easy 3 step guide to revert an external hdd back to pc storage

So after playing with an array of the wonderful win tools as disk manager and cmd prompts and a rather long list of breadcrumb info websites i found the easiest method so here's the fruits of my 4 hrs. there's only one file i downloaded test disk from cgsecurity
its opened source and free and made this possible it is extremely simply and be sure to run it as admin (right click run as admin)

So you want you ext. hdd and since its set up for xbox it wont show up in your drives under commonly refered to as my computer or pc and will be refered to as pc icon henceforth.

*if already confirmed it does connect skip to step 2.*

step one lets make sure it really not a dead drive it happens, Right click on Pc icon and choose manage it will open a list of system tools under storage click disk management it might seem like it freezes but its just reading all drives and listing them
it will most like ask you what to set disk 1 as just choose mbr and look for your hdd in the list. ifs its not listed check your cable or interchange it if possible if you find it among your list it should say its unallot. its most likely the biggest drive
but your unable to change anything with disk manager that's OK its alive and u see it on to step two.

step two

download test disk by cgsecurity *google it im anti hyperlink for life* unzip it and run as admin on testdisk_win it will then ask you what type partition you like can even set up xbox with it choose pc/intel then format the drive using the test disk then
close t.d. *don't choose xbox it will remain unusable

step three

reopen disk manager it will ask again so choose mbr ( master boot record ) now its almost done you then need to right click on the drive and choose the first option to make a single volume if you don't wish to split it up then leave it fully expressed as
max number i wanted multi drives after you use the volume creation option and assigned it a letter it will now be used as a normal pc ext hd.

i wish Microsoft will make a tool for this it was such a pain i choose to share it i don't really play on my xbone anymore and i needed to back up my stuff and laptop in fact it really bothered me so i hope this helps just one person besides me ill be happy

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Can I make my 360's 2TB External HDD its System Drive?

1. Have console connected to Xbox Live to update online gamertag profile. (May need to play and save game to update online gamertag profile or add any recent achievements) 2. Carefully transfer all save data to 2TB external drive. 3. Follow support link
Install Xbox 360 Hard Drive | Remove Xbox 360 Hard Drive - Xbox.com to remove Internal HDD 4. Turn on console with external 2TB HDD connected, and without being logged into Xbox Live; Press Guide Button on controller, and download your gamertag profile
to external HDD. (Make sure your gamertag profile is working online, by checking to see if save data can be used on external HDD for games, as new System File should be created to external HDD) 5. Follow step 3 to install Internal HDD, and restart console
with external HDD connected. 6. Follow support link http://support.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-360/accessories/storage to format Internal HDD (You will need access to back of console for console serial number) Note: If, System File or Gamertag Profile is created to
Internal HDD, after format; Just delete them, after you confirm that they are safely stored to External HDD etc.

 

Subject : 2TB hard drive for xbox 360

I posted a question on another thread re: how to make the external HDD the "system drive" & I was told that you CAN do it by following these steps (I have not verified this yet)

1. Have console connected to Xbox Live to update online gamertag profile. (May need to play and save game to update online gamertag profile or add any recent achievements)

2. Carefully transfer all save data to 2TB external drive.

3. Follow support link
support.xbox.com/.../add-remove-hard-drive to remove Internal HDD

4. Turn on console with external 2TB HDD connected, and without being logged into Xbox Live; Press Guide Button on controller, and download your gamertag profile to external HDD. (Make sure your gamertag profile is working online, by checking to see if save
data can be used on external HDD for games, as new System File should be created to external HDD)

5. Follow step 3 to install Internal HDD, and restart console with external HDD connected.

6. Follow support link
support.xbox.com/.../storage to format Internal HDD (You will need access to back of console for console serial number) Note: If, System File or Gamertag Profile is created to Internal HDD, after format; Just delete them, after you confirm that they are
safely stored to External HDD etc.