External Storage

Shadowolf03 · Jan 1, 2023

Why did I bother buying a 2 tb Xbox specific made by microsoft external storage drive if when I tranfer my games to it I get a notification that games can only be played from the console's hard drive?

If this is the case why bother getting the new console when they are a HUGE down grade from the previous generation a less than 500 gbs while my old console it 2 tbs; and don't come at my with cloud gaming that is so laggy and broken I might as well be playing on Dial up internet where I live. So while it might be great for some it is no use to others like me that live away from big cities.

You owe me $100.

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WPAK

Hi there,

just to be sure, are the games installed on the internal storage device or an external storage device?

If they are installed on an external storage device, please try and see what happens if the game is installed on the internal storage device and the external storage device is disconnected.

ngocphi

What Storage are you using external hdd or internal storage or storage card ?

If external had that won't qork it has to be next gen storage

DragonSamurai75

If I might make a suggestion on a particular brand, go for a Toshiba brand external 7200 RPM HDD, I have two 1TB Toshiba external HDD's and they have never let me down. I know at my local Walmart they have the 1TB for $49.99 a piece and they have the 2TB
for $69.99 a piece, so be sure to check them out if you can afford the right one you want.

Ice DjKilla

Hello Tamer,

I currently am using a WD MyPassport Ultra 3TB USB 3.0 external hard drive that I picked up awhile back for around $80.00 on sale.

I havent had any issues with it so far, I have it set to default so everything is loaded to it, so I can always take my games to go if needed.

If you have any one your looking at in particular, make sure it is capable of higher Rpms in order to read/write data quicker. Make sure to get one that is USB 3.0 (some companies still try to sell the 2.0 versions). I prefer ext. drives that use the power
through USB from the xbox versus having to plug it in to a seperate outlet.

Also space is very imporant, as for example, lets say each game you download or install is roughly 40GB. So that means 1 TB drive will provide you enough space for approx. 25 Games. Which is why I went for the 3TB version.

Flashmob 2

Had a similar problem last year. I returned it to the retailer and got a new one. I followed the formatting instructions and it worked.

External Storage