Can not install Xbox PC games to the drive I want it on

Discus and support Can not install Xbox PC games to the drive I want it on in XBoX Games and Apps to solve the problem; I have 5 drives, C D E F and G. I want to install Forza Horizon 5 on my G drive but when I hit install on the Xbox app, it only shows me C through F.... Discussion in 'XBoX Games and Apps' started by Sam_Ja, Nov 14, 2021.

  1. Sam_Ja
    Sam_Ja Guest

    Can not install Xbox PC games to the drive I want it on


    I have 5 drives, C D E F and G. I want to install Forza Horizon 5 on my G drive but when I hit install on the Xbox app, it only shows me C through F.

    I changed the default install location via storage setting from C to G, which has not fixed it.

    My G drive does have a "WindowsApps" folder present on it, however I am unable to delete it by any method, so I'm unsure if it is the problem.

    :)
     
    Sam_Ja, Nov 14, 2021
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  2. Sam_Ja Win User

    Can not install Xbox PC games to the drive I want it on

    Yes, it's an exFat drive, so Ill reformat.
  3. Jesse E' Win User

    Can not install Xbox PC games to the drive I want it on

    Hello, My name is Jesse. I'm an Independent Advisor and a member of the Microsoft community and I'd love to assist you today.

    What filesystem is the drive using? Go to File Explorer > This PC > Right Click the drive and select Properties to find out. NTFS is required, so if its FAT32 or exFAT you may need to reformat the drive.
  4. BlocLarose Win User

    Blackopps2

    ok david, thanks i'll try tonight

    for xxbeast, yes i can play online to black opps 1 with no problem (and fifa, ...), and i don't know/want to install the game on my hard drive (it's a disk and i don't want my xbox to become a pc...)
  5. 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.
  6. steeledwand7664 Win User

    GAME PASS BETA

    Another person posted this in another thread.

    I followed the directions and it has worked for me.

    Once you follow the directions once you click on install it bring up a box asking where you want to install the game.

    If you are like myself and use a modist sized drive for windows and use a larger drive for gaming you generally want to install your games on your storage drive not your boot drive, but as it stands by
    default when you goto use the xbox beta app it wont allow you to change from its default installed drive.

    A easy to fix this is to goto system- then storage- and under the storage tab find " change where new content is saved" then select "new apps will save to" and select your preferred storage drive.

    Then uninstall your xbox (beta) app, and reinstall it, now when you goto install a new game on the pc game pass it will give you the option to select what drive you want to install it on.

    This issue happens because by default windows needs to recognize that your pc has the folder called windows app on that drive and that it has been setup by a windows app installer atleast once, for the
    xbox (beta) app to recognize the new (useable) install location for your games and apps

    Hope this helps everyone :)
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