PS4 Pro: Digital Foundry And Other Reviews

[SvennoJ]

DonFerrari said:

SvennoJ said:
The transfer process is unfortunately not what I expected. DF says you have to connect both to a router, not directly together via LAN cable. Since I can't move the tv to the router, I guess I'll have to take the (faster) back up route.

My question is, does backing up ps4 content to an external HDD leave the existing contents on that drive alone? Will it back up to a separate directory I can delete later?

Use your PSVita to use as extra screen, use a small tv or memorize the commands (or go from a tutorial and emulate)

I can use PSVR if needed, backup would just be easier (and is apparently faster)
Yet I don't want to get my drive wiped (just over 1Tb of contents on it, 950GB free)

Edit: Guess I'll have to mess about with PSVR, extension cords and LAN cables, my backup drive is NTFS. ps4 only supports FAT32 and exFAT. Although I still have an old router I could use I guess. Better not be any restrictions on what router works!