PS4 Slim Cannot Start (CE-34335-8) Cannot access system storage fix 

Frequently Asked Questions Where do I buy the parts needed for this repair? 👉Buy PS4 Hard Drives : www.fasttechstore.com/playstation-4-slim?category=Hard+Drives 👉Buy PS4 1TB Hard Drive: www.fasttechstore.com/playstation-4-slim/ps4-slim-hard-drive-1tb 👉USB DRIVE: www.fasttechstore.com/tools/usb-stick 👉PS4 UPDATE FILE: www.fasttechstore.com/playstation-4-update-file 👉Screwdriver used: www.fasttechstore.com/tools/fasttech-electronics-repair-toolkit 👉 Other PS4 Slim Parts: fasttechstore.com/playstation-4-slim TOOLKITS THAT DISASSEMBLE ALL ELECTRONICS: 👉 Fasttech Pro Autokit: www.fasttechstore.com/tools/fasttech-pro-auto-kit 👉 Fasttech Pro Toolkit: www.fasttechstore.com/tools/fasttech-electronics-repair-toolkit 👉NEED HELP BUT ARE NOT A PAYING CUSTOMER? TRY OUR ONLINE CONSULTATION SERVICES: www.fasttech.ca/online-consultation 👉Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/fasttech ▶ VLOG CHANNEL: ru-vid.com/show-UCF2IPXKRX5ctN9td1rhkzHg Follow me on Social Media: 👉Twitter: twitter.com/Shehroz 👉Instagram: instagram.com/youngtechg 👉Facebook: facebook.com/fasttechy Business Social Media: 👉Twitter: twitter.com/FasttechCA 👉Instagram: instagram.com/fasttech.store/ How to install PS4 System Software on new hard drive: This procedure is for initializing your PS4™ system and performing a new installation of the system software, such as for when you replace the hard disk drive. All data on the new hard drive will be deleted. The following things are needed to perform the update: PS4 system USB stick with 1.2 GB of free space On the USB storage device, create folders for the update file. Create a folder named "PS4" and Inside that folder, create another folder named "UPDATE". Download the update file, and save it in the "UPDATE" folder you created in step 1. 👉PS4 UPDATE FILE: www.fasttech.ca/playstation-4-update-file Turn off the PS4 console Connect the USB stick to your PS4 console The unit will start in 'Safe Mode' Select [Initialize PS4 (Reinstall System Software) Follow the steps on screen If your PS4 console does not read the update file, check the folder and file names. ▶VLOG CHANNEL: ru-vid.com/show-UCF2IPXKRX5ctN9td1rhkzHg/ Follow me on Social Media: Twitter: twitter.com/Shehroz Instagram: instagram.com/youngtechg Facebook: facebook.com/fasttechy Business Social Media: Twitter: twitter.com/FasttechCA Instagram: instagram.com/fasttech.store/

Legit thought I broke my ps4 until I found this video. Thank the lord for RU-vid and this channel. THANK YOU

WOW me and both my brothers ps4’s have gotten this message. There is no way that this is broken i’ve got a new HDD about 3 months ago. I swear this is because of the new ps5.

Thank you lord for this channel, I wouldn’t have a PlayStation without it

I swear to god from the bottom of my heart, thank you. This is legit.

Dude shoulda said that it’s for getting a new hard drive. I legit deconstructed my whole hard drive just for the dude to be like “ okay now we’re gonna put the new hard drive in “

Everyone just staring at the guy through the TV🤣😂

For the record, the file PUPDATE or whatever it's called for you needs to be in a folder called "UPDATE", that's in another folder called "PS4".

Funny how most people got this error when the ps5 got released, r.i.p my ps4. Im switching to nintendo Edit: to all the people asking me if i was able to fix it- MY PS4 BROKE!!! it literally says I cant start it

Thank you so much for the video I just fixed my son's game😀your a champion tho cheers for the video again😃

Thank you so much!!🙏🏻 You helped me fix my Ps4! Thanks so much

Thank you so much just happened to me right now and this looks very well detailed.

Legend. I forgot my younger brother took the ps4 apart for dusting. Apparently he didn’t pull all screws back and the drive became lose

U are such a life saver because when I saw the screen I was like my game is fucked then thanks to RU-vid I found a video and it was your thank you 🙏.

you don’t understand how grate full i am. I was on the floor almost in tears when it said that then i watched your video and it works great. thank you so much and god bless you.❤️

Man, you saved me a bunch of money, I was just gonna go out and but another 4. THANK YOU SO MUCH

Hey, this definitely help me fix my PS4. Thanks My Guy you definitely have yourself a new sub💯💪🏾

Hi I get the same error but not that only happened when I hop on a game it crashes middle of it need help is it the hard drive because I just changed my power supply on amazon

What happens to my storage on my other hard drive and how can I still play my games that I have and all my stuff on those games

I dropped my slim while it was in the original packaging as I came home from a late night at a friends house, and I didn’t set it back up until I woke up. When I did it wouldn’t load and I saw this vid and was WORRIED. I took the hard drive out like you showed and it was pretty dirty so I cleaned everything up really gently and connected the hard drive again and thank the lord everything was cool after that! I appreciate the video still cause i wouldn’t have know off top of how to access the hard drive or if I needed info to get a new one. Hope this helps a fellow worried gamer. 👋🏻🍺

I just had took it out and put it back in and it worked, and my ps4 button doesn't work. But my ps4 is working now. Thank you so much

Thank u for this, i am turning it on and doing the safe mode system update later today. Hope it works!

