Reformatting x1 external HDD for 360 use

Discus and support Reformatting x1 external HDD for 360 use in XBoX on Consoles to solve the problem; I want to reformat one of my xbox one external hard drives so I can use it on my xbox 360 Is this possible? I don't want to go messing about then... Discussion in 'XBoX on Consoles' started by Malacath, Apr 30, 2015.

  1. Malacath
    Malacath Guest

    Reformatting x1 external HDD for 360 use


    I want to reformat one of my xbox one external hard drives so I can use it on my xbox 360

    Is this possible?

    I don't want to go messing about then rendering the drive unusable

    :)
     
    Malacath, Apr 30, 2015
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  2. Thoughts of HDD not being replaceable?

    The 360 could only use 32gb from an external hdd even if you had 500gb of free space. I'm wondering if we're allowed to hook up an external hdd to the X1 how much space will it be limited to.
     
    MaximumExtreme, Apr 30, 2015
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  3. heavensdevil
    heavensdevil Guest
    External hard drive - clarification needed please

    I haven't tried using an external hdd yet but I'm under the impression that it does whatever the internal hdd does. It would be pretty stupid if we're not allowed to do some things with the external, maybe if it has anything to do with copyrighted materials but I'm sure you can use it for personal contents. I think the X1 plays mp4 only.
     
    heavensdevil, Apr 30, 2015
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  4. DENAz666
    DENAz666 Guest

    Reformatting x1 external HDD for 360 use

    Hey dude,

    I don't see why it wouldn't work, all 'formatting' does it completely wipe the drive and set it in a format that can be used and read by the xbox.

    While I'm not speaking from experience, as I've never tested it before, I can't logically see why it wouldn't work, or why it would go wrong Reformatting x1 external HDD for 360 use :)
     
    DENAz666, Apr 30, 2015
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  5. Malacath
    Malacath Guest
    I did kill a USB flash drive once when formatting it to boot linux. After that my PC couldn't recognise it.

    That's what i'm afraid of.

    I think i'll chance it anyway. I'll plug it into the 360 and see if it will format it.
     
    Malacath, May 1, 2015
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  6. Plug your hard drive into your PC. It won't show up, but don't worry, it's not dead. With your hard drive still connected, Run Windows Disc manager. As long as your connected hard drive is still in working
    order it will be detected here. Then you can format it again to FAT32. Once that's done, you can use the drive on an Xbox 360.

    To run Windows Disc manager in Windows Vista and Windows 7, go to the Start Menu and then RUN and type diskmgmt.msc into the Run box. In Windows 8 and 8.1 you can either right click on the bottom left hand corner of the screen and run Disc Management, or
    you can search for it in the Windows 8 Chimes Bar.
     
    Obsessive Power, May 1, 2015
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  7. Malacath
    Malacath Guest
    Thanks for replying.

    I just plugged it into the 360 and used the format option on that and it had no problems formatting it to FAT32.

    Turned out to be a very simple process. I thought I would have problems because windows will only format FAT32 partitions of up to 32GB. Thankfully you don't need to use a PC as the 360 can format the drive for you.
     
    Malacath, Oct 31, 2018
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  8. Malacath Win User

    Reformatting x1 external HDD for 360 use

    Thanks for replying.

    I just plugged it into the 360 and used the format option on that and it had no problems formatting it to FAT32.

    Turned out to be a very simple process. I thought I would have problems because windows will only format FAT32 partitions of up to 32GB. Thankfully you don't need to use a PC as the 360 can format the drive for you.
  9. Malacath Win User

    Reformatting x1 external HDD for 360 use

    I did kill a USB flash drive once when formatting it to boot linux. After that my PC couldn't recognise it.

    That's what i'm afraid of.

    I think i'll chance it anyway. I'll plug it into the 360 and see if it will format it.
  10. Obsessive Power Win User

    Reformatting x1 external HDD for 360 use

    Plug your hard drive into your PC. It won't show up, but don't worry, it's not dead. With your hard drive still connected, Run Windows Disc manager. As long as your connected hard drive is still in working
    order it will be detected here. Then you can format it again to FAT32. Once that's done, you can use the drive on an Xbox 360.

    To run Windows Disc manager in Windows Vista and Windows 7, go to the Start Menu and then RUN and type diskmgmt.msc into the Run box. In Windows 8 and 8.1 you can either right click on the bottom left hand corner of the screen and run Disc Management, or
    you can search for it in the Windows 8 Chimes Bar.
  11. DENAz666 Win User

    Reformatting x1 external HDD for 360 use

    Hey dude,

    I don't see why it wouldn't work, all 'formatting' does it completely wipe the drive and set it in a format that can be used and read by the xbox.

    While I'm not speaking from experience, as I've never tested it before, I can't logically see why it wouldn't work, or why it would go wrong :)
  12. MaximumExtreme Win User

    Thoughts of HDD not being replaceable?

    The 360 could only use 32gb from an external hdd even if you had 500gb of free space. I'm wondering if we're allowed to hook up an external hdd to the X1 how much space will it be limited to.
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