li><b>Initialize PS4<\/b>, like <b>Restore Default<\/b>, resets your console to the same condition as a brand new one. Unlike <b>Restore Default<\/b>, this <b>also<\/b> removes your data. However, it&#8217;s not a true &#8220;full reset&#8221; since it keeps your PlayStation 4&#8217;s current firmware and doesn&#8217;t revert it to the one it came with.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"get_back_your_purchased_games_that_appear_un-bought\"><\/span>Get Back Your Purchased Games That Appear &#8220;Un-Bought&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p>The games you purchased and completed on the same console you&#8217;re using now appear&#8230; un-bought? How come?<\/p>\r\n<p>Maybe when you&#8217;ve uninstalled your older games to make space for new ones, your console also removed the locally saved licenses that worked as proof of their purchase. Thankfully, those licenses are also easy to recover.<\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>Navigate the PlayStation 4&#8217;s main menu and choose <b>Settings<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Continue to <b>Users and Accounts<\/b>, and choose the cryptic-sounding <b>Other<\/b> entry.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>In this menu, you&#8217;ll find a <b>Restore Licences<\/b> option, which is the solution to this pesky lost licenses problem. Select <b>Restore<\/b> and give your console some time to go through your games list and &#8220;bring back&#8221; any lost licenses.<img class=\"border-gray border-radius-10 aligncenter wp-image-42974 size-full\" src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Restore-Licences-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Restore Licences\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Restore-Licences-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Restore-Licences-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Restore-Licences-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Restore-Licences-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Restore-Licences-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p>Your &#8220;un-bought&#8221; games should be playable again after the process completes.<\/p>\r\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"the_experts_can_help\"><\/span>The Experts Can Help<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p>Losing a handful of games you can always easily re-download probably doesn&#8217;t justify the cost of a professional data recovery service like <a href=\"\/data-recovery-center.html\">the one offered by Cleverfiles<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<p>If, though, you&#8217;ve lost many saves from dozens of beloved games or media that immortalized your gaming experiences in time, you might want to contact them.<\/p>\r\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how_can_you_protect_your_ps4_game_videos_and_saves\"><\/span>How Can You Protect Your PS4 Game Videos and Saves?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p>Sony&#8217;s PlayStation 4 console offers two paths for securing your data: local and online backups.<\/p>\r\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"backup_to_usb_drive\"><\/span>Backup to USB Drive<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p>To backup your saved data to an external USB drive:<\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>Ensure your USB drive is connected to your console and correctly detected.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Navigate the PlayStation 4&#8217;s menu and choose <b>Settings<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Select <b>Application Saved Data Management<\/b> and then <b>Saved Data in System Storage<\/b>.<img class=\"border-gray border-radius-10 aligncenter wp-image-42975 size-full\" src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Saved-Data-in-System-Storage-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Saved Data in System Storage\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Saved-Data-in-System-Storage-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Saved-Data-in-System-Storage-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Saved-Data-in-System-Storage-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Saved-Data-in-System-Storage-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Saved-Data-in-System-Storage-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/li>\r\n\t<li>Choose <b>Copy to USB Storage Device<\/b>. Then, place a checkmark on everything you want to copy to your USB drive. To back up everything, you can go for <b>Select All<\/b>.<img class=\"border-gray border-radius-10 aligncenter wp-image-42968 size-full\" src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Copy-to-USB-Storage-Device-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Choose Copy to USB Storage Device\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Copy-to-USB-Storage-Device-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Copy-to-USB-Storage-Device-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Copy-to-USB-Storage-Device-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Copy-to-USB-Storage-Device-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Copy-to-USB-Storage-Device-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/li>\r\n\t<li>Choose <b>Copy<\/b> to start the backup process.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"backup_to_online_storage\"><\/span>Backup to Online Storage<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p>You can also back up your data to Sony&#8217;s cloud servers if you have a PlayStation Plus subscription.<\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>The first steps are the same as backing up to a USB drive: find and select <b>Settings<\/b> from the console&#8217;s main menu. From there, choose <b>Application Saved Data Management<\/b> and then <b>Saved Data in System Storage<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Select <b>Upload to Online Storage<\/b>. Then, select the data you want to back up online. Finally, choose <b>Upload<\/b> on the right.