Thanks for the video thought my game couldn’t be fixed

My ps4 that I got back in july had this issue. I only played it like 9 times. I tried this way, but it didnt work. Nothing worked. I had to send it into sony for a repair and instead of sending me my ps4 fixed, they sent me a pre owned ps4 in worse condition than mine. I got it yeaterday, not even 2 hours into using it, it got this issue already. I didnt want to try this again, but i gave it 1 more shot thanks to my friend encouraging me and it fixed it. Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart.

I bookmarked this video years ago when I needed to fix a ps4 I found in the trash. It's now how I get to youtube every day.

You don’t know how much I thank you for this

Hi men, thanks for the video, I just want to know if I can transfer my data of my ancient hard drive to the new one and if I can, shall I do it after the installation of the new hard drive or before ?

Thank you from the bottom of my heart. My ps4 has been broken for months.

Now this man deserves all the love

Dude I love you I thought I lost my precious 🤗🤗👍👍

Thx man your the best im going to like and sub😃😁😁

Crucial thing that I had to do: The file name must be only update without any numbers the download file (from today) adds a number 2 in the title that should be erased or it won't work

2 years later and you saved my life, thank you thank you thank you

It definitely works 💯 buy a new hard drive put it in and it works just great thanks man

Thank you for this video nobody else knew how to fix this.

Fasttech I’m not very tech savvy. Is there a certain software I should use? Also, the hard drive has a kinda bubble look on the little disc for the hard drive, is that normal? Once I do clone it and install a new hard drive, do I just place my data on a file in the usb then just plug the usb into the ps4 slim and it transfers?

I did this and it didn’t work the first time but the second time it worked. Thanks bro I subbed

OH MY GOSH THANK YOU SO MUCH I THOUGHT MY PS4 WAS TOTALLED.

What if u buy a external hard drive instead of internal?

Cheers and thankyou so much for all the great help and advice

All right... Quick question: If I log in with the account I had before, will I have to reinstall all the games? (I know it makes sense to be that way but I want to be sure), or even buy again the games that I got on ps store...?

gracias hermano..con tu video,pude solucionar el error con el mismo disco duro

For the people in the comments, if you take the hard drive out and let it cool down with a fan and give a decent cleaning to the inside. That should save you from losing all your storage and having to buy another one. Turns out mine was just dusty and a bit over heated

Hey i added a new hdd, formatted it to fat32 on pc and placed the update into the folders i created PS4>UPDATE on the hdd and placed it into the ps4. My ps4 still shows the same cannot access error.Pls help

This is legit I got my order late but the hard drive does come in much love to this guy thanks

I had just installed a data bank for my ps4 and this screen came up. Any help?

Can I put in a ps4 original Hardrive in well that work fastech

Thank you so much !!! Very helpful , would highly recommend 100 %

mine gets stuck at 99% then says "cannot access system storage"

Thanks a lot for this information 🤟🏾

Legit thank you so much. Your video helped me I’m a twitch streamer and that helped me fix my system so I can go back to streaming!! Thank you from the bottom of my heart!

Thanks, did this and gave my PS4 a heart transplant I’m pretty much convinced $ony released a firmware up that bricked lots of older systems, in a effort to force upgrades 😳

i got this msg as well. all i did was take the hard drive out and clean the ports inside the ps4 as well as the hard drives with cleaning duster ... did the trick for me . didnt have to buy a new hard drive. thanks for the info i did not know where the hard drive was.

So there’s literally nothing I can do except buy a new hard drive edit: I threw my ps4 at the wall 😂

Man thank you from the deepest part of my heart I finally make my PS4 back

Thank you so much man. You just saved my old system. Your a savior

so i have a question...i did an HDD upgrade and saved my old 500GB HD for a later backup operation as I did not have a backup external drive at the time...I bought one and put my old drive back into the machine to do the backup but it won't start without a software update as it has an older software version on it. I tried to do a software update only but it wants a full re-install update which i fear will wipe all the data on the original HD...is there a way to get the data backed up on the original HD?

Thank u soooo much my ps4 has been like this for 4 months all my friends have been playing and i havent and it got me upset and i thought my ps4 was broke forever but i saw this vid thank u so much u legend u are a great human being keep up ur great vids and keep chasing ur dreams

Just clean ur connectors on the hard drive with any eraser. Worked for me after watching 👀 ✌ (also ps home screen ran/loaded smoother)

So by doing this when the ps4 starts again does it delete my save data of the games saved on it like everything On it or

Can you still transfer stuff on the hard rice to a new one? On a PC ?

