Replacing PS4 HDD with an old 1TB HDD

Hello Everyone, I have recently bought a PS4 which will be delivered within 1-2 days. I really wanted a larger Hard drive as I think 500 GB won't be enough for me so I decided that I will upgrade my HDD to 1 TB before using my PS4. I have a 1 year old external Hard drive samsung m8 1TB which I wanted to use in my PS4. the problem is that the hard drive has corrupted twice in past. I used to watch 1080P MKV movies on my Samsung LED TV but it started getting corrupted and unreadable and only way to use it again was to format it and yes I did it twice only. I was using my old PS3 controller usb cable for my hard drive to connect it with my computer or LED TV. My concern is, would I be able to use it on my PS4 without any issue? As it might be the USB cable which would be causing my external hard drive to be corrupted or my LED TV or due to the data which I was containing in my Hard disc. Even If it may corrupt in future, will it damage or affect my PS4 negatively because if it will not harm my PS4 than i will give it a try so I can put back the original PS4 500 GB HDD if my hard disk corrupts again. Thanks!

TheStill wrote:
I wouldn't risk it if the hdd has had problems in the past it will have problems again. Do you want to install hundreds of gigs of data only to discover 3 or 4 months down the line the hdd has gone corrupt again.
1tb hdd are cheap nowadays may as well buy a new one and give yourself peace of mind that you won't have problems a few months down the line.
It wouldn't damage ps4 just cause a bit of inconvenience as you would have to format the drive again. Then spend hours downloading and installing everything again. different subject, how do you have a a sign with your id under your comment how do i get it?

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