How to format a USB drive for the PS5 on a PC

This step-by-step tutorial will show you how to format an external hard drive or USB flash drive for the PlayStation 5 on a PC with Windows 11.

Transcript

00:00How to Format a USB Drive for the PlayStation 5

00:04Insert the USB drive into a USB port of your PC.

00:09Open File Explorer.

00:15Go to This PC.

00:20Right-click the USB drive.

00:25Click Format.

00:29Select XFAT as File System.

00:36XFAT allows files larger than 4GB.

00:40Click Start.

00:44Warning! Formatting will erase all data on the drive.

00:48Click OK to proceed with formatting the drive.

00:53Click OK.

00:57Click Close.

01:01The USB flash drive or external hard drive has been successfully formatted for your PlayStation 5.

01:08Here I believe.

01:26You can take oil and tear.