Can't play FH5 off of external ssd

OmarElhosseni · Dec 2, 2021

I use an external SSD using USB-C for most of my gaming since my laptop's internal drive is quite small. Most of the games I play are on Epic or Steam, but I was a big FH4 fan, so I decided to use the game pass to play FH5 but the game is unusable over an external SSD. I installed the game on the SSD and after reformating my SSD to the correct format, I was able to play the game for a few days. I then went back home for Thanksgiving break and connected that same SSD to my desktop at home, but my desktop basically acted like nothing was installed on that drive. I figured it was fine and I would just use the laptop I used to play the game initially, but that won't work either. When I tried to load the game it told me that it was not found in the drive and so I reset and restored the app and restarted my computer and now it won't even show that it's installed. It's not like I can just run the .exe since Microsoft blocks you from opening the game folder. I even tried reinstalling the game and it just keeps giving me a 0x80073d0d error every time I try

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OmarElhosseni

this did not solve the problem

Christopher Revoredo

I suggest you try these basic troubleshooting steps!

Open Settings, click Update and Security and then Windows Update;

Click Check for Updates;

Click the Download and Install Now option, if available;

Also, check the Microsoft Store for any updates on the Xbox apps and its services.

Then try this:

Go to windows settings > apps > search for gaming services app > click on it and select advanced options.

After that, click repair and then restore, open the app and try again.

Then do the same for the Xbox app:

Go to windows settings > apps > search for Xbox app > click on it and select advanced options.

After that, click repair and then restore, open the app and try again.

If it still doesn't work you're going to uninstall the games services using a powershell command, then you're going to open the gamepass app, it will ask you to download and install the game services again :

In the windows search bar type Powershell > Right click and select open as administrator > Type the command: "get-appxpackage Microsoft.GamingServices | remove-Appxpackage –allusers" > Wait for the process to finish and then restart the PC, then open your Xbox gamepass app, it will ask you to install the gaming services again, install it and try again.

Christopher Revoredo

Hi there Omar welcome to the community forum! Christopher here, an Xbox fan just like you and has been on Xbox for years already. I would really love to make your day by helping you out. Well, I suggest you try this:

Open the Settings app it is the gear in the start menu.

Open Accounts

Click Sign-in Options

Scroll down to Privacy

Uncheck "Use my sign-in info to automatically finish setting up my device and reopen my apps after an update and restart."

Restart your PC!

Chefboy56

So no upcoming X/S exclusive games will be able to play off an external SSD? Even an official Xbox external SSD?

Blair Shaddock

Exact same issue, exact same setup. I run off a external SSD for the increased speed as my Imac 27 - 2019 doesn't have an SSD. Basically I can't play most games from my game pass which is very disappointing.

Can't play FH5 off of external ssd