Can You Put PS5 Games on External Hard Drive?

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You can store PS5 games on an external hard drive, but you can't play them from there. You'll need to transfer them back to the internal SSD to play.

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PracticingClock·7 months ago

Yes, you can move PS5 games to an external hard drive for storage. However, you have to move them back to the internal SSD to actually play them.

AutocancellingWeek·7 months ago

Nope, PS5 games need to run from the internal SSD. You can only store them on an external hard drive temporarily.

SortyingSlag·7 months ago

As someone who'd run out of space super fast, storing PS5 games on the external drive helped. Just remember you can't play them from there!

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