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Thank you for understanding.

some external drives use cheap controller which fail over time, what is the model of the drive. Also try another cable as those short usb 3 hdd cables also fail over time which cause the hdd is too slow error as i have had that and in effect the drive dropped to usb 2 due to the cable.

Hello Candace Riley,

Greetings from the Xbox Community. Based on the problem you reported and through posts I came across while researching, formatting the USB to NFTS was the most frequently advised fix. Please be reminded that formatting a drive will remove all files from the storage, make sure everything is backed up.

How to format a USB flash drive or external storage device to NTFS on Windows

How to format a USB flash drive or external storage device to NTFS on Windows | Xbox Support

And here are additional troubleshooting steps that may help.
Making sure your Xbox has the recent updates

Solution 1: Make sure you’ve installed any recent updates to Xbox

It’s possible that there were recent updates to your Xbox console and that you need to manually update your system so that it detects your external storage. To update:

1. Press the Xbox button  to open the guide, and then select Profile & system > Settings > System > Updates.
   
2. If you see Update available, there’s an update you need to install.
   
3. After you’re done installing the update, go back to Settings and select System > Storage devices. See if your device appears in the list.
   

If your storage device still doesn’t appear, or if there were no pending updates, try the next solution.

Solution 2: Adjust the power management for storage if you’re in Sleep mode

Check your power settings. If you’re in Sleep mode:

1. Press the Xbox button  to open the guide.
   
2. Select Profile & system > Settings > General > Power options.
   
3. Confirm that your power mode is set to Sleep.
   
4. Unselect the option When Xbox is off, turn off storage.
   
5. Restart your Xbox, and then go back to Settings and select System > Storage to see if your device now appears in the list.
   

Solution 3: Other things to try

If your Xbox still isn’t detecting your external storage device:

• Remove and then reconnect the storage device.
  
• Connect the device to a different USB port on the console.
  
• Power cycle your console:
  
  1. Press the Xbox button  on the front of the console for about 10 seconds.
     
  2. Turn on the console again, and then see if it detects the external drive.
     
• Check the website of your external storage device’s manufacturer for additional support.
  

Troubleshoot external storage detection on Xbox | Xbox Support

Let us know the result and we will get back to you as soon as we can. We may recommend further troubleshooting steps once we have received your answers to the above questions.

You cannot use an external drive for series X games even a USB 3.1 SSD is too slow.

You have to use an M2 MVME and it has to be a 3rd gen.

It plugs into the expansion card slot not the USB port.

Hi,

Your drive will work the same on Series X as it does on Xbox One and you won't need to format it.

However, Series X games or Xbox One games with Series X enhancements will not run from that drive and will either need to be installed internally or to an external SSD designed for Series X/S.

Your hard drive will be too slow for Series X games. They can be stored there, but not run from there.