External hard drive detection problems

Hi

When I added an external hard drive to my console the drive format was pretty quick.

If you have run through all of the steps listed below reference the external hard drive nor being detected and it is still not being detected then I would try to obtain a replacement external hard drive and hopefully this one should work correctly.

https://support.xbox.com/games/troubleshooting/console-doesnt-detect-external-storage

I have this same problem but with an xbox one. Right after the update the external hard drive wasn't being detected. Tried with a brand new drive with the same result.

Same here, a recent xbox os update broke compatibility with some external hard drives.

My seagate 5tb media drive stopped being detected by my xbox one s.

Drive checks out fine on a pc with no issues, however, xbox cannot detect the same drive.

I purchased a new 5tb WD external drive and after formatting on a pc it was not detected by xbox os also.

After 2 months of research I eventually fixed the extetnal drive not detected problem.

I used the Western Digital quick format tool to format the external drive and it finally solved the problem.

My 5tb media drive is now detected every time and the initial problem seems to be due to an xbox os update and certain partition types on extetnal hard drives.

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us...-2-tb-in/d26d09fd-d2a1-45f2-8353-99215964ffff

Try connecting the hard drive to a PC, and check that there is no issues with it. You can find the tools to do this on the manufacturers website. Then if everything is OK, format the drive on the PC to the NTFS drive format. Once you have done that, connect
it to the Xbox One, and try formatting it for games and apps.

Try using a different usb port maybe?

I have a 3.0 usb i ordered online i keep trying but it doesnt seem to work. Should i maybe try getting a new usb? And i am 100% sure its usb 3.0 because it says it on top of the hard drive itself.