How to copy screenshots & video clips from PS5 to USB drive

This step-by-step tutorial will show you how to copy screenshots and video clips from your PlayStation 5 to your USB flash drive or external hard drive.

Copy screenshots and video clips from PS5 to USB

Note: Your USB drive must be formatted to the exFAT file system. You can learn to format a USB drive for the PS5, here.

  1. Connect your USB flash drive or external hard drive to your PS5 console.
  2. Open the media gallery.
    Open PS5 media gallery
  3. Press the options button on your controller.
    Options button on PS5 controller
  4. Choose Select Multiple Items.
    Select Multiple Items
  5. Select the screenshots or videos you want to copy or click Select All.
    Select screenshots or video clips
  6. Click the more options button indicated with three dots.
    More options button
  7. Choose Copy to USB Drive.
    Copy to USB Drive
  8. Click Copy.
    Copy button
  9. Your PS5 will now copy the files to your USB drive and when it's done, you click OK.

You can find your media under: USB > PS5.

Media from PS5 on USB

PlayStation 5

Related:

How to format a USB drive for your PS5 on a PC

How to turn off trophy videos and screenshots on your PS5

References:

https://www.howtogeek.com/how-to-transfer-screenshots-and-videos-from-your-ps5/

https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/games/ps5-media-gallery-view-screenshots/