If I put my physical game data into a external storage and plug it into my series s could i...

Hello, maz3er D. I'm Arturo, a community user like you, and I'll be glad to provide assistance with your inquiry today.

I would like to let you know the licenses for your physical games are stored in the disc itself. This means that even if you copy the game data to an external drive, you will not be able to play the game on Series S because you still need to insert the disc. Therefore, it will not work because there is no way to convert a physical license to a digital one.

So, if you have a lot of physical games and don't want to repurchase them, I think it would be better if you consider getting an Xbox Series X.

Regards,

Arturo.

Hello! Ok.

1. My Xbox is an Xbox Series S.

2. Yes, I do have an external storage box plugged into my console.

Thank you for the reply, looking forward to moving forward to fixing this issue ASAP.

I am assuming, (correct me if I'm wrong), that I may be able to fix this issue by moving the game into and out of the External Storage Box that is plugged into my console?

They're online gamepass games I downloaded on my xbox one to my external hardrive. Some would be optimised, some are not. It's not an issue with running the games, the games just aren't showing on the external drive when plugged into the series s so I can't transfer or manage storage space effectively.

Hello Steele310, My name is David. I am an independent advisor, happy to help you today.

I'm sorry to hear that you're experiencing difficulties trying to free up space on your Xbox Series S by transferring games to external storage.

Try performing a hard reset on your console. To do this, press and hold the power button on the front of the console for about 10 seconds until it turns off completely. Then, wait a few seconds and turn on the console again. This can help reset the system state and fix temporary problems.

You can also try Disconnect and reconnect external storage. If you have an external hard drive connected to your Xbox Series S, try disconnecting it and then connecting it again. Make sure it is connected correctly and there are no physical connection issues.

Also make sure there is enough space available on your external storage device for game transfers. If your external storage is full, you may need to delete some games or files to free up space before trying to move more games.

If you can't transfer games to external storage, try freeing up space on your Xbox Series S's internal storage in other ways. You can delete games or apps you no longer use, delete unnecessary data, or delete screenshots and game clips to free up space.

Best regards.

Ok did you put it in an internal memory or storage card or external usb drive

If external that would be why

You can only put it in an internal memory or storage card

Now I'd you are saying you have a Xbox one S

That isn't a series s

Series consoles.are different and are not considered Xbox one nor is it part of the name

Also any games.that are meant for the series consoles has to be on storage card or.internal memory

Xbox one games works regardless of Xbox one s or og or one x

And you can use any storage

But for Xbox series consoles there is only s or x not one s/x

And only games on optimized nvme or the Xbox nvme storage card will download the series version

If you put it on external it would only download the Xbox one as you arent running thr optimized nvme