If it feels like your PS4 is dragging its heels over a large update or new game download, this tip might help move things along. It will take a few moments for your download to start again, but this time around it should hopefully download even quicker and display a shorter estimated download time.
You can try this multiple times, especially if you notice the speed dip again. For best results close all applications before you enable rest mode, as described at the start of this article.
Before you put your PS4 into rest mode, you must enable background internet access so that your download will continue while your machine is in standby. Wireless networks can be slow and prone to interference. For a far more stable network connection, ditch wireless altogether and use an Ethernet cable instead.
The original PS4 is notoriously bad for its wireless connection, but a wired connection will improve performance on both the Slim and Pro hardware revisions too.
If your router is close to your console, this is an easy fix. But what if your PS4 and router are in different rooms, or on different floors?
Ethernet powerline adapters allow you to use the cables that are already in your walls. For many of us, wireless networks are the only option. The original PS4 model only supports While 2. Ideally, the router and console should be in the same room, or as close as you can manage. Follow these tips to get a better wireless signal. Many users swear that setting up a proxy server on a local machine solved their download woes. A proxy is like a gateway to the internet most commonly found on a corporate network.
One Reddit user explains how this can help improve your download speeds:. By getting a computer on your local network to do some of the heavy lifting, it may be possible to increase your download speed.
Your PS4 might be fine and the issue is caused by an external storage device connected to the console. This needs investigation and checking. PS4 is lagging only when playing games. In this situation, PS4 boots up normally, runs its applications with no problem, but when a game loads, the lag issue begins.
PS4 runs well for a while, but suddenly delays and becomes slow for no obvious reason. It happens that everything seems ok and running smoothly, but suddenly the catastrophe occurs. Sometimes it freezes also. PS4 hard drive is almost full When your hard drive gets to 95 percent full, PS4 can slow down by 50 percent and start lagging. What you can do here is a few things: Rebuild PS4 database. This is a must-to-do operation when the PS4 hard drive consumes most of its storage space.
It works just exactly as the defragmentation operation on Windows OS. Always make this your first option when PS4 is lagging.
Regularly free up more storage space. That way you avoid PS4 slowness related to the fullness of the hard drive. Buy a larger internal hard drive. This intuitively will resolve this issue.
But what you might not know that upgrading PS4 hard drive is considered mandatory by serious players for various reasons. Use extended storage. You can simply buy a new external hard drive and connect it to PS4 to work as storage extension handled by the internal HDD. But I recommend that you first consider upgrading the internal hard drive first.
Read this quick comparison between extended storage and internal HDD upgrade. Rebuild the PS4 Database. Is it really the hard drive? Slow Internet Connection If your PS4 is only slow online, while it performs well enough offline, it might be the internet connection. Below are a few simple tips that help you get over this issue. PS4 Lag Solutions After reading this article to this point, you may have already figured out the 3 common solutions for this situation. Rebuilding PS4 Database The Rebuild Database option does a defragment of the PS4, which can solve a whole host of issues on the PS4 and free up some much needed space, speed up your console and fix issues.
Now, as to the specific steps for initiating a database rebuild, those are as follows: Make sure your PS4 is completely powered down and that your Dualshock 4 controller is connected to the console via a USB cable. Boot up the PS4 in safe mode. This is done by pressing and holding down the power button until you hear two separate beeps about seven seconds.
Initializing PS4 If you own a gadget for a long time, you should factory-reset it every once in a while. Pull out PS4 hard drive from its cage and connect it to your PC, either internally or externally. Make sure the PC is turned off when you do this.
Turn on the PC and let it recognized the newly-connected hard drive. Uncheck the Perform a quick format option. We need to perform a FULL format, so you have to uncheck that. Click the OK button, and follow the instructions to format the drive. Conclusion There are several reasons that make PS4 slow and lagging. How to Fix Slow PS4? Contents hide. PS4 hard drive is almost full. Defective Internal Hard Drive 4. Defective External Hard Drive.
Slow Internet Connection 4. Turn Off Other Devices on the Network. Move Your System Closer to the Router.
