PSA - How to move game installations from one drive to another on the XBOX App

I understand moving them from one drive to another wouldn't be possible, but you're saying even if it's the same exact drive it isn't? I don't understand why not if it's installed on the drive and connected to my PC and installed through the same account it should be able to recognize it. It's not like I'm moving the files from one drive to another, or trying to play it without the Xbox app. If so that's really not user friendly, blows my mind with how bad the Xbox PC app is compared to something like steam. They really don't care it seems.

Hi,

You can't transfer space from D drive to C drive because these drives are a separate physical storage devices. You should be able to install games directly to the D:\ drive. You can move installed games and apps between drives though.

You'll need to free up some storage from your C:\ drive soon, either by moving games and apps to your D:\ drive or uninstalling unused apps or games from the C:\ drive. If you don't free up storage you won't be able to update your Windows installation.

This guide explains how to move games to different drives. How you move them depends what system the game was installed with (Xbox App, Steam, Epic), but all the main one's are included here.

Disclaimer: The above link is a not a Microsoft affiliated website.

Until Microsoft fixes this bug you can also install to another hard drive and then move the game to the drive you want as a workaround.

Install to the drive it'll let you in the xbox app, then go to windows button -> settings -> system -> storage -> select the drive you want (if it's showing a different drive than the one you installed on, go to "view storage on other drives" at the bottom),
then select apps & features. Then browse the list of apps until you find the game and click it and select "move", it'll let you move it to the hard drive you wanted it installed on in the first place.

For info on how to transfer games from one console to another, have a look here for a network transfer

https://beta.support.xbox.com/help/hardware-network/console/enable-network-game-transfer-xbox-one

External Drive Transfer

https://www.windowscentral.com/how-move-your-xbox-one-games-new-xbox-one-s

Or you can just log in on your console, and download the games to the console from the ready to install section of my games and apps.

Hi. My name is Brilliant, an independent advisor. I am happy to assist you today.

To move your game from one drive to another, follow these steps:
1. Go to Settings > Apps.
2. Find your game in the list and select Move to move the game to another drive.

Alternatively, you can try copying the game files to another drive. However, this method is not as straightforward as moving the game files, and it requires some technical knowledge. You can find detailed instructions on how to copy game files to another Xbox One console on this page: https://www.easeus.com/pc-transfer/move-games-to-another-drive-xbox.html

Note: This is a non-Microsoft website. The page appears to be providing accurate, safe information. Watch out for ads on the site that may advertise products frequently classified as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Products). Thoroughly research any product advertised on the site before you decide to download and install it.

You can also redownload the game using the same login details on the Xbox app on the new drive.

I hope this helps.