Hardware PS4 won't start

[barnabe42]

Yesterday I got a power surge while booting my PS4 5.05 now it is stuck when rebuilding the database at 26%.
And the only way to fix it seems to do a clean install.

If I switch the hard drive is there any chance that I can put the original hard drive as USB external storage and get the save data using FTP or something else ?
Or am I doomed and lost all my saves ...

 

[Lumince]

Yesterday I got a power surge while booting my PS4 5.05 now it is stuck when rebuilding the database at 26%.
And the only way to fix it seems to do a clean install.

If I switch the hard drive is there any chance that I can put the original hard drive as USB external storage and get the save data using FTP or something else ?
Or am I doomed and lost all my saves ...

Try using the reset to default settings option in safe mode if you can get to it. That sometimes can get the system to boot but I would backup as much as possible if it boots.

 

[barnabe42]

Try using the reset to default settings option in safe mode if you can get to it. That sometimes can get the system to boot but I would backup as much as possible if it boots.

I tried that without success,I reinstall the firmware 5.05 as well but that did not help.

 

[Lumince]

I tried that without success,I reinstall the firmware 5.05 as well but that did not help.

Well if that doesnt work you might have to do a full reinstall of the fw I wish they would have made it possible to get saves if the system tanks but it is what it is... I lost all of my saves a few times but I just back everything up weekly out of fear now

 

[barnabe42]

Well if that doesnt work you might have to do a full reinstall of the fw I wish they would have made it possible to get saves if the system tanks but it is what it is... I lost all of my saves a few times but I just back everything up weekly out of fear now

That is why I thought, I used another hard drive and it started correctly, but it does not recognised the original hard drive when I plug it as external ...
I checked some tools from the payload but I don't think It can help

 

[Lumince]

That is why I thought, I used another hard drive and it started correctly, but it does not recognised the original hard drive when I plug it as external ...
I checked some tools from the payload but I don't think It can help

Yeaaa the hdd is formatted as a system boot not an external hdd for the ps4 so theres no way to get that data sadly..

 

[hemi426]

Yeaaa the hdd is formatted as a system boot not an external hdd for the ps4 so theres no way to get that data sadly..

Just backup your saves&games on ext HDD or USB
now and the,so you can put them back

 

[Mrpro]

factory reset the ps4 but remember to save the games on to a USB, so u don't have to restart the game all over again.
Hopefully, this helps.