TapeSticksToIt t1_j1luk4k wrote on December 25, 2022 at 1:06 PM

#1,053,826

Are you currently transferring old PS4 data or downloading anything?
The PS5 will use "other" as a place to temporarily store this data while it transfers.

[deleted] t1_j1lumiw wrote on December 25, 2022 at 1:06 PM

#1,053,835

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Ne0c_ OP t1_j1lunwa wrote on December 25, 2022 at 1:07 PM

#1,053,840

Replying to TapeSticksToIt (#1,053,826)

Oh I think so not sure I’ve transferred the date but still downloading the games is that the problem?

FprtuneREX t1_j1lusya wrote on December 25, 2022 at 1:09 PM

#1,053,863

The ps5 only has an 825gb ssd and you lose some to the OS so I believe you get 650ish to work with

TapeSticksToIt t1_j1luvq3 wrote on December 25, 2022 at 1:10 PM

#1,053,870

Replying to Ne0c_ (#1,053,840)

It very well could be. First finish any download or installations the PS5 is doing, then power cycle the device by turning it off and turning it back on, then check the size of the other folder.

Ne0c_ OP t1_j1luy6f wrote on December 25, 2022 at 1:10 PM

#1,053,883

Replying to FprtuneREX (#1,053,863)

The other storage normally only take up 100gb at most

FprtuneREX t1_j1lv2zt wrote on December 25, 2022 at 1:12 PM

#1,053,907

Replying to Ne0c_ (#1,053,883)

It takes up 157.8gbs of the 825 so you have 667.2gbs to work with

TapeSticksToIt t1_j1lv6kk wrote on December 25, 2022 at 1:13 PM

#1,053,921

Replying to Ne0c_ (#1,053,840)

If that still doesn't solve your problem, here's another thing you can try. Put the PS5 into rest mode, wait a minute, then pull the plug from the wall. Wait 30 seconds, then plug it in again. It'll give you an error saying it wasn't turned off correctly, but that's good. This will force it to rebuild it's database which according to a lot of comments I've seen will fix the issue.

I know this sounds strange, so here's a link to one of the comment threads I found with other people talking about this and saying it works.
https://www.reddit.com/r/playstation/comments/qkoiae/comment/hx99h3a/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

I'm not 100% sure why this works, but I am an Electronics Engineer so I can make an educated guess. Since the PS5 is using the "other" folder as temporary storage, it's running into an issue where it's not correctly clearing it's cache. This tricks the PS5 into thinking the space is still full when in reality it's empty.
When it rebuilds it's database it realizes this and corrects it.

Anubra_Khan t1_j1lw8ei wrote on December 25, 2022 at 1:26 PM

#1,054,051

Replying to FprtuneREX (#1,053,907)

No. The "Other" storage is in addition to the unseen 157.8 gbs. It varies considerably depending on how many games and/or videos you have on you drive. Mine is currently at 51, foe example.

Anubra_Khan t1_j1lwn9n wrote on December 25, 2022 at 1:31 PM

#1,054,106

Replying to Ne0c_ (#1,053,883)

It should rarely even get that high. As others have said, finish all of your downloads/transfers and see where it ends up. Then do the reset trick that someone else mentioned.

Most importantly, save all of your PS4 games to an external drive, preferably an SSD. Save the internal SSD for PS5 games. This will cut back on the "Other" storage big time and just free up your internal storage use overall. This will likely save you the expense of buying the extended internal storage, also.