use a partition external hard drive with xbox one.

Discus and support use a partition external hard drive with xbox one. in XBoX on Consoles to solve the problem; I have an external hard drive that has a partition. both are nfts. when I try to use it with my xbox one it wants me to format the whole hard drive. I... Discussion in 'XBoX on Consoles' started by darksaber3081, Jun 28, 2014.

  1. darksaber3081
    darksaber3081 Guest

    use a partition external hard drive with xbox one.


    I have an external hard drive that has a partition. both are nfts. when I try to use it with my xbox one it wants me to format the whole hard drive. I only want to use one partition. how do I only use one partition with the xbox one and the other with my
    pc.

    :)
     
    darksaber3081, Jun 28, 2014
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  2. JOHLC
    JOHLC Guest
    Xbox One Won't Read exFat Drive

    Hello!

    In order to use an external hard drive for the Xbox One it must meet the requirements.

    External drives are required to be formatted NTFS per:

    For an external storage drive to save games and apps from Xbox One, it must meet the following requirements:

    It uses a USB 3.0 connection. If you’re using a USB hub, the hub must also be USB 3.0 or later.

    It has 256 GB or larger storage capacity.

    It has a partition. Typically, drives come with a preformatted partition. For more information about partitioning an external hard drive, refer to the manufacturer’s instructions.

    support.xbox.com/.../console-doesnt-detect-external-storage
     
    JOHLC, Jun 28, 2014
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  3. Black70Dynamite
    Black70Dynamite Guest
    Can I watch movies from my external hard drive?

    to watch movies from my external hard drive on XBOX One, you will have have to divide the drive in to smaller partitions ,i noticed that XBOX One and 360 can read a 128gig USB thumb drive, then i tried this and it works

    I have a 2T My Passport USB 3.0 drive . and create smaller partitions works fine, I actually split the drive equally on a 2.0 USB external drive and that worked also

    not sure what is the largest partition it will read I will keep experimenting

    Software User: (Aomei Partition Assistant)
    http://www.disk-partition.com/free-partition-manager.html

    very easy to use.

    good luck
     
    Black70Dynamite, Jun 28, 2014
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  4. sniffles x
    sniffles x Guest

    use a partition external hard drive with xbox one.

    Hi saber,

    As far as I am aware, if you want to use a hard drive with your Xbox One, you will have to format the whole thing. As of now it's not possible to format a particular partition.

    There is no reason why you can't post this as something you would like to see in the future on the new feedback site - Xbox Ideas, powered by UserVoice
     
    sniffles x, Jun 28, 2014
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  5. JOHLC Win User

    Xbox One Won't Read exFat Drive

    Hello!

    In order to use an external hard drive for the Xbox One it must meet the requirements.

    External drives are required to be formatted NTFS per:

    For an external storage drive to save games and apps from Xbox One, it must meet the following requirements:

    It uses a USB 3.0 connection. If you’re using a USB hub, the hub must also be USB 3.0 or later.

    It has 256 GB or larger storage capacity.

    It has a partition. Typically, drives come with a preformatted partition. For more information about partitioning an external hard drive, refer to the manufacturer’s instructions.

    support.xbox.com/.../console-doesnt-detect-external-storage
  6. gds1972 Win User

    can I use an external SSD on my xb1?

    As long as the external hard drive meets the external storage requirements of the Xbox One then yes you can.

    For an external storage drive to save games and apps from Xbox One, it must meet the following requirements:

    It uses a USB 3.0 connection. If you’re using a USB hub, the hub must also be USB 3.0 or later.

    It has 256 GB or larger storage capacity.

    It has a partition. Typically, drives come with a preformatted partition. For more information about partitioning an external hard drive, refer to the manufacturer’s instructions.

    support.xbox.com/.../console-doesnt-detect-external-storage
  7. Frathos Win User

    Formatting Hard Drive

    The Format Hard Drive function is also there so that you can format external USB 3.0 HDD's with the appropriate Xbox partition for saving games etc. By default, a new external HDD would come with a FAT or NTFS partition which cannot be used for installing
    Xbox games. A NTFS partitioned external hard drive can be used however for extended Game DVR clips.
  8. Obsessive Power Win User

    Copy files from Mac to Xbox One external HDD ?

    Hi,

    Not sure what you wanted to do here, could you elaborate?

    As for external hard drives, you can't partition them for use as both external storage for games and for use with your Mac or PC. You can use an external hard drive on the Xbox One as a media drive, though.

    If you format an external hard drive for Xbox One games storage, the whole drive is formatted and the file system is changed.
  9. At the Nozzle Win User

    gta 5

    Hey AidoG3108,

    Here are the requirements for an external hard drive for the Xbox:

    For an external storage drive to save games and apps from Xbox One, it must meet the following requirements:

    • It uses a USB 3.0 connection. If you’re using a USB hub, the hub must also be USB 3.0 or later.
    • It has 256 GB or larger storage capacity.
    • It has a partition. Typically, drives come with a pre-formatted partition. For more information about partitioning an external hard drive, refer to the manufacturer’s instructions.
    More info here: https://support.xbox.com/en-US/games/troubleshooting/console-doesnt-detect-external-storage

    Best,

    Nozzle :)
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