Then you can know how to format a USB storage device like USB hard drive in the next part.ġ. Well, it is available to format USB external drive to exFAT via Diskpart utility as well. To backup your important information to safe places like cloud storage before formatting USB. PS: Format will erase all data on the USB drive, thus it’s necessary Confirm it andĬlick “Apply” to execute the pending operations.
Choose exFAT among listed file systems and click “ O K”. Right-click the partition and choose " Format Partition". Attach the USB drive to a working computer and run AOMEI Partition Assistant Standard. PS: You can use AOMEI Partition Assistant to format the USB drive to FAT32 if you don’t want to keep the data on the USB storage device. Choose the USB drive partition that you plan to convert.Īfter a while, the conversion from NTFS to FAT32 will be completed. In the pop-up window, choose NTFS to FAT32 and click On the left panel, click " All Tools" and " NTFS to FAT32 Converter".
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Connect the PS4 USB drive to your computer running WindowsĪnd make sure that it can be detected by your OS. You can use AOMEI Partition Assistant Standard to convert NTFS into FAT32 without losing data. When you need to save an individual file beyond 4GB on the USB for PS4, FAT32 is not a suitable file system and you can format it as exFAT. When you only need to transfer certain video inv smaller than 4GB, FAT32 is not a bad choice. Instruction on how to format USB storage device for PS4 in the following part. Might be individual files over 4GB in PS4.Ģ ways to solve “file system is not supported by PS4”įrom what described above, we can realize that if you want to solve this "USB storage device file system is unsupported by PS4” problem, you need to change the file system of your USB drive from NTFS to FAT32 or exFAT.
System and allows you to save individual files beyond 4GB.Īlthough both FAT32 and exFAT are suitable for the USB storage device for PS4,ĮxFAT is the better choice for PS4 as FAT32 is with file size limitation and there It makes up for the limitation of FAT32 in file size.
It can’t store individual files whose size is beyond 4GB.ĮxFAT, the file system optimized for flash drives, was first released in 2006. Nevertheless, it is with significant defect – file size limit. It is widely used on USBįlash drives as this file system is compatible with various devices, including PS4Īnd PS3. It is unable to support NTFS but to support FAT32 and exFAT file system.įAT32, an old file system, is first introduced in 1998. PS4, the short name for Playstation 4, also the successor to PS3, is a kind of home video game console released by SONY Interactive Entertainment. ” Since the current file system of my USB drive is not supported by PS4, what file system should the USB hard drive apply? How to make the USB hard drive format compatible with PS4? Is there any suggestion?” I was prompted by the message that “ The USB storage device cannot be used. However, when I plugged in the USB hard drive to my PS4, “I have got a 2TB USB external Seagate hard drive, formatted with NTFS, and I want to employ it to backup my PS4. My USB storage device file system is not supported by PS4 ▶ 2 ways to solve “file system is not supported by PS4” ▶ My USB storage device file system is not supported by PS4