<img class=\"border-gray border-radius-10 aligncenter wp-image-42979 size-full\" src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Upload-to-Online-Storage-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Select Upload to Online Storage\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Upload-to-Online-Storage-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Upload-to-Online-Storage-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Upload-to-Online-Storage-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Upload-to-Online-Storage-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Upload-to-Online-Storage-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/li>\r\n\t<li>Check the list of the data that will be uploaded online. You might be asked <b>Do you want to overwrite this saved data?<\/b> and shown a list of files already backed up online. Compare the dates of the local and the online backups to ensure you won&#8217;t be replacing newer data with older content. Finally, choose <b>Yes<\/b> to proceed.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p>To do the same on a per-game basis:<\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>Select the game whose data you want to back up online. Press the <b>Options<\/b> button and choose <b>Upload\/Download Saved Data<\/b> from the menu that shows up.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Go for <b>Upload All<\/b> if you want to back up all game-related files (like your profile and any saved games).<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Alternatively, <b>Select and Upload<\/b> enables you to choose what to back up and what to skip.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"automatic_cloud_backups\"><\/span>Automatic Cloud Backups<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p>Do you have a PlayStation Plus subscription but don&#8217;t want to go through the process of manually backing your game data? Your console can do that automatically for you.<\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>Choose the by-now-familiar <b>Settings<\/b> entry from the PlayStation 4&#8217;s main menu.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Select <b>PlayStation Network\/Account Management<\/b> and, from the next group of options, <b>Activate as Your Primary PS4<\/b>. Note that if you have more than one PlayStation 4, the auto-upload feature only works on the one on which you&#8217;ve enabled this option.<img class=\"border-gray border-radius-10 aligncenter wp-image-42962 size-full\" src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Activate-as-Your-Primary-PS4-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Activate as Your Primary PS4\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Activate-as-Your-Primary-PS4-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Activate-as-Your-Primary-PS4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Activate-as-Your-Primary-PS4-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Activate-as-Your-Primary-PS4-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Activate-as-Your-Primary-PS4-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/li>\r\n\t<li>Move back to <b>Settings<\/b>, and then <b>Application Saved Data Management<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Notice and select the last option on the menu, <b>Auto-Upload<\/b>.<img class=\"border-gray border-radius-10 aligncenter wp-image-42964 size-full\" src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Auto-Upload-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Auto-Upload\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Auto-Upload-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Auto-Upload-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Auto-Upload-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Auto-Upload-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Auto-Upload-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/li>\r\n\t<li>You&#8217;ll see a list of all your games pre-selected for upload. If you wish, you can disable the automatic uploads for some of them.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<div class=\"alert alert-warning\" role=\"alert\">&#x1f30e; <b>Auto-Upload<\/b> works in the background when the console is idle. So, for the option to work, you also have to turn on <b>Settings<\/b> &gt; <b>Power Save Settings<\/b> &gt; <b>Set Features Available in Rest Mode<\/b> &gt; <b>Stay Connected to the Internet<\/b>.<\/div>\r\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"dont_forget_your_trophies\"><\/span>Don&#8217;t Forget Your Trophies<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p>If you care about the &#8220;milestones&#8221; in your gaming, besides your saves and game data, you&#8217;ll also have to back up your <b>Trophies<\/b>. You have to deal with them separately since they&#8217;re not included in PlayStation 4&#8217;s typical backup data.<\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>Select the <b>Trophies<\/b> entry from PlayStation 4&#8217;s main menu.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>You&#8217;ll see a list of your games. Under them will be the trophies you&#8217;ve unlocked for each title.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Press the <b>Options<\/b> button, and choose <b>Sync with PlayStation Network<\/b> from the menu on the right.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p>The process takes only a few seconds and ensures you&#8217;ll be able to recover your trophies in the future.