Download move to internal on a Xbox Series X.

buzz99d · Nov 10, 2022

Why would it download a game then tell me to move it to internal storage? It took 5 hours to download then another hour to move. Why doesn't it just tell you that it needs to be installed on the internal drive?

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Dérek Augusto

Yup. Usually the latest SSD models, they all have the required read rate.

Nursemorph

Unless something has changed with the Series X (and I have missed it but I can't find anything to indicate this), then the Adviser's reply is incorrect for Series X games....those need to be played from either internal or the Seagate expansion card.

SigmaTheDJ

You can set it so that games optimised for the Series X/S are downloaded to the internal storage automatically, if that helps. Go to Settings - System - Storage devices - Change installation locations and you can change the settings there.

I dunno why there's no warning, but yeah; games optimised for Series X/S consoles can only be run from the internal SSD or a Seagate expansion card, not a regular external hard drive.

buzz99d

I started looking for drives other than the seagate one and couldn't find one. Thanks for your answer. Confirming my search results.

buzz99d

Thanks for taking the time to reply. Are there external drives fast enough to play from ?

Download move to internal on a Xbox Series X.