{"id":582,"date":"2026-04-10T07:25:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T07:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/5faecc5ce4b0d3ea05ca54d0"},"modified":"2026-04-10T07:25:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T07:25:09","slug":"how-to-factory-reset-your-ps5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/how-to-factory-reset-your-ps5\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Factory Reset Your PS5"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"jsx-1699726555 wiki-page-title\" readability=\"20.957746478873\">\n<div class=\"jsx-1699726555 title-and-date\" readability=\"4.5606060606061\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-1699726555 last-edited\">Last Edited:<\/span> <time itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2020-11-13T18:08:10Z\" class=\"jsx-1699726555\">13 Nov 2020 6:08 pm<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"jsx-1653715561 jsx-2544470155 wiki-section\" readability=\"3\">\n<p>This wiki page provides a step-by-step guide on <strong class=\"selflink\">how to factory reset your PS5<\/strong> which lets you to restore your console back to its original software settings.\n<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"jsx-1653715561 jsx-2544470155 wiki-section\">\n<h2><span class=\"mw-headline\" data-transform=\"header\">How do I factory reset my PS5?<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"jsx-1391240796 below-bump\" readability=\"6.5\">\n<section class=\"jsx-1653715561 jsx-2544470155 wiki-section\" readability=\"4\">\n<div readability=\"13\">Before factory resetting your PlayStation 5, make sure you\u2019ve backed up all of your latest saves onto the cloud if you own PS Plus or on to an external hard drive or USB before initiating the factory reset.<\/p>\n<p>Once you\u2019ve done that, follow the below steps from your <b>PS5 home screen<\/b>:\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"jsx-3066701634 wiki-video\"><\/section>\n<section class=\"jsx-1653715561 jsx-2544470155 wiki-section\">\n<ol>\n<li>Go to Settings &gt; System <output class=\"jsx-3129566342 wiki-image images-1\"><button title=\"Click to Show\" class=\"jsx-3129566342\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/how-to-factory-reset-your-ps5.jpg\" alt=\"PS5 Console - Multiplayer Share Screen at last 2020-11-13 09-58-17.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 640px, (min-width: 641px) 640px\" class=\"jsx-2920405963 image medium jsx-786933128 jsx-1429740016 loading\"><\/button><\/output><\/li>\n<li>Select &#8220;System Software&#8221; <output class=\"jsx-3129566342 wiki-image images-1\"><button title=\"Click to Show\" class=\"jsx-3129566342\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/how-to-factory-reset-your-ps5-1.png\" alt=\"System software.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 640px, (min-width: 641px) 640px\" class=\"jsx-2920405963 image medium jsx-786933128 jsx-1429740016 loading\"><\/button><\/output><\/li>\n<li>Select &#8220;Reset Options&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Select &#8220;Reset Your Console&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Select &#8220;Reset&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"jsx-1653715561 jsx-2544470155 wiki-section\"><output class=\"jsx-3129566342 wiki-image images-1\"><button title=\"Click to Show\" class=\"jsx-3129566342\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/how-to-factory-reset-your-ps5-2.png\" alt=\"Reset options.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 640px, (min-width: 641px) 640px\" class=\"jsx-2920405963 image medium jsx-786933128 jsx-1429740016 loading\"><\/button><\/output><\/section>\n<section class=\"jsx-1653715561 jsx-2544470155 wiki-section\" readability=\"3\">\n<p>Your PS5 will then restart itself and you\u2019ll have to go through all of the initial startup steps to get your PlayStation back up and running.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/wikis\/playstation-5\/How_to_Factory_Reset_Your_PS5\">News Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Edited: 13 Nov 2020 6:08 pm This wiki page provides a step-by-step guide on how to factory reset your PS5 which lets you to restore your console back to its original software settings. 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