Do not restart or turn off your console, as this may corrupt your save files, and you will lose them permanently.
If your console freezes during the migrating process or the screen simply goes black, then just wait a bit longer. Here's how you can deal with them: Freezing/Black Screen You could also face some issues while trying to migrate your character to the new consoles. Be careful not to press Square or X (on Xbox), or your character will be overwritten and you will lose your save files, which can not be recovered anymore. If you want to continue playing with your old character, then by choosing it from the menu press X or A. Overwrite an existing character, and start from scratch with $4,000,000 to your account.Continue with an existing character that has been migrated, but without the Career Builder.Create a brand-new character with all the new Career Builder features.When you start the game after the migration process, the game will ask you to choose your character.
When all this has been done, there are a few things players need to keep in mind when starting to play GTA Online on PS5 or Xbox S | X. If you wish to continue playing in the Story mode, then do the following: