PS5 storage issues: Mystery folder shrinks SSD

• PS5 gamers and the trade press are baffled: What is the “Other” folder about?
• The size of the folder varies greatly and dissolves the limited storage space.
• Sony has not yet commented on the technical curiosity.

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The SSD in PS5 assures unknown quick access to data. However, hardcore gamers in particular fear it will reach its limits no less quickly in terms of storage space for their favorite games. Especially since in fact from 825 Gigabyte only 667 Gigabytes available for games and apps.

There is currently a lot of hustle and bustle a mysterious folder on the SSD. This is only with “OthersThe community has noticed this, because it consumes a whopping 100GB of the already coveted storage space.

“Other” is one of the four categories into which the memory of the new console is divided, as well Games and apps, Multimedia gallery such as saved data.

While users have access to the last three categories and know what’s behind it, the “other” folder remains mysterious. The official PS5 website reveals only this: “This space is reserved for system data necessary for the proper functioning of games and apps. The amount of memory reserved depends on how your console is used.”

The “Other” folder swells and shrinks

According to industry expert reports from “Kotaku“can be the size of this folder they vary extremely – from 40 to over 125 gigabytes. Partly the reason for the memory hunger is not obvious, partly it has to do with installing new titles, because the “Other” folder shrinks again when games are uninstalled.

However, it seems effect they also depend on what games it is exactly. In general, I suspect that PS4 games affect the “Other” folder more than PS5 title. According to “Kotaku”, PS4 titles can change the folder by 10 gigabytes or more per game, while PS5 titles have never made more than 1 gigabyte of difference.

Even more strange: In some games, folder loading is nafter eliminating larger instead of smaller. It’s also weird because there’s a separate “Games” folder. Gameplay videos recorded with the PS5 generated more space in the media gallery folder after deletion, but the “Other” folder became even fuller.

“We’ve asked Sony what it’s all about since launch. No explanation so far,” writes “Kotaku” editor Stephen Totilo on Twitter. He says: “But look what happened when I took all the games and apps off the PS5 deleted have – “Others” still needed about 75GB! ”

However, it can be assumed that the “Other” directory for temporary data is thought of as Cache for any type of data transmission.
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