When installing an M.2 SSD into your PS5 for the first time, you'll have to format the drive which will erase all of the data on it. This cannot be recovered, so make sure you back up any required ...

When installing an M.2 SSD into your PS5 for the first time, you'll have to format the drive which will erase all of the data on it.

Luckily, the PS5 is fitted to accept M.2 SSDs that can hold additional storage. Here’s everything you need to know about installing an internal SSD to your PS5.

So here we are: new game, new internal PS5 SSD, and now a new article on the subject. Here's my step-by-step guide on how to easily install your PS5 storage expansion, what kit you'll need to do ...

Before you get started, make sure you consider that installing the SSD into the PS5 will require a format, so if you have any outstanding data on it, be sure to back it up first.

Luckily, you can add a heatsink like the Sabrent M.2. NVMe PS5 heatsink to any SSD you install into the PS5, giving you that much-needed extra heat dissipation.

On the official PlayStation website, users are given a thorough guide on how to add an M.2 SSD to the PS5, which first requires a well-lit room with a table to work on, a #1 Phillips or cross-head ...

The console has an extra slot for a solid-state drive, or SSD, but until now it's been disabled. Once installed, you'll be able to store and launch PS4 and PS5 games from the extra drive just like ...

The Samsung 980 Pro w/ Heatsink SSD is a solid and easy-to-install option for extra storage on your PS5 if you're willing to drop the dough.

The extra M2 SSD Slow allows you to install another SSD into the PS5, because the internal SSD is not removable. On top of that, the internal SSD slot is specced at PCIe 4.0 standard.

Like I mentioned before, experienced tech people won’t have much issue with pulling apart their PS5s and installing the correct M.2 SSD, but I doubt more casual PS5 users will even make an attempt.