HELP!!! Xbox Live crashing my HDD

GreyCrossGun · Jun 20, 2014

Same problem that has been reported before. Every Xbox Live game download immediately crashes my Xbox when it moves from pending to active download. I then have to pull out the HDD and wait for the download to appear in the download queue. (it wont start
because there isn't enough storage without the HDD). I then cancel the download and reinsert my HDD and delete the corrupted file from the storage. Because I canceled the download the HDD doesn't crash and behaves normally until I try another download.

Interestingly, automatic system downloads and game updates download without issue.

This has stopped me from purchasing games as I can't rely on the download completing. I'm not sure I can continue to justify having a Gold account with this issue.

:)

Big Toe No Feet · Jun 20, 2014

360 backing up HDD question

I have a 250gb hdd, i was thinking if i bought another 250gb or 320gb hdd to re download everything and keep it boxed up, can i still play my games offline on both harddrives??? i run most of my games on my hdd and worried about it crashing. still dont know
how MS is keeping live around, worried about losing all games and dlc purchased

V0HZY · Jun 20, 2014

My communication is banned because of my Son.

I got my communication banned on my Xbox live account... i have be trying to apply for a review but the questionare keeps crashing even if i get the aner correct. Please help.

Obsessive Power · Jun 20, 2014

Sounds more like your hard drive is faulty to me. Did this hard drive come with the system or did you purchase it separately? Have you tried using your console with a suitably sized USB Flash drive instead of the hard drive?

If you can get hold one of one, try a USB Flash drive. SanDisk are the most reliable on the Xbox 360. If your console does not have any issues using a Flash drive, it is safe to say your hard drive has a hardware fault and you will need to purchase another
unfortunately.

May I also suggest that you do not remove or re-insert the hard drive while the console is on. The Xbox 360 hard drive is not 'hot swappable' and should not be removed or inserted while the console is in operation. Doing so will damage the hard drive.

Obsessive Power

Sounds more like your hard drive is faulty to me. Did this hard drive come with the system or did you purchase it separately? Have you tried using your console with a suitably sized USB Flash drive instead of the hard drive?

If you can get hold one of one, try a USB Flash drive. SanDisk are the most reliable on the Xbox 360. If your console does not have any issues using a Flash drive, it is safe to say your hard drive has a hardware fault and you will need to purchase another
unfortunately.

May I also suggest that you do not remove or re-insert the hard drive while the console is on. The Xbox 360 hard drive is not 'hot swappable' and should not be removed or inserted while the console is in operation. Doing so will damage the hard drive.

WolfSilver

Thanks for the help but i found out it was my other HDD making the game crash aswell as my xbox

Elohmn

Weiand13, if I can ask how does a difference in the method of delivery negate one being "just in case"? For example, HDD crashes with Disc/ Install. Install on a new HDD. HDD crashes with Digital/ Install. DL on new HDD.

There is no difference in that regards.

Njal the Blue

Once you HDD crash or XB replacement, it may be end of the game.

Here is the fantastic thing with digital, you can copy the game to more than one HDD. All my games are on external drives, as is my profile backup. If I have to reset or get a new Xbox, I just plug the HDDs in, follow the on screen prompts and bingo Xbox
is set to how I like it.

KhaosNite89

The issue turned out to be my Seagate Ext HDD was causing it to crash for whatever reason.

Unplugging it caused the Xbox to work fine, but as soon as I plugged it back in, it would crash again. So, the drive has been reformatted and reset and everything is working again.

HELP!!! Xbox Live crashing my HDD