External ssd drive

Discus and support External ssd drive in XBoX on Windows to solve the problem; Was just wondering if you can use a external ssd drive instead of buying the seagate ssd drive 3f201ebf-19b5-476b-9c1d-09a01263f35a Discussion in 'XBoX on Windows' started by Headhunter1664, Nov 9, 2021.

  1. Headhunter1664
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    External ssd drive


    Was just wondering if you can use a external ssd drive instead of buying the seagate ssd drive

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    Headhunter1664, Nov 9, 2021
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  2. Obsessive Power Win User

    If I have the same XBox One game saved to multiple external drives, how can I tell which drive is being used?

    because of their higher prices I would only be able to afford a small (256GB) SSD drive
    Hi

    Don't be fooled into buying an external SSD, most are far too expensive for what they are. I'm not saying not to buy an SSD though.

    The cheapest option is to make your own. All you need is a standard 2.5" SSD and an external USB 3.0 drive enclosure. SSD's on their own work out a lot cheaper and a Drive enclosure costs only $10. External SSD use the same tech, just in a glued together
    case.

    It's not complicated either. Putting an SSD hard drive in an enclosure is as easy as changing batteries in a TV remote.

    My external SSD is a 2.5" Corsair MX500 SSD drive.
  3. ETP2 Win User

    XBOX X/S controller intermittently blinks

    Thanks. It appears the SSD external drive number 2 was the issue. Maybe!

    That narrows it down to 3 issues.

    Bad USB SSD Docking cable

    Bad SSD

    XBOX S does not play well with 2 external SSD drives

    Sometimes when a drive starts to fail it will do strange things .

    last one that failed had a bad cable as well as a bad drive. Difficult to troubleshoot eh.
  4. Obsessive Power Win User

    The Medium on Windows 10

    Just like to add, unless your external drive is an SSD, don't bother. This game NEEDS an SSD, it will be unplayable on a mechanical hard drive.
  5. NaZoooom Win User

    Could installing Games to SSD really work?

    There is an improvement when using SSD drives especially in games where the load times are already long (GTA5, The Witcher 3 etc). If I were buying an external drive, I would go SSD over a normal external hard drive not just for this generation but to ensure
    it lasts well into the next gen. There are loads of tests carried out by external organisations like Digital Foundry that show benefits of SSD drives.

    With installed games, you would still need the disc if it was a physical purchase or the account you used to purchase the game to play whatever was on the SSD.
  6. US Revenge Win User

    just Read a 56 page PDF file of rumored MS strategies and next box info.

    SSD will probably be too expensive. chances are there will be an internal SSD though. with external hard drives for data and such like for 360.
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