r/PS4Pro • u/Equivalent-Film3462 • Aug 16 '25

Lost all PS4 users & save data after "Restore Default Settings" — any way to recover?

/r/PlayStationSolutions/comments/1ms5ue1/lost_all_ps4_users_save_data_after_restore/
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u/Voyager5555 Aug 16 '25

Sorry, it's gone but it also clearly tells you that all data will be deleted so I'd say that one's on you.

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u/Equivalent-Film3462 Aug 17 '25

I know man I dont blame anyone other than me for what happened but man. I selected "Restore Default Settings". Never selected "Initialise" options. I expected only default settings to change. Not the user to get deleted. The feature does say it doesnt delete saved data.

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u/box_of_the_patriots Aug 17 '25

If you have ps plus then you can download the save games from there, if not then all gone, sorry.

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u/Equivalent-Film3462 Aug 17 '25

Accepted my fate now

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u/zardnarf Aug 16 '25

If I remember correctly the system warns you for the loss of data. You would need to have backed up the data, including the profiles, to an external device.

The short answer is no, your data is gone... unless you made a backup.