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PS5 Owners Can Delete Individual DLC to Free Space

Players can remove single downloadable content items while keeping their games installed on the PlayStation 5.

Updated on Nov. 8, 2026 in Gaming

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PlayStation 5 owners can delete individual downloadable content without removing the base game, helping reclaim storage as titles grow larger. The option is accessed through the console's storage settings.

Why it matters

Modern games continue to grow in size, and PS5 storage fills quickly as a result. Being able to remove only the DLC a player does not use offers a way to recover space without uninstalling the game itself.

Individual DLC pieces vary widely in size, from roughly 1-2 MB for some Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced items to roughly 30-40 GB for certain Call of Duty packs. Deleting a handful of the larger Call of Duty DLC can recover about 100 GB, though it is not confirmed that every title offers this option.

The players

Sony Interactive Entertainment

Sony Interactive Entertainment is the Sony subsidiary that develops and publishes the PlayStation platform and its first-party software.

The details

To delete DLC, players open Settings, select Storage, then Console Storage, then Games and Apps, and choose Customize beside a game title. Items are removed one at a time from a pop-up list of the game's downloadable content, leaving the base game installed.

Timeline

  1. The storage deletion option is currently available on PlayStation 5 consoles.

Culture Shift

Storage limits on the PS5 are more complicated than on the PS4, since only certain external drives work and games cannot be played from them. Per-DLC deletion gives players a more granular way to manage space within the console's built-in storage.

Players with full PS5 drives can clear space by removing unused DLC rather than uninstalling entire games. Checking the Customize option beside each title shows which downloadable items take up the most room.

The takeaway

Reviewing the DLC list for each installed game is a practical first step, since the largest downloadable items are often the easiest space to recover. Regularly checking storage keeps a PS5 from filling up unexpectedly.

Further reading

For more on how games and consoles are changing, explore our Gaming coverage.

Source note: This article includes information reported by ScreenRant.

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