Transferring saved data and games from XB1 internal HD to external HD

PSILENT KILLA · Oct 8, 2016

hello, I was having trouble transferring my saved data and a couple of games to my external HD, GTA5 and Rainbow Siege are the only two games I have on my internal HD, and I cant seem to move them. Also I want to move my profile along with saved data to
my oXB1S

:)

TacoMonster1212 · Oct 8, 2016

Can't transfer or copy game saved data from internal hard drive to external hard drive.

Hello everyone!

I had to get an external hard drive because I ran out of space on my Xbox One (for some reason it only came with 365 GB of internal hard drive space). However, I transferred all my games to my 2 TB external hard drive, but it didn't transfer over the saved
game data and therefore the games that require it, don't load the saved data because the game is on the external HD while the saved data is on the internal HD.

Is there a way to transfer the saved data from the internal HD to the external HD?

Or should I just transfer the games that I want to play back to the internal hard drive because there is no fix for this issue?

vgdelta · Oct 8, 2016

Xbox One external harddrive problem

Does the One access the data in a external HD as fast as it accesses it in the internal HD?

QuickMythril · Oct 8, 2016

if you go into My Games and Apps, and hover on a game, you can press the Menu button and choose Manage Game. from there you should be able to press Menu on the individual items and see an option to move them to your external storage device.

ApolloStrikes · Oct 31, 2018

Hey there,

Make sure you have enough space available in your External HD for both games. Make sure you follow the steps QuickMythril posted. Moving the games from internal to external HD should work unless there isn't enough space available. Also make sure that the
external HD is connected properly. Hope this helps

ApolloStrikes

Hey there,

Make sure you have enough space available in your External HD for both games. Make sure you follow the steps QuickMythril posted. Moving the games from internal to external HD should work unless there isn't enough space available. Also make sure that the
external HD is connected properly. Hope this helps

QuickMythril

if you go into My Games and Apps, and hover on a game, you can press the Menu button and choose Manage Game. from there you should be able to press Menu on the individual items and see an option to move them to your external storage device.

Windows10XboxOne

A 7200rpm external HD is faster than the 5400rpm internal drive but the 7200rpm external drive is bottlenecked by USB 3.0, as data transfer speeds are faster through SATA ... I think.

Annastasia4388

To use an external drive for games on the One the entire drive has to be formatted by the One and used exclusively for storing your games.

For What is worth:

The way I am doing now, is that I keep:

1- internal HD for console fonctions only ( temporary storage )

2- external HD for games and ad-ons only ( permanent storage )

3- USB key for save-games

I free the infernal HD by transfering anything that I whant to keep on the external HD, so each 3 different storage helps the console
working and playing easier. Also when needed, int-HD and USB key can be removed to permit any repare and actions
that could result data loss on the console.

CDMTX

I haven't deleted a game from my hd since I got my XB1, and probably won't until I run out of space to add a new game. I'd pick up an external hd to transfer save and all, but I don't have the funds at this time. So I am like your son in this way.

Transferring saved data and games from XB1 internal HD to external HD