The solution is to delete the game completely from your ps4, and start the download again. once the ps4 adds the " update file " to your download list, stop the download by deleting the update file. let the other file download and install.. When the ps4 is "preparing to download" it's actually checking the files on the ps4 and comparing them with the files in the patch. that way it only has to download what's changed instead of the entire patch.. Help [ps4]download stuck? (self.fortnite) submitted 1 year ago * by masterofeevee. hi! i am trying to install fortnite on my ps4 and it will only download while constantly pausing and resuming the download, which takes up a lot of time and i can’t do it all night. is there a fix?.
My ps4 can take a very long time to "prepare for a download" my friends ps4 just started doing it too. it's not every time but it's often enough to be annoying.. Download stuck on paused playstation 4 playstation 4. faqs. answers. board. more. home. summary; release data; i bought a 2nd ps4 and was in the process of downloading a bunch of games. in order to help speed up some downloads, i paused some of the larger ones. now one of those paused game downloads appears stuck. when i go to the download. In this video i show you how to speed up your downloads and drastically reduce the time it takes to download games from the playstation store and xbox live marketplace. it's really simple to do.
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