Can you partition an external HDD to use with Xbox One?

Discus and support Can you partition an external HDD to use with Xbox One? in XBoX on Consoles to solve the problem; I have an external HDD I use with my PC. I know that when you hook up external storage to your X1, you need to setup the drive first, which involves... Discussion in 'XBoX on Consoles' started by II H0RSE II, Aug 12, 2014.

  1. II H0RSE II
    II H0RSE II Guest

    Can you partition an external HDD to use with Xbox One?


    I have an external HDD I use with my PC. I know that when you hook up external storage to your X1, you need to setup the drive first, which involves formatting it. Since I already have files I keep on there from my PC, is it possible to partition the drive
    and set it so xbox will only format the partitioned drive, rather than the entire HDD, thus keeping my files intact?

    :)
     
    II H0RSE II, Aug 12, 2014
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  2. artrip85
    artrip85 Guest
    Xbox 360 running out of space on hdd

    I am running out of space on my 20gb hdd and was wondering if i can use my external western digital 500gb hdd with my xbox 360? I know that they are a 16gb limit but was wondering if you can partition the 500gb hdd into separate partitions to be used with
    the xbox 360 or is it just 16gb total that can be used from a external hdd?
     
    artrip85, Aug 12, 2014
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  3. SONIC SCREAM 07
    SONIC SCREAM 07 Guest
    Need some advice about a external HDD.

    You can use an external HDD and partition upto 16GB for the Xbox to use as storage.
     
    SONIC SCREAM 07, Aug 12, 2014
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  4. GrowlingYapper
    GrowlingYapper Guest

    Can you partition an external HDD to use with Xbox One?

    Sorry mate the answer is no.
     
    GrowlingYapper, Aug 12, 2014
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  5. HairyBuzz
    HairyBuzz Guest
    Indeed it cannot be partitioned on the PC

    The basic requirements for an external drive are:

    •Has capacity of 256 GB or more

    •Uses USB 3.0

    More info can be found at

    support.xbox.com/.../manage-storage
     
    HairyBuzz, Oct 31, 2018
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  6. Frathos Win User

    Formatting Hard Drive

    The Format Hard Drive function is also there so that you can format external USB 3.0 HDD's with the appropriate Xbox partition for saving games etc. By default, a new external HDD would come with a FAT or NTFS partition which cannot be used for installing
    Xbox games. A NTFS partitioned external hard drive can be used however for extended Game DVR clips.
  7. DigitalAssassin Win User

    Partially formatting external storage on Xbox One

  8. SONIC SCREAM 07 Win User

    Need some advice about a external HDD.

    You can use an external HDD and partition upto 16GB for the Xbox to use as storage.
  9. HairyBuzz Win User

    Can you partition an external HDD to use with Xbox One?

    Indeed it cannot be partitioned on the PC

    The basic requirements for an external drive are:

    •Has capacity of 256 GB or more

    •Uses USB 3.0

    More info can be found at

    support.xbox.com/.../manage-storage
  10. GrowlingYapper Win User

    Can you partition an external HDD to use with Xbox One?

    Sorry mate the answer is no.
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