<\/p>\r\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"backing_up_screenshots_and_video_clips\"><\/span>Backing Up Screenshots and Video Clips<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p>Is it not saves, trophies, or game data you want to backup, but the <b>screenshots<\/b> and <b>video clips<\/b> you&#8217;ve grabbed during gaming? Try this:<\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>Find and select <em>*Settings<\/em> from the PlayStation 4&#8217;s home menu.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Move to <b>Storage<\/b> and then <b>System Storage<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Choose the <b>Capture Gallery<\/b>, where you&#8217;ll find a list of all your games. If you want to back up screenshots and video clips from a particular game, <b>select it<\/b> from that list. Alternatively, choose the <b>All<\/b> folder that contains all your captured media.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Hit <b>Options<\/b> and choose <b>Copy to USB Storage Device<\/b> from the menu on the right.<\/li>\r\n\t<li><b>Place a checkmark<\/b> on everything you want to recover. Finally, choose <b>Copy<\/b> on the right.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p>As your PlayStation 4 will inform you, after the files are copied, you&#8217;ll find your screenshots in the <b>PS4<\/b> &gt; <b>SHARE<\/b> &gt; <b>Screenshots<\/b> folder, and your clips inside <b>PS4<\/b> &gt; <b>SHARE<\/b> &gt; <b>Video Clips<\/b>.<\/p>\r\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p>Sony&#8217;s PlayStation 4 offers many ways to secure your games&#8217; files and your progress and achievements.<\/p>\r\n<p>As we saw, you can also back up and restore your favorite screenshots and videos from your gaming sessions. You can use local storage devices or the ever-present cloud and even instruct your PS4 to automatically back up your precious data.<\/p>\r\n<p>In rare cases, your PC can offer a helping hand. You can use it for diving into your PS4&#8217;s external USB drive and recovering your files using specialized data recovery software.<\/p>\r\n<p>In other words, the days when you were bound to finicky memory cards that, when lost or broken, would take everything with them are long gone. Isn&#8217;t modern gaming tech incredible?<\/p>\r\n<div class=\"related_posts\"><div class=\"related_posts__inner\"><div class=\"h4\">Read also<\/div><div class=\"related_post\"><div class=\"related_post_item\"><div class=\"related_post_img\"><img src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/documents.png\" alt=\"documents\" width=\"144\" height=\"144\" \/><\/div><div class=\"related_post_content\"><a target=\"_self\" href=\"\/recover-deleted-files.html\" class=\"related_post_link\">How to Recover Deleted Files: 5 Free Ways<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"related_post\"><div class=\"related_post_item\"><div class=\"related_post_img\"><img src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Frame-61.png\" alt=\"recover data\" width=\"140\" height=\"160\" \/><\/div><div class=\"related_post_content\"><a target=\"_self\" href=\"\/howto\/top-5-data-recovery-software-windows.html\" class=\"related_post_link\">Best Data Recovery Software<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"faq\"><\/span><b>FAQ<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n<div><section itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/FAQPage\">\r\n<div style=\"border-bottom: 0px solid rgb(213, 217, 217);\" class=\"panel panel-default faq-block\" itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Question\" role=\"tablist\">\r\n            <div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"headingfaq1\">\r\n                <div class=\"panel-title\" itemprop=\"name\">\r\n                    <a class=\"toggle-link transition-all collapsed\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-item-faq1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-item-faq1\"><h3 class=\"panel-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how_do_i_get_my_saved_data_back_on_psn\"><\/span>How do I get my saved data back on PSN?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>                   \r\n                    \t<svg class=\"transition-all panel-toggle\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\r\n                            <g stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M7,7 L7,0 L9,0 L9,7 L16,7 L16,9 L9,9 L9,16 L7,16 L7,9 L0,9 L0,7 L7,7 Z\" fill=\"#000000\"><\/path>\r\n                            <\/g>\r\n                        <\/svg>\r\n                   <\/a>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <div id=\"collapse-item-faq1\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"headingfaq1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" style=\"\">\r\n              <div class=\"panel-body\" itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\r\n<div itemprop=\"text\">\r\n                <p>To back up your PS4 data online, you need a PlayStation Plus subscription. While logged in to your PlayStation 4 with the same account you use with PlayStation Plus:<\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>Choose <b>Settings<\/b> from PS4&#8217;s home menu. Then, <b>Application Saved Data Management<\/b>, proceeding to <b>Saved Data in System Storage<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Select <b>Upload to Online Storage<\/b> and then the data you want to back up to PSN. Finally, choose <b>Upload<\/b> on the right. Answer positively if your local saves are newer than any online saves, and you don&#8217;t mind overwriting them.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\r\n              <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"border-bottom: 0px solid rgb(213, 217, 217);\" class=\"panel panel-default faq-block\" itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Question\" role=\"tablist\">\r\n            <div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"headingfaq2\">\r\n                <div class=\"panel-title\" itemprop=\"name\">\r\n                    <a class=\"toggle-link transition-all collapsed\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-item-faq2\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-item-faq2\"><h3 class=\"panel-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"can_you_recover_deleted_saved_games\"><\/span>Can you recover deleted saved games?