Can an external hard drive be used for an Xbox 360?

Discus and support Can an external hard drive be used for an Xbox 360? in XBoX on Consoles to solve the problem; We have a 4GB 360 need more space I have a Western digital external empty but it is 1.5 TB, I also have a 3 TB fb63a960-1686-4aed-87da-728427423035 Discussion in 'XBoX on Consoles' started by XxXpirateXxX, Sep 21, 2020.

  1. XxXpirateXxX
    XxXpirateXxX Guest

    Can an external hard drive be used for an Xbox 360?


    We have a 4GB 360 need more space

    I have a Western digital external empty but it is 1.5 TB, I also have a 3 TB

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    XxXpirateXxX, Sep 21, 2020
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  2. StuartATrueRed Win User

    External Hard Drive with Xbox 360

    Could your friend be talking about an external hard drive with an Xbox One. You can use an external usb 3.0 hard drive with that console, but you can only use external storage upto 32gb on an xbox 360.
  3. onyxishere Win User

    To install Dragon Age Origins Ultimate Edition disk 2, can I put on flash drive or xbox flash drive.

    Sorry to hear it. The 360 can now use an external hard drive up to 2 TB in size. However, if a game requires the use of an official Xbox 360 hard drive then there is no workaround for that.
  4. Obsessive Power Win User

    Swapping 360 slim hardrives.

    Hi,

    You only really need an official Xbox 360 Slim hard drive if:

    • The game insists on using an internal 360 hard drive. There are a select few 360 games that need to install some data from the disc to run, these games need an internal drive.
    • You still want to play original Xbox games.
    For almost all other Xbox 360 games you can install to a external hard drive via a USB cable. The Xbox 360 supports external drives up to 2TB. If you connect an standard external hard drive via USB you can just move the game or saves to the external drive.

    Unless your Xbox 360 drive is official, you won't be able to play original Xbox games. Most drives are not official. Any official hard drive will be quite old now as Microsoft hasn't made these drives for nearly a decade.

    I have an old Xbox 360 I use occasionally for games that are either not BC on the Xbox One/Series X or were never released on PC. I use a 1TB external hard drive. I also want to insure that my Xbox 360s old DVD drive will continue to work into the future, so I install my 360 disc games to the 1TB drive.
  5. davemcfly85 Win User

    Storage

    No you can only transfer content to flash droves internal 360 hard drive or external hard drives configured to be used on a 360.
  6. H-F Hum Win User

    Issues with installation

    I'm gonna be more specific: the game doesn't accept installation on external storage. Whether it's flash drive or external hard drive, the game isn't meant to install on external storage connected through USB just like Need for Speed Rivals on Xbox 360.
    You need to install it on an internal hard drive (media hard drive). The link I provided to you aren't external hard drives; they're internal hard drives for the Xbox 360:

    http://www.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-360/accessories/harddrives
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