Ps4 not downloading update file

 · Connect your computer to a stable and fast network while downloading the PS4 update file. Don’t download the PS4 update file from third-party web Bear in mind that the official update file is provided by Sony Interactive Entertainment. Don’t install the PS4 system software update soon before or soon after a power outage. Don’t interrupt the PS4 update file installation, which can damage your Estimated Reading Time: 7 mins.  · In order to have uninterrupted downloads of games and updates, your PS4 needs a decent internet speed. Make sure that you have at least 3Mbps speed on your console. To see how Estimated Reading Time: 5 mins.  · The reason you can't download and install the update is because of the aforementioned copying procedure. When you download an update, your PS4 then makes a Estimated Reading Time: 4 mins.

Start the PS4 console in Safe Mode: press and hold the power button, releasing after the second beep. Select Safe Mode option 3: Update System Software. Select Update from USB Storage Device OK. If your PS4 console does not recognize the file, check that the folder names and file name are correct. Update using a computer: On the USB storage device, create folders for saving the update file. - Using a computer, create a folder named "PS4". - Inside that folder, create another folder named "UPDATE". - Download the update file, and save it in the "UPDATE" folder you created in step 1. Obviously there's a massive update right off the bat, so I moved my ps4 to my router to plug it directly into an ethernet cable to download it faster and I put it into rest mode. When I checked on it two hours later, the update hadn't even started. I then waited to make sure it had started the update, and left the ps4 on and went into the other.

You have not downloaded the right update file. When you go to the official PS4 system software update page, you’ll be put in front of two options: either to download the full installation pack, or the update patch. You may probably downloaded the full pack thinking it’s the right file. So, make sure to get the appropriate file and try again. The update file you downloaded is corrupted. In order to have uninterrupted downloads of games and updates, your PS4 needs a decent internet speed. Make sure that you have at least 3Mbps speed on your console. To see how fast the internet. If replacing a HDD into the PS4, as TronicsFix stated, do not download the top update file. You need to download the file under System Software Tab at the bottom of the page (~ mbs). Kept experiencing the same problem as the PS4 said get latest update file, which I already had in my FAT32 formatted usb drive.