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>                   \r\n                    \t<svg class=\"transition-all panel-toggle\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\r\n                            <g stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M7,7 L7,0 L9,0 L9,7 L16,7 L16,9 L9,9 L9,16 L7,16 L7,9 L0,9 L0,7 L7,7 Z\" fill=\"#000000\"><\/path>\r\n                            <\/g>\r\n                        <\/svg>\r\n                   <\/a>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <div id=\"collapse-item-faq2\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"headingfaq2\" aria-expanded=\"false\" style=\"\">\r\n              <div class=\"panel-body\" itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\r\n<div itemprop=\"text\">\r\n                <p>PS4 offers many ways to bring back your data, including saved games. One of those is:<\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>Choose <b>Settings<\/b> &gt; <b>Application Saved Data Management<\/b> &gt; <b>Saved Data in Online Storage<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Go for <b>Download to System Storage<\/b> and select what you want to restore from your online backups.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Select <b>Download<\/b> to bring your data back.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\r\n              <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"border-bottom: 0px solid rgb(213, 217, 217);\" class=\"panel panel-default faq-block\" itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Question\" role=\"tablist\">\r\n            <div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"headingfaq3\">\r\n                <div class=\"panel-title\" itemprop=\"name\">\r\n                    <a class=\"toggle-link transition-all collapsed\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-item-faq3\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-item-faq3\"><h3 class=\"panel-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"does_ps4_automatically_save_to_the_cloud\"><\/span>Does PS4 automatically save to the cloud?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>                   \r\n                    \t<svg class=\"transition-all panel-toggle\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\r\n                            <g stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M7,7 L7,0 L9,0 L9,7 L16,7 L16,9 L9,9 L9,16 L7,16 L7,9 L0,9 L0,7 L7,7 Z\" fill=\"#000000\"><\/path>\r\n                            <\/g>\r\n                        <\/svg>\r\n                   <\/a>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <div id=\"collapse-item-faq3\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"headingfaq3\" aria-expanded=\"false\" style=\"\">\r\n              <div class=\"panel-body\" itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\r\n<div itemprop=\"text\">\r\n                <p>Yes, if you enable that option from <b>Settings<\/b> &gt; <b>Application Saved Data Management<\/b> &gt; <b>Auto-Upload<\/b>.<\/p>\r\n<p>However, for that to work, you also have to:<\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>Set your current console as your primary PS4 from <b>Settings<\/b> &gt; <b>PlayStation Network\/Account Management<\/b> &gt; <b>Activate as Your Primary PS4<\/b>..<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Keep your PS4 connected to the Internet from <b>Settings<\/b> &gt; <b>Power Save Settings<\/b> &gt; <b>Set Features Available in Rest Mode<\/b> &gt; <b>Stay Connected to the Internet<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\r\n              <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"border-bottom: 01px solid rgb(213, 217, 217);\" class=\"panel panel-default faq-block\" itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Question\" role=\"tablist\">\r\n            <div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"headingfaq4\">\r\n                <div class=\"panel-title\" itemprop=\"name\">\r\n                    <a class=\"toggle-link transition-all collapsed\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-item-faq4\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-item-faq4\"><h3 class=\"panel-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"can_i_recover_files_from_my_ps4_without_psn_or_even_an_internet_connection\"><\/span>Can I recover files from my PS4 without PSN or even an Internet connection?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>                   \r\n                    \t<svg class=\"transition-all panel-toggle\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\r\n                            <g stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M7,7 L7,0 L9,0 L9,7 L16,7 L16,9 L9,9 L9,16 L7,16 L7,9 L0,9 L0,7 L7,7 Z\" fill=\"#000000\"><\/path>\r\n                            <\/g>\r\n                        <\/svg>\r\n                   <\/a>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <div id=\"collapse-item-faq4\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"headingfaq4\" aria-expanded=\"false\" style=\"\">\r\n              <div class=\"panel-body\" itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\r\n<div itemprop=\"text\">\r\n                <p>If you kept backups of those files on an external USB drive, you can:<\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>Connect your USB drive to your PS4.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Select <b>Settings<\/b> &gt; 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