Now I just gotta buy a hard drive and Phillips screw and a computer (compute so I don’t lose my data) I think I honestly just lost my PS4 forever.

Thanks for the video. Could this problem be only because of hard disk failure or is there a chance of motherboard or power supply failure

Thank you for this video. Because of you I found out the used PS4 slim is Missing the case around the hard drive and screw holding it in. Thank you!

Will an external HDD work or do I need a replacement internal?

Thank you very much this actually worked. I saved myself 300$.

My Little Cousin Thought His PS4 was Actually Broken, He Almost Reselled His PS4 again, He called Me And I Saw This Video, I Had 4 Hard Drive’s So I Helped Him, Thanks For The Help Dude Respect You 🙏🙏

Mine must have moved during transit, took it out, popped it back in and it worked, saved me a huge headache, cheers very much.

Second time this has happened and second time this video has helped me

Hey thanks a lot I’m back and ready to play

You just saved my nephew's year. Thanks to you I was able to fix his PS4 no problem... Great video man!

Mine showed the error. I restarted it twice, updated the system software, and it worked fine. You don't have to buy anything when you see the error and panic buying the hardware set. It will work unless you have any physical damage during storage or water damage during storage. Also, thanks for giving information about the hardware that can be replaced. It is helpful.

Do you have hard drives for the regular PS4 and will it save all my stuff on there if I get a new one

People saying “oMg tHaNk yOu UuUuUughhh 😫” like y’all do know you need to pay 50 or more dollars for a new hardrive right? 😆 it’s a lose either way

Does it work for u now

So when you put in the new hardrive does that mean you lose all of your recordings and screenshots

Thank you so much! I learned where my hard drive was and cleaned it out now its working!

All I did was take the left side of the PS4 off and push the screw by the hard drive in a little and it worked, I was so scared, I really hope u guys can fix y’all a PS4!

Thank u bro I thaught I had to by me a new ps4

I just got a new ps4 2 hours before now and this is the first message that popped up. I had never had a ps4 before and I thought it got dropped in shipping. Thank you so much. All I had to do was blow on it and reinsert.

I literally did everything you said up til the put the new hard drive in .. I didn’t have another one so I put my old. One back In but it still work it didn’t restart or anything .. I got my all stuff back 💪🏿

, when I was plugging in my controller for charging. I accidentally pulled on the console and it fell on the hard-drive side. So when I start to restart my console. That message showed up, and I got worried. I watched your video to help me fix the console. So, I opened the L-shaped bar at the hard. And I found out that, the hard drive disk was a little loose, and misaligned. I held on to the black strip and pulled it into place. And voila, restarted the PS4 and it works.

thank you so much my problem was a little different but this definitely help me out

Yo got a question. I got the same error code. When I try to go to save mode, holding down the power button until I hear two beeps my ps4 turns off. But when I turn it on again it check storage and stays stuck at 24% and then takes me to safe mode and tells me to connect my controller. When I do it tells me to connect my usb with the update file. My question is, is it okay if I just simply go with the update file and let my ps4 update it. And 2 even if I do update it, will it ask me to initialise cuz dude I got so much saved up on my hard drive and I just don’t wanna lose it.

Just saved me some money. I just took it apart and cleaned it. That PS4 sound so heavenly when it started up lol

So if i buy a new hard drive will my storage, games data everything will be the same after or.....nah

What if I’m getting the cannot start ps4 loop bc of update even after updating

How do you backup your hardrive if my ps4 wont send me to the main screen and all i have is the hardrive! please help!

Can you use a hard drive from a older ps4? Or do you have to buy a new one altogether?

I would like to say thank you from the bottom of my heart because my daughters ps4 started doing this and I have two others that are fine I gave this a tty and it worked like a charm thanks 🙏

thank you from the bottom of my heart

Thank u so much I cleaned the dust of my drive and it work 🤗

Fasttech my ps4 has the same problem and had over 700gb or mb of space do I need a new HDD or Take it in and put it back in right and tight?

Very helpful

i just cleaned all the dust off of the sides of the ps4 and took the hard drive out and cleaned the dust from there and put the same hard drive in and it worked! when i opened the ps4 the colors were brighter and performance was better. so no need for a new hard drive. (unless its broken)

I need to buy just a ps4 hard drive enclosure and j can’t find any without having to buy a full hard drive please help

You helped me alot my ps4 works now thanks

What if my harddrive doesnt have the 4 screws on the side and is just shaking around

I did as your video replace with brand new HDD and it still gives me that code. Wat could be wrong?

Yooooooo thank you so much bro !!!!!! thought i was gonna have to put my baby down but no sirrrrrr you helped me revive her !! from the very bottom of my heart bro thank yoy so much man ! ❤️😭