What is ‘Cannot start the application CE-30005-8’ in PlayStation 4 (PS4)?
In this post, we are going to discuss on “How to fix Cannot start the application CE-30005-8 in PlayStation 4 (PS4)”. You will be guided with easy steps/methods to resolve the issue. Let’s starts the discussion.
‘Cannot start the application CE-30005-8’ error: It is common error appeared on PlayStation 4 (PS4) usually when you to install a game, or start the game from your PS4 external hard drive. This error is also appeared usually when creating a backup of PS4 console. This error prevents you from accessing game inside your external hard drive or creating backup of PS4 console. There could be several reasons behind this issue but hardware failure issue can be one core reason for the problem.
To check and fix hardware failure issue, you need to diagnose your PS4 hard drive or disk you attempted to access but causing error. For example, if you are facing this error while trying to start the game/application from Blu-ray/DVD player, then you should make sure these drives are not damaged, and if the issue is occurred with external hard drive, then repeat the same steps for your external hard drive.
You should make sure your PS4 hard drive or disk has enough disk space to run the game/app. For example, if the game/application needs 20GB space, then you should make sure your PS4 console hard drive has 40GB space available. This error can be occurred if your PS4 hard drive doesn’t have enough storage space available. Also, you should check if the your hard drive or disk is formatted in ‘exFAT’ File System type.
You can format your hard drive with exFAT File System type and create a single MBR partition of whole drive in order to resolve the issue. But before formatting, make sure you have backed up or stored your all data of hard drive to some other safe drive. You can save your external hard drive data to some other external hard drive before formatting, and then after formatting, you can get all of your data and then run the game, and check if it works for you. Let’s go for the solution.
How to fix Cannot start the application CE-30005-8 in PlayStation 4 (PS4)?
Method 1: Restart your PlayStation 4, clean disk and connect power cable
This issue can be occurred due to some temporary glitch in your PS4 console. You can try to fix the issue by restarting your PS4 console. To do so, turn OFF your PS4 console and when its light are OFF, disconnect the power cable of PS4. Wait for about 2 minutes and connect power cable again. Clean the disk using smooth cloth and make sure not to apply too much pressure. Once done, turn ON your PS4 console, insert disk, and then try starting the game/app from the disk and check if the error is resolved.
Method 2: Uninstall and then reinstall the game/app that causes error
This error can also be occurred due to incomplete installation of game/app in your PS4 drive. You can uninstall and then reinstall the game/app that causes error, in order to fix the issue.
Step 1: Open ‘Library’ on Home Screen of PS4 and in left pane, go to ‘Games’ tab
Step 2: Find and select the game/app that causing error, and hit ‘Options’ key
Step 3: Select ‘Delete’ and confirm to delete the app/game that was causing error
Step 4: Once done, restart your PS4 and reinstall the game/app again and check if the error is resolved.
Method 3: Update PS4 System Software
Outdated PS4 System Software could be a reason behind this type of error. You can fix the issue by updating PS4 System Software to latest available build.
Step 1: At first, follow above method to uninstall the problematic games/apps but do no reinstall it, and also make sure no disk is present in disc drive of PS4
Step 2: Now, open ‘Settings’ in PS4 and go to ‘System Software Update’
Step 3: Select ‘Next’ button if the update available and then hit ‘Update’ button to install the update. This will take time to finish. Once updated, restart PS4 and reinstall the game/app that was causing the error, and check if the error is resolved.
Method 4: Rebuild Database of PS4 console
This error can also be occurred due to corrupted PS4 database. You can fix the issue by rebuilding the database.
Step 1: Turn OFF PS4 and press & hold ‘Power’ button on PS4, and after you have heard two beeps, release the ‘Power’ button
Step 2: Now, connect DualShock 4 controller with USB cable and hit ‘PS’ button on the controller. This will turn ON your PS4 in Safe Mode.
Step 3: Once you are in Safe Mode, select ‘Rebuild Database’ or option no.5, and confirm to rebuild the database by clicking ‘OK’ button. Wait to finish the process
Step 4: Once done, press ‘PS’ button on the controller and select your PS4 account and go to ‘Settings > Storage > Saved Data’ and select the problematic game/app, and hit ‘Options’ key
Step 5: Select ‘Delete’ to delete the game/app. Repeat the same steps for all entries relating to game/app that causing error.
Step 6: Once done, reinstall the game/app again and check if the error is resolved.
Step 7: If not, you can try to fix the issue by enabling Debug Mode on your console and open ‘Debug Settings’. After that, go to ‘Game > Add Content Manager > Entitlement Control > Game’ and delete ‘Disable Entitlement’. After that, please check if the error is resolved.
Method 5: Reset PS4 console
If the issue is still persist, then you can try to fix the issue by performing PS4 console reset. This will reset everything and restore PS4 to factory default.
Step 1: Open ‘Settings’ of PS4 and go to ‘Initialization > Initialize PS4 > Full’
Step 2: Wait to finish the reset process and make sure PS4 doesn’t power OFF during process. Once finished, restart PS4 and check if the error is resolved.
Method 6: Reinstall System Software of PS4 console
If resetting PS4 or initializing PS4 didn’t work for you, then you can try to fix the issue by uninstall and then reinstall System software of PS4 console.
Step 1: At first, connect USB Flash drive to desktop computer and format the USB drive with FAT32 file system.
Step 2: Once formatted, create new folder inside USB drive and name it to ‘PS4’, and open the folder, create another folder in it with ‘Update’ name
Step 3: Now, open your browser in computer and visit ‘PS4 System Software Download’ official page and download ‘PS4 Console Reinstallation file’ and rename it to ‘PS4UPDATE.PUP’. Copy the file to ‘Update’ folder inside USB drive and then plug USB drive to ‘PS 4’ console
Step 4: Now, follow ‘step 1 and step 2’ of ‘method 4’ to boot PS4 in Safe Mode
Step 5: Once you are in safe mode, select ‘Option 7’ or ‘Initialize PS4 (Reinstall System Software)’ option
Step 6: Select ‘Update from USB storage Drive’ option and hit ‘OK‘ option to reinstall. Once done, please check if the error is resolved.
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Conclusion
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