5 Ways to Delete Games on PS5

5 Ways to Delete Games on PS5.As video games increase in complexity and depth, so does the need for disk space – some games already exceed 100 GB! If you have a Sony PlayStation 5, you’ll need to manage storage regularly given its low-capacity 825GB SSD. Deleting games you no longer play is the easiest way to free up space.The PS5 console offers several ways to remove games from your SSD (and extended drive, if you have one). This guide will walk you through each method, making it easier to free up memory and host new games.

Will deleting a game destroy its save data?

Your PS5 stores save files separately from game data, so you won’t lose your progress even if you delete a video game. You can reinstall the game later and it should automatically detect your save files.If you want to delete or back up your save data, visit your console’s storage control panel (more on this later).

1. Removing video games from the home screen

The fastest way to delete a video game on PS5 is through the home screen. Simply highlight the game thumbnail, press the DualSense controller’s Options button, and select Delete.Advice. Select Information from the context menu to check how much space a game is using on your console storage before deleting it.

2. Removing video games through the Game Library

If a video game doesn’t show up on your PS5’s home screen (it only shows the nine games you’ve recently played), you can delete it through your Game Library. Here’s how:

Scroll to the right on the Home screen and select Game Library.

Highlight the game you want to delete and click Options.

Select Delete.

3. Deleting Video Games Using Storage Management

Another way to delete PS5 games is through the console’s storage control panel. This method is ideal if you want to delete multiple games at once while having a clearer idea of how much space you can free up.

Select the gear icon in the upper left corner of the screen.

Scroll through the Settings menu and select Storage.

Select Console storage > Games and < span style=”font-weight:bold”>Applications to view the list of installed games on the internal storage.

Check the boxes next to the video games you want to remove. You should see the size of each game, including the amount of potential free space you could have if you delete the games you selected.

Select Delete.

4. Uninstalling games via the PlayStation app

If you’ve set up the PS app to work on your iPhone or Android, you can remotely delete games from your PS5. Similar to the storage management console on PS5, it allows you to delete multiple games at once and determine how much space you can free up. Only:

Open the PS application.
Click the Settings icon (in the upper right corner of the screen) in the Play section< / span> tab.
Tap “PS5 Memory” at the top of the screen.
Select the games you want to remove.
Click Delete game(s).

Your PS5 should automatically uninstall the game in rest mode or the next time you turn on the console.If you don’t have the PS app on your mobile device:

Download and install the PS app from the Google Play Store or Apple App Store.
Open the PS app and sign in to your PlayStation account.
Click on the gear icon (in the upper right corner of the screen) in the Play< /span> tab.
ClickAssociate console with application.
Select your PS5 and click Confirm.

You can now delete games on your PS5.

5. Removing games from an extended storage device

If you’ve set up an external hard drive or SSD to act as extended storage on PS5, you can delete video games from it via the Home screen, Game Library (be sure to scroll down to Extended Storage ) or PS application (switch to USB tab in PS Storage) . The steps are identical to deleting games from the console’s internal storage.Alternatively, you can delete games from the extended drive through the PS5’s storage control panel, but the process is slightly different. Start by connecting your storage device to the SuperSpeed USB port on your PS5—the USB-C port on the front or one of the two USB-A ports on the rear. Then:

Open the PS5 settings menu and select Storage.

Go to USB drive > Games and </span >Applications.

Highlight any game in the list, click Options and select Select items to delete.

Mark the games you want to remove. You should see the size of each game, including the amount of free space you can free up if you delete the selected games.

Select Delete.

Delete saved game data on PS5

If you want to delete a video game’s saved data after deleting it:

Open the PS5 settings menu.
Select Storage.
Go to Console storage and > Save data.
Select save data for the game.
Select Delete.

If you wish, you can back up your saved data to PlayStation Plus or a flash drive (PS4 games only) before deleting it. Just switch to Load to PS Plus or Copy to USB Drive to download or copy files.

Uninstall games for PS5 that you no longer play

As you just learned, you have several ways to delete games on PS5. You can do this through the Home screen, Game Library, console control screen, or the PS app. If you want to reinstall the game, simply download it again through the PlayStation Store (a list of your purchases should be found in the Game Library) or copy the game content from the Blu-ray disc.