I can't download most games on to my external Seagate HDD on PC?

Hello DL1, sorry to hear you're having trouble with your installs.

I've found some steps you can try and I'll list them below

Method 1:

Clean Boot: To help troubleshoot error messages and other issues, you can start Windows by using a minimal set of drivers and startup programs. This kind of startup is known as a "Clean Boot." A clean boot helps eliminate software conflicts. Here is the link for your reference to perform clean boot.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135

Important: Please go through the section: How to reset the computer to start as usual after troubleshooting with Clean Boot of the Kb article to boot the computer in normal startup after fixing the issue.

If the issue still persist, proceed with Method 2.

Method 2:

I suggest you to create a new user account and check if the issue still persist under the new user account, please follow the below link to see how you can create a new user account

Create a user account

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/crea...

Note: Step applies to Windows 10 as well.

If the issue still persist, proceed with Method 3.

Method 3: I would suggest you to follow the below steps and check if it helps to resolve the Windows Store issue.

1. Press Windows Key+ R on your keyboard.

2.Enter the below command line on the run command:

powershell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $Env:SystemRoot\WinStore\AppxManifest.xml

3. Wait until finished and then try to open the store again.

*Posted with thanks to A. User: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for...

I recommend using an SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Seagate Expansion HDD; Instead of External Seagate Backup Plus HDD, that has embedded software partition on HDD for PC etc.

I have a Seagate and external HDD for my backwards compatible game.

I have a Seagate Expansion Desktop 4TB External Hard Drive HDD – USB 3.0 for PC Laptop (STEB4000100)

Will plugging into my pc reset the EHD?

Hello!

Thank you, but i don't think they are defective since they work 100% most of the time, and there is no corrrupt data on them. I also re-formatted them on PC to be sure.

Also. I cleaned whole Xbox One last year and everything were gone except for game installations.

As you say, it re-downloads saves from any game from cloud first time you start a game after cleaning.

I already replaced one of the HDD's and swapped from Western to Seagate, but that didn't help.

Like they are now, they probably work over 2 months in a row before disconnecting.

I think i will replace both with a 4.TB 3.5" HDD with external PSU instead. Seagate or Western.

I use 10+ year old external Maxtor HDD's on my Xbox 360 and Wii U and that never had any problem. Both have external PSU.

Maxtor HDD's refuses to die no matter age.

Maxtor, Hitachi and Quantum is the most reliable HDD's i ever used, and all of them is gone from the market.

Hitachi is now HGST branded, and is by far more reliable than Seagate and Western. They cost more, but error rate is almost none.

also think HGST only make internal drives, so you need to insert them in a USB casing for use on a console.