Tips for changing drive install on xbox app

Is it an external USB drive?

If it is I had this problem.

I would suggest changing where the xbox app itself is being installed to an internal drive then making the change so that the games themselves are installed to the external USB drive.

Here are troubleshooting tips with game or app installation problems on your Xbox console:
1. Check the Xbox status.
2. Sign in with the correct Xbox profile.
3. Check the space on your hard drive.
4. Check for a system update.

For more details on the above, kindly visit: https://support.xbox.com/help/games...game-or-app-installation-problems-on-xbox-one

These are troubleshooting tips with Xbox disc game installation:
1. Clear your local saved games and try reinstalling the game,
2. Take your console offline and install the game.

For more details kindly visit: https://support.xbox.com/help/games...s-at-zero-when-installing-xbox-game-from-disc

Thanks. I think I know what the problem with this game was - I have a gaming drive (E and a Windows installation drive (C. the Xbox app on pc always tries to default back to C: drive even if you set E: in settings. When the game updated and was installing, I noticed it was installing to the incorrect C: drive. I quickly changed this to E: in settings and hoped it would be ok, seeing as only a small amount of data had started to install.

I think that's where it went wrong.

Anyway, do you know why the drive keeps defaulting back to the Windows installation drive (C for game installs even when you change the drive in Xbox App settings? It's very annoying having to keep remembering to make sure it's changed to the E: drive whenever I need to install anything.

Because of this defaulting the Xbox app also keeps placing an 'XboxGames' folder in my C: root, which I have to keep on deleting before I change the game save drive to E: in the Xbox app settings, so the games are installed to the correct XboxGames folder in E:.

Try changing the default location for new apps in Windows to your desired drive:

Go to Start (Windows Start) -> Settings -> System -> Storage -> Change where new content is saved (under 'More Storage Settings'). Change the setting "New Apps will install to:" to the drive you want to use.

After that, restart your computer and see if you can change the Xbox App default drive for installations.

Similar problem. Solution did not work. Partitions are ntfs, but some drives do not allow me to change folder. they will show up in settings- general-drive letter in gamepass app. but not have option to change folder underneath option to select drive. I presume that it's a permission error, and followed Lucas' instructions, no bueno.

I also selected new apps installed to this drive from within windows settings and reinstalled xbox app so that it installed to this drive.