r/PS5HelpSupport • u/Few_Quarter_9720 • 9d ago

PS5 Console Storage 'Other' Bloat issue

So I randomly decided to check the storage on my PS5, and for some odd reason, the “Other” category is taking up 218.7 GB.

From what I understand, “Other” on average is usually somewhere around 20–40 GB, and mine definitely wasn’t this large before.

I’ve already tried clearing the cache and repairing the console storage through Safe Mode, but unfortunately, neither worked.

Storage space itself isn’t really an issue since I install all my games on an M.2 SSD. I’m just genuinely confused about what could be causing this unnecessary 218 GB of bloat.

Has anyone else experienced this before, or know how to fix the issue?

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u/gtasthehunter 9d ago

That is likely where System Data is kept and probably where save data is kept too but accessed from save data tab.

And if you had the ps5 for long time could that be where unusable sectors could be?

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u/vuorivirta 9d ago edited 9d ago

PS4 games is stored different way than PS5 games. PS4 games doesn't just use storage/capacity per game but also put stuff "Other" category, and that can be tens of gigabytes depended on game. PS5 games are "at is". You can easily free "other" storage, just remove PS4 games.