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level 1. Sh1mt. · 3y. Copying is not only copying, it also means the files are being (de)compressed depending on the installation, and that might take a while. level 1. LassTrainer. · 3y. To save bandwidth PS4 patches can be delivered as bytepatches.  · It can download game updates and operating system updates in the background, so your games are always up-to-date. In short, Rest Mode makes everything more convenient. The PS4 was designed to be put into Rest Mode when you’re not actively using it. So, when PS4 copying update file is slow, try to log into Rest Mode and do the updating process bltadwin.ruted Reading Time: 8 mins. PS4 Stuck at % copying update file So my ps4 is stuck downloading black ops 4 at %, been like this for at least an hour, ive tried cancelling and then downloading again and still nothing, my internet is 60 down and 15 up so i dont see a problem, if anyone has a fix Please tell me.

"Copying update data" is actually a process where the patch data is fit into the game in the right spots, but this process isn't as simple as it sounds. The PS4 actually re-copies the entire game's files and inserts the patch where they should appear if you had actually re-downloaded the entire game from scratch. So a couple of years ago Sony decided to change the way PS4 game updates work. Instead of just downloading the update and installing it into the existing game data, Sony decided to have the game make a complete copy of itself while installing the patch. Imagine a +GB game copying itself onto. PS4 console: download games and add-ons. Go to Library and select the Purchased folder. Select the game you want to download. Select Download. To purchase or download add-ons, select the game from your Library and scroll down to PlayStation Store. Add-ons you have purchased are displayed in Your add-ons. Select the arrow icon beside the add-on.

PS4 Stuck at % copying update file So my ps4 is stuck downloading black ops 4 at %, been like this for at least an hour, ive tried cancelling and then downloading again and still nothing, my internet is 60 down and 15 up so i dont see a problem, if anyone has a fix Please tell me. 1 - You can play while you download an update, that means that the files are in use and should not be modified, so it downloads and later you can copy the files to their expected location. 2 - It is possible that those files are compressed to some extent to save space so it is likely that the copy process is an extraction + copy. The PS4's copying update data process seems to have been added sometime in (possibly in system update , which added support for USB storage devices) in an effort to avoid data corruption. Essentially, what Sony calls "copying" appears to be an extra safe way of installing smaller-than-normal update files.