To move your settings, save game files and even entire games from your PS5 to your PS5 Pro, you basically have three options -- and each option has its own drawbacks. Thankfully, it is always possible to retain all your game progress when you're switching from one console to another. We've gone through all three methods and can tell you which work best, which don't seem to work at all, and how to transfer all your saved game data to the PS5 Pro.
This was a long process that took us almost a day, but hopefully you'll have an easier time. Certain functions on the PS5 Pro aren't working to their fullest potential quite yet -- we're hoping patches and other fixes get these underutilized features working as easily as they should. Some features that didn't work for us might work for you, so here's a full breakdown if you're lost and confused. We'll start with (what we think) is the easiest way to transfer Save Data.
Depending on how much save data you have, this could take a few minutes or a few dozen minutes. Save Data is relatively small compared to full games, but if you have a lot like use, it might take almost an hour of downloading. The Cloud Storage should have plenty of space for your Save Data.
Make sure to do a fresh upload so all your save data is current and choose to replace any Save Data already on the cloud. I recommend doing this before playing on your PS5 Pro console to avoid conflicting save files -- but if you don't have a PS Plus membership, you may want to try one of the other methods below.
This is a great method for first-time PS5 Pro users, but if you've been using the PS5 Pro to play games, you may want to find a different method. Using Restore will reset your system settings and replace all save data. This method also didn't work for us. When attempting to use it on the PS5, the system locked up completely every time. Hopefully you have better luck.
The Data Transfer function transfers everything from your PS5 to PS5 Pro: profile settings, save game data, console settings and any PS5 games installed on your system. Literally everything on the PS5 will transfer to the PS5 Pro.
Both consoles need to be on and connected to the same wifi network to perform a Data Transfer. Here's how to get started.
This method fully downloads everything on your PS5, so it can take a very long time. If you have multiple terabytes of games downloaded on your PS5, you may want to delete them and redownload them separately instead of waiting for the full Data Transfer to complete.