Defective PS4 Hardware. Richard Housel says:. PS4 Storage says:. Ray says:. Harold says:. Enable automatic downloads and make sure to leave your console in rest mode when not in use. Turning on Install Update Files Automatically lets your console install system software updates automatically while in rest mode, so your console is up to date and ready to go the next time you play. When you turn on Auto-Install , the next time you turn on your PS5 console, your games and apps will be updated to their latest versions.
The power indicator on the PlayStation 4 console will turn orange. Once you have enabled auto-downloads and updates, remote downloads are available when purchasing content through PlayStation Store online or on mobile.
Set up auto-downloads and updates on PlayStation. How to set up auto-downloads and updates on PlayStation. But your connection needs to be at least 5 MBPS to guarantee that. This links follow to webpage, where you will find links to official sources of PS4 Remote Play.
If you are Windows PC, Mac or Sony user, then just click to button below and go to the page with links. Please note that this app may ask for additional in-app purchases and permissions when installed. All an official info. Copyrighted materials belong to their respective owners. Get App. It has now just shut off. Crashing in game. Crashing on boot. Freezing completely. I hit skip after that. Got into the navigation menu and as I went to settings, the console black screened.
In reference to my previous answer to your comment, if you can just take the console to a technician and ask him to open it and clear the CMOS memory he just needs to remove the CMOS battery then replace it after 10 seconds , then that will save you a considerable amount of money if it works. However, I do notice that when plugging the power cord into the back of the PS4, there is an electric crackling sound that occurs when you first push it in and the connectors are not fully in contact.
This sound stops when you completely push it in. Is this normal? Reading your guide on the power issues, yes I have also had the pulsating blue light of death. Also, much to my dismay, my son had been using the console whilst not having the power cord plugged all the way in.
I will try the CMOS and report back. I do notice that when plugging the power cord into the back of the PS4, there is an electric crackling sound. You should first plug in the power cord into the PS4, plug the power cord into the power outlet, then finally turn on the switch.
The console booted up after checking the storage… again! I guess the only option is to bite the bullet and buy a SSD and see if that works. I am sorry for that. I hope the SSD upgrade will completely fix that. Please provide us with your updates on this issue. Once you verify this and you still have this issue, it means your hard drive must be upgraded. I strongly recommend upgrading to an SSD read more here.
Got all the way through the menu system, signed into my account and all menus are working very fast as they should. Fingers crossed this has saved my PS4 Pro!!! I am glad that you eventually could overcome this problem. Found out your site and I have to admit that I learned a looot of things, well done! We are glad that we could deliver some good work to our readers.
A trick that works sometimes is to remove the enclosure and let the hard drive connected to the USB bridge without any cover. You can try to reseat the hard drive, plug it out and in, and do whatever you can while the USB connector is inside the USB port of your laptop.
You can turn off your laptop, unplug the external HDD, then plug it in again while the laptop is off, and finally turn on the laptop and see whether it recognizes it or not. I finally managed to connect my hdd to my pc, I had to first connect the empty enclosure so my pc would detect it and then connect the hard drive to the enclosure. Did the formatting, everything worked fine.
This tool will fix it for you, hopefully. It might take hours to completely format the drive, but it is worth it. Try it and come back to us with the updates on your case. I finally managed to make it works. No, you need to download the PS4 System Software first and follow the steps in this guide. Hello there I have been having some troubles and I want to make sure this is the right choice before I even attempt this. I have had damages to it and multiple crashes causing data corruption to the point it corrupted every downloaded video game and I had to redownload.
Hi, I appreciate your blogs. I have recently had issues with my ps. Most likely due to the hard drive as one time I was updating Warzone I got error saying something about corrupted files. I deleted the game right after but the issues such as lagginess, freezing, slow menus, slow bootups, long flashing white light when switching the console off. I order a new hard drive which will arrive in a week.
While waiting for it to arrive, Id like to full format my hard drive but I am a bit confused on how to connect it my laptop. Could you eloborate on which cables I need to connect it to my windows laptop. If you already own an external hard drive, just disassemble it and put your PS4 hard drive in the corresponding place. Can I simply install it and let it run? Or do I have to follow the steps provided above still? Your email address will not be published.
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