Installing different game add-ons on different drives

Spyro 999 · Aug 4, 2022

In games like Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War, some components of the game (zombies, multiplayer, campaign and dead ops) are separate add-ons. I currently have a 120GB SSD connected to my console with other games on it.

Before emptying it and redownloading everything, would I be able to install the base game and some add-ons on the external SSD while keeping the rest on the internal HDD? Not everything will fit because the game is too large so I would do this to improve loading times on the game modes I use most while still keeping the overall functionality of the game.

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Lucas Lauer

Hello, Spyro. Thanks for reaching out! My name is Lucas. I'm an Independent Advisor and a Microsoft user just like you. I'll be happy to assist you today.

You can install DLCs on a different drive than the one the main game is installed, rest assured. Just note that for Series S/X optimized games the game (and I believe the DLCs too) would need to be installed on the internal storage or on an expansion card, as they cannot be installed on external storages.

Feel free to ask back any questions.

Lucas Lauer

Yes, you are able to install it on the external drive, no problem. Feel free to ask back any questions you might have.

Spyro 999

I am playing the game on an Xbox One X, would that allow me to put the game on an external drive?

TaughtBarrel

Hello, one solution can be to install the game on an external hard drive(if you’re willing to pay the amount) so that it saves the game’s data and its add-ons and you can play the game on a different xbox.

CrazyJester

I added a different hard drive a few months back. but it was installed on my c drive, working fine. I was running out of space on my C drive so I uninstalled the game so I could install it on a different drive, as I did not have the option to just move it. Everything worked fine until I uninstalled the game. I tried installing the explorer edition and I was able to install up to 90% then it stopped with an 0x803fb107 error it says I need to install the game in order to install the add-ons. (duh) but it still won't allow me to install the game.

Installing different game add-ons on different drives