the PlayStation 5 Pro has just launched, bringing with it a more powerful gaming experience, including the ability to run many games at a full 4K resolution and 60 frames per second at the same time. If this isn't your first PS5, you probably want to get all your installed games and save files off that old one and onto the shiny new one. I'm going to quickly give you a step-by-step guide on how to do that. I have here the PS5 Slim model from last year that I'm transferring from, and the new PS5 Pro is where I'm sending my data. First, make sure that both the old and new console are plugged in and turned on. You'll also want to make sure both of them are connected to the same Wi-Fi network. On the new Pro console, from the home screen, navigate to the settings menu in the top right corner, scroll down to System, and then select System Software, followed by Data Transfer. Begin going through the steps. The Pro will recommend connecting both consoles together with a wired LAN

connection to speed things up, but you can go wirelessly if a cable or access to your router isn't available. The pro will search for the other console, select it once it pops up, continue following the steps until you're given a choice for which content you want to transfer. I wanted to move everything over, so I selected all three, which includes my user data such as screenshots and save files, games and media, which is the biggest section since it has my installed games, and console settings. The PlayStation will also give you an estimate off to the side for how long this process will take. From this point, since I was using a LAN wired connection, mine estimated just under 2 hours to transfer around 800 gigs of data. Approve the last couple popups and begin the transfer. The pro console will eventually put itself to sleep after the First Progress bar. At this point, you can leave it in sleep mode to do its thing; however, make sure to leave the older PlayStation turned on. It cannot be put into rest mode like the new one. When the process is done, that

console will also put itself to sleep, and you can still turn the pro on to check the progress it's finished so far. And that's all there is to it. If you haven't already, check out my full review of the PS5 Pro here. I hope you enjoy your gaming, and thanks for watching.

How To Transfer Saved Data from PS5 to PS5 Pro

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