How can you do that? Disable automatic installation of games on the PS5? How can you prevent that? PS4 game will be installed automaticallyas soon as you insert the disc? The question may be something like this from one or other PlayStation 5 owner who has bought a PS4 game and received the free upgrade for the PlayStation 5 (for example with Assassin’s Creed Valhalla). The problem is in the case that you have downloaded the digital version but still need the disc to start the game. When you insert the disc, the automatic installation of the PS4 version starts, at least currently, and the question arises, how can you turn off the automatic installation of games on the PS5?
Turn off PS5 automatic installation
The “problem” described above probably only occurs if you have connected an external hard drive to the PlayStation 5 and set it up as expanded storage. In this case, the games from the PS4 disc are automatically installed on the external hard drive as soon as you insert the disc. In itself this isn’t a bad thing, but it can be a problem with games with a PS5 upgrade. To fix the “problem” you simply have to turn off the automatic installation and you can do this as follows.
- Start PlayStation 5 and the Settings open.
- In the settings under “Storage” and “Extended storage” the option “Automatically install PS4 games to extended storage” deactivate.
After disabling the setting, PlayStation 4 games should no longer automatically install to the external hard drive or expanded storage when you insert the disc into the console. Is there another setting that can be used to turn off automatic installation? If so, just put it in the comments section.
